Clark-Lindsey Village

I found Clark-Lindsey Village, and as soon as they get through renovating my apartment, I will be moving in there. It has excellent facilities, a nice big gym, a heated swimming pool, and a nice large therapy area. I've talked to some of the residents that I know that live there, and they say they won't eat any place else because the food is fantastic. The apartment that I saw was excellent. It was a one-bedroom, very good-sized, and had a walk-in shower. All the apartments have walk-in showers. To me, it's the best out of the ones I've seen, and it's not as expensive. Everyone I met was very nice and very congenial. They make you feel welcome. They have transportation to wherever you want to go. My view out of my bedroom is going to be an open area, either out into a nice big courtyard, or out into a park area. There's park all the way around except for one side, and there's no apartment on the one side that is the parking lot. You can walk down from that place and catch the bus.

I have visited Clark-Lindsey Village. It's an excellent community. However, my mom is pretty well-off, and you'd have to turn over all of your assets to them. For a one-bedroom, you have to pay upfront about $120,000 and a two-bedroom is $140,000. If you leave, they sell it for you. They're very well-equipped, newly painted, and the flooring in them practically looked new and there was some carpet. The room had a dishwasher, large two-door refrigerator, large walk-in closet and everything was really nice. They even had a nice swimming pool, library, excellent dining and kitchen facility, and a lot of activities. We didn't like the fact that you'd have to turn over all your assets to them. We didn't eat there but we saw the preparation in the kitchen. They have three chefs and we're impressed with the point system they use on the meals. You're allowed to eat two meals a day. The monthly charge even after you pay the $120,000 is $3,800. We visited the senior living level, and they also had a nurse on duty for the extended care community.

I’ve heard good things about Clark Lindsey, but I was not impressed at all with them. I didn’t feel like the person that was doing the tour liked her job or wanted me there. It made a bad impression. I wasn’t very impressed. I felt like they didn't care whether or not my mom was there. She didn’t ask me any questions about my current situation; she just gave me a little tour. I waited a super long time for the appointment. I sat there forever to meet with her, but she didn’t even apologize. The room seemed clean and big.

Out of the facility I checked out so far: Clark Lindsey has been the most upbeat and pleasant.Everyone I met, residents and staff alike seem pretty happy and content. The grounds outside were bright, cheery and well maintained and much larger than I had expected.They have very nice apartments, very clean and spacious. The dining area was really nice and not at all what I expected. I was expecting regular looking hospital food but it actually looked very appetizing.I do not believe I came across one staff member that did not at least smile at me in passing. The hair stylist stands out to me the most. She was speaking to one of the elderly residents and it seemed as though the elderly resident was upset and confused about something, she kept repeating herself and the hair stylist was so patient and empathetic with the elderly lady. I plan to check out a couple more facilities in the week or so, but I really think I would be hard pressed to find a place I like better than Clark Lindsey.