Nationally and locally recognized as an award-winning community

At Freedom Village of Bradenton, we strive to deliver excellence by providing the best service and care to our residents every day. So, it’s rewarding and makes us proud when our community and partnerships are recognized for being the best. Some of our most recent awards include:

 

The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval®

The Joint Commission is the nation’s leading and most widely recognized health care performance improvement organization. Specially trained health care professionals who are experts in their fields visit communities to assess their compliance with a rigorous set of Joint Commission performance standards. The standards focus on important patient, individual, or resident care and organization functions identified as essential to providing safe, high-quality care. The Gold Seal of Approval® shows our commitment to holding ourselves accountable to a high bar for quality and safety for those we serve.

 

LCS J.D. Power Award

#1 in Customer Satisfaction among Independent Living Communities
As a LCS community and part of the LCS family of companies, we’re overjoyed that they once again ranked highest in independent living resident overall satisfaction for the seventh year in row. The J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Senior Living Satisfaction Study is based on responses from residents living in an independent, assisted living, or memory care senior living community.

 

U.S. News & World Report Best Independent Living Community 2026-2027

Freedom Village of Bradenton has been recognized for achieving the highest possible rating for independent living in a national performance assessment. U.S. News evaluated such factors as community and activity, food and dining, caregiving, and management and staff for nearly 2,500 communities in the continental U.S. and Hawaii.

 

Best Nursing Home for 2025-2026 by U.S. News & World Report

This designation is a testament to our quality care and commitment to our residents. U.S. News™ Best Nursing Home ratings give senior residents, their families and caregivers an objective assessment of quality, to help them choose the facility that best fits their individual needs, says Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. Nursing homes that have earned the recognition of U.S. News have a track record of achieving better outcomes for residents, and maximizing the amount of care they receive from nurses and other staff.

 

Newsweek’s America’s Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities 2025

For the second year in a row, Freedom Village of Bradenton has been named on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities 2026. Recognized in both 2025 and 2026, this distinction highlights our continued commitment to providing exceptional care, comprehensive services, and peace of mind across every stage of retirement living.

 

Newsweek’s America’s Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities 2026

Freedom Village of Bradenton is honored to be recognized on Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities 2025. The title serves to reinforce that Freedom Village of Bradenton is dedicated to offering high-quality care and services to older adults, including a range of living options such as independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing care.

 

2025, 2024 & 2023 Bradenton’s Best Winner by The Bradenton Herald

Every year, the Bradenton Herald awards Bradenton’s Best as selected by readers. We’re proud to announce that the readers chose Freedom Village as the gold medal winner in the “Best Independent Living Community” category in 2025 for the third consecutive year. We also won a silver medals as having the “Best Retirement Community”, “Best Memory Care Community”, and “Best Assisted Living Community” in Bradenton.

 

Resident Satisfaction Five-Star Award – Sensight Surveys

Freedom Village of Bradenton is proud to receive a Resident Satisfaction Five-Star Award from Sensight Surveys. The award reflects strong resident satisfaction scores and meaningful participation, highlighting residents’ positive experiences and sense of home within the community.

 

2021 Readers’ Choice First Place Winner by the Herald-Tribune

The Herald-Tribune recognizes the best of local community businesses every year by inviting readers to vote for their top choices in Sarasota, Manatee and Venice. We’re proud to be awarded first place in their Readers’ Choice awards in Manatee in their Assisted Living Facility category.