The Best Independent Living Communities in Wicomico County, MD

"It was an excellent place. The staff was very congenial, informative, and answered all of our questions. The food was excellent, and the dining area was nice, clean, and very well prepared. They had a gym, and the rooms were very nice."

"We visited Lakeside at Mallard Landing. We talked with them about both assisted living and independent living, and it was very positive. I liked the level of attention. We felt they gave very good personal attention. I liked the activities that they had involved in their facility, the trips into the community they provided, and the rooms and suites there. They have a lot of activities as well as trips into the community. They're right next door to a lake and a park. They have a salon. We saw the menus for the month and I was impressed with them, but we did not try the food."

"We're on the waiting list at Commonwealth Senior Living at Salisbury. They said they did not foresee anyone leaving, but they are building. They just got approval to build more cottages and they will be finished by July of 2023. We like it a lot. I don't know of any place around that would be as affordable in this location, we like or better than what that is, and we could get into sooner. Right now, we feel comfortable with that. It's just perfect for us. It's exactly what we're looking for. I like the three levels of care. You could go into independent living in a little cottage or if you needed assisted living, you could go to a larger building with apartments, and then there's a memory care unit should you or your spouse need that. I liked that the three levels were all there together, and I like the independent living because you could get it without a garage, but we like the option of a two-bedroom, two-bath, and one-car garage. It's about 1300 square feet. It's easy enough to manage, clean, and take care of, but not so small that you're bumping into your spouse every time you turn around. Most of them have a little sunroom, which is nice, too. It's a real bonus and it was laid out so well. I told the woman who was living in the apartment we saw, "It's as if someone said to me, design what your ideal senior living situation would be," because there was a kitchen cabinet for storing food and staples. You didn't have to use one of the kitchen cabinets. There was a large vertical storage area. It had a laundry room with a full-sized washer and dryer and a stationary tub. The bathrooms weren't huge, but they had a nice shower so that if your mobility gets more difficult, you could easily put a shower chair in there. You weren't stepping over a tub to get into a shower. It was pretty flat, so as your situation becomes a little worse, you still would be in a place where you could live and be able to take care of yourself. Of course, they do all the maintenance on the place and the landscaping and cutting of the grass. You don't have to worry about it anymore. When they get the new assisted living building and the new cottages, they hope to offer a meal plan for independent living. Right now, they do not have any kind of meal plan, but they are anticipating that you could have some meals in the dining room, so you didn't have to cook every day, which would be nice. All of these things were exactly what we were looking for right down to a tee. We didn't get a full tour. We didn't get to see any of the assisted living or the memory care unit rooms because of COVID. The staff during the tour was very positive, very friendly, personable young woman, very nice, kind of reassuring, "We'll put you on the waiting list. I'm sure something will open soon." She just was very good about the whole thing. However, a couple of times, she'd say I will call you on such and such a date and she didn't. She didn't always follow up. I was having to call her. The apartments were very nice and very nicely laid out. They're a little bit older, but they're redoing them. If someone moves into assisted living and has to give up the cottages, they completely redo them, so that they all will be very nice and new when you move in."

"I went to Homes at Gateway Village 62+. I like the fact that the apartments are like little private homes. And, I like the fact that the staff was friendly. But when I originally went to do my tour, they closed early. So, I didn't like that. It says they closed at 4:00 but they were closed around 3:45, so I don't like that. But other than that, that's it. I only got a chance to see a model home that seemed to be pretty clean. It looks like it's renovated, so it does look like it's a little updated. I saw the eating room. I saw the, I don't know if it was a pool, but I got a chance to look in the window because like I said they were closing early, so the light was off. But I did get a chance to peek in the window. It seemed to be clean and nice."

"Victoria Park at Sassafras Meadows was very nice and very clean. It's in a very nice residential area with new homes around. They have a theater room, an exercise room, and a beauty salon. You go outside with a deck/a sunroom. They're like apartments. They're not like buildings. It's not like it's a nursing home. It's a senior community and other people live there. The staff was very friendly, very helpful, and answered questions about the complex."

We are a faith-based, family-run assisted living facility. At Carols Home of Blessings, we believe that believes our seniors deserve the highest respect and dignity and to enjoy their golden years in a safe, peaceful, and homily environment. We are committed to giving the best care possible, knowing we are held accountable by a higher power.To learn more about this provider’s license and review other available state reports, please visit: Maryland Office of Health Care Quality Licensee Directories