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Discover unique independent living amenities, social activities, dining, and more independent living benefits. With 415 independent living facilities in Dawson County, A Place for Mom makes it easier to find your new, maintenance-free home.

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Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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They are very good to me here. The aides treat me good and are very nice to me. The rooms are huge, and I have a private room with a nice size bathroom and shower.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Lazy-R Personal Care Lazy-R Personal Care is a well-established senior living community located in the quaint town of Blairsville, Georgia. This small town has loads of charm and is a warm and welcoming town. Lazy-R is easily accessed just off of Highway 15. Nearby is the southern cuisine Fatz...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Alterra Wynwood is an assisted living residence that is purposefully designed to meet the needs of the frail elderly in a comfortable, home-like environment. Alterra Wynwood features a “neighborhood” concept, with six small neighborhoods of resident rooms clustered around dining and living...
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Alterra Wynwood is an assisted living residence that is purposefully designed to meet the needs of the frail elderly in a comfortable, home-like environment. Alterra Wynwood features a “neighborhood” concept, with six small neighborhoods of resident rooms clustered around dining and living...
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[Name removed] and her husband [name removed] are the most beautiful people inside and out and their staff at Amelia Gardens ([name removed] being an Angel among other Angels at Amelia Gardens) have Hearts...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living, Senior Apartments
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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The owners of Stonehenge Senior Living, [names removed], care deeply about seniors and their quality of life. The facility is clean. Each staff member cares about each resident. They are diligent with...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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My father lived at Best Care for almost eight years beginning in August of 2009 after we had tried two other larger assisted living homes in Cumming. [Name removed] took him in and kept him until he died in...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Bestcare Senior Living is a senior care community located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, Gwinnett County, especially designed for nurturing those with Alzheimer's and related forms of dementia. Our community is small, homey and clean, providing our residents with a quiet, gentle structure. A suburb...
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Habersham Retreat has so many wonderful activities for my mother to get to interact in. She likes to participate in bingo, their Sunday church mass, and go to the store through the week. I really like that...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Habersham Retreat is a senior community in Baldwin, GA. Baldwin is located approximately one hour northeast of Atlanta right on the border of the vast and beautiful Chattahoochee National Forest. Baldwin is centrally located to three major hospitals and a small airport makes it convenient to...
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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I recently move to Highland Court. In my opinion this is a great place to live. The staff is helpful and courteous. Maintenance problems are taken care of promptly. Neighbors are kind and friendly. It's a...
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.

Cost of independent living in Dawson County, GA

The average cost of senior living in Dawson County is $5,035 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Cleveland, GA with an average of $3,548 per month.

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Dawson County, GA vs. nearby counties

Dawson County, GA
$5,035/mo
$4,282/mo

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Dawson County, GA vs. the state and national average

Dawson County, GA
$5,035/mo
$4,066/mo
U.S. national average
$3,951/mo

Average monthly cost of Independent Living in Dawson County vs. other types of senior living

$4,390/mo
Independent Living
$5,035/mo

Median monthly costs of Independent Living in Dawson County, GA by room type

Semi-Private
$3,900/mo
Private
$10,230/mo
Studio
$4,609/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,770/mo
2 Bedroom
$5,515/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,570/mo

Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about independent living in Dawson County

Recent reviews for independent living in Dawson County

Sunrise of East Cobb in Marietta, GA

4.0
Transition from hospital with staff and hospice at Sunrise was not what was expected. Lack of staff for weekend and holiday. When emergency button pushed sometimes no response or over 30 minute response. Medications not administered as needed. Needs of patient could not be met in a timely ...
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Brickmont of West Cobb in Marietta, GA

4.8
We can only speak for the memory care section. We love the 9-5 staff of Brickmont, but the staffing and care was not the same or best experience on nights and weekends. High turnover, 50% lovely caring people, just not enough of them.

TerraBella Sugarloaf in Suwanee, GA

4.9
The staff is very friendly and helpful, and you have activities, except for Saturday and Sunday. They have transportation within a ten mile radius and no charge. They also do outings, such as trips to grocery stores and restaurants. The move in was easy. The meals are good, but should be more ...
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Dawson County independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Dawson County independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Dawson County, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Dawson County independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Dawson County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Dawson County, GANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
16.1%
17.2%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
43.5%
28.9%
No sugar
No sugar
41.2%
26.7%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
37.2%
28.2%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
14.6%
6.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Dawson County independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Dawson County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Dawson County, GANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
41.2%
30.7%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
48%
36.6%
Room service
Room service
40.5%
31%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
18.6%
14.4%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Dawson County independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Dawson County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Dawson County, GANational
Activity director
Activity director
50.8%
38.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
37.9%
24%
Community service programs
Community service programs
34.4%
27.8%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
58.3%
41.8%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
54.8%
42.6%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
61.3%
46.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
47.2%
36.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
39.9%
31.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
45.7%
35.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
52.8%
40.5%
Live performances
Live performances
52.3%
40.2%
Dances
Dances
35.7%
27.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
25.6%
34.1%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
51.8%
40%
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Park at Johns Creek, Presbyterian Village of Austell and Oaks at Hampton are the top-rated independent living facilities near Dawson County, Georgia. See full list of communities.

There are 415 independent living facilities near Dawson County, Georgia. See the full list.

The best independent living facilities near you in Dawson County, Georgia are Canterfield of Kennesaw, Oaks at Hampton and Sunrise of Five Forks. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.

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