Penney Retirement Community

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We have many activities and volunteer programs. There is a gigantic heated pool, exercise room and classes, coffee shop, educational classes, huge library, computer shop, arts and crafts shop, woodworking shop, 9 hole golf course, golf and bicycle repair shop, post office, hair salon and very good food from our large dining room. My husband and I have lived here for 3 years and think that this is the best place in the world to live

Reva S.

We're happy here at Penney Retirement. We came here to get closer to Mayo Clinic, and I had radical surgery right after we moved in, but the people have been very nice. We are very pleased with our apartment. We have access to a lot of programs, we eat at least 3 times a week from the cafeteria, and we have some medical facilities here also. We have pretty full service with amenities. We have what we call Commons Building where they have a big round pool and a fitness center, a library, and a classroom. We do have our bank in the commons and also a coffee shop where people could meet and have coffee. But they have a lot of programs, and we are going to have our Christmas parade here in a week or so. We are in our 80's now, and they approached us to downsize that we may need to go into assisted living. We have our own garage for our car, and it is going to be a really big adjustment for us to go into assisted living. We can come and go as we please, we go to our doctors' offices in our car, we go get our groceries, go shopping, and you can leave and go visit relatives. We have everything we need.

MaryHTVNG

My parents decided to go to Penny Retirement Community. I believe it’s a community for retired ministers. It’s very friendly, clean, and peaceful. We talked to numerous residents there. We went to the church service, and it seems like people are very accepting and accommodating. My dad has physical therapy and speech therapy several times a week. They have Bible studies on Wednesday morning, church on Sunday morning, several different Sunday school classes, and a stretch class. They have volleyball when you’re sitting in chair with a beach ball where they try to toss the ball to each other as part of the occupational therapy that they do. My dad has severe Parkinson’s and my mom has rheumatoid arthritis, so that’s one of the things they really enjoy doing. They also have movie nights, documentaries, and discussions about the Bible and history. The community is not like a five-star hotel but more down-to-earth. However, the people are so warm and accommodating of new people that everyone feels very welcome. The nurses and the assistants are just constantly coming and assisting my dad primarily because he cannot get around by himself.

Interested/Impressed

We just returned from visiting PRC for 3 days/nights free. We met with Marketting and were given a good tour and much info about the 200 acre community. There are no gates, fences, or walls and is very safe and friendly. They are trying to keep the ambience of JCPenney who started it in 1926. We have friends living there and they love it! They are very active and have lots of volunteer opportunities there among the other residents. Everyone living there is very happy and friendly, and the best part is probably that residents make up 1/3 of the board, so they help make the decisions. Being a 501c3 facility also means a partial tax write-off for one's financial commitment to it. We were very impressed with the whole visit.

Anonymous112174350

Penney Retirement Community is a beautiful, huge area. It is like 1,000 acres, and they have little cottages that are very close to all the main things like the swimming pool, the fitness center, and the dining room. The people are lovely, very warm, and loving. The staff is excellent, very encouraging, and very helpful. It is not a five-star restaurant, but the food is very nutritious, and they have a good variety and plentiful. They have lots of choices for every meal.

Raymond11

Penney Retirement Community was the one we liked best of all that we've seen so far. The people themselves were a lot friendlier than any of the other places, and they seemed to have more of a religious attitude. We are very much interested in our church, and they seemed to be more interested in that part than any of the others. It was more homelike, the meals are buffet-style, and they had really good meals when we were there. The only drawback was once you reach 85, they won't take you in.