Independent Living Communities in Torrington, CT

"Pomperaug Woods was very nice and very friendly, but they were a little bit expensive. It was independent living, but they also have assisted living. The staff was very good. They have artists, composers, and very highly intelligent people living there. They have a varied program of things. A resident moved their own grand piano in there and would practice the piano during the day. It was all interactive. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. They went out of their way to explain all about the people that were living there, the artwork hanging on the wall, and what artists did it. The facility was very nice. It's all one level. They have an outdoor court, and when it's nice weather, they hold all the concerts out there. They had the Blue River Jazz Band there. It's top-notch entertainment."

"Rooms are spacious and clean. Staff is friendly and helpful. Food is fabulous! I highly recommend Stonebrook at Windsor Locks for your loved one!"

"I like Motif by Monarch. It's very nice. It fits my needs. The location was great. The people there were great. The activities seemed to be good. It's an A-plus. They had a library and a gathering room with a bar, and that was nice. They can eat outdoors in good weather. Some of the rooms have a kitchen, and some of them don't, so it depends on what you need. I only interacted with one employee and she was very nice and very informative. She did a good job explaining everything to me. She was very knowledgeable."

"We got a tour of Holiday Lodge at Cold Spring. The staff did a wonderful job, but it's not my type of place. It seemed like it was a place for rich people. They didn't have a stove in the kitchen, and I couldn't understand that at all. The facility was very decent and very clean. The amenities that they had there were the same as the other place. You could use the bus, you could get your hair done, you could go to recreation, and you could have PT. The marketing person who gave us the tour was very good and gave a lot of information. She gave me a folder with a menu in it, and the menu looked pretty good. The dining area was very nice. I met the recreation director and the maintenance guy, and they were all very nice."

"I looked at a cottage in May, it has been a great experience. The sales director was very thorough with details and examples. The grounds are beautiful and well kept. I am considering a move in the future."

Currently in construction and taking pre- leasing inquiries at this time. Connect55+ East Windsor is uniquely designed for independent adults seeking a high-quality way of life. Connect55+ invites seniors to Come as Strangers, Live as Friends® in their new homes. Our welcoming communities feature indulgent amenities, full-time maintenance staff, and on-site wellness professionals so active seniors can live their life to the fullest. Fuel your mind, body, and soul with engaging activities, classes, and programs offered on-site!

"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."

"My mom moved to Connect55+ Manchester. Everybody's nice, however, on the second day the washing machine broke, but other than that everything has been great. Everybody's been super nice. The staff is nice. If you see anybody, they introduce themselves, tell you what they do, and offer to show you around. They're very kind and helpful, and a really nice group. The facility is nice and clean. Everything's brand new. They've just built it these past years. They've got a full-time activities director. She's got everything and we did charcuterie boards one night. There's some kind of exercise thing every day. They have movies and there are games. My mom has a two-bedroom apartment for $2,100 in a full community with activities and comes with a washer and dryer and trash service. It's pretty good."

"I visited Suffield by the River to see their memory care. It's top-notch and a great place. It's right near my home, very clean, and well-appointed. The staff could be a little bit friendlier, though. It's got everything that anybody would need but it's also a little bit pricey. They have shared rooms and private ones if you want to pay extra. They have common areas and a dining hall. They have activities and plenty of stuff for the residents to do. They also have a lot of in-house services like the usual hairdresser."

"Brookdale South Windsor was nice. We liked it. It's really nice inside. However, the rooms were a little smaller than the place we chose. Everyone was very friendly when we were there. The building seemed so much bigger from the inside."

"I would rate Evergreen Crossings Retirement Community a five all over. It's a beautiful facility. The people there are amazing and very friendly. The people who were sitting around were very engaging. Mark was wonderful. He gave us so much information. They have three meals a day, with a hot breakfast or continental if you want to do that. They also have washers and dryers in their apartments, which is something that not every place has. The meals are buffet style. They have open parking, but they also have valet parking. They do cleaning every week and change the sheets. They have garages. You pay more for the garage, of course. Their monthly rates are very reasonable, about $3,000 to $5,000. It's right by a mall and other grocery stores. It is very close to everything you need. They gave us a little treat to take home. They were serving a meal at that time, and I was able to look at the food. There were lots of people eating, and everything looked very delicious. Out of the places I did go to, this is one of my favorites."

"My father moved into The Residence at South Windsor Farms. Our overall experience with it is very positive. I like that they know all the residents and that they make sure that they're getting the care that they need. The room is bright and up to date. He enjoys their food. They have all kinds of activities to choose from, like exercise, crafts, and games. The staff members are very friendly, and the residents seem happy and well cared for."

"My brother moved to The Workman, and it's what we were looking for. It's congregate living where they have three meals a day supplied for them and cleaning services for the apartment. The people I dealt with were great. The facility is well-maintained. My brother likes the food, and the value is very good."

"My mother has been in both Assisted Living as well as currently in Memory care unit Applewood. I really wish I could give more than 5 stars. I visited over 9 places looking for a place that met all my expectations and needs for my mother. It was a difficult situation moving her from her home of 12 yr in Florida to Ct where I live. Keystone was the only place I did not make an appointment and yet they were the only place that not only stopped what they were doing to show me the place, but spent over an hour answering my questions which were never ending, my concerns, giving me the information I needed in order to move my mom and her on a waiting list to get a spot in any facility. Sharon was always there to walk me through the steps. Again they had no time to prepare for me or “be on best behavior “ as I walked in no appointment. The place was impeccable!! The place smelled wonderful, it was clean, nothing was damaged or stained. It was kept immaculate! The food was delicious! The Choices were really great with variety, nutritional and appealing ! It was set up restaurant style with a menu that changed every day and then basic staples always available a la carte. The times and length of meals was more than reasonable. The wait staff was excellent! Friendly, courteous, professional! I watched as residents came in for dinner and saw how all the residents knew the staff and the staff knew the residents and had their favorite beverages immediately there at table for them (as if they were on a cruise !) Remember, I was an unannounced visitor. This was not a fake interaction between residents and staff (as I saw in other places) this was truly a family ! I saw all the activities going on every day, the amenities, the opportunities available to residents was outstanding . The apartments selection was impressive! Larger than any others I saw at 9+ places. The apartments were all freshly painted, cleaned, new flooring, granite counters and beautiful cabinets in the efficiency kitchen for assisted living apartments, balcony or porch, breakfast nook, large spacious closets, large bathroom and of course the shared living spaces located through out the facility were all beautifully decorated and furnished, routinely updated and the maintenance dept worked like elves lol I never saw work being done yet if there was a chip of paint on a moulding or wall or hand rail one day it was fixed and perfect by the next day! I of course moved my mom in and though it was hard for her & my family watching her acclimate, the staff within days knew her name, she knew them, they accompanied her on this journey of learning to live in a new environment in the best way possible. The staff Allen the director, Sharon, Michelle, Sue, the nurses Brenda, Jennifer and Jenn and everyone who works there I could list over 25-30 people who I know who my mom knows and they are family! They treat my mom and myself like family. They help you adjust to this new person my mother was becoming as her Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia worsened. It’s been shy of a year and my mom’s decline has been steady and noticeable. The staff always Keep me posted on what’s going on. Though I see my mom 5/6 days a week, They see her all day and night. So as the winter ran its course and I noticed a bigger decline and it was becoming harder for my mom each day Keystone was right there on top of the situation taking note and adjusting to help my mom. Sadly it was evident to everyone at Keystone, my mom’s Dr’s, myself and family that my mom was struggling daily. Keystone shared what they were seeing more and more daily. My mom’s world had become so small she was getting anxious and agitated as she lacked the ability to comprehend daily activities and was clearly struggling to keep up with everyone. Keystone with such grace kindness and compassion approached me with moving my mom in to Applewood the memory neighborhood they have. Tracy who runs Applewood was a familiar face to me (and my mom) she runs the monthly support group for dementia families, caregivers, she also does activities that extend to all residents like crafts . So when it was shared with me that I was correct in thinking it was time for my mom to get more assistance daily, we made a plan to move her in to Applewood. I can’t even describe what I was feeling but over whelmed was definitely one of my biggest emotions. I was afraid my mom wouldn’t adjust or be angry. In just a few hours the team of staff organized like Marines, they moved every thing from my mom’s apartment to her new apartment in Applewood. I didn’t have to worry about any of it. To my surprise some how this amazing crew of people placed every item exactly where it was in one apartment in to the new apartment !! Down to where the tissue box was on the table, where her puzzle books and pens were! They out did themselves! I honestly can’t explain how relieved I was. But that was just the start! The move meant my mom no longer could wander about through the building but that also meant she no longer was getting lost daily, confused where she was and distraught on trying to find her apartment. It meant she ate meals in the dining room with in Applewood, new faces at her table, but it also meant that she no longer sat every day trying to figure out if she was late for meal or needed to go or if she Had even eaten! Many times she would go to meal hours early or go eat and go back to eat again only minutes later, not due to hunger but because she no longer knows when she is hungry and doesn’t know if she ate or not. Being in Applewood means she no longer has to find the activity that’s going on in the building , where it is or what time, she doesn’t know what day time or year it is most of the time. In Applewood it’s all right there and Tracy and staff make sure everyone is aware and included in everything. With a much smaller number of residents (18 I think) the staff is always right there to assist and help. In Applewood my mom no longer is struggling with loneliness due to her memory, embarrassment or just not being able to remember and comprehend, she feels safe, she feels included! Tracy and the staff make everyone feel comfortable like family. They feel useful they feel able to Relax and be themselves instead of trying to mask the weakness in their brain that they are faced with. There are no words to explain my gratitude for the care they take with my mom and every resident. They give them their dignity, they make them feel important, they take the time to get a real history on each resident so they can talk to them about any time in their life where ever they are in their brain the staff is there with them! I’m am so impressed and really have so much respect for all who work at Keystone! They never cease to amaze me! To sum it up, after a week of my mom being in Applewood, our visit together was happy fun time ! She was not sad when I left to go home she was instead doing Karaoke singing away with Jess (another amazing staff person who goes above And beyond ) ! As I signed out at the front desk, again the staff is amazing ! Delores, Olivia, Lucille all asked how my mom was doing. Sharing with me their experiences with her and what they see. Then as I walked outside a staff member from the dining room was coming in and said Hey how is your mom doing?? I am going to see her tomorrow I can’t I miss seeing her every day and getting her ice cream order lol always wanting to hear the flavors but always getting Vanilla or strawberry! I bet she is doing great! To me that says so much about Keystone!"