Independent Living Communities in Fayetteville, NY

"I toured the Holiday Maple Downs independent living and it was very nice and definitely adequate. The staff was very pleasant and very helpful. They told me all about the place, the facilities, and what's available there. The facilities were very nice, adequate, and very pleasant. The rooms were a little smaller than I would like but the layout was adequate."

"I visited Towne Center Retirement Community. It was good. All of the staff that I met were very friendly. I wasn't able to see one of the units because they were all full, but the woman who lives there was going to try and make arrangements for me to go back. She needed to check with somebody to see if she'd be able to take me into their unit. The community is excellent. I saw the dining area, the library, the fitness room, and the laundry room; I saw everything except for the room. The dining room is lovely. I only was dealing with one of them, but she was very good. They have so many activities, I can't even tell you. They provide transportation to different malls with their grocery stores and other shops several times a week. They have fitness activities, exercise classes, and they have movie nights and have fun."

"Brookdale Summerfield was very nice. It was like a very nice hotel quality for everything that they had. The staff was extremely personable and gave me a guided tour. Every single person came by and said hello. There were friendly greetings throughout. The facility was immaculate. Everything was clean. The only thing that I saw that would be poor was the chairs in the dining hall. Some of its covers were coming off. They explained to me that when COVID hit, they had sprayed a cleaning fluid to sterilize them and it caused the furniture to come apart. They were in the process of replacing those chairs in the dining room. Other than that, everything was gorgeous and immaculate. Everything was very new and beautifully set in a nice location. Anyone who looked out of any of the rooms had a nice view. It was well set up."

"My mom recently moved to Parkrose from Florida. She couldn't be happier. I left the decision up to her after looking around last summer. I truly feel she chose the best. The staff and residents are not only extremely friendly but very helpful. She was nervous moving in but that changed the first day when a couple of ladies knocked on her door and introduced themselves. She is happy and that is what is important to me. "

"The Oaks is an independent living facility. Both of my parents live there in a Bedroom plus den apartment. Included in the price are monthly cleaning services, free laundry machines, breakfast and dinner meals, shuttle service, and plenty of daytime and evening activities. The Bedroom plus den includes a large walk-in closet to complement 2 other closet plus a pantry. I have found the staff to be very caring, attentive to individual requests and quick to respond to community needs. The building and grounds are well taken care of. While the meals are kosher, there is a great variety offered at every meal. The portions are generous and the serving staff kind and attentive. The location of the facility is centrally located so that physician visits to any side of town are usually within 15 minutes. I am grateful that I don't need to worry about the atmosphere and location where my parents are staying! "

"My dad will be moving into The Nottingham. It's very nice, and the people were very polite. We were walking, and the staff was showing us the place. If a client walked by, they knew all the clients' names. It wasn't like, "Hey, how you doing?" They knew everybody that was there, which really surprised me for what they have. The place that he is going to rent or stay has a bathtub, and they're going to exchange it for a walk-in shower. So, it's going to be like the middle of May before they get the walk-in shower, and everything installed for them. He's starting with the independent, and it's affiliated with assisted living and the nursing home. So, he's there, and as he progresses he will still be in the same facility. We really like that idea too. They have like an exercise room, but they have a bike, the treadmill, but they have a physical therapist on hand that can set up a routine for you to help you. They are there if you need physical therapy, to help you through your physical therapy. They have a pool there, and it's not opened all the time, but when it is they have the lifeguards there. They have the water exercise, and then then they do have open swim, but it's not open 24-hours. It's open when they have the lifeguards there. They have a huge restaurant, and it's like a five-course restaurant. You can have your meals there, but they also have a little bistro around the corner of it, that if you just want like a sandwich or pizza, hamburger, or whatever salad they have, it's all right there. The only thing right now that they said is, because of COVID, if your family comes to visit and you want to have a dinner with them, you can order the dinner, but you have to take it back to your room, because residents are allowed to be there, but family members can't. They can come over, and you can have dinner with them, but you have to take your dinner back to your room. We didn't get to eat, but they said, as we get closer to the moving and everything, we can come over. We saw some lady who had a hamburger. They had a nice big hamburger, and then they'll ask you what you want. Hers was huge; everything in a hamburger: lettuce, tomatoes, onions; it was a good sandwich. It was very, very clean. The staff was wonderful. Everybody knew each other, that was what really impressed me. It didn't smell like old people, like some place you go to. It was a nice atmosphere there. They have buses that take them. He can drive if he wants to, but if he just doesn't feel like driving because of weather or whatever. They have buses that go to grocery stores, and they'll take you to a doctors' visit, whatever you need. The building was nice, it was clean. It had everything, the library. They had everything that he wanted."