Independent Living Communities in Ithaca, NY

"Appleridge Senior Living is sort of like hotel living. It's a large facility, but they have a lot of rooms there. There's a pool table and they have a big TV. I didn't meet any of the staff other than to ask for directions to the person's room I was going to visit. I know people from my church that live there, and they seem reasonably content with how they're treated."

"I looked at McGraw House, and it was lovely. I would highly recommend this one. It was independent living, and they each had their own apartments. You can have a studio or a one-bedroom; they've all been remodeled and were all very nice. All the people who lived there were wonderful. You could see that they were well-kept and clean. It was a very, very nice facility. It was right in town, so it was easy to get to. They had their own buses that take people all over the place all day long. They take them to their doctor's appointments or for shopping -- everything. They had several varieties of things to eat. It was not just one thing. They made the dishes so that they were nice. Everything looked good, and it was on a heated table, so they can help themselves how much they want or if they didn't like that, they can have something else. People there were just super. The staff was absolutely wonderful. Every one of them that I met, and I met about ten people when I was up there who were all very, very nice. They were also very nice to each other -- no arguing with each other -- and they weren't sitting around looking like they had nothing to do. They were working, they had papers to take care of, and it was very, very well-organized. I can't say enough about it. "

"The staff at Longview seemed to really take pride in their work. They worked with every resident individually and made sure to give them the care they needed. Also, they were not "pushy" and allowed the residents to live at their own pace. They also provided lots of activities for the residents, which was a very important factor in choosing a facility. "