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4,746
Florida communities listed
4,651
Independently scored
317
Florida cities covered
$0
Referral fees, ever
Where you're looking
All Florida cities →Browse Florida by region
From the Gulf Coast retirement havens to the Southeast metros — jump straight to the communities near your family.
Southeast Florida
1,553 communities
Miami · Hialeah · Fort Lauderdale · Boynton Beach · West Palm Beach
Gulf Coast
556 communities
Sarasota · Fort Myers · Naples · Bradenton · Cape Coral
Tampa Bay
807 communities
Tampa · Saint Petersburg · Clearwater · Spring Hill · Largo
Central Florida
864 communities
Orlando · Ocala · Lakeland · Kissimmee · Daytona Beach
Space & Treasure Coast
390 communities
Port Saint Lucie · Palm Bay · Melbourne · Vero Beach · Stuart
North Florida
576 communities
Jacksonville · Pensacola · Tallahassee · Palm Coast · Gainesville
Your free guide
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Tell CARA the city, the care your parent needs, and the budget — she does the searching, so you don't have to learn a whole new vocabulary first. Free, and always on your family's side.
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- Explains the hard parts — assisted living vs. memory care, costs, Medicaid — in plain English.
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How we score
The CARES score, not a sales pitch
Every scored Florida community gets one independent 0–10 rating built from five scored dimensions — never from who pays us, because no community does.
See exactly how the CARES Score works →
C
Care
Care services and staffing signals for every licensed care level offered.
D
Dining
Meal programs and dining quality, from menus to restaurant-style service.
S
Social life
Activities, programming, and how engaged residents actually are.
A
Amenities
What daily life includes — spaces, services, transportation, extras.
F
Facilities
The building and grounds: condition, safety, setting.
3.1
average across scored Florida communities
4,651 Florida communities scored · updated as records change
Guides for families
All guides →Florida senior living, explained
Cost
What senior living costs in Florida
Statewide medians for assisted living and nursing care, plus what drives the price.
Read the guide →Care
Memory care vs. assisted living
How to tell which level of care fits — and how Florida licensing defines each.
Read the guide →Paying
Medicaid waivers for assisted living
What Medicaid long-term-care programs cover and how to check a community's participation.
Read the guide →Start with CARA — or a real Florida advisor.
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