CARING STARS WINNER
4610 Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
4.6
(21 reviews)
"I'm a resident of Independence Village of Des Moines. They have nice people and lots of activities. I like the condition of the residents and the overall environment. There are a few appliances in the apartment. You get a refrigerator and air-conditioning. As far as personal amenities like a microwave or toaster or something like that, you have to bring that with you or we have stores nearby that you can purchase them from. Three meals a day, electricity, and cable are included. We have a patio and smoking areas out back here and amenities also include transportation if needed. The staff is very supportive. If you have any problems, they help you work through them and get results. If they don't have the answers, they help direct us to a place where we can get answers from. They're very helpful. I'm really impressed with that. They cook for a lot of people. They have meals that they plan, and they have menus that they pretty much go by every day. It's very nice that it's also included in the price of the rent here. We have very good housekeepers. Just yesterday, we had an ice cream social in our main dining room that had live music and it was very, very good music. They keep the residents happy and busy. We go on outings and we have a happy hour. A lot of the older people sit around and drink beer and tell stories. It's just a very comfortable community setting where people get to sit around and talk about things. We have a sidewalk that surrounds the place and it encourages people to get out. We have wildlife that runs through here, deer and different types of wildlife that keeps interest of older people. I'm just glad that my daughter found me this place. It's more than just a village. It's a community of people that genuinely want to be together, share concerns and celebrate victories and stuff. I'm very glad that we came here."
$2,072