Independent Living Communities in Elkhart, IN

"We live at The Village at Arborwood Senior Community. It's an independent living community and we've been here for about a year and a half. It's been a very positive experience. We're very pleased with it. They're very loving in the sense that they take good care of the people who are here. They're open to suggestions. We've enjoyed it. We're very positively oriented towards it. There's a library onsite. There's an activity sheet. At the beginning of each month, they publish a brochure consisting of about six to maybe ten pages with the activities that are planned for that month and a calendar of events so that if you want to see what's going on next week, it's easy enough to do and then they have buses that take you shopping if you wish to. They have different activities for people, both men and women. They've got bingo. The food is ala carte. You get a menu of different items at the beginning of the week, and then you select what you'd like. If you like to have a meal at that time, you can. If you don't want a meal, you don't do that. It works out pretty well. They'll have singers come in. It's a very positive experience for people who live here. I don't think I've ever run across anyone who has a bad word for it. Like every place, you probably can find room for improvement, but I don't have any problems at all. I'm sure most of the people here don't either. They're very positively oriented towards it. It's just a good community and it's a safe community. The staff members listen. They fix things if needed. They're very attentive to what you have to say. If you need help, they're there to give you help. They have people who come in, for example, they'll do your wash if you want and they maintain your area. They'll do whatever is required to make sure that you're comfortable. They have the pull cords in case you need help. There are a lot of activities that you can choose from, from card playing to bingo to bowling. They have Wii bowling and a ton of different activities. The value that you get here is exceptional for the money that you pay. We couldn't be happier. We're not rich, but at least we're not destitute either because of the monthly payments."

"I live in Juniper Place. It is part of the Greencroft Retirement. I have lived here for three to four years now. They have been very clear and very effective. They provided what they said they would. With the pandemic, they have been making adjustments. Many are so that you can't hold them responsible one way or the other. I like the food, and I like the service. They have a variety of activities. They haven't been doing those during the pandemic for obvious reasons, but I have seen them do different card games. They have somebody cleaning all the time. They have somebody mowing the grass when it needs to be mowed. If you have a problem with a bathroom stopped up, they are there within a half a day. Value for money is excellent."

"I'm going to move into Whispering Pines. It seemed great. It's not spacious, but it's going to have amenities for my husband. I have to move where he can get to the bottom floor because he is wheelchair bound, but I'm not that enthused because the rooms and the bedrooms are not large enough for me. The staff was very nice."

"I toured Waterford Crossing. The difference with them is that you buy a duplex, and when you leave, you sell it. Whereas the others, you kind of buy in, but you don't get your money back if you have to move, so that's a big difference. It was more out in the country. Everything seemed nice, friendly, and clean. The staff who toured me around was very nice. It was more like a little village with little houses and stuff that you bought into. It's like a little community and everybody has yards and stuff."

"My mother is at Saint Paul's. The staff is very caring. I have had lots of good conversations with the nurses and the aides there. She ended up moving from there into the hospital for a while and then rehab again and we weren't sure if she was going to be able to move in. They all loved Mom. They wanted her to come back and they said, "Whatever it takes, she can come back." They're very sweet and she's got a good friend there, too. We had Thanksgiving dinner there and it was pretty good. She has a studio, so there's a bathroom and a living room, bedroom combination. They've got lots to do there. She also has PT there, and she likes having mass every day. They come right to the floor, so I think that's good because a lot of them can't get off the floor. They try to have something every couple of days for them to do. I've only participated in making Christmas decorations. Compared to other places, value for money is very good."

"I've been living in William C Ellison Apartments for almost 2 years and I like it because it's a building for seniors. The staff is good, we have just the manager and 2 other people including the coordinator. I'm in a 1-bedroom apartment, I furnished it myself, and it's got a refrigerator and a stove. There is a lot of different stuff in the building like the library, but I don't go in there. It's an independent living and they offer meals if you want them. They give us a lot of stuff. The coordinator makes a lot of things happen like we have church services coming in and a lot of other things going on. We just got a new manager; she's only been here for 2 months but she's good at doing her job. Our coordinator has been here for 10 or 11 years. She's a long-time coordinator in this place and she's good."

The Sparrow House is a family-owned and operated Adult Foster Care (AFC) facility that provides quality care for the elderly in a home-like setting. Our facility offers six private bedrooms that are fully furnished, in addition to spacious community and outdoor areas. Our low resident-to-staff ratio ensures exceptional care that is personalized to the individual needs of each resident. We understand how difficult it can be to leave your own home, and the magnitude of this decision is not one we take lightly. We are proud to offer a higher level of senior care where our residents thrive in an environment that promotes independence, dignity, and respect.To learn more about this provider’s license and review other available state reports, please visit: Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Adult Foster Care Search