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I was looking for a place for my mom. The Staff here was awesome. Very nice place. Moved her in. She has been there 2 weeks and loves it!

I can't say enough about them. These are terrific people too: They Care. This is a stationary cruise ship. Prices are reasonable. She is a very difficult person and I would not have had the patience they had. They check in with us. The food is good. The chef even came out to meet us. They have things to do there. She finds fault with perfect, but she can't find anything wrong here. The rooms are excellent, they're a good size. Everyone I met there went out of their way and continued to do so. The place is in a lovely area. The bottom line is, they have set the benchmark for how senior living should be, and I am a very critical person. It's just a blessing. without that life would be miserable for her and for everyone else around her. Most of the places are really ambivilent and really don't care and this place does. They have wide hallways, it's bright, and decorated, like an upscale hotel. They have movies twice a day there's always something going on. If you are not being entertained that is your own issue they have activities all day from morning to night. This is a trophy operation. If there is one complaint it's that they run the heat to high. It's inviting they have 25-30 rocking chairs on the covered porch. This is a gold star operation and people should have no fear working with them, even with the money situation, they work with you. Everyone was just warm and friendly and genuine. The director and another staff member are nurses but they don't have medical staff this is a 911 operation if there is an emergency. The room is about 350 sq ft the bathroom is huge they don't have a tub, a shower is safer for seniors, and its large with a bench and pull cords for emergencies. She wasn't happy with the padding under the carpet because she shuffles, and so they changed the carpet. Individual heating and air conditioning in each room. You don't feel claustrophobic. On each of the four corners of each floor they have a sitting area with bathrooms. You always get a person on the phone when you call. I can't say enough about them!

The tour with Rick Bauer was excellent. We were looking for a place for my mother, who was living in Florida. Rick arranged for a weekend visit and Mom absolutely loved Summerfield. This past weekend I flew to Florida and drove a Uhaul truck back to Shreveport with all of her belongings. Everyone at Summerfield is very friendly and helpful. My mother was very excited to be moving into such a loving and caring environment.

My mother is very happy at Rock Creek Retirement Community. The staff is very helpful and kind. She is so pleased to have some one clean her apartment and comments frequently about how nice the staff is. My aunt may move here too.

I was at a loss on what to do, how to compare, what the cost would be and ensuring that my Dad was in a place that I would be proud of but more important where he would be happy, healthy, safe and have fun. Kittery Estates met with me and listened carefully to what my Dad's needs were. They showed me around the property and helped me to see how my Dad would fit in and be able to do the things that he loves as well as maybe try something new. They were very kind, knowledgeable and compassionate. They truly understand what a difficult process it is to help a loved one understand that they need a little assistance. My Dad is very happy. He especially loves the food! Thank you SO much!

Very nice. This is an independent living community though, not assisted living.

She is doing better all the time. She is adjusting. I have someone come in to help her. It is not a nursing home, so they don't have any medical staff. My sister-in-law has her own apartment. They do activities, but she doesn't participate. The food is very good! All home cooked food. There are three floors and it is quite large. They people were so friendly and really helpful; for instance, she is in a wheelchair and the floors were all carpeted, and they actually took all the carpeting out and put in linoleum. The installed a new shower that would fit her wheelchair. They went out of their way to accommodate her and that was just great.

If you are looking for a safe, caring independent senior living apartment for your mom or dad, then Niagara Village is a wonderful option. From the first tour to after your parent moves in, you will notice that the entire staff is caring and accommodating. They offer delicious home cooked meals served in a beautiful dinning room setting by a friendly staff. I highly recommend Niagara Village.

With the choices available in the Eugene area, this is an excellent facility if one does not need full assistance. Facility itself is very pleasant and well kept. The assistance of weekly housekeeping and 3 prepared meals a day (coffee/snack bar open all day) is perfect for my Father. I also appreciate that there is an emergency pull-cord system in the apartments for my peace of mind. Walking through the facility it's very pleasant to see the "ladies" decorate their doors and entrances....very homey. Also, I have to chuckle when I am there during a meal time as there are a line of "walkers" lined up against a wall. There is an air of "activity" and staff are very attentive. Perfect for my widowed father. If more assistance is needed as time goes by, an option is to hire an "in home" care person. Keeps the cost down and my father independent for as long as possible. Activity bus available for errands/shopping...and special trips/events are scheduled. Grounds also very nice w/ a sidewalk path for strolling and a gazebo for chatting. Front entrance of facility doubles as a "front porch" w/ rockers and chairs for folks to sit and visit. Highly recommended!

White Oaks was lovely. What struck me most was how friendly everyone I met was. It would appear as though the employees truly enjoy what they do. I really couldn't find any drawbacks to the community.

Jacquie McCord sent me the names and address of numerous places to consider when looking for a residence for my mother. We drove past several of them, but Valencia Commons was the first place we actually visited. The staff greeted us at the door. Missy started off the visit by talking to my mother, not to me. This scored high points with me!!! She is the one who would be living there, her needs and safety were my primary concern. I would not let her go to a place where they would not even talk to her. Things I was looking for included friendliness of the staff, cleanliness of the facility (including lack of cobwebs and lack of dirt in the corners!), smiles from the residents, and clean smells. All of this was present and very evident when we first walked in. We did look at other residences, but they paled in comparison. Mother had her mind made up early in the search, and she wanted to go to Valencia Commons from the very first. I thought she should see other places, and almost had to force her to look. When we moved her belongings in, and was getting her settled in her apartment, staff kept checking to make sure Mom had what she needed and that we didn't need help from them. Questions were answered, and help was forth-coming in a very timely manner. I had to return to my home in Maine before Mom was completely settled. Leaving her was very hard, but I knew that she was in a safe and caring place. Her phone was not connected before I left, and the office staff was wonderful about passing on the message to Mom that I had arrived home safely. It is their attention to the little details that make this an exceptional place! Many thanks to Missy and Keith, Sonietta, and Elizabeth for all of their help!

I like the place but my mother is just too disabled for there. The people are really nice. She has basically an assisted living group helping her out everyday but she's refusing to leave her room. They've been wonderful, the people there. They've done more than what we're paying them for, let's put it that way. They've gone well above and beyond what I thought they should so they get my highest recommendation.

I really don't think that there's anything that they can improve on given the full host of services they have. Even though it's independent living, they do have a home health care company on site so for example, several weeks ago I stupidly broke my foot-one of the reasons I chose to live here was that it was near my doctor- so I called an ambulance, they took me to the doctor and I got a cast. I rented a wheelchair so now one of the home health aids helps me take a shower. We have a gourmet chef that prepares meals and the meals are portionally appropriate, you can ask for small or regular and the other beautiful thing they do is the biggest meal is at noon and then we have supper which is like a lunch for dinner so you don't go to bed bloated. The food is excellent, the staff is very friendly and the residents are very friendly. Even though I'm probably 20 years younger, the stories they share are so wonderful. We have a lady that celebrated her 100th birthday last month and she still goes to bingo, we play bean bag baseball and she still gets a couple of home runs. Another great thing they do is once you decide you want an apartment and you have a specific request on how the apartment is set up they'll accomodate it. All you have to do is ask for something and if it's within reason they're willing to do it. A light bulb went out and their "maintenence engineer" Graham came in and immedeatly replaced it.

Loved the place

Once or twice I've had to say something about the cleanliness but that was it and they responded immediately. I really, really liked them, they take care of him when I can't be there, we've had several emergencies and they try to call me but if they can't get ahold of me they call 911 and they stay with him until the ambulance comes. He has diabetes and they immediately test his blood sugar to make sure nothing's wrong with that. Hartland does not have the facilities to medically take care of someone so it's private pay and you have someone come in from a home care agency and they're always on staff so they call them so they can come to test his blood sugar. He did go through a transition, which everyone does for the first couple of months, he didn't want to be there but now he likes the people there, he thinks it's a good place, he just thinks they're all old. Relatively speaking he is young, he's 75 so they're using walkers and wheelchairs but he likes it. It was the best price and I liked the staff immediately when I walked in. In fact, I would move in if I could, I don't need the care but I would feel safer and their apartments are huge.

They're exceptional. I give them a 5+ for friendliness! Both my mother and father-in-law are there and they love it. All their friends that come to visit love it to. We haven't had to utilize any of the care services yet. I've been able to take care of everything myself but they meals and housekeeping are great.

These folks were so helpful and accomidating! I was making arrangements for my mother to move from Virginia and they were very helpful and pleasent to deal with. They have you there for a meal and a chance ot meet and speak with residents. I recieved a very complete tour of the facility and the apartments that were available and they answered my questions completely and to my satisfaction. A lovely, well-kept facility, and I did notice that the folks from administration that showed my around (Rick and his wife) addressed each and every resident by name; impressive! Unfortunately, my mother passed away before she could take residence, but they were very kind and helpful when we made this fact known to them. I belive that she would have been very happy and satisfied living there.

Walnut woods is very helpful for the tenants. Meals are nutritious even though my mother never ate vegetables, she is there. The activities are great. I wish my mother did more of them. I believe the value for the dollar is exceptional, especially on a limited income. I would give them a five star rating.

From the beginning we have felt that we were the only family that this property had to deal with . They have been just right in their approach to help us with Mom they provided great information with being intrusive. The families were invited to come as often as they like for free meals during the first month and after that we can join Mom for a very small fee at any meal we want. This is the most elegant place that my mother has ever lived and the family loves seeing here there safe and happy. The meals are outstanding and the activities are non-stop, something for everyone. Mom has a balcony as I think all the apartments do, and that is one of the things that makes her so happy she sits on the balcony any day she can.

We have visited this facility and really liked it. Looks like a place our parents would be comfortable in.