Senior living communities in Palm Bay, Florida
Compare 71 licensed communities in Palm Bay — each with an independent CARES quality score. Free to your family, no referral fees.
| Community | CARES | Care types | Rating | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion's II Assisted Living1531 Gardenton Street Nw | 2.8 | — | Palm Bay | |
| Abide N Love2698 Hester Avenue Se | 2.8 | — | Palm Bay | |
| Clarke's Assisted Living48 Emerson Drive Nw | 2.8 | — | Palm Bay | |
| Guiding Light Senior Living 21073 Hunt Street Nw | 2.8 | — | Palm Bay | |
| Mckeen Towers2173 Tarrytown Lane Northeast | 2.8 | — | Palm Bay | |
| B & V La Belle Vie Assisted Living193 Eldron Boulevard Ne | 2.7 | — | Palm Bay | |
| Ark Center Of Brevard1574 Manzanita Street | 2.7 | — | Palm Bay | |
| Cherry Blossom Assisted Living Facility136 Deauville Avenue | 2.7 | — | Palm Bay | |
| House of Light Senior Living2638 Jupiter Boulevard Southwest | 2.6 | 2.51 reviews | Palm Bay | |
| Paradise Hill Home1682 Lara Street Ne | 2.6 | — | Palm Bay | |
| Shangri La II1212 Coral Reef Avenue Nw | 2.6 | — | Palm Bay | |
| Golden Grove II558 Rheine Road Nw | 2.6 | — | Palm Bay | |
| Stillwater Assisted Living Facility2881 Quentin Avenue Se | 2.6 | — | Palm Bay |
Senior living in Palm Bay, at a glance
Palm Bay has 71 residential senior living communities listed with us in Brevard County, part of Florida's Space & Treasure Coast region: 55 offering assisted living, 25 offering memory care, 24 offering independent living, 3 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 Palm Bay depends on care level and apartment — ask CARA for current quotes.
Common questions about Palm Bay senior living
How many senior living communities are in Palm Bay, Florida?
Senior Community Stars lists 71 residential senior living communities in Palm Bay (Brevard County) — 55 offering assisted living, 25 offering memory care, 24 offering independent living, 3 offering skilled nursing. Many communities offer more than one care level on the same campus.
How much does senior living cost in Palm Bay?
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 Palm Bay 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.)