Sunrise proudly announces that 166 of our communities earned awards in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Senior Living ratings—marking a record-breaking year and continued upward trajectory in excellence.
In our fourth year participating in the national ratings, Sunrise increased our number of recognized communities by 27 over 2024, with 71% of surveyed communities earning either a “Best of” badge or an accolade in key areas of the resident experience.
“There is no greater honor than being recognized by the those who matter most—our residents and their families we have the privilege of serving,” said Jack R. Callison Jr., CEO of Sunrise Senior Living. “This year’s record setting results speak to the enduring passion of our team members, our vibrant hospitality, lifestyle and wellness offerings, and our unwavering focus on creating a personalized, high-quality experience for every individual who calls Sunrise home across all of our community offerings.”
New in 2025, U.S. News introduced a set of Accolade emblems in five specific categories: Management & Staff, Food & Dining, Feels Like Home, Caregiving (excluding Independent Living), and Activities & Enrichments. These new recognitions reflect additional areas where Sunrise communities are excelling and set a new standard for quality in senior living.
Highlights from this year’s results include:
- 166 Sunrise communities earned 2025 awards
- 155 communities received “Best of” badges
- 150 communities were recognized with category-specific Accolades
- 45 communities were named “Best” for the first time
An additional 58 communities earned honors in 2025, showcasing tremendous momentum and impact year over year. Importantly, Caregiving and Feels Like Home were the most awarded Accolade categories across the Sunrise portfolio.
These ratings are based on extensive consumer feedback collected from residents and their families, reflecting real-life satisfaction with critical aspects of senior living—from quality of care to dining experiences and community atmosphere.
Sunrise Communities Recognized in the 2025 Best Senior Living Ratings
The following communities received "Best of" awards.
- Braddock Glen – Best Assisted Living
- Brighton Gardens of Columbia – Best Assisted Living
- Brighton Gardens of Edison – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Brighton Gardens of Florham Park – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Brighton Gardens of Friendship Heights – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Brighton Gardens of Middletown – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Brighton Gardens of Mountainside – Best Memory Care
- Brighton Gardens of Saddle River – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Brighton Gardens of St. Charles – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Brighton Gardens of Stamford – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Brighton Gardens of West Orange – Best Memory Care
- Brighton Gardens of Wheaton – Best Memory Care
- Garden Square at Westlake – Best Assisted Living
- Huntington Common – Best Independent Living
- Maplewood Park Place – Best Independent Living, Best Assisted Living, Best Continuing Care Retirement Community
- Sunrise at Bluemont Park – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Bon Air – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise at Canyon Crest – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Cherry Creek – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at East 56th – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Fair Oaks – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Five Forks – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise at Fleetwood – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise at Fountain Square – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Gardner Park – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Huntcliff Summit I – Best Independent Living
- Sunrise at Hunter Mill – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at La Costa – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Mill Basin – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Montgomery Village – Best Independent Living, Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Mount Vernon – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise at Parma – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Pinehurst – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Reston Town Center – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise at River Road – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Sheepshead Bay – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Siegen – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Silas Burke House – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Sterling Canyon – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at University Park – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at Webb Gin – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise at West Essex – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Annapolis – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Arlington – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Basking Ridge – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Baton Rouge – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Bellevue – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Bethesda – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Bloomingdale – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Boulder – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Braintree – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Bridgewater – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Buffalo Grove – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Burlington – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Chandler – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Chevy Chase – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Cohasset – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Columbia – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Cresskill – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Crestwood – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Crystal Lake – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Cuyahoga Falls – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Dix Hills – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of East Brunswick – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of East Meadow – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of East Setauket – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Edgewater – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Edmonds – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Fairfield – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Falls Church – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Findlay – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Flossmoor – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Frederick – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Frisco – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Gahanna – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Grosse Pointe Woods – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Gurnee – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Hermosa Beach – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Highland Park – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Holbrook – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Issaquah – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Jacksonville – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Lafayette Hill – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Leominster – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Lincoln Park – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Lincroft – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Louisville – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Lower Makefield – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Lynnfield – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Marlboro – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of McCandless – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of McLean – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Metairie – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Minnetonka – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Mission Viejo – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Morris Plains – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Mountain Lakes – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Naperville – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Naperville North – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of New City – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Newtown Square – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of North Lynbrook – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Northville – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Norwood – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Oceanside – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Old Tappan – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Orange – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Palos Park – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Paoli – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Paramus – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Park Ridge – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Plainview – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Plano – Best Independent Living, Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Plymouth Beach – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Prospect Heights – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Randolph – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Redmond – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Richmond – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Rocklin – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Rockville – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Roseville – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of San Mateo – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Sandy – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Schaumburg – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Scottsdale – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Shelby Township – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Shrewsbury – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Silver Spring – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Smithtown – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Springfield – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Staten Island – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Summit – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Sunnyvale – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Troy – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Vienna – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Wayland – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Wayne – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of West Babylon – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Westfield – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Westlake Village – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Westtown – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Willowbrook – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Wilmington – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Wilton – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise of Woodcliff Lake – Best Memory Care
- Sunrise of Yorba Linda – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise on Connecticut Avenue – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- Sunrise on Hillcrest – Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise on Old Meridian – Best Independent Living, Best Assisted Living
- Sunrise on Providence – Best Assisted Living
- The Apsley – Best Assisted Living
- The Colonnades – Best Independent Living, Best Assisted Living, Best Continuing Care Retirement Community
- The Fairfax – Best Independent Living, Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care, Best Continuing Care Retirement Community
- The Jefferson – Best Assisted Living, Best Memory Care
- The Stratford – Best Independent Living
For more information behind the data analyzed in the U.S. News ratings for Senior Living, please refer to the methodology.