Independent Living Communities in Manchester, CT

"Hoffman SummerWood Community was overall really good. We sampled some of the pastries that they offer, which were good. They had a life-alert pendant that comes standard with your rent. As long as you're within a certain radius of the facility, you have that available to you and you don't have to pay anything extra. They pretty much have the same things as the other places. The staff during the tour was very good. They had a great menu that they offered for lunch and dinner."

"Our experience with Stonebrook Village at Windsor Locks has been very good. I love it. Everybody is grea, the place is terrific, and they've got activities going on every day. The rooms are very nice and very clean. My wife has a perfect little apartment. The food is great, and the value is good because everything is included."

"I've only been living here in Connect55+ East Windsor for a month now. I signed up with them at least three years ago, before they even built it. There are a couple of things I really liked about it. One was that there was a washer and dryer in the apartment. They had crafts and stuff. They had numerous activities going on, and they had garages. I was able to move all of my stuff over to the garage. It's brand new and very clean."

"I liked Brookdale Chatfield a lot. They were very good, but the location was tough for me. They had a nice facility and a nice set up. The garden was very nice."

"Colebrook Village at Hebron offers 24-hour nursing care. I probably would have opted to go with this facility, because it's closer to us, but they didn't have any availability when we visited. We toured the memory care area and they were very kind, understanding, empathetic, and very welcoming. It was well-kept and very clean."

"Our tour of Covenant Living of Cromwell was great. It was awesome. It was like a hotel when you walked in there. It was absolutely beautiful. The staff was amazing. They had a cafeteria, a restaurant, and then they had a coffee shop. So there were three places you could go for a meal. They had a snack room, too. They allow you to have three meals a day, but it was like a credit card setup where they give you so much money every month and allotment for food. I think it was $300 for each person a month. The menus were awesome. The apartments were very nice. They even had a deck where you could go outside (each one had a patio deck). It's very quiet and you could bring pets if you wanted to. They had a movie theater, a music room, and an activities room where you could crochet or needlepoint or have any hobbies, you could do it there. They kept their residents engaged with a bunch of activities going on. We would have picked it, but we just couldn't afford it. It was a little on the high side."

"I visited Holiday Bluebird Estates in East Longmeadow, and I really liked it. It was nice and clean. I thought the dining area was nice and clean, too. The rooms were good, looked adequate, were a good size, and clean. They seem to have a lot of nice activities and things to do. They had a beauty salon, activities, and exercise rooms. The outdoor area was nice. Everybody had nice little decks and the grounds were pretty. The only thing that was a little different was that it was all a la carte. For example, if you wanted someone to go give your loved one medicine, that service would be ala carte, while some places are all-inclusive."

"I did an in person tour at Quail Run. It was good. The person I spoke to, I think her name was Adora, she was very helpful. They want a long-term commitment and I'm not in a position to make that now cause I don't know what my future is holding for me. They showed me the room that they were going, and I could see the dining area when you first come in. It was a nice facility. All I wanted was a room, I don't want the meal and everything else. I'm not ready for that. They didn't offer the room without the meals, so that's why I didn't stay there at Quail. I needed some transient care. I'm not ready for a full-time thing, and I was never told that until after they talked to me and told me the whole package. Other than that everything went well. All I wanted was the independent, but I was not able to get the independent care because they said that it has to come with a meal, and that was a problem."

"We went to Commonwealth Senior Living at Haddam. It was very good. The facility itself was beautiful. It was spotless and well-staffed. The people that we met were all very, very nice. The units were very, very nice. We looked at a studio and a single room and they were actually really, really nice. They got everything you would need."

"My uncle will be moving into Elmbrook Village within the month. We liked everything about it. We thought it was a perfect place for him. The friendliness of the staff is great. The residents that we met are extremely happy. The dining area and menus are fantastic. It is a beautiful facility. They offer everything that he would be requiring. His apartment is fantastic. It is clean, cheerful, and has an excellent setup. They have a calendar of activities every month. They do arts and crafts, music, and card games. They have laundry services. They'll deliver packages to your room if needed. The whole place is extremely clean."

"My tour at Arbors of Hop Brook was excellent. The woman that gave me the tour was very knowledgeable. She had been working there for a long time. She showed me all the rooms and all the activity rooms and the cafeteria. I was very pleased with her tour. The rooms were good. They were big. They had a mini kitchen as opposed to the full kitchen that you get through the other facility. They had an exercise area and a library."

"My mother is in Welles Country Village. It is good. She's been there for a while. She was there for ten years before dementia, but she moved away to Michigan for two years, then I brought her back. She's been where she is now for three years. She's in assisted living. My interaction with the staff is great. I have no problems. Her apartment is very clean. She has someone come in and clean once a week. They do her laundry. They bring her food in, or she goes to the dining room. It's very comfortable for her. Her apartment has a living area, a bedroom, a walk-in shower, a bathroom, and a kitchenette. They have something going on every day, five days a week. The dining room is closed on the weekend. They have bingo and karaoke. They have birthday parties. They celebrate the holidays. They have a knitting class. She's at the point where she doesn't even get involved in anything. She just wants to sit in her apartment. It's State approved and I know they're limited with certain things that they can only offer. The staff could be more hands-on with her. The food is not very desirable. When she's in the dining room, I don't know what they're serving her, but when they bring her meals in for the weekend and every dinner at night, it's all prepackaged, and it doesn't look good at all."

"The tour was fantastic. The facility was like a 5-star resort. Everything was beyond expectations. It was just beautiful. It was fancier and better than I expected. The staff during the tour was amazing and super friendly. The memory care woman was just the best. They had all kinds of great programs and they're very involved with the residents. It was very impressive. The food was fantastic. The individual rooms were very spacious. They had a common area and different restaurants within the facility. They went the extra length to personalize the rooms and then showcase each resident."

"My mother was at the Residence at South Windsor Farms until mid October, and she passed away Tuesday. I would recommend it 100%. Excellent care -- very loving and caring people. They gave 110%, so I am very happy with everything. She had a private apartment for a while, and they did move her downstairs called the Reflections Memory Unit. She experienced both of their living areas. It’s quite a new facility, and everything is new, clean, and bright. Very nice. The grounds were beautiful with nice little areas for them to walk like a garden area. It’s setup very nicely. "