Independent Living Communities in New Bern, NC

"Mom moved to Truewood by Merrill, New Bern. The accommodations are nice, acceptable, and clean. The food is good. It's affordable and the people are nice. The facility is well-maintained and easy to get around. I think they have a stylist that comes during the week, and when I first visited there they had a Mardi Gras party. They also have a salon and an area where they can meet for groups and activities."

"McCarthy Court was very nice and had a wide variety of rooms which was great. The staff was very helpful and nice, even the custodians who were walking around. The dining area was very spacious and clean. They had a shuttle to doctors' appointments and shopping. I saw some of the residents playing bingo and bridge when we were there. They didn't have a pool but they did have a salon. All of the residents seemed to love it there, and the staff was very nice. "

"My dad is now in Home Place of New Bern. They seem to be doing a great job. They help him with daily activities. I like them. "

"The Viridian was brand new, very posh, very modern, clean, with high ceilings, and very welcoming at the same time. They had a grand piano in the foyer, glass everywhere, that kind of place. Everybody I met was wonderful. The tour was excellent. They were very knowledgeable. They have a doctor on staff, which is nice for an assisted living place. They had a wonderful rec room. They had a media room where they had a gigantic TV for people to watch movies. They had the standard barber. The whole place was very slick. There's no carpet because the carpet is a trip hazard. It's just flat tile throughout. The rooms were quite large. They were very well set out. We did not eat lunch there, but we saw menus and the food looked really good based on the menu alone. There's a separate dining room for company, if you want to have a big Thanksgiving dinner, and you arrange it. There's a huge dining room table where your whole family can come. They do trips. They have an activities director, so something is going on all the time, all day, games and that sort of thing."