Senior living communities in Melbourne, Florida
Compare 50 licensed communities in Melbourne — each with an independent CARES quality score. Free to your family, no referral fees.
| Community | CARES | Care types | Rating | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Isle1910 Grand Isle Boulevard | 0.9 | — | Melbourne | |
| Legacy Cove II Assisted Living3831 Funston Circle | 0.9 | — | Melbourne | |
| Indian River Colony Club1936 Freedom Drive | 0.9 | — | Melbourne | |
| Shangri La Of Melbourne - ALF2204 Parsons Avenue | 0.9 | — | Melbourne | |
| Bridgewater at VieraLake Andrews Drive and Pineda Causeway | 0.8 | — | Melbourne | |
| Pine Creek621 Indian Oaks Drive | 0.7 | — | Melbourne | |
| Venue at Viera Senior Living2700 Anneleigh Circle Viera | 0.7 | — | Melbourne | |
| Senior Helpers of Melbourne1322 Oak Street | 0.5 | — | Melbourne | |
| Alamanda Key4290 Alamanda Key | 0.5 | — | Melbourne | |
| SarahCare of Melbourne1504 S Harbor City Blvd | 0.1 | — | Melbourne | |
| HomeWell Care Services of Melbourne, FL1600 Eau Gallie Blvd Suite 205 K | — | — | Melbourne |
Senior living in Melbourne, at a glance
Melbourne has 50 residential senior living communities listed with us in Brevard County, part of Florida's Space & Treasure Coast region: 22 offering assisted living, 15 offering memory care, 22 offering independent living, 11 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 Melbourne depends on care level and apartment — ask CARA for current quotes.
Common questions about Melbourne senior living
How many senior living communities are in Melbourne, Florida?
Senior Community Stars lists 50 residential senior living communities in Melbourne (Brevard County) — 22 offering assisted living, 15 offering memory care, 22 offering independent living, 11 offering skilled nursing. Many communities offer more than one care level on the same campus.
How much does senior living cost in Melbourne?
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 Melbourne 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.)