Senior living communities in Estero, Florida
Compare 10 licensed communities in Estero — each with an independent CARES quality score. Free to your family, no referral fees.
| Community | CARES | Care types | Rating | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American House Coconut Point8460 Murano Del Lago Dr | 5.0 | 3.985 reviews | Estero | |
| Gulf Coast Memory Care22900 Lyden Drive | 5.0 | 4.846 reviews | Estero | |
| Life Care Center of Estero3850 Williams Road | 3.4 | 3.321 reviews | Estero | |
| The Preserve at Corkscrew13230 Corkscrew Road | 1.0 | — | Estero | |
| Pebble Pointe at The Brooks10159 Coconut Road | 0.8 | — | Estero | |
| Grandezza11481 Grande Oak Boulevard | 0.8 | — | Estero | |
| The Phoenix at Estero10251 Arcos Avenue | 0.6 | — | Estero | |
| Tidewater by Del WebbTavernier Drive | 0.6 | — | Estero | |
| Rapallo at Coconut Point8551 Via Rapallo | 0.5 | — | Estero | |
| Cascades at Estero9400 Cascades Isle Boulevard | 0.5 | — | Estero |
Senior living in Estero, at a glance
Estero has 10 residential senior living communities listed with us in Lee County, part of Florida's Gulf Coast region: 3 offering assisted living, 3 offering memory care, 9 offering independent living. 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 Estero depends on care level and apartment — ask CARA for current quotes.
Common questions about Estero senior living
How many senior living communities are in Estero, Florida?
Senior Community Stars lists 10 residential senior living communities in Estero (Lee County) — 3 offering assisted living, 3 offering memory care, 9 offering independent living. Many communities offer more than one care level on the same campus.
How much does senior living cost in Estero?
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 Estero 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.)