Independent Living Communities in Cheektowaga, NY

"I liked Williamstowne Village Senior Apartments because they don't have any kind of restriction on what you make. The other ones that I looked at all had restrictions. I could only make a certain amount of money. The last one I went to, I made more than what their restriction was, so I couldn't go there. This one doesn't have any restrictions. The apartments were very roomy. There are one or two bedrooms, they're compact but they're roomy, they're very well kept, and the grounds are taken care of very well. They have a heated in-ground pool, 9-hole mini-golf course, beauty salon, a community center, a lunch program Mondays through Fridays, hiking and walking trails, horseshoes, picnic grounds, fish pond, and outdoor sitting areas. They have on-site activities, holiday dinners, bingo, and card games, exercise classes, mass and Bible study, birthday celebrations, summer barbecue and luaus, and breakfast and coffee socials. They also have offsite trips like Canalside boat trips, casino, buffalo zoo sightseeing, botanical gardens, downtown attractions, and popular restaurants. They've got quite a bit of things to do. If I go there, I'm going to be in the same basic community so I don't have to change where I go grocery shopping. I don't have to change my prescriptions and where I'm getting them. I can go to the same places. For the meals, they have a calendar for the residents with what they are going to be serving all month long."

"I chose Maryvale East Senior Apartments for my dad because the apartment is just the right size. It is on the ground floor with one bedroom, a very nice sized kitchen, and a huge bathroom. They also have a satellite disk, which is included for the first three months that he is there for free. They have package deals that the person can choose from that will suit their budgets. The electric bill is also included in their rent. It is in a very clean building in a big complex, which is essentially located near everything that he needs like shopping and doctor's offices. They have activities like bowling and bingo. They have trips to the casino, the farmer's market, and the town's park. They have movie days. The management is very friendly and attentive to the client's need. Any time a resident needs help, all they have to do is call. The maintenance guy is on-call 24/7. They also have a number for them to call in case of emergency. The other seniors are very friendly. I felt so comfortable that my dad is there. During our visit before my Dad moved there, he went inside the seniors' room and introduced himself, making friends with the people there. He is happy there and I recommend it to others. "

"This facility is excellent. The staff personnel are professional and accommodating. Condition of facilities and maintenance are top notch. Cannot recommend Presbyterian Village at North Park highly enough. "

"My apartment here at StoneGate of Clarence is large. I have a garage attached. There's a clubhouse. There are donuts every Wednesday. There's breakfast every Friday. There's an exercise room and a game room. The food is OK."

"The size of the apartment at The Belvedere is 1300 square feet, which is good. The place is new, it's only four years old. It is very well maintained. They have several seating areas outside the apartments where groups can gather by a fireplace and couches. It almost has a hotel feel. They have a swimming pool, and a golf putting green. They have a coffee area. They have a large community area, which has a pool table and a couple of televisions. They have painting classes and a crafts room. It has the convenience of elevators, and the place has a very pleasant atmosphere."

"I toured Seneca Pointe Senior Apartments. It was a good experience, but my mom wasn't crazy about it, because she thought it was too big; too much walking. Their apartments looked nice. I thought it was clean, and everything was kind of easy to navigate. They had a salon, and no library, but they had a nice community room too. I know they played their bingo, went on outings on a bus, and had exercise programs."

"Brompton Heights has only one room and no kitchenette. They have a lot of activities. I was looking for a little smaller home, and I think Brompton has 175 in-house. They have crafts room and movie rooms. The facility was setup nicely, but I didn't like the one room, and I didn't like too many residents. As for staff, every place I went was very friendly and very nice. I would recommend any of them to go to see for themselves, but I prefer the one with the bedroom separated from the main room. "

"I visited Canterbury Woods. It's a long-term care, and I would be able to use my long-term care insurance. They had 24/7 security there at the desk. Nurses are there in case you get sick or ill. They have assisted living, independent living apartments and they have like a rehab, in case you're not well, you may go with assisted living, and if you do better maybe move on to independent living, and then if you happen to feel ill, they do have a rehab facility among their list. And you have the usual long-term care insurance so that's not that costly. And they have their nurses there. And the security round the clock. I'm on their list. They told me to come back when I'm about 75, even though they have the 55+ community. Now, I can check in to my long-term care policy. They cost more because they provide all the meals, the transportation to medical appointments, they have the services where they go on trips and they take you full shopping. It's a new facility and just opened in 2020. I toured it yesterday. It's very nice and I liked it. I would say more than a place I am now. You can't get pass through it. You would have to go pass the security to get in. I also get a tour about a year ago. Definitely nice. I had a lunch there and the food was delicious. I can't get to remember what we had but it's kinda like gourmet food. What they do if they had tours and they did have the food provide ten people and they invite you to lunch, and you see the facility. They were very wonderful. The dining area is very beautiful. It's very, very beautiful. But that one would be in my future. And I'm just on that list. And I would have to check to my long-term care insurance, that would be in the future. But I'm looking for something more temporary, so I can get my medical need, cause I got reported because I've been missing a lot of medical appointments. The Canterbury Woods Gates Circle is a part of a continuum of care, where they have assisted living there, they had independent living, and if you happen to get ill, there is a rehab for you, so you buy into a continuum of care and they alter your cost you might need assisted living if you require nursing care, and then you may get well and go to independent living. Canterbury Woods is like a 70-80 group. I won't fit in there at this time."

"Timon Towers Apartments is a modern high-rise located in a very nice neighborhood. The apartments are a little bit on the small side. It has a kitchenette with an oven range and a refrigerator. It is a busy place with a lot of medical personnel coming and going all the time. It has outdoor parking. The place is clean and very well managed, given the fact that it is a busy place. There are common areas and they are quite large, but there's nobody there. The books on the bookshelf looked like they had been there for years and years. The staff who gave me the tour was very professional and was able to answer every question I had."

"We moved in. This is in the retirement community. I just like it. You're pretty much on your own. I have everything in my apartment. I have my own washer and dryer in my unit. They have a receptionist. That's the only staff they have, and they have building maintenance. The people there are wonderful. They have some things to do. It's things that we get together and decide to do. Again, there's no staff that helps us do anything, so we go out to dinner if we want to, but it's not organized like a senior community where people are more dependent on others. You are all on your own here."

"We went to the Symphony Circle Active Living. That would be my number one choice. What I liked most were the services that they offer, the menu, and the cleanliness. I saw a one-bedroom that would be perfect for me. It was very clean. A lot of activities, arts and crafts, and a movie theater. The security is fine. The outdoor space was nice. They had a big variety in the menu, you don't have to eat at a certain time, their meals are spaced. They had three different cafeterias or dining areas. I liked the fact that you had options. If what they were serving was something that you didn't want, you had other options where you could get soup, or salad or they just had a big variety, for example, the day that I was there, they were having a pig roast."

"Mary Agnes Manor was excellent and they have very, very good people. They treat us like family, they make us feel welcome and comfortable, and we like that. When we dropped my grandmother off, it was a good feeling. They make you feel like family. The rooms have a beautiful view, and they're relaxing and safe. From my point of view, they're very good. Everybody says the staff treats you like family and they're pretty good. They have movies once in a while, they play bingo, they exercise, and they do puzzles. They have pretty good activities. The community's layout is good. It's next to the lake. Value for the money is reasonable."

"I'm staying at the Brighton Square Senior Apartments in Tonawanda. It's an independent living apartment and it's close to home. It's just very convenient. If you need anything done, there's always help available. The staff is very nice and very cooperative. I make my own meals. There are handrails all over the place, inside and outside of your apartment. There's a salon and a courtyard. The bathroom is handicapped-accessible too. The shower is just a complete walk-in and flat with the floor. The upkeep is excellent. My family doctor is just down the road and I'm close to shopping if I need it so it's just a really good central place to be."

"I was a resident of Meyer Pointe Senior Apartments. It was okay. There was a change in management and that's when I got a little turned off with it because the new manager was so rigid. He didn't talk to people and the office was closed a lot. Whereas the first manager was very courteous, open-minded, and pleasant. My sister was living with me at that time. It was enjoyable, and even though I didn't partake in a lot of the extracurricular activities, my sister did. It was nice and secure. Our visitors have to buzz to be let in. We had a washer and dryer in our apartment and two full bathrooms. The square footage could have been a little bit bigger. The price started going up and up. With me being in and out of the hospital as much as I was, and my sister being as elderly as she was, my son didn't necessarily have the time to go in and help reorganize my bedroom. So some of the deliveries I would get just ended up in the living room. So, it made it a little cluttered, and that's why we were asked to leave because it was cluttered. It is starting to be more trouble than it's worth. The residents that lived there were very nice, and if we called for maintenance to fix something, they came easily within the day. We were on the ground floor, and for a while there, we were plagued with ants. We had to be very careful with ants, and it was a relatively new building."