Independent Living Communities in Asheville, NC

"This retirement home is a great place for my grandparents. They currently live in their own home on the premises, where they are surrounded by neighbors, all of who have served in the Methodist Church. The best thing about this place is that they have their own home and can maintain their independence, but with certain services that make us (their family) and them feel better. For example, there is a yearly full cleaning of the house. Gardening and maintenance is taken care of (unless they want to do it themseleves). In addition, there is an assisted living home right in the same complex. They are able to visit with those that are not in as good of health as they are. And, if something should happen, there are pulleys and an intercom system in their home. Should they need additional assistance, they already know the staff and can even move into the assisted living space without having to transition communities or space. They are very happy there. "

"I'm looking at staying here at Givens Gerber Park, at least until COVID is under more control. I have a good situation, and I feel safe. The first two buildings that they built were government subsidized buildings. The building that I am in has a buy-in, but it's a very reasonable amount. The rent is based on your income, but to a certain amount. You have to have a certain amount of income to be able to pay it, but there are several amenities such as my cable, a television, and my internet, and $125 to spend in the cafe a month. It was very delightful until COVID. They have been one of the stricter places, which is good, but it has been less enjoyable because of COVID. As it was originally established, I found it to be a pleasant place to be. There are single men, single women, and couples. They have one- and two-bedroom apartments, and they're hotel style, not garden apartments, and I'm on the third floor. There aren't as many activities as I might think, but they have a clinic. It's a doctor's office and it has a PA there certain days of the week, but nothing I'm paying includes that. It's all another cost to use them, but that has been provided since I came. I could go there and get my blood work done. The food was better when we ordered a la carte. We have choices on the menu for the week, but it's not as good. I can't blame them as much as I can because of the situation. My reasons for looking at moving is I'm anticipating a different level of care. I have back pain that limits me on getting everything done. I have to pay for somebody to come clean for me. I have an apartment and I found at least the kitchen to be bigger than two of the more expensive facilities in the Asheville area. They're all somewhat handicap equipped, but mine in particular has a walk-in shower and some of them have tubs, and you request what you want. The staff is very cordial. The maintenance guys are just like your buddy kind of thing. They're really nice. The kitchen ladies are very nice. They have very friendly staff."

"Compton Place is a nice place to live. The rooms are real nice and spacious. My aunt has a giant one bedroom with a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom. Some people have two bedrooms. It's real nice, but they're horrible when it comes to management. You can't find anyone when you need help or need to find anything out at all. They're just non-existent. They don't answer the phone, and it's very hard to get a person at all. It's the only thing I don't like about the place."

"The patio homes are very spacious, the staff are energetic and engaged. Location is beautiful and accessible to amenities."

"I toured Trinity View. Its location is relatively quiet. The people seem very happy. The staff seems excellent. The common areas seem very good."

"I've chosen Ardenwoods Retirement Community for its overall ambiance, for the benefits they offer, and the activities they offer. They have many activities, and many amenities. They will be doing all my packing and unpacking. They just have a lot to offer. They have an indoor heated swimming pool, and the grounds are lovely."

"My grandmother was at Marjorie McCune Assisted Living. The thing that rubbed me the wrong way was that their new administrator never returned my call, and she would just have other people get in touch with me when I really wanted to talk to her. I don't want to give her a bad review, I'm sure she was busy, but I never actually got to talk to her. I also can't say I could give them the fairest review because they did not specialize in memory care. They only did what they could, and they couldn't do everything that my grandmother would need them to do because of her condition. The assisted living there was great once my grandmother had her own little cottage on the property. They had a housekeeper, a nurse, a PT, and all the people would come into her house, and she was really happy over there. Then they started to notice that she would leave the stove on and other things that were a danger to herself, so they moved her into a room which was smaller than her bedroom. It was a shared room with someone else, they had one shared bathroom, and there was hardly any room to do anything in there. None of us were really thrilled about her new place. It was a very tiny room, and she was paying a lot for it. It's a good place for people to be living in an assisted kind of way; however, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone for long-term care. It's OK if you want $5,000 a month for one single studio room, but if you can't afford it and you need better care at the same time, then that would make things really difficult. I would just recommend that people should know that it's not really a memory care facility at all. The biggest problem there was that they had so many residents and so many employees, and with that number of employees coming in and out every day you're bound to get COVID. It just didn't seem like a home, it just seemed like a temporary place to be, and yet that was my grandmother's home, and none of us really liked that. They had activities, they had decent food, and the staff was really sweet. However, the facility's layout, even for me, was kinda confusing. They had these really long hallways filled with people in just about every direction, and for somebody who has dementia or Alzheimer's, you would really get lost."

"I liked Givens Highland Farms of the communities I visited. It's very nice. It's very upscale, it's not cheap, and there's nothing bad to say about it. It was the best of them all. People in sales are the only people I talked to. They've very nice rooms. The construction is fairly new there. I was going there simply to check what the units were like and what the menus were. And that's what I was checking them for. I'm a very active person, I wasn't interested in what was going on. It's a very good menu. The salesperson was very nice and thoughtful. It was pretty, all landscaped. The dining area was very modern, very pleasant, and attractive."

"The one thing that I would say about Fletcher was that it was quite hilly. If you went into the place where you needed wheelchair or something like that, going around the independent living side would be a little difficult, but if you went into the assisted living, then you were fine. The housing itself was excellent. I liked that they had a lot of sunlight. The building as a whole was brighter with natural sunlight. As far as the independent living facility, other than the fact that it was silly, was a little difficult to go around, and had a lot of corners, I would rate it a 5. "

"I WAS IN THIS FACILITY 2 YEARS AGO AND I WAS TREATED ROYALY. I WENT FROM A 10 DAY STAY AT THE HOSPITAL. BECAUSE OF THE TREATMENT I RECIEVED I WAS ABEL TO GO HOME EARLY. "

"The Bridge at Lake Pointe Landing was too large for us. They have a huge library and you they watch movies there. The price is all-inclusive. They come in and clean the house, and you could clean your own if you want. You rent, not buy in. If you choose to leave, then you have to give them two months-notice, which seems fair. They have a swimming pool."

"I have moved into Springhaven Estates. It's affordable, and the scenery was much better. I've only been here for two months, but I like it far better than where I was. I was living in an apartment building before, and it was just too close quarters for me. Springhaven Estates is a park full of mobile homes, but it's very upscale compared to others. The people are all very nice. I haven't found anything that I don't like about it yet. There's only one staff member, and she's wonderful. They don't serve food at the community. We all have our own kitchens, and we can drive to restaurants and stuff. There's a clubhouse with pool tables, and then there's a park with grills and all that kind of stuff."

"I've been living here at College Walk for several years. I like everything about it and it's the perfect place to be. I'm not on their food plan because I have my own kitchen and I do my own cooking. The activities are very good and the people are very friendly and willing to help."