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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Wood Ridge, NJ

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My mother has been living at the Esplanade for about a month. The apartment is beautiful and the food is excellent. The staff is friendly and helpful. The management is supportive and accessible. We are...
Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The Esplanade is a family owned and operated residence for senior citizens. For more than 40 years, four generations of the Scharf family have been committed to providing safe and secure residences where seniors can enjoy an independent lifestyle. Luxurious, furnished studios and one-befroom...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The Montclair Inn is operated by Montclair Shared Housing Association, a not-for-profit corporation with a broad base of volunteers interested in developing affordable, dignified housing solutions.The Inn provides a gracious living environment for 22 well single seniors over 62 who meet...
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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I want give my gratitude to those who have worked tirelessly during this holiday and essentially have compromised their own health every day while finding ways to cope without jeopardizing those patients...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
If you are looking for a safe, caring place for yourself or for a loved one, you'll find the very best at Isabella. Since its inspired beginning in 1875, Isabella, a non-profit, non-sectarian organization, has pioneered in the care of the elderly of New York. Over the years, Isabella Home grew...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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The building is top of the line but there are very few residents making it more difficult for my father to make friends or become more active in the community. This isolation is the cause of current...
Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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All is well for me, they have been able to assist me with what I am limited to. The staff do a reasonable cleaning of the community and my room. I am happy with the meals I select from and the activities...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
A NYS Licensed Enriched Housing program, best described as senior apartments with supportive services. Carnegie East House consists of 74 apartments ranging in size from studios to 2-bedrooms. Majority of the apartments have an excellent view of the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Our...
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.

Cost of independent living in Wood Ridge, NJ

The average cost of senior living in Wood Ridge is $6,348 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Fairview, NJ with an average of $6,034 per month.

Independent living costs in Wood Ridge, NJ, vs. nearby cities

Wood Ridge, NJ
$6,348/mo

Independent living costs in Wood Ridge, NJ, vs. state and national averages

Wood Ridge, NJ
$6,348/mo
U.S. national average
$4,017/mo

Independent living costs in Wood Ridge, NJ, vs. other senior living options

$7,170/mo
Independent Living
$6,348/mo

Independent living costs in Wood Ridge, NJ, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$7,340/mo
Studio
$8,522/mo
1 Bedroom
$8,463/mo
2 Bedroom
$11,030/mo

Senior living costs in Wood Ridge vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Wood Ridge, NJ
Column state: New Jersey
Column national: U.S.
Community typeWood Ridge, NJNew JerseyU.S.
Independent Living$6,348/mo$6,116/mo$4,017/mo
Assisted Living$7,122/mo$7,102/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$7,170/mo$7,167/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living
Wood Ridge, NJ:$6,348/mo
New Jersey:$6,116/mo
U.S.:$4,017/mo
Assisted Living
Wood Ridge, NJ:$7,122/mo
New Jersey:$7,102/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
Wood Ridge, NJ:$7,170/mo
New Jersey:$7,167/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
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Independent living costs in Wood Ridge, NJ, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Wood Ridge and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Independent living cost trends in Wood Ridge, NJ

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Wood Ridge have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Wood Ridge, NJ$4,009/mo$3,691/mo+8.6%
New Jersey$3,785/mo$3,306/mo+14.5%
National$3,190/mo$3,044/mo+4.8%
Wood Ridge, NJ
2024 average cost:$4,009/mo
2023 average cost:$3,691/mo
Percent change:+8.6%
New Jersey
2024 average cost:$3,785/mo
2023 average cost:$3,306/mo
Percent change:+14.5%
National
2024 average cost:$3,190/mo
2023 average cost:$3,044/mo
Percent change:+4.8%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

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What families are saying about independent living in Wood Ridge

Recent reviews for independent living in Wood Ridge

Arbor Terrace Mountainside

5.0
The only helpful thing would be using Touchpoint to create the shopping list when supplies run out. I often get multiple calls a day when they run out of soap supplies. Really minor because of such great care and medical coordination. Very happy with the transparency and visibility, the ...
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The Residence at St. Peter’s in River Edge, NJ

4.5
We went with The Senior Residence at Se. Peter Apostle because they offered a comparable level of service for almost $2000 less a month. The facility is smaller with only 20 rooms, it is a former convent so you have to be ok with a small room versus some other places that had large rooms. They ...
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Westchester Center for Independent and Assisted in Yonkers, NY

4.0
My father in law is doing okay here at this community, he is still adjusting, but they are caring for him well. We do feel comfortable with his move to this community, it is a nice place. [Removed] is amazing. She was great to work with, she was very helpful, and understanding. The front desk ...
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Wood Ridge independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Wood Ridge independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Wood Ridge, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Wood Ridge independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Wood Ridge partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
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Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
23.5%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
33.3%
34.1%
No sugar
No sugar
30.9%
31.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
27.2%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
7.4%
8.1%
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Availability of select dining options in Wood Ridge independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Wood Ridge communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
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Professional chef
Professional chef
28.4%
36.5%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
40.7%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
28.4%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
16%
17.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Wood Ridge independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Wood Ridge offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
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Activity director
Activity director
37%
45.3%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
33.3%
28.4%
Community service programs
Community service programs
21%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
33.3%
49.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
40.7%
49.8%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
43.2%
54.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
33.3%
43.1%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
30.9%
37.7%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
37%
41.7%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
38.3%
47.5%
Live performances
Live performances
37%
47.3%
Dances
Dances
23.5%
32.6%
Fitness center
Fitness center
18.5%
39.8%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
38.3%
47%
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Atria West 86, Brookdale Wayne AL/MC and Arbor Terrace Teaneck are the top-rated independent living facilities near Wood Ridge, New Jersey. See full list of communities.
There are 97 independent living facilities near Wood Ridge, New Jersey. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Wood Ridge, New Jersey are Atria Forest Hills, Brookdale Wayne AL/MC and Sunrise of Sheepshead. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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