North Chandler Place

I went to North Chandler Place. I liked it. The apartment was bigger than the other place I went to, and then there was more room in it. The lady that showed me around was nice and friendly. I just felt more comfortable there. The one I looked at was like a one-bedroom, it had a kitchen and a bedroom and a living room and everything. The dining area looked nice, it looked like a nice area. The surroundings were nice, it was pretty. It seemed like a nice place. She told me there were a lot of activities, a lot of stuff to do. I saw people sitting around.

I toured North Chandler Place. There was sufficient parking there, I was able to park in a spot close to the identified office. That office was for the assisted living area, and I had to be escorted over to the independent living area, which was spacious grounds. This is one of the biggest grounds that I had been into. The buildings are two-story and so it's spread out. There's a lot of grassy common area, which was fantastic. It's well kept up. There had been a storm and so there had been some tree branches blown down and they were working on those and had them almost all cleaned up by my time at one o'clock. But there were still a couple they had to be working on. They have all three level there. They have independent, assisted, and memory care in the back area of the program. There's covered parking, which was really neat. There was plenty of parking spaces. They have quite a few rooms available that are not full right at the moment. I got to see a couple of really nice rooms. They are a little bit more spacious than the other two that I have seen, and the layouts were nice. It's probably a little bit older facility, but it's well-kept, so it's a favorable facility. The only drawback I had is that by being so spacious, it also had a lot of pedestrian need. In other words, to do anything, it would require significant walking. And that's a little bit of a problem for me. But the spaciousness, the closeness of being able to park close to where your apartment would be, though, all of those were very, very favorable. The staff was very, very cordial. It took a little while for her to get to me because they didn't really know that I was coming. They said it was an impromptu tour rather than one that was set up and all decked out. We went to an office and discussed all of the attributes and the amenities that were afforded and their very, very varied activities. I got to see their meeting room, their meal room where they feed, and it's all very favorable. The biggest drawback was it's on a one-way street and so you only have one exit that allows you to get out of the place. It has to go almost a half a mile to a major intersection. And so, the convenience of the place was a little bit more, but the services they provide counteracted that. The staff was very knowledgeable and very accepting and was willing to tell me everything that I was interested in.

North Chandler Place was wonderful, and it was very good. I like that it has a lot of the older big trees that give a lot of shade on the campus. They have a lot of pathways. They had renovated the apartments and everything, and the apartments were very nice. From what I saw, the director (I think her name was Kathleen) was super, super good at what she does. It was just a really good place. They had meals and stuff that's included there. The facilities are very clean and excellent.

My friend moved into North Chandler Place. So far, so good. We've had a few issues, but they're working with us. I'm not gonna say anything bad about it. They're making sure that his medicines are ordered on time, but he's taking them by himself. The only thing we've had issue with is the internet access, and they told us it will be included. I liked everybody I talked to. They were very agreeable. They provide meals, clean his apartment once a week, do linen if he leaves it out, and help him where he needs to be helped. I've had several meals with him, and it is all good. It's an older facility. It shows its age; but by the same token, they've done some remodelling and that's nice. It has a lot of green areas. It's actually very nice.