The Best Communities in Atlanta, GA

"My husband will be moving into Belmont Village Buckhead. They have gone above and beyond to help me get a hospital bed. We've been working together to make sure they have the information they need.The person that had sent the information over today from the doctor because some of the information wasn't complete. He texted me and let me know. That is important because I can get involved and push it through to make sure they get it completed. They truly are just a great facility. They're very accommodating and very helpful because I'm going into this not knowing anything. They have helped me and walked me through the different things, so it's been wonderful. They're truly wonderful. The rooms are beautiful, well done, and very pretty. The dining area is beautiful, and their food is great. The staff who gave me the tour was so helpful."

"Sunrise of Decatur was excellent. When we got there, my dad was in a wheelchair and they were able to assist him to get out of the car. They gave us a tour and walked us around the whole facility and to the room size that he'd be moving into. We had lunch and they were very upfront about the pricing. The staff was excellent. It's fairly new so everything was very nice and clean."

"My friend is in The Mann house. My friend has Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis, so he requires both skilled nursing and long-term care. It very much feels like a home. The place only has 25 residents. There's lots of space and nice amenities. A lot of things can be taken care of for you. They have a pharmacy and they have a doctor that comes in on site. They have pedicures, a podiatrist that comes in regularly, and lots of services there. It's a really lovely place. The staff was very caring, very open, and they have all been there for quite a while. They have suites with 2 rooms and a room that is all by itself. They have handicap accessible showers and big windows that look out on the garden area. They have a common area with a grand piano, an area where they can do activities, they have two screened-in porches that are wheelchair accessible, and a small gazebo outside."

"Medlock Gardens was very nice. I met with the business manager there, Deidre. When I arrived, all the staff was very friendly and very welcoming. The facility was very pretty. It was fresh and clean. It didn't have any odors or anything. It was well-kept. The young lady that assisted me on the tour was very patient. She was very resourceful. She had a wealth of information. She described and showed me everything. I didn't have an opportunity to try the food, but they did invite me back at a later date when I had more time if I wanted to. The dining area looked very nice. The residents that I did see were of varying ages, but they looked happy from what I could see. Dinner and a Movie is one of the recreational activities when I did the tour, so I thought that was very nice. It was very intimate and inviting. It had a nice, homey feel."

"Peachtree Creek Memory Care was very, very nice. There's a lot of room for seniors to walk around outside and inside. They have a large patio deck on the back with music playing out back and people out there just having a good time and having a lot of fun, The people are really easy to work with. The room is small, but there's enough room for a bed, a chest or drawer, a chair, and a nightstand. It's got a bathroom with a sink and toilet. They have an activities director from 9 to 6 and she stays involved with them and keeps activities going all day long. They have music out there. The building is very nice. It's like a square with four communities on each corner, and each community has rooms in it. Each one has a living room, dining room, kitchenette, and two showers. Everything's open, so they can wander around anywhere they want to go."

"It was a nice assisted living, and our visit was very pleasant and very informative. The one-room apartment had a bed, shower and a little kitchen. They had a list of activities, and the dining area was very nice, spacious and beautifully decorated."

"We will be moving into Hammond Glen Retirement Community. They were good. They're far away from where we live, but they rented a vehicle to come and pick us up and take us there. It's nice and clean and the people seemed to be happy there. I figured it was within our budget, so that's why we took that. We're starting in independent living, and I like the idea that they have assisted living in the same building if it comes to that. I have a bad back and I'm a caregiver for my husband because he's blind. I wanted a place where he would be safe if something happened to me. I met a lot of staff. Shanika is the main person. She's our concierge for the first 90 days when we're there. She's a very pleasant, nice young lady, and answered all our questions. The bookkeeper there who did all the signing, Ebony, was a nice lady. The rooms were a nice size, and the biggest thing I needed was a walk-in shower because it would be hard getting in and out of the bathtub. I'm afraid if ever my husband fell, he'd be in serious trouble. They had the glass doors surrounding it and he'd be safe. The independent living is on the third floor. The assisted living is down the lower second floor. The dining area is a good size. It's nice and clean and you're not sitting on top of the other. Each table has four chairs. We had grilled chicken salad and it was very good. We had soup and they gave us a lemonade, but we didn't drink that. There are a lot of activities there. They have a room where they have a treadmill and weights and different things like that. They had nice grounds, but I really didn't get to too much of the outside. They supposedly have a nice garden, and there is an area where they have koi fish and you can sit and relax out there. It really is nice, but I couldn't do everything because of my back. Every week, they give you a menu and you pick what you want. They offer choices. If you don't want the main meal that the chef is cooking, there's chicken salad and tuna salad. They give you soup and dessert. We get three meals a day that's included in our rent."

"My aunt is currently a patient there. And I have nothing but good things to say about this facility. They take care of my Aunt very well. She's always in a good mood. Every time I come see her. And thanks for keeping me stress free."

"I toured Regency House by Barclay House. I liked the overall availability of being independent. The staff was very kind and accommodating. They were prepared for us when we got there, and that was very impressive. I saw the restaurant and was shown a menu of what they have, and that was very good. I was very impressed with that as well. The building was very easy to navigate. It was very clean and pleasant."

"I visited Mt Vernon Village. Linda made a fascinating impression there. It was just outstanding. It was over there right between a school and a church. They were tucked off in the back. It's a nice private type of situation there. They are very upscale and very nice. It was built older, maybe 30 years old or maybe more, but it's very elegant. The apartments are very private. If you're in some sort of trouble, they can get into your apartment with no problem. You can enter and exit your apartment, too. Some of them have a patio where you can just walk right out your patio onto the car or onto your own back lawn. They provide all your meals. You don't have to pay for anything. You don't even have to buy groceries if you don't want to, but I buy my own. I have a different sort of dietary plan, but I liked the idea that grocery is no issue. Then they have a cafeteria. Everything is there. They got a chapel and I was able to meet some of the residents and they were pretty nice. They are very friendly people. They also have a weight room, a pool, and a dining room where people come and serve you the food. Then they have other little meeting rooms. For example, if you like to play an instrument or play the piano or something like that, they have a room for that. They have several different types of apartments where if you're the type of person who needs walk-in showers, they got that. The appliances are great. They got new appliances in most of the apartments. There's a full refrigerator, a full stove, and a full dishwasher. It'd be a place that you'd like to live. They invited me to dinner and I saw their menu and it was good. I don't eat a lot of meat and they have a menu there that would work for me as well. The menu looks great. They have an actual chef and kitchen staff and the the oldest member of the kitchen staff has been there for about 25-plus years."

"I went to Oaks at Tucker. I like that facility. I think the staff members were very friendly. The studio apartment was nice. The rooms had been remodeled, so it was nice. The food was great. I met the chef. Everyone was very friendly. I think the facility was nice."

"I have just moved into Dunwoody Pines. So far, the staff is great, the food is great, and I feel very comfortable and secure here. The meals are included and I've been satisfied with the selections. The food is tasty, and I enjoy my meals. I don't eat three times a day, which is normal for me, but whenever I go down, I'm satisfied. They have chair yoga, chair exercise, and other things like they went on an outing yesterday, and they had lunch. They had bus services to doctor's appointments and shuttle service to the bank. I'm not disappointed in anything."

"I visited Woodland Ridge Assisted Living & Memory Care. They offer hair appointments, there's a cafeteria, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and there are common areas for sitting. There are planned activities, and they have bingo. They also have a bus that runs a schedule that will take you to the grocery store and things like that. They offer laundry services for a separate fee. I was completely fine with that facility. It was my mother that didn't want to move. The staff was very informative and friendly. I saw them interact with the residents. We did talk to a couple of the residents who said that the food was very good, and we were able to view the menu of what they were having daily. The residents are required to go to the cafeteria to eat. They're not allowed to bring the food from the cafeteria to the rooms. I saw three rooms for a single person category. They were all very well-maintained, clean, and very nice rooms. You could see the view from inside the building. Some of the apartments overlooked the common sitting area. It had benches and nice landscaping. It was a clean facility. It had live-in support, a small dog that the residents all interacted with. You could tell they all knew and loved the dog."

"I toured Brighton Gardens of Dunwoody. I liked everything about it. The facility is in great condition. The staff was very warm and friendly. I was impressed with the tenure of a lot of the folks on the staff. The amenities that were there all seemed like they were top-shelf. I saw a one-bedroom, and it was very nicely done. Lauren was very good."