I did an in-person tour of Village Gate of Farmington. The facility was very nice. I was looking for a place that also had an additional storage, in which they had. It was a nice layout, too. Overall, I was very, very impressed with it. It was just a little bit too high for my budget. The apartments were nice and adequate. I saw the studios and they showed me some activities. The location was very easily accessible. The property was nice, and the people were very nice.
Village Gate of Farmington
Offers Independent Living
30 Reviews
88 Scott Swamp Rd, Farmington, CT 06032
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(800) 385-2527
Reviews of Village Gate of Farmington
Independent Living Reviews for Village Gate of Farmington
February 17, 2021
I visited this facility
February 10, 2021
I visited this facility
The staff at Village Gate of Farmington were very friendly, very accommodating, and courteous. I loved their staff. The room was OK. It needed some updating, but it was clean. They had bible study, and they had some residents gathering in the lobby. The lobby was huge. It was a very friendly place. I would recommend them if you need some friends. They showed me the chapel. The staff gave me time to choose. They offer the residents three meals a day.
October 13, 2020
I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
I just wanted to say since they were bought by investors the personal touch is gone except for the housekeeping and wait staff.
Recently lost my mom there and only one person from management contacted me to say how sorry they were. Residents are just numbers and the real reason for this review was that I was contacted several times for a balance due so when your loved one dies you still have to give 30 days notice or you will be billed. The apartment was turned over with 2 weeks left of the month so they could rent it out and still have money from that months rent but have been contacted several times for a balance they say is due with a 30 days notice in the lease . Her death is just 30days now. Where is the compasion from this corporation? I think you need to feel for the family members on their loss not hound them after their loss for monies.
October 09, 2020
I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
My dad is in the Village Gate of Farmington. They've been very receptive to everything that I've brought to their attention. The one complaint my dad has is that his meals are coming to him cold. They're providing his meals, doing his linen laundry, and they're cleaning his room. His room is quite comfortable, he's very happy with his room, and they have nice grounds for him to walk. He goes outside and he walks, and they have tried to pair him up with people with common interests, so they've paired him up with people from the same point of the country that he comes from. They try, but he's not just a very active person in that way.
October 02, 2020
I visited this facility
Village Gate of Farmington was a good and friendly place. They gave a little sample of their food, and it was good. The price was reasonable, but it's a good ways away from me. They were somewhat less concerned about COVID than the other place I visited, but they were certainly fully aware of COVID and taking precautions.
May 04, 2020
I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
My dad lives here and we're very happy with the facility. The apartment is roomy, bright, and the staff is cheerful and helpful. Lots of activities if you're interested in doing them. Bldg. is very well kept and clean. The outside grounds are lovely and it's nice to sit outside with your family member. Very peaceful. The food is decent... not great, but it's not a 4 star restaurant. They work hard at accommodating your needs. I am very pleased that we found this bldg. for my dad. Highly recommend.
Provider Response
Hi Pattie, thank you for sharing how much your father is enjoying living at our community. We love providing a wide variety of engaging, fulfilling, and entertaining activities for our residents. We appreciate the 5 star review!
July 27, 2019
I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
Village Gate of Farmington was lovely but didn't fit my father because he has Alzheimer's. Other than that, it's very nice and lively. The staff who gave me the tour was lovely, informative, wonderful, and caring. I liked her very much. The rooms were beautiful and lovely. They were clean, adequate, and a good size. People there seemed very happy and engaged. The price wasn't astronomical and a fair value for what it is. I would definitely recommend this place.
July 25, 2019
I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
My mother's apartment at Village Gate of Farmington is big and beautiful. We just love it. Everybody is just nice and wonderful. My mom has a lovely full kitchen, dishwasher, refrigerator, stove, lots of closet space, a storage unit in the basement, a huge bedroom, and a huge living room. She has a washer and dryer right her apartment. The first day she was there I asked her how her day was, and she told me, "It was wonderful, it is like heaven, I just love it." You can't get better than that.
November 26, 2018
I visited this facility
I liked everything at Village Gate of Farmington. I thought it was nice. It seems to me that they have things to keep you busy, and I like that. The apartments were clean and spacious, and the dining area was nice. To me, it's really a very nice place and I would rate it a ten.
June 20, 2018
I visited this facility
Village Gate of Farmington was a lovely setting with well-kept grounds. The faculty seemed very friendly and personable. We liked it. From what we could see of the interaction among the residents in the dining room, it seemed very bright and cheerful. The rooms were larger than a lot of the facilities we looked at. It was light and bright. It had a laundry facility in the apartment, which was very important to us. We liked the apartments very much.
January 17, 2018
I visited this facility
I liked everything about Village Gate, but it was too large and sprawling for my wife. The main thing was the whole access going into the building turned us off. You have to walk around the side to a ramp and then go all the way back to the front door. They showed us a 1-bedroom and a 2-bedroom apartment. The 2-bedroom was very nice with a fairly large living room, an eating area, a full kitchen, two big bedrooms, two big bathrooms, and a laundry utility closet. They have an area for painting, a music room, an exercise room, a big theater, and a computer lab. We also had an excellent meal there.
May 09, 2017
I visited this facility
The rooms at Village Gate of Farmington were nice and clean. The staff members were friendly. I sat with a couple of residents at the dining table who were friendly and nice, too. The dining room was clean and had nice food.
March 31, 2017
I visited this facility
The rooms at Village Gate of Farmington were attractive; it was all apartment living and seemed like a nice place to live. The dining area was very attractive, but we were not able to try the food. They had various amenities.
December 17, 2016
I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
The rooms at Village Gate of Farmington were acceptable. They had a game room and several nice seating areas by the fountain. The food was very good, and the staff was wonderful.
October 06, 2016
I visited this facility
Village Gate of Farmington was nice, but it didn’t have all the services I need for assisted living. Very pleasant if it was the right match for the person. The rooms were fine but small. The grounds were very well maintained, and the location was great.
June 28, 2016
I visited this facility
Village Gate of Farmington was very nice. The people who showed us around were very nice. It seemed like a very good, home-like environment that had lots of activities. The rooms and apartments were very nice and of a good size. The grounds were nice and pleasant. The location was good. Pricing was like $4,500 a month for one person and I think another $1,000 for another person, which seemed reasonable. It was a little dated and not brand new. The girl who showed us around was very nice and helpful and really enjoyed what she was doing. The place just looked a little tired. The wrought-iron fence needed to be painted and was rusted. There was a big pile of cigarettes on one of the decks and it looked like someone was spending a lot of time out there smoking cigarettes.
August 27, 2015
I visited this facility
My loved one is in Village Gate Farmington. I am happy with it. Everything has been good. The rooms and the facilities are good. They have really nice people.
June 23, 2015
I am a friend or relative of resident
Be aware that smoking to allowed in residents rooms and the second hand smoke travels to other rooms via the range hood duct work. Management has been notified about this NUMEROUS times, but NOTHING was done. Nice place if you like to breath second hand cigarette smoke.
May 06, 2015
I visited this facility
I think Village Gate is excellent for the folks who lived there. The service that you get in the dining room is excellent, and it doesn't look like a cafeteria or anything at all. It looks like a real fancy dining room or a nice restaurant. And the caregivers seem to be very involved in the people who are there. I have only seen a studio apartment, and it was OK for one person.
April 27, 2015
I visited this facility
Village Gate is nice but not as new. The grounds were really nice and well kept. I didn't get the chance to see the rooms because I had an emergency, and I had to leave, but the lady that we spoke to when we first got there was very nice. She even called me afterwards to see if my emergency was OK so she is very nice. Village Gate is in a very good location too.
October 31, 2014
I am a friend or relative of a resident
My sister is at Village Gate. It is like a residential hotel. It is a big building with individual apartments. The staff is great. They're wonderful, i.e., the dining room staff and the management. My sister has been there for 30 months now. It seems the longer she is there, the happier she is because she is adjusting. In the beginning, she was not so happy and wanted to go, but now if I talked about going, she tells me how great it is. They have loads of activities. They have guest speakers, guest artists, people that come in and play music, and all sorts of things. They have numerous things there. They're all very well done.
March 27, 2014
I visited this facility
Village Gate was very nice. The room layout was very nice and a good size, but it's totally independent living. The staff was great. They were wonderful people. The food was very good. However, it was far away from me.
February 27, 2014
I am a friend or relative of a resident
My parents move in to Village Gate. It has a terrific rate. It is a really nice open place, which is very clean and well kept. When you walk in, there is big open reading area. The managers are always there because they live on site. They serve coffee for meals and take care of every concern. They are very friendly and helpful. The food is really good and it has tons of activities.
February 14, 2014
I visited this facility
We found Village Gate for my mom and she’s moving there. It was a couple of miles from my house and it was very nice. The staff seemed fine and they have activities all day long. The rooms were very nice and very spacious.
December 20, 2013
I am a past client of this provider
Village Gate in Farmington was a wonderful facility when my mother-in-law was in their facility. It was an easy transition and I liked the idea of Managers on Duty that life there themselves. They knew all of their residents and they all got personalized service which we were so grateful for. We knew she was safe in that facility.
December 01, 2013
I visited this facility
Village Gate is really nice, but too expensive at the moment. The place is like a resort.
November 28, 2013
I visited this facility
Village Gate was very beautiful. It was also a big facility. They did have a lot of different entertainment for their residents. They would provide two meals a day. If you don't like the ironing and stuff like that, you could get somebody in to do those as well. However, one thing they don't do was provide long-term care.
November 27, 2013
I am a friend or relative of a resident
My in-laws moved to Village Gate at Farmington and they liked it very much. The facility is nice and they feel that the food is better. They just liked the whole place a lot better. The rooms were large and the people there are so nice.
August 27, 2013
I visited this facility
I visited Village Gate. The facility looked modern. Their rooms also looked up-to-date. People working there were nice.
June 29, 2012
I am a friend or relative of a resident
The facility is very beautiful. People living here get a cute little living area, a bedroom area, a galley style kitchen and a bathroom. There is plenty of storage and the rooms are set up well to display pictures and memorabilia that would be important to these people. It had great food, and the dining staff was very nice. They were very respectful to the residents and made them feel at home. They came in and gave medication, and other things, and were very polite and knew each resident well. The woman I went to see, they knew the names of the family members on the wall and were very sweet to her. It is a very secure place, with a sign in at the door, and people all around, it is not hard to find staff members when you need them. There is a cute hair dresser inside, that the woman I would see loved! She was so sweet and provided them with all the thrills of a salon. The porch out front for residents to sit on was also very cute, and a great idea to get residents some fresh air.
Costs for Village Gate of Farmington
Services and Amenities of Village Gate of Farmington
Costs
- Fee Structure Extra: Included In Rent: Basic Cable, Electric, Gas, Sewer, Water
- Independent Living Starting At: $2669/month
Room and housing options
- 1-bedroom apartments
- 2-bedroom apartments
- Studio Apartments
- Housing Extra: Handicap Barrier Free Units Available, Hardwood, Individual Climate Control, Safety Rails In Bathroom, Telephone Hookup, Washer Dryer Hookup
Dining options
- In Room Kitchenette
- In Room Kitchens
- Dining Room Shared Meals
- Dining Extra: Private Dining Room, Resident Kitchen
Features
- Beauty Barber Shop
- Computer Room
- Resident Transportation
- Hiking Trails
- Tv Room
- Garden And Patio
- Resident Parking
- Features Extra: Laundry Room For Use, Chapel, Library, Locked Mailboxes, Elevator, Storage Space, Parking: Private
Cleaning services
- Laundry For Linens
- Housekeeping
Technology and entertainment
- Cable In Rooms
- Technology Extra: Business Center, Wi Fi In Common Areas
Activities
- Offsite Activities
- Fitness Room
- Activities Extra: Billiard Lounge, Game Room, Activity Room
Financial guidance
- Va Benefits Consultation
Guest services
- Guest Parking
- Guests At Mealtime
- Overnight Guests
General
- Minimum Age: 55
- Pets: Most Pets Allowed
About Village Gate of Farmington
Village Gate of Farmington is located in Farmington, CT, providing a vibrant backdrop for your new life as a valued member of our caring community.
From pleasant housekeepers, to attentive servers at mealtime and helpful maintenance technicians who are there when you need them, this community is the new extension of your family. We take pleasure in getting to know each of our residents and look out for their comfort and happiness. Our chefs prepare three delicious meals each day, served in our beautiful dining room. We provide housekeeping, linen services, fun and stimulating activities, off-site excursions, transportation to your personal appointments and a variety of classes and programs. Our warm, comfortable community and our friendly staff and residents will welcome you. We look forward to making your life easier any way we can.
So come to Village Gate of Farmington for a visit...and stay!
*We understand that each individual is unique and that needs may change over time. Holiday Retirement does not provide any health care services. However, residents are welcome to receive services from any outside home health care provider of their choice to help them continue enjoying life at our community.
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