Independent Living Communities in New Castle, IN

"I toured Harter House. The facility was very nice. They had ramps around the lot, which made it quite difficult for me because I was still walking. So, getting up the ramps was hard, but they did have trash chutes on each floor. It was very clean. It has been remodeled recently. The staff who gave the tour was very nice. The residents seemed very nice. There were two ladies at the door as we left, who told us goodbye and smiled very nicely, very friendly. You could get your mail inside the building, which was another very nice thing."

"My mother was in Bethany Pointe Health Campus. She really enjoyed it, and especially she enjoyed their food. She said they had excellent food. She went in for rehab and she was in one section for COVID-19. She had occupational and physiotherapy. I think she improved as much as she could, but she's going to be close to 100, so we didn't think she was going to jump up and be running around the block, but she got stronger. I didn't taste the food, but she liked it so much, and she's pretty picky. I think once she got out of the isolation area, she had a private room. She was able to go down into the areas where people kind of congregated. She rolled herself to see people going up and down the hall and that sort of thing. She said she really liked the room. I think it's a pretty new area. It may have been renovated. She said it was very pretty and she enjoyed it. It's very comfortable. She liked looking out the windows and that kind of thing. They had a courtyard, but she couldn't go outside at the time. They had another area where people could sit and talk and kind of meet new people. That was all in their newer renovated areas. She was very pleased with it. She's legally blind, so she really didn't participate in puzzles or anything of that nature. She enjoyed the socialization part of it. The staff was fairly good. I called them for updates."

"Westminster Village Muncie is out of our budget range but it's very nice. It's very clean, the nurses are very nice and they are helpful. They have a lot of things that you can do, and a beauty shop. And from what I saw, it was very nice. I had a meal there and it was very good. In terms of value for the money, it's way overpriced, they've used up all her money and so she has to move."

"We found a place for my mom here in Anderson, and it is called Anderson Primrose. We love it, and it's perfect. We like everything about it. We visited both assisted and independent living. It's very comfortable. It has call buttons in every room of her apartment, there is a full kitchen where she can make her tea, and she can do her laundry, which she still does. Plus, I have two daughters and various other relatives who are a ten- to twenty-minute drive from there, so I can help her with that until she gets to the point where she needs more care. The staff is wonderful. She is great, and she has kept in constant contact with me. We're doing follow-ups just so we can stay on track with what they have available for the timeframe in which we're looking at moving my mom. They have an ice-cream parlor, there is a nice library, and it is all enclosed where she can just walk outside and there will be assistance if she needs it. It's just very comfortable and really cozy. Their dining area is beautiful, too."

"When we walked into CrownPointe of Greenfield, we didn't have an appointment, but they were very nice to stop what they were doing and take us around. The place was very old. It needed to be remodeled. It was very dark and I don't think seniors need that kind of darkness either, but the lady gave us everything and was very informative. She showed us a couple of floor plans and told us the rates. The rooms were extremely small. They took the Medicaid waiver, though."

"I've moved into Majestic Care Connersville. It's independent living, which means that we don't get the same services that the skilled care buildings do. The one-bedroom apartments are wonderful, good- sized, and comfortable. I would gladly say anybody that wanted to do independent living, please come. It's just one building and it's quiet and you don't have anybody above or below you. Everybody is nice to you. Nobody bothers you. It's peaceful. It's gorgeous and you can decorate your apartment however you want. All utilities are included with your rent. There's also free basic cable. The only thing that you would need to pay is for your own phone bill if it's a landline or cell. It's an older building and some things need to be updated like the bathrooms, but they are all usable. They're just a little behind the time. The activities would be off at the senior citizen center about four blocks away. They don't have anything here for residents. There are some levels of activities for the patients in skilled care, but not for residents that are in the independent apartments. They do not provide meals if you are in independent living. However, many agencies can help you bring food to you. Every apartment has a kitchen."

"We had a tour of Springhurst Health Campus. The place was beautiful, and they were very involved with the residents. They make sure they get out and do lots of stuff. The person who gave the tour was very nice. They had amenities like a gym, salon, and a game room. They also had a nice outdoor space. It's located very close to everything, to the town, hospitals, restaurants, and shopping. The place itself was very clean and very nice."

"I toured Briton Falls. The homes are very nice. The actual clubhouse was marvelous. It was all very positive. The person who gave us the tour was the real estate agent. She lives there. She took us on a tour of the clubhouse, and the facilities, and then showed us some homes."