Independent Living Communities in Glendale, AZ

"I just moved my wife to Inspira at Arrowhead and the level of care that I've seen and the ratio of caregivers to residents surpasses all the other facilities I've been to. The layout of the facility for memory care is very conducive to observation and activities. It's a very new facility. It's only 4 years old. The staff is wonderful. The directors are very involved in running the community, knowing the residents, and being accessible to me. So, they know the residents, which is nice. They just don't ship them in and forget them. When I brought my wife in there, they scooped her up and started her joining an activity right away. They have music about 2 to 3 times a week and they have pianos in every section of the facility. I saw once after lunch where they had a movie. Their food is excellent. It's freshly made. They have fruits and water out so the residents can have them if they want. They're very attentive and very accommodating to the needs of the residents. The facility is very clean, very modern, and very up-to-date. The activity room, dining room, and movie room are all in the center of the memory care area. They have three memory care pods and all their apartments are lining the outside. Therefore, if the residents are out and about, the caregivers can see them. They don't have to look for them down the hallway. They also have outside courtyards that they can visit and they're monitored to make sure they don't get sunburned or dehydrated or any of that. Some things are included and are not included in the price. Like the TV itself and the connection, they are free, but you have to pay for the WIFI for yourself and furnish your own furniture. They have a great connection with people that helped me furnish her apartment though and they did a beautiful job. It's the best place that I have ever seen."

"Arrowhead Valley Retirement Community was excellent in all aspects. If I were to choose, I think I would try to aim for them. It was clean and new. Everything is handy. You don't have to worry about anything. The maintenance guy was on site. Everything was just beautiful. It was just stunning. It's kept up well. The ladies in front are very, very nice. I love their inside, too. I like the sizes of the rooms. They all have their kitchen, refrigerator, and washer and dryer in every room. It's actually like an apartment. The person who did the tour was excellent. She was very, very kind and she answered all my questions. She wasn't rushed. She gave me a good tour, which I enjoyed. She was very nice. I think they're doing their job very, very well. It makes you want to be there. It was also very kind of them to ask me to stay for lunch, but I had another appointment."

"Location is one of the main reasons why we liked Vista del Rio and the other is it seems like a very nice facility. Everybody seemed so friendly and helpful. It was spotless. We had one meal there. It was not spectacular, but it was good. They have a library and a pool, and then they talked about how they have different programs and entertainment from time to time. It seemed like a very congenial place."

"Garden Ridge Senior Living was nice. They had a pool, a spa, and everything that we liked. They had everything there, like 3 meals a day and bingo that I liked. They had housekeeping. The staff gave us the tour, showed us everything, and she was nice. The dining area was nice and big. Everything was great. They had everything that I liked. We spoke to 2 residents, and they said they liked it there."

"My mother has been in Park Terrace at Greenway for two years now. She enjoys living there. She likes the people who work there. She likes the residents. She likes the apartment that she has and the activities that they have going on. It's just overall a nice place for her to live. She has a one-bedroom apartment. They have movie nights, and they have a little vendor thing that they do once a month where people can come in and sell their knick-knacks and stuff. They always have a lot going on for the residents. The staff is friendly and very helpful. I've never heard her complain about the meals."

"My mom has been at Woodmark for almost 3 years. The staff are amazing they are caring and supportive. They have been very helpful to us, this transition is not easy on anyone. The new service director Maica is very helpful and very nice. The med.tech are great, Sue, Julie, Cecilia go above and beyond to make mom happy. Everyone is wonderful at that facility."

"The Palms at Sun City was like a fancy hotel. It was very plush. The food was great. It was fantastic. The facilities were wonderful. They had everything there. They have exercise, and they have all the equipment. They had all of the different places. It was very nice. The atmosphere was wonderful. I went with my son and daughter-in-law, and we were in the dining room. Some ladies were eating in the dining room, and they came over, talked to us, and welcomed us. I was unhappy with the apartment that they had shown me. It looked out over a parking area. I did not like it at all. They showed me two different apartments. I could go to the second floor, but they were showing me one on the third floor. The apartments were like a fancy hotel. The hallways were very nice. It had a full-sized kitchen, washers and dryers, and storage. They had a beautiful courtyard."

"During this unsettling Covid 19 outbreak, I have to give kudos to the management and all employees for putting safety measures into place in a timely manner. Thank you for being proactive in an attempt to keep the residents healthy. Your hard work is very much appreciated. As a daughter, I sleep better knowing my mother is at the El Dorado. A home she loves!"

"They were very pleasant and very helpful at Fellowship Square Phoenix. They answered questions. The rooms were adequate. They were nice. They had kitchenettes, and that was good to see. The kitchenettes were nice, too. There was a room that had books and stuff in it, and they had an activities room. Some activities would be held in the dining room if they were larger activities. The courtyard was smaller, but it was nice. It's a larger community, and there is a lot of independent living housing there. They also have a memory care unit. The inside was very nice, and we liked the fact that it was a guarded community. They have a gate with a security guard."

"I will be moving into Mera Westgate. They all came and picked me up and took me out to the place, and I liked them a lot. It's really nice. I liked the amenities that they offer. They've got everything you need. The staff was great. I loved it, and the apartments were a lot bigger than the other place. The food was OK. They only have a gourmet meal once a day."

"We toured Westgate Village, and it's beautiful, too, but it's different. It is more of a larger community. The one at the other facility was very homey and small, but the one in Westgate Village is very large, and their apartments are all out of this world. They are beautiful. They've got washers and dryers in them. They're nice, big apartments with full kitchens, too. Their amenities weren't nearly as nice as the other facility. They did have a movie theater area, but it had regular chairs, and the other facility had an actual movie theater. The amenities were very simple. It was nice, unlike other places, but the apartments in Westgate Village blew the other facility, like blowing it out of the water. They didn't even compare. So, as far as the apartment goes, it's way bigger and way nicer. Tracy did a great job. She's nice and very informative."

"LifeStream at Youngtown has a lot of facilities and is more open. The other place is a four-story building, so it is all very confined. LifeStream at Youngtown is spread out, and I kind of like that a little better. The only person I saw was extremely nice and helpful."

"Vicki was our tour guide there. She was amazing. She gave us a lot of contact information for ALTEC and military assistance (because my dad is a vet) on how to get assistance to help out. They are an ALTEC-accepting community. The tour was wonderful. We had not had a chance to eat their food, but we walked through the dining hall as they were placing out their plates for what they were serving for dinner, and the food looked very appetizing. It was clean. Very personable. The staff was welcoming, and very awesome."

"I toured Madison Meadows. I was very impressed. The atmosphere was much more engaged and positive. The staff were cheerful and always greeted you. The woman who gave me the tour was kind, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic. I liked it a lot. If I decide to go into a care facility, I would like to go there. It's clean, more than adequate, and well-maintained, galley kitchens. I looked at studios. They were very nice and more than adequate. The facility was lovely. They're doing a lot of renovations. Madison Meadows had more idiosyncratic, more eclectic, and a little more sense of like people lived there. It wasn't just an institution. It was lived in, cared for, and with color, so I appreciated it."