Independent Living Communities in Springfield, MA

"We chose Stonebrook Village at Windsor Locks for my mother-in-law because she's lived in that area and is comfortable there. The staff has been wonderful, everyone is just wonderful and welcoming. Her room there is very nice and very clean. There's been a maintenance guy there that's been helping her, there's a nurse and a house-keeper; it's great. I don't have a lot to compare it to, but I'm very happy with the care that she's getting and I'm very happy that the move went very smoothly. They have tons of activities. Every day they have activities, plus they have a spa there, a movie room, plus there's beautiful seating outside. It's great."

"Excellent clean facility Staff is very kind and considerate to the residents Available to the families of residents always respectful and caring "

"Mom is getting excellent care at Emeritus at South Windsor. I know that they have plenty of activities, but at the level my mom is at right now, I don’t think she participates in them. They have a wonderful staff and I think they pretty much follow up all the way around as much as they can. "

"White Oaks Manchester was very nice. It has a nice dining area, a nice library area, and a nice little gym area. It's an independent living and the facilities were very, very, very similar to the other places I looked at. The young lady that helped me, her name is Adore, was wonderful. I'm looking for a 2-bedroom, and so they showed me one of the smaller 2-bedrooms and that was fine. Then they showed me a larger 2-bedroom, which was outstanding. I think she said it was 1100 square feet or something like that, but it's a good size. They have a small outdoor patio that you can go out and sit in and it's private. Or you can come down and sit outside in the front where they have rocking chairs, tables, umbrellas, and things like that. I like that aspect of it. You have the option of socializing if you like. I'm a pretty social person, I talk to strangers all the time. You also have your own private space. I didn't get to see the menu but the snacks that the chef left for us were very nice. I saw a nice library, a game room, puzzles, cards and stuff like that. You can see there was plenty of those types of activities available."

"Hoffman SummerWood generates a lot of people of the Jewish faith. It is basically built by Jewish people, so the food is kosher, and the majority of their residents are Jewish. There is nothing wrong with that, but I didn't think my parents would acclimate to that type of environment. It was clean and beautiful, but it wasn't what my mom and dad would need. The staff was excellent. The individual that showed us around was great. She answered a lot of questions. At the end, she actually had the chef prepare three meals for me to bring back for my mom and dad. It was a salmon salad, which was just very lovely. It was absolutely beautiful. However, it would have been nice if the grounds were kept up a little bit more. There were patio chairs tipped over, and it could have been because it was raining the night before, but other than that, it was absolutely gorgeous, it just wasn't what my parents would probably feel comfortable in. The rooms were beautiful, but I was looking for a place that had a patio. I was a little discouraged that they didn't have that because that's like a big piece of what would probably sell my mom, the opportunity for her to break out of her room and have a space of her own and not necessarily to have to walk through the whole facility to go out into the courtyard."

"My mom moved to Connect55+ Manchester. Everybody's nice, however, on the second day the washing machine broke, but other than that everything has been great. Everybody's been super nice. The staff is nice. If you see anybody, they introduce themselves, tell you what they do, and offer to show you around. They're very kind and helpful, and a really nice group. The facility is nice and clean. Everything's brand new. They've just built it these past years. They've got a full-time activities director. She's got everything and we did charcuterie boards one night. There's some kind of exercise thing every day. They have movies and there are games. My mom has a two-bedroom apartment for $2,100 in a full community with activities and comes with a washer and dryer and trash service. It's pretty good."

"We will be moving into Avery Heights. The feeling we got walking in the front door was that it was an active, friendly place. Everybody was upbeat and walking around with smiles on. The staff was very friendly, outgoing, helpful, and very happy to be there doing programs with the actual residents. We had lunch with them, and it was okay. Everything was well kept. Everything looked like it had been maintained well. They have a fairly new pool on the ground floor and there are lots of other group activity rooms. There are plenty of places for people to be. I was very impressed with the rooms. We saw an older room that had not been through the rehab process yet. It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. There's plenty of square footage and a very nice balcony looking over a beautiful garden. There's great lighting in the room. It's a lovely space."

"I've gone to Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing to visit the place and I thought it was a pretty good area, especially the surroundings. It was a nice community and the people were very friendly. They would give you 30 meals a month, take you to your doctor's appointments or pick up your medications. They had a very, very nice two-bedroom apartment where each person had their own bathroom. The grounds were beautiful."

"You could not find a more loving, nurturing place than the Morningstar unit for people with dementia at Monastery Heights, My mom spent more than a year there before she died and the care was beyond anything I or my family could have imagined,"

"Because Heritage Woods is cost effective for us, we decided on this community for my father. They seem effective for the cost that they were charging as opposed to some of the other possibilities. I didn't think any of the other facilities would have anything more to offer to warrant what they were charging. First off, I like best the fact that they gave us pretty much an open platform. They told us, 'Whatever you need, let me know and we'll make it happen,' and they have followed up with it. The staff there has been very, very gracious. I have not seen one person with a bad attitude yet. Right now my dad is in a shared room. There isn't another person in his room at the moment, but they may eventually be. However, not only does he have his own space for his bedroom and what-not, he's also got a little kitchenette. It is a shared kitchen area. He also has very spacious bedroom and bathroom. He can wheel his wheelchair directly into the bathroom and shower. My dad is also very pleased with the food. They also have some very fun activities like football for the guys, etc. Just recently, they had a concert there. My dad called me the other night and said, 'You know what? It doesn't get any better than this.' He is extremely happy with where he is right now. "

"My parents are residents of Providence Place at Ingleside. I would say it's well-run, it's very clean, and the food is good. The grounds are lovely; it's just a lovely place to be. They have all kinds of group exercises. They do movie nights. They have a crafts room where they do scheduled crafts. They take the van with people out on regular shopping trips, pharmacy runs, and bookstore runs. They have a lovely dining room with good food, and a nice little coffee breakfast room. In general, it just seems to be a very nice place. The staff is just wonderful. I have eaten there myself, and it's very good. If you have ever seen it, you know it has to get a five, it's beautiful. I think they offer a wide selection of activities, and they even made it work through COVID by taking them outside, physically spacing, and still being able to get some movement in. So, I was very impressed with them."

"I know a couple of people that lived in Residences at Mill 10. It is beautiful. The apartments were very nice. The ceilings were about 20 feet high. The setup was good. It was nice and open. When you come into the front door, you walk right into the kitchen area where there's a big, huge island. Then the living room is beyond that with an open concept. There's wood in the ceilings and it's got very large windows. So, it's very airy, and very bright. My friend's bedroom seemed a little small, but it had a very large walk-in closet off of it, and a nice, large bathroom. The only drawback was she lived at the end of the building, so she was on a corner, and when you come off the elevator, you're going to walk a mile to her apartment. They have exercises and a walking path right near there. They got central air/heat and they have pretty good security. I think the money you pay is worth it, because it was kind of a sliding scale type thing, and she was able to apply some kind of way to get assistance to pay."

"Day Brook Village Senior Living was very clean and welcoming. The room size was a little small on what we're looking for. They had a nice dining room, but it was a little too small. The staff was very helpful and knowledgeable."

"We found The Arbors. It is close to home, so the travel is easy. We like that they had a lot of activities. They do cards, church services, and memory care activities although my mother is not involved in those. They also have a bus, and they bring their tenants to different activities outside the facility. The staff is very friendly and very attentive. The place is very nice and very clean, and they maintain it well. They have 3 entrées every sitting, and they have 2 sittings every day. The dining room is nice. "