The Best Continuing Care Retirement Communities Communities in Burlington County, NJ

"The majority of the staff that I have met at this facility have been very kind and helpful. The dining room staff are friendly and courteous, the maintenance staff is prompt and does their job well. Doctors or nurses are always available. The building is undergoing renovations and the wing my grandparents live in was recently redone. Every effort was made to easily move them to a different apartment for the duration of the renovation with minimal stress to my grandparents. The move back to their newly renovated apartment was done equally well. The renovated apartment now has updated walk in showers and laundry facilities in the apartment. Two downsides to this particular community. One, there is only one elevator per wing. My grandparents apartment is located directly above the recreation room, however, the elevator to take them there is quite far away. As they don't walk very well, this is an issue. Second, the food leaves something to be desired. I understand the difficulty of providing large quantities of food for three meals daily, however, the food is salty, fatty and reminds me of school lunches. The elderly should have a better food menu. "

"A new resident of Paul's Run Personal Care, I'm pleased with my roomy 1-bedroom apartment, the ample food served at 3 daily meals, pleasant interaction with staff at meals and during the day, and the rapid provision of transportation to medical appointment with escorts. Activities include entertainment events, bingo, religious services, some outdoors. I look forward to learning more about activities and amenities which are available."

"Excellent compassionate care. Beautiful grounds and wonderful staff. Very clean inside and out. Visiting with family hear is a pleasure. "

"I visited here twice, and the place was big with a lot of amenities. They were doing some remodeling. Everybody was very kind and polite; if they couldn’t answer a question, they found out an answer for us. The location is great for people like us because we live in the area. I saw some concerts on their activities list. "

"Pennswood Village is a wonderful place. My parents' apartment was great. They had one of the largest apartments back when they were there. They're not there anymore, but I have clients and friends over there. Pennswood Village is a great place. They have topgrade stuff, but it is not cheap. The staff and the food are wonderful, and the amenities are great. They have a pool, an exercise room, and a library. They have a jigsaw puzzle that gets worked on day and night."

"I did a tour of Chandler Hall. I would say it's bare bones. The apartment seemed very nice. They call them cottages. It had a nice modern kitchen, had good light, and was clean, but it was very small. We only met one person and she was delightful. They don't offer any food for the independent living there. You can get some food if you pay for it, I think it's the way it goes there. They did seem to have a gym. The staff who gave me the tour was excellent. The facility looks pretty good. What I like the best was, you could walk into Newtown from there if you're a good walker."

"My husband was in Pickering Manor. He was there for rehab. That seemed very nice. It was very clean. The room he had was very nice-sized. There was a bathroom, and it had a shower with a seat in it. It had a lot of places to put your clothing. It even had a desk there like a charging station for your cell phone and stuff. Every day, they were cleaning every area. It was just very, very clean. They had a common area where you could all sit and watch the ball game or something. My husband liked the food. I didn't eat there. I sat there with him while he ate, but it looked like he liked the food. He said it was good. The staff was good. They were nice. They were good to them. They have people that come and entertain. They have different things going on every day. The staff was very nice and very friendly."

"I have a friend who lives in Southampton Estates. I like it because it's continuing care. If she has special needs as time goes on, it's the same rate. They don't have to worry about going to more assistance if they need it, and to have to pay more. I think it's a very friendly community. The facility felt a little dark sometimes. I would like it to be a little bit brighter. That's my only objection to it. Otherwise, I think it's a very good facility, and the person who took us around was excellent. She explained things well. She was very warm and friendly, and open to questions. My friend has also invited me to lunch there. The food was not spectacular, but it was fine. I think the place is very clean, and the rooms are nice."

"I'm now living in Rydal Park. It's pretty good. I'm happy here. They have a lot of activities, but because of the COVID-19 dilemma, everything is shut down. I didn't expect much better food. There's an indoor track that I use regularly every day. The staff is very nice and very welcoming. They have a housekeeper who comes here once a week and cleans the apartment. They supply us with washing machines and dryers and dishwashers."

"Our search for a retirement community is very complicated like the story of love. It's not an easy decision to make. First of all we like our home. Secondly we have certain criteria like we want the retirement community near to our doctors and still continue to see these doctors. Another is my wife would like to have a place where there's a pool that she can use almost on a daily basis. We visited Lions Gate twice and they meet most of our criteria. It is close to my wife's doctors and close to where she buys her food. She's a vegetarian and she wants to have organic food if possible. Lions Gate is mostly populated by Jewish people. We are not Jewish but we felt that the environment there is good. The problem is the apartments are situated in a large building and most people have to take a motorized car if they need to go to the people and other areas and my wife is embarrassed about that. She loves going to the pool and it's not easy to do. Their apartments though are large and I like that. They vary from one to two bedrooms and a den I believe. We would need two bedrooms or a room with a large den. The have full sized kitchen and laundry- these two are very very important for my wife. As far as the apartments are concerned, we don't have any issues. The problem is logistics-wise in getting from place to place. And this is also the same problem we have with the other facility that we looked at. We are still undecided about going to a retirement community. When you've reached almost the end of your life, this is one of the enormous decisions to make. There are so many factors involved. But if ever we are already decided to go, this is surely one of the places that we would like to stay. "

"This place and staff leave me with full peace of mind! "

"We have moved into Ann's Choice. Everything's positive. It's kept very clean. The people are helpful. The apartments are lovely. The food is very good and medical care is good. I have nothing bad to say about it. We've only been here two weeks and I've been very busy moving out of my other house. There's plenty of activities, but I haven't had time. They have dancing, card playing, game playing, exercising, music, movies, and support groups. You name it, they have it. It's lovely, and I think they do a great job. The staff is friendly and helpful. It's a good value for your money. It's a great choice. I saw a lot of places, but I don't think anyone offered what they offer here."

"The staff is always helpful when I enter the facility. My boyfriend's grandparents are both residents and when several times they had some serious health problems they were taken care of with delicacy and professionalism. While I find that it is very pricey, the service is quite excellent. I would put my own grandmother there. "

"Christ Home is a new facility, which is only about 3 years old. It's beautiful, and the people were extraordinarily nice. It's pretty small, and it's very nice for somebody that requires one-person transfer for everything. "