The 10 Best Independent Living Facilities in Middlesex County, MA

"We were directed to Windsor Place by a Care Patrol employee. From my first phone call to Sandra and virtual tour, I got a good feeling about this facility. They were very a ccomodating about a month of respite care while we looked for a permanent h..."

"I toured Atria Longmeadow Place. I liked everything. The location was beautiful. The place was beautiful. They had a gorgeous garden that you could go out and relax in. All the rooms had for either eating or socializing were incredible, just so nice...."

"Maplewood is a lovely, warm and inviting assisted living facility. My mother-in-law moved into Maplewood about three months ago and we have been so impressed with every aspect of the community. The physical campus is beautiful and includes very well ..."

"My sister is a resident of The Residence at Watertown Square. It's very nice. It has a view over the garden, it's furnished very well and has its own individual bathroom. It's not more than three doors away from the nurse's station. The whole facilit..."

"The Commons in Lincoln is excellent. The whole facility and the staff are wonderful. Mom has no complaints at all about the food. They have a swimming pool, lots of activities, and ways to get transportation to different places. If you needed more ca..."

"My mother-in-law moved into The Residence at Pearl Street 2 weeks ago. She is very comfortable and very happy there. So far, they're doing a nice job. It's a very beautiful and clean place. It was a former school, which they've done over. On the insi..."

"The Residence at Melrose Station was awesome. It's luxury senior living. It's for profit, but it's beautiful. It has everything anybody could really want if they can afford it. I liked everything about it. They have lots of activities. They have di..."

"I'm staying here at Cabot Park Village for December. I had dinner here with my sister before I came. They've got a pool, they have a driver five days a week, and the staff here is very nice. One time they gave me a ride to Cabot Park and on the way h..."

"It was such a lovely place. It was all so bright, cheerful, and beautiful. I enjoyed the place. The people seemed friendly. As for the downside, they're expensive. The apartment is spacious enough if you're ready for that change. The facility was ver..."

"We went to Brookdale Cushing Park. This is the first place we visited. My mother-in-law is going to take some time to figure out what she wants to do, but we enjoyed the tour and liked the facility a lot. We thought the community seemed very nice and..."

"Rivercourt Residences was beautiful. I like the location because I live in Groton. What stood out is it seems so fresh, new, and welcoming. The cookies they gave me were good, too. It was a chocolate chip cookie, and it was delicious. It was freshly ..."

"Heatherwood Gracious Retirement Living was completely elegant. It almost looks like a Castleburn over from England implanted in Tewksbury. Everything was beautiful. My downfall with the Heatherwood is there was only a kitchenette and not enough kitch..."

"I think Summer Place was great. The manager was very pleasant and very informative. He didn't push us around like we have to make a decision now. This place is wonderful. It's like a hotel. It's independent, but it's like community driven because the..."

"I went to Fairview Gracious Retirement. What I like about it is it's on the road, but the road is kind of a back road. It's not like a heavily traveled road. But it's just very nice and I like the size of it. It's not overly huge like the other facil..."

"I went to The Residence at Boylston Place. I was treated very well. They're upgrading their facility, so there was some construction going on but it didn't bother me. They're making it even nicer. By the time I'd be ready to move in if I did go there..."

"Kennedy Meadows Gracious Retirement Living is excellent. They're very nice and accommodating. As far as looking at it, it's very nice. They've got all the stuff. The staff is excellent. They're very concerned about their job. In terms of the structur..."

"Mom was at The Residence at Valley Farm for respite care. Everything from the food, the professionalism and friendliness of the staff, and the cleanliness of the place were all good. I've tried a meal once and it was pretty good. Mom's room was very ..."

"My mom is at Brightview Country Club Heights. The place, as expected, has nice accommodations. The common areas are pleasantly appointed, and my mom's apartment is very spacious. The staff is wonderful and very helpful from the move-in transition ..."

"We toured The Residence at Natick South. It has a very beautiful, elegant, and very formal setting. It required furnishing for even a short-term rehab stay. They did not provide a television. They had a white linen dinner every night, a well-appointe..."

"Pleasant Hill Retirement is fairly new. It seemed a lot more open and a lot more cheerful. It wasn't dark. And I got to talk to a few residents there, and they were all happy that they had made the move. The staff was very interested in meeting new p..."