Independent Living Communities in Peoria, AZ

"We toured Adobe Country Gables. It's a beautiful, massive house. It's a regular home, but it's big. It's a mansion. It's like eight bedrooms. It's very well put together. That wasn't the selling point. The selling point was the owner. The guy that owns the place, was so good with the people that live there. He has a great setup. He's been doing this since he was a kid. He's very good. He knows exactly what he's doing. He has no qualms about any of the jobs that need to be done. He has little routines that they do. He'll take certain ones out to do certain things and the other ones to do other things. He's very structured that way and they like him very much. There is like one little tiny closet in a room that would be perfect for somebody who was getting arrested or something, but the rest of the rooms were beautiful, they were big, they had big windows and interiors, bright colored ceilings, and it was fabulous. I loved the place."

"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."

"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!"

"I toured Thunderbird Senior Living. I did see their menu and everything seemed good. It's like an all-day kind of thing. It's open all day. The facility was clean and nice. I was impressed. It was very well-maintained. The rooms were nice. I'm interested in the studio, large, it was a pretty good size, and it'll work for me. The staff was very friendly and informative."

"I am a resident of LifeStream at Glendale. I think it's very nice. It has everything that I need, and they're very, very, very friendly, and very helpful. I like to cook a little, and so I have a punch card, and I only go to the meals that I really like. And those were very good. I just choose what I want. I've just gone out a couple of times so far. It's an older community, so it doesn't have all the new things. But it's a nice community. There are a lot of activities. They have many different things you can do, which is very good. They have everything from religious things to sports. This is what I can afford, which is wonderful because I can't afford a whole lot. It's less expensive than any other place I looked at."

"This is exactly the place we have been looking for! My Nan seems to be very happy with the services and the staff. Food is delicious (sometimes we have it instead of wasting it in case Nan wants a change from their food). The staff are friendly and professional and just what you would expect from a place like this!"

"The representative of LifeStream at Youngtown who showed me around their independent living was excellent and very well-informed. He advised me of everything that would be available and the cost, which is a big driving factor for me. I was impressed with the community and liked the way it was set up. Instead of having a big, huge building, when you come out your door in the independent living casitas, you are walking directly outside and not in a hallway. That appealed to me. I thought it was also very well kept up."

"My mom is a resident of Solstice Senior Living at Sun City West. She likes it down there. When you walk into the door, the greeters are nice. The front desk and the kitchen people go around and greet all the residents, and that's good, too. They've got lots of activities that she enjoys. She likes the food. The nice thing about it is if you don't like what their main thing is, they give you options. They care about their residents, and they're always checking in to make sure mom's okay. The facility is very nice, big, and airy. She likes to play cards, bridge, and bingo, and enjoys using the bus to go out."

"My mom is a resident of MorningStar Senior Living at Golden Ridge. The staff is very considerate and very helpful in everything. They give you a variety of food, but it doesn't taste like anything. It's bland. It's a good atmosphere, very nice, and kept clean. They had a lot of stuff. They do help her out on certain things. She did have a pendant that she pressed, and then somebody would come. The money was decent, and then they raised their rent for the first year, so that's why my mom had to go where she had to go."

"I moved to Glencroft Center for Modern Aging. The people are so patient and understanding. They were so patient with me and helped me out and explained everything. So it was a very good experience. I've just been in my room. I'm still putting things away and getting set up, but I haven't gone out and used any of the other facilities yet. I've seen all of them. They look excellent. They were holding on the day I moved in, a Cowboy barbecue event. Things are going on all the time."

"I thought Holiday Vista de la Montana was lovely. I wanted to go there. It was just so warm and inviting. The staff and all the people who live there were all excited. I thought they had a lot of great amenities and a lot of interactions. Just the way they greeted me and everything, they seemed to be a five. I liked the staff. We checked the rooms, and I thought they were a decent size, and I thought the ability to move around with a wheelchair was very nice, too."

"I liked Mera City Center. They had a gourmet chef who cooked three meals a day. They had a real restaurant downstairs. The price was just too high. It's out of my range. I had lunch and dinner there. The staff was great. The room size was small, but the cleanliness was great."

"The Park at Surprise was beautiful. It looked expensive. It looked like a very high-quality place. The lady staff member was very nice and very personable. Her name was Shannon. She was awesome. I got to have lunch there that they prepared for me, and it was free. They have a very nice restaurant and a shop. They have a little bar there, and I got to eat in that area. There were other people that lived there that I could see, like the age group of people that would be my peers. I only had contact with two of the workers. One was a lady who gave me the tour, and the other one was the manager. He was coming in when I was coming, and I asked him for a walker, because I hadn't brought my walker, and so he went and got me one. He was very nice also. There were two people having lunch, and there were a couple of people in the pool area, so I didn't really see a lot of the activities. Nevertheless, I was quite impressed with the place. I felt very comfortable there, and if I could afford it, I was like, "Wow! This would really work for me.""

"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."