Independent Living Communities in Glenville, NY

"At Kingsway Manor, they had a wide age group. They had assisted living, nursing home, and independent living all in one place, so you can go from one thing to the next as you get older. They had plenty of activities and a full schedule. One person took me around. The staff was very good. "

"The Eddy is very good to my Mom, she gets excellent care, the food is good and the living enviroment is excellent. The residents have daily activities that are interesting and keep the people involved. I have not had one call from the facility since she has been there. This is a good thing. "

"Glen Eddy was the nicest facility that we've found; that is why we chose this facility. The place is very clean. I can say the rooms are very good, but not great. They had very nice people that were very helpful and accommodating. It was geographically convenient for us. "

"I was very impressed with Coburg Village. The facilities themselves were quite nice and well maintained. There was a range of options available for people. You could eat three meals a day or just one meal a day. You could pick which meal you wanted. In addition to that, there's a bistro available where you can go and just order food separately, apart from the dining program itself. If they had guests over, they could go to the bistro and grab something to eat there. It had a fair degree of flexibility in the food options. The layout of the places was quite practical, and they also had a fairly extensive workout area. Even though it's designed for seniors, they had a pool, and they had other equipment that would be useful for strength conditioning for an old population, as well as anyone rehabbing from an injury. It was quite impressive. However, the one downside would be that they don't provide any assisted living at all. If you get to a point where you need some form of assistance, you have to move to a different facility. You can't age in place. The staff was wonderful. I didn't get to try the food, but I looked at it. I saw some other people eating it and it looked better than what I expected. I thought they kept the facility quite well. They maintained it well. If something got old, it seemed like they were inclined to replace it, which was nice."

"Summit At Mill Hill was nice. It was just extremely expensive. I think there was a buy-in requirement, which is about the price of a house upfront to get in. It was a lovely place. The grounds were beautiful. The inside was decorated. It was top-of-the-line. It was like being at a resort. They had a lot of activities going on. In all of their specialty rooms, like the gym and library, everything was done to the max. It was impressive. The staff were just lovely people. They would chit-chat with anybody who walked by. I saw people living there, happy. They were friendly, perky, and helpful. The apartments were very, very nice. You could make changes if you wanted to. You could opt to have carpeting or wood floors. You didn't have to take it as it was, but you paid for the changes. The rooms were just lovely. They were redecorated. A resident invited me in to look at her apartment and it was very different because she was a clutterbug type, but it was beautiful. It's arranged in clutter. It's very different from the model that you see that is like a hotel when you walk and everything is perfect. This resident's apartment was still very nice and very homey. He had a full kitchen and it's very modern. They were granite countertops."

"I did a tour of The Beltrone Living Center, and I like it very much. I took pictures, and the girl who gave the tour was great. They were just finishing their COVID clinic. They could go to some of the area restaurants, and that people can order out. Bags of food had arrived, and they were waiting to get their food because I was there late in the afternoon. I like the apartment, it's very spacious, light, and clean. But they don't have housekeeping, you have to hire somebody to come in. They have a dining room, and the grounds are lovely. They are right near the Crossing's Park in Colony, and right on the property, they have a couple of lakes. I was very impressed with it, and it's very affordable. I talked to my mother, she hasn't seen any of the pictures yet, but I said to her, "I like this place too", she said, "Oh, maybe I'll go see that." It's going to be tough because my mother does not like that community, as people in her business. They are beautiful, and well-maintained. Their staff, Rachel was wonderful."

"I loved Hearthstone Village. I went there last year and loved it. They had a pool, a balcony, and everything there. At first, I had gone to a girl named Allison, and I bonded with her. I liked her. I was just not as comfortable with the gentleman who toured me around last time. Their prices were just too high, too."

"I went to tour Carlton Hollow Senior Apartments. The tour was fine, but none of the buildings are connected and all the activities are in different buildings, so it's not useful for my mother. It's just like an apartment, there were no services and they offer no care. The person who gave the tour was fine. I went to all the different buildings, the apartments were beautiful and they had a nice movie room and a nice pool room. They had a balcony or a patio, depending on what floor you were on."

"My husband and I toured King Thiel Senior Community. We went and looked at things that they had, and floor plans. My husband and I live in quite a large house, our health is not good, and we needed someplace to downsize. They have gyms and they have laundry facilities on each floor if you don't want a washer and dryer. They have a podiatrist and a physical therapist on staff. The staff was so kind, so caring, and so attentive. They answered every single question. We were there for quite a while talking with them and they took the time with us and explained everything, and we were quite impressed. They have many community activities. They offer golf, bocce, and cornhole. They have raised garden beds if you like to garden. They have every kind of craft room. They take you to all different activities, and to the doctors. There's just nothing that my husband and I would have to leave the building for if we didn't want to."

"We've visited several places and Shaker Point at Carondelet has become our choice. It's very, very self-contained with a lot of activities, but it's pricey. The rooms have all sizes, but they tend to be rather large and airy. The food was very good. We only met the staff members that were showing us around. They have physical fitness type activities, they have a swimming pool, and they have a calendar of events that they show, including movies, operas, and get-togethers. The room was spacious, we saw a two-bedroom, two-bath apartment."

"I have made a deposit to get on the waiting list for Beverwyck. First of all, it is not going to be expensive, but there are a number of people I know who are there already, and they have gone through the process of waiting. So in terms of compatibility, I am content. I have to get more information about the particular programs they offer, but knowing the people that I know there, they would not be there if they were not getting what they wanted. They will transport you to shopping and doctors' appointments, and they have a pool and an exercise area. That is my understanding; that's a limited knowledge of what they do, but that is what I know. I went to a place in Kentucky when I first went down there and what I most observed was a new couple to the place sitting in the lobby, looking absolutely lost. I understand what happens and, in this case, if I go in to Beverwyck -- and I expect that I will -- I would know easily ten couples. My impression is that it is physically attractive, that it is expanding quickly, and even while expanding the waiting list is still difficult. I would say it is a 5; I trust it is. Because I am not there, I am judging it from the outside. "

"We toured Beverwyck. What I liked best about it was how warm and friendly it was. Linda was very nice. She was so easy to talk to and very friendly. The place was so warm and cozy. We even talked to one of the cleaning people there who were just so friendly and upbeat. I loved the way they had the place decorated for fall and for me, probably they decorate it for all different seasons. What I liked least about it was that it was not all on one floor. It was two stories. So you didn't have to use an elevator, but you didn't have to go down very long halls or anything, and that was nice. We saw a couple of empty rooms that had been cleared out, repainted, and cleaned. They looked nice and clean, with lovely views. I love the gardens they have. They have beautiful gardens and places to sit in the sunshine and be able to watch birds and so forth, maybe wildlife."

"I feel that Ohav Shalom is a very good facility for seniors in relatively good health. The elevators always work, the staff is never rude (but they could be more friendly) and the interior and exterior of the building are always kept in good repair. It is extremely convenient to the synagogue and not too far from everything else you need, such as healthcare offices and shopping opportunities. I especially appreciate that they have a beauty specialist come to do hair styling for the women residents. My grandmother has always taken pride in her appearance and this is a nice amenity to provide. "

"Both my parents live at Avila Retirement Community now, and they like it. It's very good for them. It was getting hard for them to be independent in their own home. There was just too much work, so it was easier to stay independent in a place where they had less work, and they were grateful to have a place to go. They visited it years ago, and only when COVID came did they make the decision to move in. The staff is nice and attentive. They like the food, but they also do their own cooking. They're in a very large, very bright apartment with big windows, and it's very sunny. They like their apartment, but they also like their neighbors a lot. One of their neighbors organizes activities and things on their floor, so they have a girls' night at least once a month. My dad goes to jazz night once a month -- it's live jazz concerts -- and he loves it. It's always clean, and when I visit, my mom is always telling me I should pick up tips from their landscaper. I have no complaints with the staff. The social worker they met with when they arrived was excellent. It's a little bit pricy, but I don't think they feel that it's bad."