Independent Living Communities in Franklin, IN

"Meadow Lakes is very nice. The staff is very informative because we were there not only to look over a facility since we were never in one. It is very nice and very clean. We walked through the whole facility, it looked to be nice, and the place is very clean. She showed me around like an exercise room and various other things. She explained what they have and meetings to keep the people busy. One of the main concerns was the financing we had available to work with. So that is more of fact finding information than anything else, and we got some good answers. My brother and I were trying to become educated on the process. "

"My father moved in and he likes it so far. They have all kinds of activities and he enjoys that. Their staff is fine and his room there is nice. The dining area there is very nice and set up in a formal concept, they also have an outdoor area. I would describe the overall atmosphere is comfortable."

"I visited Traditions of Columbus. It was a good tour. The community seemed very nice. It's quite a bit more expensive though. They have decent apartments. The staff who gave the tour seemed very nice, knowledgeable, and friendly. It seemed very neat and clean. You walk in and you don't smell odor or anything. We looked at their dining area. It seemed very nice."

"I lived at The Oaks at Plainfield for two-and-a-half years. I had a one-bedroom, one-bath. They have some smaller units. They don't have anything any bigger, but they supplied all utilities and three meals a day, so it was very nice. I have nothing against the people there, but their pricing is getting outrageous. The people living on Social Security can't afford that. Even if it did include utilities and three meals a day, they don't make that kind of money. There are a lot of people there that really should have been in assisted living instead of independent, but they didn't have any place to go. There wasn't any place available for them, so they were there. The staff was very nice and welcoming. They kept it very clean. They would come in and clean your room and do your laundry for you if you wanted them to. They brought my food to my room, but they had a really nice dining room. They have a theater, a beauty salon, and a very limited workout room, nothing like big equipment, but if it were physical therapy, they could help you with that. They had a crafts room. The food will keep you alive, but it is not the dietary food that those people need. We got a lot of pasta, a lot of sweets, and all of this other stuff. I am not a picky person, so I ate a lot. Some days, it was really good. There were three cooks while I was there, and I'm sure it's because they don't pay them very much. It's not bad, but there was a lot of wasted food because they would give us meat, and a lot of these people couldn't even cut it up. They're not thinking about the people they're cooking for. We had very few vegetables. They did field trips. They would take them on a shopping spree to Walmart. Once in a while, they would come to some place outside, like botanical gardens or something like that. Inside, there's not a lot. They tried to do exercise stuff, but people wouldn't do it. Even chair exercises, they didn't want to try. Their staff was very helpful. They listened to us, and they did the best that they could. It was just that the quality did not justify the price."

"I have moved into Encore 55+ Boutique Apartments - Plainfield. They have activities. They meet three days a week and have chair yoga. They have events. For History Month, they have a speaker come in and talk about Martin Luther King. They make it where you have to get to know your neighbors and they check on you, which I did not know. I got sick, and then one of my neighbors came and said, 'We didn't see you. We're just coming down to check on you,' so that was very nice, and they didn't have to do that. It's a very friendly and very active community. They have gone to the casinos, they make trips, they have cook-ins where we all bring something, and we also have fellowship down in the community area. It's a very welcoming community, and I like that. I have a two-bedroom-two-bathroom. I have a guest bedroom, which I like because now I can have my mom come to visit instead of having a one-bedroom. It's very spacious. I have plenty of room. It's very accommodating, and I love it. I have a nice little balcony. I could put a little table and chair out there. It's beautiful. I have a view of the courtyard, the tennis courts, and the pond. We also have a koi pond with little koi fish. We have an outdoor kitchen, and you're more than welcome to use it. It's just beautiful. And I like that everyone decorates for the holidays. It's Valentine's Day, and people have their wedding pictures out, and it's just beautiful. I love it. It's wonderful. The staff members check on you. We cook our own meals here, but they have a service that comes in twice a month. We have everything. We have our own movie theater, a yoga studio, a full-scaled gym, a hair salon, and housekeeping. They offer us free wine and beer every day. So, if you drink, you can go down and socialize and have wine and beer. You don't have to leave if you don't want to. It's a little expensive, but it is what it is because you pretty much have everything. Utility-wise, the only thing you pay for is your electricity. The internet is free except if you upgrade it, it's $10. So it's really up to you, but everything is covered."

"I visited Charter Senior Living of Gateway Park in Greenfield. They have independent living quarters where you're in with a lot of other people, and then they have individual houses with just wonderful accommodations. It's very expensive. They're running around $3,000 to $3,500 a month, and that's pretty heavy, but it's comparable to the prices that I've checked all around. When I am ready, that's the one I will probably use. It's just very nice, quiet, secluded, and has all the amenities that go with it. You can have independent living, and I still have my car, so I will have a garage, and everything, just like living in a regular residential area. They're just like regular houses. It has all kinds of restaurants and a lot of traffic around the area. It's also roughly about 10 miles from my current home, so that's the one I would want to use. In the big apartment complex, they have a swimming pool, a recreational workout, and stuff for staying fit. The workout room has stationary bikes and walking paths where you can walk your dog. They have food there that they fix, just like a restaurant. The price on the big house with all the apartments was a couple of hundred dollars less than the individual units. You just come out of your independent living house and walk into the big apartment-like place, and you have your breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They even have snacks. I've had lunch out there a couple of times, and the food was excellent. I've sampled some of their breakfasts, and a couple of times I was out there and had dinner with them. It's excellent, and everything about it is clean. It also smells good. I've found nothing that turned me against it."

"Sugar Grove was excellent. They showed us a two-bedroom condominium place, and it was perfect. The staff was very friendly and helpful. They had card games, arts and crafts, a dining area, and a sitting area to play the games and crafts in."

"American Village was nice, and the staff was nice and helpful. They helped a lot with the questions I had. From what I saw, the overall condition of the facility was good. It was clean. The rooms were nice. I liked that they cater to the needs of their residents, so that was good."

"I visited Traditions at Reagan Park for my mother. It appeared clean. We put my mom in their waiting list. What impressed me probably was the friendliness of the staff, the cleanliness of it, and their activities. "

"Harmony at Avon was excellent. I could be very happy there. The views were lovely. The place itself was well cared for and very nice. The person I spoke with was very accommodating, but very articulate. She could explain everything to me very well and was extremely nice. I ate there in the summertime, and it was good and had nice choices. I saw them doing some kind of crafts, and people were involved. They were the very best that I've seen in closets and storage."

Our company provides personal care for the Elderly, helping them to feel comfortable and content as they adjust to their new circumstances and changes in health. We understand that each client has different needs so we pry ourselves to catering to each Clients need. We provide all their meals, supplies, personal hygiene care, and caregivers for their personal needs. A Rn in the week to monitor their health. Activities and exercises to help them be active and engaged. Transportation to appointments is also available. We provide a safe and calming environment where they can feel at peace. A home away from home, a family away from family.To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Indiana Department of Public Health - Health Care Providers Consumer Reports

"Traditions at Solana was nice, and we were accommodated very well. The staff was very nice and knowledgeable. It was the largest of the places we visited that day, it was clean, and pleasant looking. The outside appearance and the landscaping were good. They had a lot of activities going on, they have transportation available, and a beauty shop on the premises."

"Sycamore Reserve is more for just senior living rather than assisted living and that suited me really well. I like the arrangement of the apartments and it's a nice place. It's a very nice place to live in. Everybody I met was friendly, they just didn't overdo their sales pitch and they let me reach my own decisions. They always explain how things are, and that was nice. They have 14 different floor arrangements in their apartments. Everyone I met on the staff was just real down-to-earth, polite and nice. They didn't mind joking with the residents, and they're very friendly. They were having some entertainment, a group was playing music and singing. Now, there weren't too many attending that. They were getting ready to set up the happy hour in the main lobby and were setting it up when I got there. The people were sitting around, talking and having a drink. When getting there, the traffic is the only drawback that I can see. It's located near a community hospital and that's where my doctors are affiliated with. They gave me a menu, they have a continental breakfast every morning, a nice lunch, and you can have whatever you want. It's just pretty nice. They had a nice dining room. On the upkeep, they had a cleaning service that I could get if I wanted it. Each one of the apartments had its own laundry, a washer, and a dryer, so you wouldn't have to hire anybody to do it for you. And I can have my grandkids come and visit, and they say I don't have to do any yard work. There's a nice swimming pool which is open when the city pools are open. And they haven't been open because of the COVID. The people taking the tour had to wear a mask. It was well kept up. One or two of the apartments that we've looked up were still under renovation. After residents leave an apartment they always go in and redo everything."

"I toured Traditions at North Willow. The rooms were nice. They were set up like apartments, and not a hospital. They have different activities every day. They have a beauty shop there, they have physical therapy, and they have doctors there, so my mom wouldn't have to go to a family practice doctor. She could get a medicine prescription and see a doctor there. The staff was very nice."