The Best Independent Living Communities in Polk County, FL

"I like the Arbor Hills Independent Living. It was very pleasant, the rooms were fantastic, and overall a nice apartment building. The public areas were very open. They looked nice and didn't look shabby or have this old feeling about it. People were ..."

"Great atmosphere-communication-actitives, etc. Easy and caring community. ..."

"I moved to Westminster Lakeland. I like that people are involved to get a lot of activities and stuff that help keep them motivated every day. The staff is wonderful, and they offer food. The facility is clean. It's old, but it's updated. They have b..."

"The Glades at Champions Gate is a couple of notches above the other facility because of its location. It was newly built. The rooms are a bit bigger than the other facility, which is a plus. You can transfer from assisted living to memory care or vic..."

"My daughter-in-law and I visited Osprey Manor's independent living community. During our visit, we sat in the entranceway waiting for the person who would give us the tour. It was nice because they had an open room to the left, and in that room, peop..."

"Right now, we're in Lake Ashton. My husband loves to play golf, so that's perfect for him. The staff members are excellent. Everybody is just super, super nice. However, I don't care for the dining room because it's all like barbecue food. Our home ..."

"I chose to live here in Colonnades because it is not far from my family. It's also very nice and it's a gated community. The people are very friendly and very helpful. They give you all the information about everything you can and can't have, and eve..."

"I visited Mas Verde Mobile Home Estates. It was too expensive. It's basically modular homes, and there are some trailers in there. It was a very nice community. It was very well kept, and I was trying to get away from having to mow my garden and do s..."

"I visited The Meetinghouse at Bartow last year. It's for low-income people, and it's been there for a while now. It's a nice place, and people like to live there. I never really met anyone except the person in charge of the apartments, but he was re..."

"I like the fact that Beacon Terrace has residents who are related to me and are elderly. It has a nice area. It’s very current and modern. They have activities, like shuffleboard and things like that. They have the ability to have outside assistance,..."

"It was beautiful. The people there were very interested in why we were there. They talked to us. The residents and the staff were very friendly and very informative. Everybody seemed to love everything about it. The apartments were beautiful. We saw ..."

"We toured Orange Manor West. I like how clean it is, and it's very well taken care of. The roads are smooth, and everything is beautiful. The staff I met was very nice. All of them are modular homes. It was all wonderful. The only thing I don't like ..."

"I'm staying in my own home within Cypress Lakes, which is a 55+ community. I came in and I like what they have here. The staff is very nice, cordial and very helpful. The food has been pretty good, too. They have plenty of activities, like golf clubs..."

"My husband and I liked the Osprey Heights Gracious Retirement Living. We had lunch there and met some people living there who were very friendly. I wasn't really comfortable with the girl who took us around so that's why I wanted to go back and see t..."