Sunrise Senior Living Communities

Sunrise Senior Living opened its first community in 1981 and is based in McLean, Virginia. The company says it runs more than 250 communities in total, including locations in Canada and the United Kingdom that this directory does not cover. Its US community finder lists 215 locations in 27 states and Washington, DC, and a separate independent-living brand, Sky Active Living, adds 11 communities in Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota and New Mexico. New Jersey has the most Sunrise locations with 27, followed by California with 25, Virginia with 23, New York with 21 and Illinois with 19.

Most Sunrise buildings are assisted living communities with a dedicated memory care area, and 205 of the 215 list memory care. About 20 add independent living, and a handful of larger campuses, such as The Fairfax near Fort Belvoir and Maplewood Park Place in Bethesda, are continuing care communities with skilled nursing on site. Many locations also offer short-term stays. A number of buildings that once carried the Sunrise name have moved to other operators in recent years, including several now under StoryPoint and the Glenncrest group in Georgia.

Sunrise describes its approach as personalized care combined with hospitality, dining and daily programs. Pricing is set community by community, and several community pages publish a monthly range. Families should ask each location which care levels are licensed on site, how care is assessed and priced, and how the monthly rate changes as needs grow.