The 10 Best Independent Living Communities in Monroe County, NY for 2023

"My mother moved into Castle Pointe. We chose it because of the location, the cleanliness, and the services that they were offering. Everybody that I've dealt with has been very friendly and very helpful. They have a salon, a movie theater, an ice ..."

"The price that Solstice Senior Living at Fairport offer was fair, compared to what we were paying at another facility. The community was very nice, very clean, and very friendly. The rooms were also very nice and larger. They got a balcony in them..."

"Holiday Fleming Point was our second choice, it's just the other place was a little closer to me and my brothers. That was the main decider between the two. The staff members were great. They were very professional, very friendly, and very helpful..."

"My mom and I toured this community. The sales director went out of her way to make the tour incredibly special. The community is wonderful and you can tell the residents are genuinely happy. Although my mom chose to stay in Buffalo where she is or..."

"The Gables of Brighton was very well taken care of on the outside and the Inside. The studio apartment I will move into has a kitchen that's two and a half times larger than the kitchen I have in my present apartment. There's like a half-split wal..."

"I like Legacy at Clover Blossom the best among the facilities that I've visited. It had many activities, the staff seemed to have a handle on trying to give everybody that's there a pleasant life, so that's good. It's in a good location and it has..."

"My mom is living at The Village at Unity, and it's wonderful. It was clean. Everybody was wonderful, and there's lots of activities to do. She had a little more space in her area. The location of the room that was available for her is just really ..."

"We went to Cherry Ridge. We ate there about three years ago and the food was good. We were visiting a patient there. So I didn't try the food this time, but the facility was very nice, and very well kept up. We were looking at the cottages there a..."

"My mom has been at Legacy at Willow Pond for almost a year now. The place is wonderful. The young men and ladies in the dinning room are amazing. They know everyone by name and greet my mom every time they see her. They always make her feel s..."

"St. John's Meadows is where we're moving to tomorrow. We ended up only getting a one-bedroom-one-bathroom place. We were looking for at least two bathrooms, but we're on a waiting list, and there are only five people ahead of us, but we can make i..."

"My parents and I toured Chapel Oaks for the grandfather. We were pretty surprised at how luxurious and elegant it was. There's a little gift shop, a barber, fine dining! It's really nice here, I'd want to live here!"

"I lived there until last year. I live with my daughter now. I am trying to move back there. The food is much better there. I have such good friends there."

"I really like Highlands. I have been up there twice, and it happened to meet my needs. It is a buy-in community with three levels of care. You can get a one- or two-bedroom apartment with a den or a small kitchen, or cottage with a living room, ki..."

"Brickstone at St Johns is very nice. It's a smaller community. They're more intimate. They're more of a family-oriented community as opposed to a facility that is high rise and has 100 or more persons living in their apartments. Each apartment is ..."

"My grandmother is in Legacy. It is very clean. Everybody is very nice and helpful. They are willing to talk to anybody who needs help. She is in a private room and it is very nice. The food is also good. They have a lot of music activities, shows ..."

"My mother-in-law has been at St. Ann's Community at Chapel Oaks for a year now. It really has everything that you would need. The staff is very accommodating, very friendly, and supportive. The food is good. The apartments are nice. The facility i..."

"Valley Manor is excellent. Our friends live there, and they're very happy, and that's why we looked there. It has different sizes of apartments that one can go into and that was a good thing for us because we'd like something a little larger when ..."

"My mother is in Cloverwood Senior Living. She had a patio home there and she fell. She was in the independent living and now she's in their rehab facility. It's an excellent facility and an excellent campus, and the staff there is wonderful. The f..."

"My mother has done really well at Beatrice Place. She's with people her age who have the same interests, and they provide some group activities, dinners, and potlucks suppers. There is a bunch of residents who will find something to do and then wi..."

"The Legacy at Village Wood is reasonable as far as pricing and what they include. They do what is called the “I’m OK” program. So even though it is independent, every morning when they wake up they have to put what looks like a little hotel peg on..."