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The average monthly cost of Independent Living in Texas is $3,090, according to A Place for Mom’s proprietary data. This can serve as a helpful benchmark for what families in the Van area can expect to pay. Pricing may vary based on the community’s location, your loved one’s care needs, and any additional services or amenities.

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We love this community. The staff are caring and always caring and friendly. The menu is outstanding and healthy. They do offer activities for the residents who are able to participate. We have been happy...
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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.
Cedarview Place is located one mile east of beautiful Cedar Creek Lake in Gun Barrel City, TX. Our caring staff sets us apart from other communities, we get to know our residents, their likes and dislikes and what is most important to them. All resident rooms have either a view of the wooded...
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What a wonderful place!! My mom and step dad live there and they get excellent care. [name removed] (director) is fabulous. Facility is clean, people are courteous, food is great, care is wonderful. I do...
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.
Autumn Wind is an assisted living community that is available to seniors who are looking to make Winnsboro, TX their home. Winnsboro has much to offer in terms of history, and those who choose to live there or visit will find that history to be something that really connects them to the place....
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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.
Country Place Senior Living is truly a unique concept in assisted living – one that offers residents a high level of choice and independence, with engaging activities, personalized care and fantastic dining. Upon entering a Country Place residence, guests are greeted by warm staff members or...
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How white & clean everything is. The staff are all friendly. My Mom, with Dementia, has settled in nicely in the 3 weeks she has been there. No one or no thing is perfect except God. I looked at 4 places but...
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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The life care people comes in to check on loved one, each week. The interaction with the staff, has been great. The staff greets us and knows us by name when we visit. According to, my loved one the food and...
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.
Trinity Timbers Assisted Living, located in Longview, Texas, provides a unique environment with personalized services designed to meet the needs of every resident. Trinity Timbers is the perfect balance of the comforts of home with the support services needed.Imagine your life calling Trinity...
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Very nice clean place. People are great. Staff is very helpful and the other residents are friendly. It seems to be a good value and mom has settled in well. The location in Canton is nice.and peaceful.
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.
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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: 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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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.
Free State CrestwoodLocated in beautiful East Texas, you’ll find Free State Crestwood Assisted Living, a Senior Care Centers assisted living facility. With a variety of attractive residential living options, it’s the perfect choice for those who wish to maintain an independent lifestyle, but...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Senior Apartments
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.
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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Very nice place, friendly, helpful staff, and nice rooms. Lovely grounds, with nice outdoor areas to walk or sit. Several levels of living facilities. I highly recommend Oak Wood Place if you are looking...
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.
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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: 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.
The Gardens At Hawkins Explore The Gardens At Hawkins, an assisted living community located in Hawkins, Texas. We're located in a quaint, country-like town nestled into a wooded area and just minutes from US Highway 80. You'll find our residents enjoy a large, landscaped property that's split...
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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.
Photo of Point Housing Authority
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.
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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.
Photo of Usher House
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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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: 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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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: 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.

Cost of independent living in Van, TX

The average cost of senior living in Texas is $3,090 per month as compared to $3,520 in the United States.

Senior living costs in Texas vs. 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 state: Texas
Column national: U.S.
Column costDifference: Cost difference
Community typeTexasU.S.Cost difference
Independent Living$3,090/mo$3,520/mo12.2% below national median
Assisted Living$4,569/mo$5,830/mo21.6% below national median
Memory Care$6,223/mo$6,999/mo11.1% below national median
Independent Living
Texas:$3,090/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
Cost difference:12.2% below national median
Assisted Living
Texas:$4,569/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Cost difference:21.6% below national median
Memory Care
Texas:$6,223/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Cost difference:11.1% below national median
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What families are saying about independent living in Van

Recent reviews for independent living in Van

The Bradford House in Gilmer, TX

4.6
They are an assisted living community with efficiency style apartments. It's a lot smaller; they have 33 people. They were good, but the transportation was a problem. It seems like everywhere they say that they can accommodate transportation for dialysis, but then when it comes down to it, they ...
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The Hamptons of Tyler Senior Living

4.8
My Mom has been memory care for a short time. So I would say that she seems happy and content. The staff is very helpful. She had a bad day and the head Aide came over and talked so sweetly to her! I was amazed how my mom's anxiety just left so quickly! They are a trained staff here. Also, the ...
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Wesley House Assisted Living and Wesley Oaks in Gilmer, TX

4.5
Our experience with Wesley House has been very positive. They seem to be very nice people. I have not met a single person that that did not have a smile on their face. I have not noticed anything that they could do to improve. It is a very nice place with very nice people.

Van independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Van independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Van, 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 Van 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 Van partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Van, TXNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
17.2%
18.1%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
30.9%
30.5%
No sugar
No sugar
34.4%
27.3%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
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29.8%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
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Availability of select dining options in Van 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 Van communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Van, TXNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
43.2%
32.1%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
41.3%
38.3%
Room service
Room service
44%
32.6%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Van 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 Van offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Van, TXNational
Activity director
Activity director
53%
39.7%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
34.3%
25.1%
Community service programs
Community service programs
32.1%
29.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
57.9%
41.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
55.5%
43.2%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
60.7%
47.4%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
51.7%
37.8%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
50.7%
34.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
51.2%
36.8%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
53.7%
41.6%
Live performances
Live performances
53.9%
41.2%
Dances
Dances
38.3%
29.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
46.6%
35.1%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
53.4%
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Atria Willow Park, Garden Estates of Tyler and Country Place Senior Living of Canton - Mulberry are the top-rated independent living facilities near Van, Texas. See full list of communities.
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