The Best Independent Living Communities in Wayne County, OH

"The staff is super nice which refreshing because most staff at other places are very rude with visitors. I was very satisfied with how clean and organized the facilities were here. The amount of activities that they had set up on a daily basis for the community to do is pretty extensive. It's all optional but the residents can be busy all day with these activities if they wanted. Overall this place is somewhere I wouldn't mind staying when I get older. "

"There isn't anything that I dislike about Apostolic Christian Village. I love it. My mother-in-law is happy there. She gets excellent care. I just really couldn't ask for more. They're doing a little bit of rehabilitation for her walking. They control her medications. They help her get in and out of bed, and with the toilet. They help her with just about everything. They are very caring, happy, and really liked their job. Some of the food is excellent and some of it is not to my mother-in-law's taste, but it's all acceptable. Her room is very clean. She shares a room with another person and it's excellent. You get what you paid for."

"It is great. It's friendly, it's clean, it's cozy, and it's very homey. I have a kitchen. I have one bedroom and one living room. It's all quite nice the way it's put together. They provide three meals a day. The staff members are very friendly and very non-intrusive. They're there if you want them, and if they're not, then you don't see them. The food is great. With regards to activities, they have card games and different programs, and they take you places. They have a bus here that belongs to them, and they take people shopping and to different events."

"I have been very impressed with the attentiveness and kindness of the staff in the memory unit at Chapel Hill, and the staff are skillful and knowledgeable as well. Furthermore, they respond to phone messages in a timely way. I would recommend Chapel Hill to other families seeking memory care for their relatives."

"My cousin is in Franklin Hall. It is very nice. He has his own room and a little deck to sit on and look at the wooded area. He has his own TV, refrigerator and really likes the other residents. The staff and the owner could not be nicer and my cousin seems to be very happy."

"The team at ManorCare Barberton works so very hard throughout the entire process. My Grandmother was there for several years until her peaceful passing. The staff always treated her like gold. The rooms seem to be very fitting for the population. My grandma really enjoyed bingo, the coffee and talk they would have each morning, and most importantly, I think she enjoyed the sense of family and community that seems to be fostered there. "

"I was able to tour The Echelon Senior Living Community. I liked it, but my parents did not like it; they did not want to move. The apartments were top notch and were all brand new. The staff was excellent. They have everything. They have a pool with assistance chair, they have a workout room, multiple dining options, and a nice outdoor space."

"We moved mom to Forest Meadow Villas. It's beautiful outside, it's on a lake, and they have a lot of outside areas for the residents to do activities. They have a covered area with grills, like a picnic area, and they have activities each month. For $5 they can go in and have a meal that they host. They also have a transportation to different places, and a Life Alert necklace is included without needing to pay extra. The staff member was friendly, nice, and she tends to run everything. They also offer the use of a carport."

"I have been to Brethren Care Village several times to visit family and attend activities. The staff is always friendly and willing to help. They are also very well organized and efficient in setting up requests for special events. Really a great staff!"

Sprenger Health Care Of Massillon is an “aging in place” retirement community. Our home-like campus includes Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation and Assisted Living options so when a resident’s needs change they can remain in the circle of care they trust. We are located just off Lincoln Way in Perry Township for convenient access to Massillon, Canton, and surrounding areas. The location is close to area hospitals and a full range of medical services, and is convenient for visits from family and friends. For those who need minimal support but want the comfort and security of a caring community, Sprenger Health Care Of Massillon also offers Independent Living. The efficiency apartments offer amenities including delicious meals, privacy, free parking, social activities, and much more. Nursing staff are available 24/7 on site. Assisted living offers ground level private rooms feature ample closets, half baths, and lockable doors to encourage a more homelike experience. A full range of support services are offered, enabling each guest to retain their own level of independence. And, of course, 24-hour nursing care is available on-site should it become necessary. To learn more about this provider’s license and review other available state reports, please visit: Ohio Department of Health Long-Term Care Provider Search

"My wife has moved into Concordia at Sumner. It is very good. The facilities are excellent. The staff is very good. The food is very good. My only complaint, and I understand that it is an industry-wide problem, is the staffing. Like over Thanksgiving they were short-staffed.The ones who work, who put in the hours, do a very good job. It is a beautiful place. They're currently expanding their independent living. The assisted living and skilled nursing facilities are four separate buildings and they're all one story. There are 24 residents roughly in each building. They each have their own dining room. The place is excellent. They have excellent activities. We have gone to some of the musical programs they put on. They put on at least one musical program a week. They have almost an activity every afternoon for those who want to participate."

"My mom is a resident at The Village of St. Edward at Green. It's awesome. The memory care is only spaced for 14 people on one side and 14 people on the other side. When she moved in, there were only 12, and she was the 12th person and no one was on the other side yet. It's good because they are in a contained area and I think it's a lot easier to control Covid because they don't have any Covid cases. They have activities. They send you a calendar of what they're doing. Every Monday and Friday, they have current events, exercise, thinking cap, and TV hours just for the morning. Another day, they have bingo, music therapy, bean bag toss, and puzzles. I like music therapy especially for her because she really likes music. One of the reasons we picked The Village of St. Edward is because it is 10 minutes from my house, 10 minutes from my sister and 15 from my brothers. Also, they could take her from private pay to Medicaid, which was another issue, so that we don't have to move her. I like the people that work there. They are very kind, trained, and know how to approach people and how to calm people. They're very good at their job. Everybody that we have been in contact with has been very helpful. They would tell you whatever little things. We have met all of those involved in her care. The facility is brand new, spacious, and well kept. The activities are excellent. They have at least four activities every day and sometimes more. It's expensive, but they took her for the amount of months we could pay before we try for Medicaid. It's not the lowest, it's not the highest, it's somewhere in the middle."

"My mother is at Walnut Hills nursing home. They're very caring and it's a very friendly nursing home. When people are out of state, they have been calling and giving us updates on my mom so that we know what's been going on. They keep in touch with the families, too. It's a pretty big facility. They have different levels of care that are needed there. Assisted living is in one part, specialty care is in another part, the nursing home is in another part, and then they have condominiums for people who are just in the retirement stage. It's all kind of spread out in different sections, yet all right together on one campus. She's in transitional care right now just to get physical therapy and eventually will be moving to assisted living."

"My wife is in the memory care facility of The Gables of Green Senior Living. We like the place very much. It's a little on the expensive side, but she is worth it. I saw it on my own. I didn't make an appointment or anything. I just stopped by to take a look at it. They were very cordial and very willing to show me the place. I was impressed with the newness of it, a couple of years old, I guess. Other than that, we chose it because of its proximity to where I live. It's only about a ten-minute drive, so it's convenient. All of those things went into my decision. I had looked at several other places, and they're all pretty much the same. I think the big point for me was proximity to the home. I'm pretty satisfied. They're a good group of people, and there's a lot of good help down there. My wife is also adapting reasonably well to it. They're working with her now on physical therapy. They've judged that she is having balance problems, so they're trying to do some physical therapy for her to improve her ability to get around."