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Senior living communities in Ocala, Florida

Compare 61 licensed communities in Ocala — each with an independent CARES quality score. Free to your family, no referral fees.

Assisted living 26Memory care 20Independent living 34Skilled nursing 22
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Senior living communities in Ocala, Florida — compared by independent CARES score, care types offered, and resident rating
CommunityCARESCare typesRatingCity
Hampton Manor at Deerwood1810 SE 16th Ave5.5Independent living4.831 reviewsOcala
TimberRidge Center for Rehabilitation and Healing9848 Southwest 110th Street5.4Skilled nursing4.06 reviewsOcala
Brookdale Canopy Oaks9070 Southwest 80th Avenue5.3Assisted livingMemory care3.889 reviewsOcala
Hawthorne Inn and Estates of Ocala3211 SW 42nd St5.3Memory care4.315 reviewsOcala
Life Care Center of Ocala2800 SW 41st St5.2Assisted livingCCRCIndependent living4.914 reviewsOcala
Ocala Health & Rehabilitation1201 SE 24th Rd5.0Skilled nursing5.01 reviewsOcala
Marion Oaks Assisted Living3590 SW 137th Loop4.9Assisted livingMemory care4.49 reviewsOcala
On Top of the World Communities8447 SW 99th Street Rd4.9Independent living4.54 reviewsOcala
Superior Residences at Cala Hills2300 Southwest 21st Circle4.9Assisted livingIndependent livingMemory care3.63 reviewsOcala
Hampton Manor at 24th Road1500 SE 24th Rd4.8Assisted livingSkilled nursing4.512 reviewsOcala
Camelot Chateau Assisted Living1831 Southeast Lake Weir Avenue4.8Assisted living4.07 reviewsOcala
TimberRidge Center for Rehabilitation & Healing9848 SW 110th Street4.8Skilled nursing4.06 reviewsOcala
Gentiva Hospice1320 SE 25th Loop4.8Assisted livingCCRC4.63 reviewsOcala

Senior living in Ocala, at a glance

Ocala has 61 residential senior living communities listed with us in Marion County, part of Florida's Central Florida region: 26 offering assisted living, 20 offering memory care, 34 offering independent living, 22 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 Ocala depends on care level and apartment — ask CARA for current quotes.

Common questions about Ocala senior living

How many senior living communities are in Ocala, Florida?

Senior Community Stars lists 61 residential senior living communities in Ocala (Marion County) — 26 offering assisted living, 20 offering memory care, 34 offering independent living, 22 offering skilled nursing. Many communities offer more than one care level on the same campus.

How much does senior living cost in Ocala?

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 Ocala 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.)