Independent Living Communities in Hamilton, OH

"My mother-in-law was a resident of Christian Village at Mt. Healthy. It was very nice. She was well taken care of, and she enjoyed the place. She first went for assisted living, and she had Alzheimer's, so she wound up in memory care at the end. Her room was nice, and the upkeep was also very nice. It was kept up well. The dining area looked fine, and the parking area is adequate."

"My sister is in Silverfern Cincinnati North. We chose it because it had everything included, so that's utilities, cable TV, and internet access. She got two meals a day included too. It encompasses all of her normal expenses. It's fairly new for us, but we're pretty happy there. The size of the rooms is fine. It's a very nice facility. They have a nice dining room, a nice lobby area, and an indoor pool. All of it is well maintained. They have a workout room, a movie room where they do movie nights, and a pottery room where people can go and paint pottery and do art. They also have a general art room and a game room where they have the typical card games and dominoes and that kind of stuff. They have a nice outdoor enclosed area where they have a fire pit, some chairs, and covered picnic tables and stuff. You can go outside that, and there is also a walking trail around it. It's open for pets. My sister likes dogs, so she can go out there and sit and have the dogs come up to her. So, it's nice for her to have some exposure without having to have her own pet that she has to take care of. The staff members have been so far very helpful. Their maintenance guys came in and helped us get stuff set up. One of the maintenance guys fixed her walker. The staff that does the program seems very nice. The dining staff is good. My sister likes the folks there. I haven't heard her say anything negative about anyone there. It's always been pretty positive. They have art classes, exercise classes, big ball yoga and stuff like that. They have popcorn on movie nights. They have party things where they go outside and enjoy the great outdoors. They have a virtual reality room where you can go and play video games. They have a small library, but it's not like a public library with hundreds and hundreds of books."

"My cousin is in Atria Northgate Park. It's clean and neat, has a lot of natural light, lots of lounges, and things to do. It has a greenhouse where people can grow flowers. The staff members are very nice. We have different levels of care that we have to pay for. She's been taking a while to get used to it, but they've been very helpful and everyone is very friendly and nice. It's really lovely. So far, so good. The food is wonderful, but she has problems with it from time to time. They're trying to cook for people that don't need salt, don't need fat, so she has to add lemon and pepper to her own food. They have a wonderful presentation and a lovely menu, and if you don't like what's on the menu, you can get something that you might like instead. They've been very helpful that way. The facility is nice, clean, and well-kept. They have a big fish aquarium which is very nice. The dining room is lovely with skylights, linen tablecloths, and nice napkins, which makes a lovely appearance. They have nice lounges that are fully equipped and a library that's very nice. It's right around the corner from where I live, so it's very convenient. It's on seven acres of property, has lots of trees and grass, and it's all on one floor. It's very nicely done. She needs a lot of extra help, and they're very attentive and very helpful. She has a 1-bedroom apartment and she really loves it. We're happy. It's better than where she came from."

"We toured the assisted living community of Aaron's Garden Senior Living & Memory Care for my mom. It was nice and clean when we went in. The tour person or the admission person was very kind and answered all of our questions. The rooms were also very nice and immaculate. There weren't many residents there because I guess they were on a field trip or an outing, but the residents seemed very happy there. The place smelled clean and had a nice home-like feel, which is what I liked about it. It is small and intimate. If they didn't have that long waiting list, that's the place that I would have trusted my mother to be in, because even the staff seemed friendly and very attentive to the residents' needs. In the other places I went, they didn't even greet me, and I think that's very important. When you go somewhere, the staff members should always greet you with a smile, and I was greeted with a smile there. It just made me feel comfortable and welcome. It made me feel like my mother would be welcome there, too."

"Evergreen Retirement Community is fantastic and wonderful. The rooms are really good, pretty large, and you get to bring in your own decorations. My friends are living there, so I had dinner them, and the food is really good. They have a great chef. They take them on outings, and people come in and help them paint if they're interested. They had this one person come in and sing to them. They have a fantastic activity director. She gets everybody singing with her, even the people who were kind of lolling over. I didn't think these people would get involved, but she got them involved, so it's wonderful. You'll absolutely love it. The grounds are wonderful and beautiful and have all kinds of plants. They even have the residents help plant if they want and have flower gardens and a pool. "

"My brother is staying at Blue Rock Senior Living. There are very few residents there. My brother said the food is just tolerable. He says sometimes it's not that good, but he gets plenty of food. The room is very small, but he's making the best of it. I think they keep it very clean. The TV system that they have is Roku, so my brother cannot watch any Reds or Bengals games on his TV, and that's probably the biggest improvement they could make. There's one lady there who's been very helpful to him. She helped him set up his computer and other things. They do my brother's laundry once a week. They clean his room once a week. They have a stairlift, but it's very slow. Their courtyard and patio are very good. They have a very small library, so my brother goes to the public library."

"The Summit of Blue Ash is a very good community. We toured their assisted living community. They have all kinds of activities for senior citizens, and the rooms are very beautiful to live in. They have good staff there, and they work with the seniors really well. They take you out on field trips, or if you have to go to Walmart or someplace like that, they take you out like that, too. The lady who gave the tour was sweet and very nice. We sampled the food, and it looked really good. The atmosphere was really awesome, and the facility was very clean. It's an excellent place to be. I wish we could have afforded it."

"The Grove memory care unit at Ohio Living Llanfair provided excellent care for my mother. The food was very good. Activities were scheduled every day. Staff was friendly, knowledgeable and respectful to residents. Personal care needs were addressed in a timely manner. The grounds outside has multiple seating areas with flowers, trees, a gazebo - very pleasant for visiting."

"Otterbein Lebanon SeniorLife Community is excellent. We went to various places. We saw standalone places, we saw places that were kind of like apartment situations, and we saw the activity centers and that sort of thing. The staff who gave the tour was excellent. They have about everything you need to have from houses and two-bedrooms all the way to nursing home setting. I saw one of the restaurants, a game room, the area where they play outside, and their little lake or pool or whatever. They're very nice. The food was excellent. I had lunch there."

"The Wellington at North Bend Crossing was very nice. The staff was exceptional. I would pay for that one. It gave you more than the other place did as far as amenities. The staff was courteous. It was very clean."

"Deerfield Springs Retirement Community gives you one price where everything is included. We had lunch there and the food was extraordinary. It was a beautiful meal that was prepared by a chef. You can get food all day long if you want to. They have a waterfall in the middle of the facility and you can hear the waterfall all over the building. It's beautiful. They have lots of individual rooms with fireplaces. They've got one with eight fireplaces, as well as reading areas. My husband is a professor and he loves to read and there is a big library there, too. There's a very nice workout room and a lot of good programs for mental/intellectual stimulation. They have a traveling program, so if you are a resident of Deerfield Springs and if you want to travel somewhere else, you can stay in one of 20 plus Deerfield Springs retirement centers around the United States. No other place we visited had that. I loved it. I could go ahead and live there. It's got the biggest apartments that we looked at. Plus they're convenient to everything in Montgomery."

"My mother has now been a resident of Traditions of Deerfield for nine months. She has received excellent care. The staff is wonderful. They know all the residents by name and are constantly looking out for them. It took a while to get a good staff, but things have settled down and are running smoothly.The care staff is especially kind and thoughtful. The food is very good. My mother hasn't complained about it once. I'm so happy we chose Traditions for her new home. I would highly recommend this facility."

"Traditions at North Bend was very modern, bright, and clean. The rooms were large and set up nicely as well as the bathrooms. We loved it. The dining area was bright and very spacious. They have a salon, a pub/bar area, a library, and a workout room. It was nice and the people were very friendly."

"My mom lives at the Seasons. It's a community, and that's what my mom was looking for. Staying in a condo in a neighborhood where people don't gather very often was what she was trying to get away from. She's very involved. She started a rosary circle, attends exercise class, and they have outings to the theater, to Reds games, and concerts. She's busy. It's like living in a four-star hotel. The food is fabulous. The dining room is amazing. We hosted her 90th birthday party there, and they catered it, and it was excellent. She's got a full apartment. She has a large living room with a dining room off to the side, a small kitchen, a large bedroom, and a washer and dryer in the bathroom. She has a storage unit down the hall for extra stuff. She has a balcony with a table and chairs. They all know her by name very quickly. It's expensive, but they deliver. Most of the time, parking is fine. Once in a while, they have a big event, and then it's kinda hard to find a spot, but they have a big parking lot."