Continuing Care Retirement Communities Communities in Maryville, TN

"We visited Asbury Place Maryville a couple of years ago. We thought it was very nice. It certainly covers all bases that allow independent living in the single homes, if you need more help a little later you can move into the assisted living unit, and then if you get sick and need to be in a nursing home, it provides that also. We were looking at all of it as much as we could. We looked at plans for new stuff. I'm legally blind, so I can't drive, and my husband is 86 years old, so the transportation situation was very good. It was things like that we were looking at as much as the independent home because we're both able to take care of the house. We have friends that live there. It's just about anything you could ask for. They were just so cordial and so nice. It was a very pleasant visit. The staff were very cordial. They answered all the questions that we had. We knew quite a bit about it before we went from our friends. They were very, very nice. I thought the independent living was a 5; they were very nice homes. Our friends said that the food is very good, although they cook in their home most of the time. But on occasion when I go over, the food is inexpensive. You just have to let them know that you want to eat the dinner meal or whatever, and they make arrangements for you to do that. It was like $4 or $5 for a meal, and in today's world, that's very inexpensive. They have lots of activities for the people to participate in like crafts, playing games, as well as shopping, going to the doctor, and going on excursions."

"I did a tour of Shannondale Knoxville. I think they had a payment plan that you pay the lump sum upfront and then you pay a smaller amount later on. Then you can stay with the facility as you get older and less able to do things, you can continue. They had the health care and the facility to continue to stay with the assisted part. You don't have to like to pick up and go to a new place. So, they have other forms of care there as well. They have a good selection of activities, and it was centrally located, near shopping areas and stuff like that. The facility is very nice. It was newer and very well-maintained, and the community seemed very warm and welcoming. Their decor was nice and it kind of felt more like an indoor community. Sort of like in Florida. When you walk around, a lot of the shops are not like malls, but they're more outdoor entrances, but it was all under a covering. So, it kind of felt like you could go to the town, but you were still covered indoors and in their community. That's because it kind of felt like a small-town atmosphere. The person who gave me the tour was a lady, and I cannot remember her name, but she was wonderful. She did a really fine job of explaining and answering any questions. She was very nice. It was kind of cool like the hair salon, it's sort of like going down the street. Then you could go to that particular store. There was a beauty shop there, and then they had the barber shop as a separate one. Then they had like a little restaurant-type thing, so you felt like you were maybe on vacation somewhere. There's like a pizza shop and then they had other restaurants with other food, and they had different themes in the street area. It was all under an overhang, but they had trees and clocks. It was nice, like a park, with park benches and stuff. So, it didn't feel like you were in an assisted living facility. It's kind of blended. It's just nice that you have the options, and then if you end up in nursing care, there's another section for that. But they're all kind of connected. So, if you had friends that needed more care, you had to go to the nursing care. But if you had friends in independent living or assisted living, you could go visit them because they were kind of connected."