The Best Communities in Hillsborough County, NH

"Hunt Community is beautiful. It's wonderful. They have all the amenities and all, but I couldn't afford that. I would give them 100%. They have it all. Somebody took me on a tour, and I saw everything. He was great. I have nothing negative to say about that place. It was clean. That would be a place I would go if I could afford it, definitely."

"We toured Riverwoods Manchester a few times, and the people were very friendly. It was a really nice-sized facility. There were a good number of activities. One of the things we liked about it is that the independent living was connected to the assisted living, memory care, and the full nursing care. If one of my parents had to go to another level of care, the other one could visit all the time or they could move together. They had a nice variety of units with different sizes and prices. They have a full gym, classes like tap dancing, chair yoga, chair Taichi, lectures, and movies. They did not have a swimming pool though (which was something that I was interested in), but they had all of those other things. They also have some nice communal spaces where they set out a continental breakfast and free coffee every morning to encourage people to come out and socialize. They had some nice outdoor patio spaces, and they looked nice."

"One of my grandfathers is currently at The Huntington at Nashua. It's a beautiful facility. My grandfather has lots of friends and lots of people that check in on him from both the staff and the other residents. During COVID, I tried to call as often as I could because a lot of the residential living places had restrictions about staying in rooms over the last two years. What I thought was really beautiful was that a lot of the residents were calling each other and just talking on the phone. Even though they were two doors down, they couldn't necessarily meet at that time. There are a lot of activities for my grandfather that are both active and passive, which is appreciated. There are community gardens that my grandfather would grow vegetables and flowers in. Currently, they're doing a really, really incredible job at working with my grandfather and my family on a kind of mixed transition. It is where my grandfather can stay in his apartment, but receive a little bit of extra care without having to move to the nursing side of things. It's a gorgeous facility. They have friendly staff, and it's a friendly community. It is a place that cares about its residents. The food is delicious. I went there for dinner last month, and it was great. There are lots of options, too. There are cafe options, sit-down dinner options, and full dining options. For my grandfather's 93rd birthday, we rented a room that was gorgeous. There were people who acted as waitstaff and did the whole thing restaurant style. It was beautiful. I know that they have movie nights and some field trips. They invite entertainment in. Sometimes, they will have a piano player and do a concert. They have a pool for both recreation and exercise. Although it's small, it has one of those water current things that you swim against the current, so you can get some exercise in."

"I had a good experience with this assisted living provider. The staff was friendly, and the amenities were good. They had a TV room with a Nintendo Wii, and a bocce and shuffleboard court. The rooms and common areas were clean and low-oder, and the food was good and plentiful. There are trips for the residents to go on, picnics, movies, etc, and a variety of other entertainment, such as games and live performers. The only problem I had was people didn't seem to be doing anything. The residents just stayed in their rooms, watching TV, or wandered the hall. I suppose this is expected in an assisted living place, but I think an older person who is still intellectually capable might be bored at Rivermead. "

"I went to Havenwood-Heritage Heights. They have apartments all over the place. I would be in the lodge, which is a one-room studio apartment rather than a full apartment. I like the lodge because, in weather like this, you don't have to go out. Like the meals and all the activities, everything, is in the building, so I wouldn't have to go out. Like some of the apartments, you have to go to activities or anything you want to do, and even though they have bus transportation because they have two campuses, you have to go out to go to them. If you're in the lodge, everything is there like the dining room, a little store, the hair salon, and the activities. The staff is all very pleasant. I only met two, the person that I first met when I called for information, and one other person, and they both have been very nice, very helpful, and they always answered my calls. We got a beautiful wreath from my representative for Christmas. It's gorgeous, it's very nice, so I was quite surprised. The place looked well kept. I didn’t see anything like layers of dust. It's well kept up. I just have one problem with the room. As you go into the doorway of the studio, the bathroom is right there, it's not closer into the room where you would be sleeping. It just seems the door should be more near your bed or the inside of the room rather than the little entranceway. It would be nice if the bathroom was more inside the room."

"I visited Edgewood LifeCare Community. The staff is very nice and professional. We like them. The rooms are spacious and in excellent condition, and they have very nice views out onto the woods and fields. We had lunch there and the food was very good. The dining area is very attractive. It's very nice. They have a gym, a pool, a salon barbershop, and a little convenience shop."