Senior living communities in Crystal River, Florida
Compare 8 licensed communities in Crystal River — each with an independent CARES quality score. Free to your family, no referral fees.
| Community | CARES | Care types | Rating | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Restoration Assisted Living Of Crystal River125 North East 9Th Avenue | 5.4 | 4.52 reviews | Crystal River | |
| Cedar Creek231 NW US-19 | 5.3 | 4.79 reviews | Crystal River | |
| Cypress Cove Care Center700 SE 8th Ave. | 5.1 | 4.311 reviews | Crystal River | |
| Sunshine Gardens/ Crystal River LLC311 NE 4th Avenue | 4.7 | 4.73 reviews | Crystal River | |
| Crystal Gem Manor Alf10845 West Gem St. | 4.2 | 3.57 reviews | Crystal River | |
| Sunshine Gardens311 NE 4th Avenue | 4.2 | 4.16 reviews | Crystal River | |
| Crystal River Health And Rehabilitation Center136 NE 12Th Ave | 3.7 | 3.110 reviews | Crystal River | |
| Sunshine Gardens Crystal River311 North East 4th Avenue | 1.4 | — | Crystal River |
Senior living in Crystal River, at a glance
Crystal River has 8 residential senior living communities listed with us in Citrus County, part of Florida's Tampa Bay region: 5 offering assisted living, 3 offering memory care, 3 offering independent living, 2 offering skilled nursing. Many campuses offer several care levels, so a resident can move between them without leaving the people and places they know.
Because Florida has seen active ownership turnover in the recent M&A wave, we track each community's current record — so what you see reflects who runs it today, not two owners ago. Every scored community below carries a CARES score built from care, dining, social life, amenities, and facilities. For budgeting, Florida's statewide median for assisted living is about $5,610/month (Genworth); exact pricing in Crystal River depends on care level and apartment — ask CARA for current quotes.
Common questions about Crystal River senior living
How many senior living communities are in Crystal River, Florida?
Senior Community Stars lists 8 residential senior living communities in Crystal River (Citrus County) — 5 offering assisted living, 3 offering memory care, 3 offering independent living, 2 offering skilled nursing. Many communities offer more than one care level on the same campus.
How much does senior living cost in Crystal River?
Community-specific pricing varies with care level and apartment, so we don't guess at it — ask CARA or the community for a current quote. As a statewide baseline, Florida's median assisted living cost is about $5,610/month, and a semi-private nursing home room runs about $10,342/month (Genworth Cost of Care data).
What's the difference between assisted living and memory care?
Assisted living helps with daily tasks — bathing, dressing, medication — while residents stay largely independent. Memory care is a secured setting with staff trained specifically for Alzheimer's and dementia, higher supervision, and programming built around cognitive decline. Many communities offer both, so a resident can move between them without changing campuses.
How are Crystal River communities scored?
Every scored community gets an independent 0–10 CARES score built from five dimensions — care, dining, social life, amenities, and facilities — computed from each community's published information and aggregated public reviews, the same consistent way for every community. No community pays us, so no score is ever for sale. (See exactly how it works on our CARES methodology page.)