Continuing Care Retirement Communities Communities in Hendersonville, NC

"Carolina Village had wonderful amenities. Their stuff was new. It was very very well done. The overall construction feel of the project felt very, very good. We've eaten there several times and the food was very good. The cleanliness was excellent. We thought it was a very well-kept facility. We looked at the villas mainly that were duplex or townhouse type. While small, they were nice. One of them we looked at was quite a bit older. Some of the others got newer as they increased their facility, but overall the floor plans were very nice. The salespeople we talked to were excellent. The facilities are great. They have wonderful maintenance people and if there's a minor problem, they repair it immediately."

"I've chosen Ardenwoods Retirement Community for its overall ambiance, for the benefits they offer, and the activities they offer. They have many activities, and many amenities. They will be doing all my packing and unpacking. They just have a lot to offer. They have an indoor heated swimming pool, and the grounds are lovely."

"Givens Estates was quite beautiful. It was high-end, but also expensive. It was like going to a resort. It was interesting to us that it puts itself forward as a not-for-profit, yet it was glamorous. The people seemed happy. We saw a lot of residents. It had everything I could think of and more. They had a room where you could have live entertainment with a spacious stage and just a lot more options. The apartments were lovely. We saw a two-bedroom and there wasn't anything about it that was negative. They were fairly new, so they had lots of light, tall ceilings, and stuff that appeals if you can pay for it. The facilities were all lovely. They had a workout room, a pottery room, and woodworking."

"Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community is a life care center. You go in with independent living and then you can go to assisted living and then to nursing care. So once you're there, you don't have to move again and we like that about it and the five-star rating they have. We are also Episcopalian so many of our priests are on the board. Our bishop is on the board so I know they've never tossed anybody out when they run out of money, whereas other places have these long contracts. You're there for the rest of your life and they will take care of you. The apartment has a washer and dryer and a complete kitchen. Before you move in, you can have it painted with the colors that you like. They spend eight weeks personalizing it for you in terms of the colors, the flooring, the countertops, and whatnot. All the appliances come as part of the furnishings. Everybody there seems to be very satisfied. The staff was wonderful, very good, and very helpful. There's a flexible meal plan. You can have the main meal of the day or you can have six meals a week if you want to eat out and spill or you can have five meals. If you decide to go out of town for a week, you can suspend the meals. The food is excellent. They have guestrooms, so you can stay overnight for two or three nights or however long you want to during the week. We've eaten the meals there and enjoyed the amenities. During the weekends, they reserve both guest rooms for the relatives of residents."

"We are residents of White Oak of Tryon, and it's good. Our apartment managers know most of the people well. It's almost like a family because if I need anything, all I have to do is call, and someone will come to my apartment. I'm well taken care of. We have one meal a day, the main meal in the middle of the day. We have a nice dining room, and it's within walking distance. If the weather's bad, they will deliver lunch to us. We don't have to sit at the same table all the time. We can move around to meet and talk with people here. We have a gym and classes as well. You can go at other times and exercise on the machines and such, and then periodically through the month, our bus might take a group somewhere, to a park or a shopping center. I have a two-bedroom apartment of about 1,000 square feet, with a kitchen, living room, and dining room, and then there are two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and several good-sized closets. It's in the same area and has assisted living and a nursing home. If you reach the point where you can't live independently, then you can move down to the assisted living area. The first buildings were built in 1969 or something, but to see the buildings, you would not think that they were that old because they were in such a way that they kept them in very good condition. I highly recommend it to anybody that I talk to about it. They have a good bunch of cooks, and the food is good."

"Tryon Estates at Columbus is a very nice and very comparable facility. It was fairly new and very upscale with beautiful designs, lobbies, and things. The guy that did the tour was excellent. He was very nice and very wonderful. We had lunch there with them and the food was great. They got a good selection. There's a grill station and a beautiful salad bar. The facility was very well maintained."