The Best Independent Living Communities in Putnam County, IN

"Traditions at Reagan Park is absolutely beautiful. The staff was very helpful. The only drawback that makes them be number two is the location of the independent living. It's not as convenient for people to get to the dining room. It's absolutely the most beautiful one I've ever seen in my life, but it's because it's separate. It appears to me that it could be difficult in winter or bad weather for people to go to the dining room or to the activities."

"The Oaks at Brownsburg was very nice, very clean, and organized. Erica toured us and she was also very nice and thorough with everything. The place was beautiful, but it's just too much for my pocket. The floor plan was very nice with the kitchen, living room, a nice big bedroom with a walk-in closet, and a nice big bathroom. I really liked it. They have a small studio, single bedrooms, and then they have a bigger bedroom. They had a library and a TV room where they could go to see movies. Everything was nice."

"My grandmother lived in the Assisted Living Community at Asbury Towers in Greencastle, In., while recovering from a hip fracture. The facility is beautiful, the nurses are amazing, and they even have an Aviary with lots of colorful birds for the residents! The food was amazing, I ate with my grandmother a few times while visiting, and I wanted to stay!The nurses were very attentive, and developed relationships with the residents, which was nice. My Grandmother talked a lot about the nurse who would bring her new baby granddaughter to visit the residents.The care she got at Asbury was excellent, and I would definitely recommend checking into Asbury if you have a relative in need of care in the Greencastle area. "

"I toured Woodland Terrace of Danville. The best part was that I would get an apartment that nobody had ever lived in before. So, everything was brand new. It would make a difference in the cleanliness and the newness of the appliances and all that. I did not like the layout of the apartment though. The staff was super nice. It was super clean. I felt very much at home. I was going to go with them right away until I had a chance to go to the apartment I'd be living in and then I realized that it was a lot smaller. It was just too hard to figure out the placement of my furniture where it would go."

"Park Square Manor is an awesome place. When I moved in, I was grieving. I lost my husband but the people here are wonderful. The staff is wonderful. I live in a studio apartment, but they also have one- bedroom apartments and two-bedroom apartments. Anything that you would look for, it's wonderful. They give you food and everything's furnished. The apple pork loin is delicious. They have bingo and dirty poker. So, it's really fun. We just had a fall festival yesterday and it was wonderful. We had music come in that played for the people. We have Bible study on Thursday and church on Sunday. Dirty Poker is only on Friday and then on Wednesday, we all gather and have drinks. Then they have people come in and talk to us and entertain us. It's wonderful. For the most part, the food is pretty good. They just hired a new cook on staff. So, things are getting better and better each day. I truly believe it's a wonderful place. They are caring, loving, and kind. You get the word of God, too. You just get a little bit of everything. I think everything that you get is worth it. It's just getting out of my budget."

"I'm living at Broadstone Pointe Apartments. I've been here for less than one year now. I love my apartment. It's a two-bedroom. I use one bedroom for my office. It's not huge, but it's got a balcony, which I love. The staff members are not that interactive. They try to be helpful, but yet they don't do a whole lot. It's hands-off most of the time. They cut corners with maintenance, too. The elevator was down for about a week, and I live on the third floor, so everybody had to take the stairs. So that's my biggest problem. I noticed there were mouse droppings in the stairwell, too. I reported that and they cleaned that up. It's not there any longer, but there was a lot of it. If a resident had not mentioned it, they would not have cleaned it up. They have a pay washer and dryer on the first floor. I have access to that, but I didn't want to. I bought my own washer and dryer. I have a refrigerator and an electric stove. Everything's electric here. They have a garage, but right now it's full, and there's a waiting list to get on to the garage, and I'm on a waiting list for that. They have an exercise room, which is below average. It's got an old recumbent bike. It looks like it's been donated, and it doesn't work well. They have a treadmill and some weights. They have a library, which is stocked with donated things from previous residents. They have a computer station, but it never works, so that's pretty useless. They have a kitchen and dining area that if you want to use it, you're welcome to You just have to go in and tell them that you're going to be cooking down there. You have to reserve it, which is no problem. And once a month, a vendor will come in and we will have bingo. I like the location."

"I toured Brownsburg Meadows Assisted Living. I saw the memory care and a little bit of assisted living. I loved it. It was very good. It seemed very caring. I felt it was very loving, it was very clean, and it was new. The people there seemed to know the residents and the residents seemed happy. I saw one room, and I thought it was really good. It was empty. It was very clean and roomy as such for a studio. I like the availability of the sink, the fridge, and a big closet. It was good. I liked it."

"I'm in a three-story apartment building for people 55 and older on a fixed income and it's Thornbury Pointe. We have bible study once a week, we have cards a couple times a week, we have Friday night movies. There are activities. People just get together and talk. The staff is very good. Our manager loves to cook and so she'll fix lunch for everybody. We have a nice kitchen. It has a dishwasher, a nice stove, and a microwave. It's gas heat and gas hot water. The maintenance man here is very nice and very knowledgeable in how things go. That's the only two staff members we have. The people here all get along pretty well. We tend to help each other if somebody is down or sick. We try to take them down to dinner, or if they feel like they're closed in, we'll all go out to lunch or something like that. We help each other. And then besides the three-story building, they also have some cottages with garages. You can rent a garage there. In this building the mail comes to the first floor in our mailboxes. Packages are delivered to our door. We have trash bins at the end of the building. It's very well-maintained and clean. The layout is very good. You come in the main door and there's an elevator that takes you up to the second and third floor. And as you get off the elevator, there are signs to tell you which way the apartments are or whatever apartment you're looking for. The value for the money is pretty good, and we have just received Section 8 clearance."