Senior living communities in Live Oak, Florida
Compare 9 licensed communities in Live Oak — each with an independent CARES quality score. Free to your family, no referral fees.
| Community | CARES | Care types | Rating | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advent Christian Village Inc10680 Dowling Park Dr. | 5.1 | 4.515 reviews | Live Oak | |
| Advent Christian Village Live Oak, FL10680 Dowling Park Dr | 5.0 | 5.02 reviews | Live Oak | |
| Rising Oaks Assisted Living201 Nw Ranchera St | 4.8 | 4.63 reviews | Live Oak | |
| Dowling Hall23740 Park Center Dr | 4.2 | 4.01 reviews | Live Oak | |
| Suwannee Health Care Center1620 Helvenston St Se | 4.0 | 3.03 reviews | Live Oak | |
| Surrey Place Care Center110 Lee Ave | 3.2 | 2.66 reviews | Live Oak | |
| Dacier Manor10676 Marvin Jones Drive | 1.4 | — | Live Oak | |
| Advent Christian Village at Dowling Park10680 Dowling Park Drive | 1.0 | — | Live Oak | |
| Suwannee Health And Rehabilitation Center1620 Helvenston Street Se | 1.0 | — | Live Oak |
Senior living in Live Oak, at a glance
Live Oak has 9 residential senior living communities listed with us in Suwannee County, part of Florida's North Florida region: 4 offering assisted living, 2 offering memory care, 4 offering independent living, 6 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 Live Oak depends on care level and apartment — ask CARA for current quotes.
Common questions about Live Oak senior living
How many senior living communities are in Live Oak, Florida?
Senior Community Stars lists 9 residential senior living communities in Live Oak (Suwannee County) — 4 offering assisted living, 2 offering memory care, 4 offering independent living, 6 offering skilled nursing. Many communities offer more than one care level on the same campus.
How much does senior living cost in Live Oak?
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 Live Oak 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.)