Senior living communities in Niceville, Florida
Compare 5 licensed communities in Niceville — each with an independent CARES quality score. Free to your family, no referral fees.
| Community | CARES | Care types | Rating | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Opal At Bluewater Bay1551 Merchants Way | 5.5 | 4.710 reviews | Niceville | |
| American House Bluewater Bay4595 Highway 20 | 5.1 | 4.310 reviews | Niceville | |
| Bee Hive Homes Of Niceville4268 Ida Coon Circle | 5.0 | 4.39 reviews | Niceville | |
| Partin Place Senior Living2300 Partin Dr N | 4.3 | 3.625 reviews | Niceville | |
| Twin Cities Pavilion1053 John Sims Parkway | 4.0 | 3.56 reviews | Niceville |
Senior living in Niceville, at a glance
Niceville has 5 residential senior living communities listed with us in Okaloosa County, part of Florida's North Florida region: 4 offering assisted living, 3 offering memory care, 1 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 Niceville depends on care level and apartment — ask CARA for current quotes.
Common questions about Niceville senior living
How many senior living communities are in Niceville, Florida?
Senior Community Stars lists 5 residential senior living communities in Niceville (Okaloosa County) — 4 offering assisted living, 3 offering memory care, 1 offering independent living. Many communities offer more than one care level on the same campus.
How much does senior living cost in Niceville?
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 Niceville 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.)