Continuing Care Retirement Communities Communities in Raleigh, NC

"We had money down at Searstone. It's an assisted living place and a big one. I liked it because it was closer to my daughter than some of the places. That would probably be where I would go on a permanent basis when the time comes. I've been there several times. It's a beautiful community. A couple of my neighbors have gone there and love it. They have a variety of entertainment scheduled, Bible studies, and church services. It's pretty self-contained for just about all the needs. It's expensive, but they all are. The staff is excellent. They've been there for quite a while. The one gal has been there since 2019, so it's nice to have that continuation of the same people you speak to. I figure they're doing a great job or they wouldn't have stayed that long. My friends that are there now are very pleased with the food quality. The building is very high-end. The units are larger than most. They offer a nice variety of sizes. They have plenty of walk-around space there, but it's more out in the open. They are within walking distance to stores and restaurants, so that is a plus for that community, but it's not close to a wooded area or anything where you can take walks."

"My friend was a resident of the Forest at Duke. It was much more expensive than we thought. They had a pool and games. They had a large dining room. They have paintings. They had a lot of things for the people who lived there. The staff was friendly but close-chested and didn't want to give too much information. They would say, go to our website, or things like that. The staff seemed very professional and knew what they were doing. I looked at the menu and the dining area. It looked like the people ate well."

"Carolina Meadows is an elegant and well-developed community with lots of facilities. They have four excellent restaurants, a club bar, a tennis court, and a golf course. It is the best one I have seen. It is as though it is a small country club resort. Everything about it is first class. The staff members are very cordial, very nice, and well-trained. I had eaten dinner there twice and the food was excellent. It was good as any restaurant."

"The administrative staff member who showed us the assisted living facility was pleasant and informative. The facility is essentially a studio-apartment opening onto a broad hall-wat, an activity room and dining room. They gave us a printed current weekly schedule for the resident's activities. We visited a lady in her unit.We were a little surprised that we were able to have such an up-close visit with little preparation. The facility seemed well staffed and has an excellent reputation. We met random residents also who lived in the non-assisted parts of the facility (it is a CCRC). They were highly complimentary of the community, its facility and staff.In our current healthy status, it was hard to imagine being content living there, but it seemed that it would be a perfectly good choice if one physically or mentally needed it. "

"Carol Woods is beautiful, nice, and so laid back. It's by far my favorite and the one I would choose if I had to sign up now. It's owned by the people who live there and adjacent to a lot of townhouses, where people can live as they wait to become part of the Carol Woods community. It has lots of woods where people can walk around. It's very comfortable and not close to anything. It's not too expensive, but it has a long waiting list; a one- or two-bedroom has an eight- to 10-year waiting list."