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The cost of independent living in Porter is about $4,663 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 74 options. Read 821 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.
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The cleanliness of the community is excellent, and the meals are very good. I am a vegetarian and they are very accommodating for me. All the meals are being delivered to us because of covid and there is...
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
Eskaton Granite Bay is designed to provide the ultimate in Lodge Living. You'll appreciate the way our community is uniquely nestled among acres of oak trees and beautiful, neighboring estates. Within a peaceful part of the city near fine restaurants, shops and major medical centers.Eskaton...
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It is expensive but I love the beautiful facility and the staff is exceptionally nice. Yes, I would recommend Oakmont of Fair Oaks to other families based on the experience we have had so far.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
Oakmont of Fair Oaks is a lovely retirement community set on a lush campus with beautiful views, industry-renowned dining, and an abundance of on-site amenities. We are also within walking distance of shopping, fine dining, the arts, and world-class entertainment. In our retirement community,...
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All is well and has been wonderful for my mother-in-law. She is in the memory care and the community is across the street from us. It is an extremely clean and neat community. The staff are providing...
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.
Here at Summerset Senior Living, we provide an elegant, senior living community with many amenities, but most importantly, we provide quality care for a quality-of-life. Summerset Rancho Cordova offers: Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care. Rent price includes: 3 meals per day,...
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There is a nice culture of caring, despite high turnover of staff at Carlton Senior Living in Orangevale. I trust the staff. They aren't perfect, but their do their best pretty consistently.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
Eskaton FountainWood Lodge is a community offering assisted and memory care. Supportive independence is our philosophy. We offer the services and levels of care each resident needs to remain as independent as possible. Residents have a personalized care plan, in both assisted and memory care....
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The staff at WellQuest is friendly and available. There are activities every day if you want to participate. The cleanliness and dining experience is very good. It is a more expensive facility, and you...
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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I've been really happy with them. They've done a great job. They're really friendly. And they worked with me during a really hard time. They went out of their way to help me and my family with my...
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.
Welcome to Arbor Place. Enjoy home-cooked meals. Relax outside your patio. Enjoy group activities and outings, all with the reassurance of having a compassionate staffon hand 24 hours a day.As an assisted living center for the senior community, Arbor Place is committed to providing the highest...
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The staff and residents are supportive, empathetic and very friendly! They all made my moms transition from my home to River Fountains easy! Mom loves living there and I love visiting! Many activities!
Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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.
A licensed independent and assisted living community, River Fountains of Lodi provides seniors with specially designed housing and just the right balance of supportive services and health-related care. Located in Lodi, it is easily accessible from Highway 99 or Interstate 5. Programs and services...
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The people who work there have been there for a very long time, they are very consistent with their care and their communication. It feels like a home, it does not feel institutional at all. The community is...
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.
Acadia Elder Care, The Villa is a brand new custom home built in 2012 with a capacity of 14 residents, and the ability to accommodate 8 hospice residents. We offer 10 foot ceilings, crown molding throughout and an open floor plan to engage residents as many times through the day as possible. ...
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They are great people. Our mama is in memory care so she is more care than assisted living..it is very costly but we are older now too. We would absolutely recommend this community to other families. They...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
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Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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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The staff seem to truly care about the residents. The owners invited me to eat lunch and the food was top notch. The view from moms room was amazing, I got her a nice easy chair recliner and she loves to...
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.
Located in San Andreas, we are a small Assisted Living facility in the foothills of northern California. Country Haven is operated by 2 Registered Nurses who have over 20 years of combined experience caring for people.
Provides: Assisted 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.
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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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.
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
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.
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A Place for Mom was very helpful in getting us an appointment for viewing Sunshine Manor. We found Sunshine Manor to be warm and inviting as soon as we arrived. They are a small group of caregivers that...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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.
Sunshine Manor is a charming assisted living residence located in the heart of El Dorado County. Our 14-bed country home has recently undergone numerous upgrades and improvements. We graciously provide services for both ambulatory and non-ambulatory residents in either...
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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So far we've been very pleased with how things are going at Gold Country. We moved my loved one here after her care needs exceeded what her previous community was able to provide, and so far Gold Country has...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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.
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.
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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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.
New West Haven is El Dorado County's Premier Assisted Living and Adult Day Program. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of seniors and their families by offering affordable and flexible senior housing solutions. Come for the Day, Short-term Stay or Move Right In! To provide the most...
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
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.
Cost of independent living in Porter, CA
The average cost of senior living in Porter is $4,663 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Oakdale, CA with an average of $3,316 per month.
Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Porter, CA vs. nearby cities
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Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Porter, CA vs. the state and national average
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What families are saying about independent living in Porter
Recent reviews for independent living in Porter
WellQuest of Granite Bay
4.2
The newness of the facility really stood out to us along with the variety of unit sizes they had available and the meal service.
Eskaton Cameron Park
4.3
We would recommend Eskaton based on overall quality of care and relative value compared to alternatives. Relative good "bang for the buck".
Sunshine Manor in Placerville, CA
4.4
We chose Sunshine Manor because a friend of ours had a previous good experience with them and it was A Place for Mom suggestion. It compared favorably to other communities in the area. They had immediate availability. It is a very pleasant community. They are really good with letting the ...
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Porter independent living services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Porter independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Porter, 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 Porter 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 Porter 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
11.3%
20.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
45.2%
34.4%
No sugar
No sugar
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31%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
48.4%
33.6%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
19.4%
9.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Porter 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 Porter communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Porter, CANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
37.1%
36.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
40.3%
43.7%
Room service
Room service
40.3%
37.1%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
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Availability of select programs and activities in Porter 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 Porter offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Porter, CANational
Activity director
Activity director
43.5%
45%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
32.3%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
35.5%
32.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
51.6%
48%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
53.2%
49%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
56.5%
54.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
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43%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
46.8%
38.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
35.5%
41.6%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
43.5%
47.3%
Live performances
Live performances
51.6%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
25.8%
32.7%
Fitness center
Fitness center
30.6%
39.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sunrise of Fair Oaks CA, Sunrise of Rocklin and Oakmont of Folsom are the top-rated independent living facilities near Porter, California. See full list of communities.
There are 74 independent living facilities near Porter, California. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Porter, California are Sunrise of Fair Oaks CA, Sunrise of Rocklin and Oakmont of Folsom. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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