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Senior living communities in Gainesville, Florida

Compare 31 licensed communities in Gainesville — each with an independent CARES quality score. Free to your family, no referral fees.

Assisted living 12Memory care 10Independent living 15Skilled nursing 13
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Senior living communities in Gainesville, Florida — compared by independent CARES score, care types offered, and resident rating
CommunityCARESCare typesRatingCity
Plaza Health And Rehab4842 South West Archer Road4.8Independent livingSkilled nursing3.417 reviewsGainesville
Comfort Keepers Home Care Gainesville, FL1035 NW 57th Street4.8Independent living4.57 reviewsGainesville
Parklands Care Center1000 SW 16TH AVE4.8Skilled nursing3.06 reviewsGainesville
Plaza Health and Rehabilitation4842 SW Archer Road4.3Memory careSkilled nursing3.417 reviewsGainesville
The Terrace Health and Rehabilitation Center7207 SW 24th Ave3.8Skilled nursing2.615 reviewsGainesville
Terrace Health & Rehabilitation Center7207 Southwest 24th Avenue3.7Skilled nursing2.615 reviewsGainesville
Annie's House1201 North West 39th Avenue3.1Assisted livingIndependent living—Gainesville
North Florida Rehabilitation And Specialty Care6700 North West 10Th Place3.1Skilled nursing—Gainesville
Park Meadows Health & Rehabilitation Center3250 Southwest 41st Place2.9Skilled nursing1.418 reviewsGainesville
19th Street Group Home3423 South East 35Th Place2.9Assisted living—Gainesville
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare3010 South West 35Th Place2.8Assisted living—Gainesville
Kleckley Family Assisted Living Facility93 South East 43Rd Street2.8Assisted living—Gainesville
Go Green Assisted Living105 North East 18Th Ter2.6Assisted livingIndependent living—Gainesville

Senior living in Gainesville, at a glance

Gainesville has 31 residential senior living communities listed with us in Alachua County, part of Florida's North Florida region: 12 offering assisted living, 10 offering memory care, 15 offering independent living, 13 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 Gainesville depends on care level and apartment — ask CARA for current quotes.

Common questions about Gainesville senior living

How many senior living communities are in Gainesville, Florida?

Senior Community Stars lists 31 residential senior living communities in Gainesville (Alachua County) — 12 offering assisted living, 10 offering memory care, 15 offering independent living, 13 offering skilled nursing. Many communities offer more than one care level on the same campus.

How much does senior living cost in Gainesville?

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 Gainesville 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.)