The Best Independent Living Communities in Tulsa County, OK

"My mother-in-law moved in. They are very friendly. All of the residents have been so nice and helpful in getting her settled. The facility is very clean. The staff is fantastic. I have no complaints. I have eaten there. I had breakfast and lunch, and both were very good. The activity list is great. She just got there last Thursday, so she hasn't participated in a lot of activities, but I have seen the activities calendar and they have a lot of different things for a lot of different people, arts and crafts, games, and all kinds of stuff."

"I moved into Southern Hills Retirement Community. What I liked about it was the people and the way they cared, the friendliness, a good kitchen, a good cook, and good food. They're good, transparent people. The room size is decent."

"I toured the 5400 South Apartments in Tulsa, and it was fine. I like the place very much. The community center was not open, so I did not see that. It is a very nice place and very well maintained. The staff were very friendly. The one who accompanied me was very helpful."

"Wow. We are so appreciative of how the amazing Scandia staff is so actively involved in the Life, Health and Wellness of it's residence. We love the Seniors and their zest for life. The staff pampers them with cruise ship like services and we love enhancing the lives of seniors with reflexology massages. It's retirement done right."

"Woodland Manor Apartment Homes is a 55+. It was not quite what I was looking for, but it was nice. They only showed us one apartment, and it wouldn't accommodate some of my things. It's just right in town and in a commercial area. The staff was pleasant and helpful. They don't have meals. It's just apartments."

"Great neighbors. A friendly place with good care. Attractive decor. Nice campus."

"I moved to the Country Club At Woodland Hills. This is a nice place. They have wonderful food and wonderful staff and it's very cozy. So I'm glad I chose it. They have a lot of outings. We went to a Japanese restaurant yesterday. They have activities here all the time, like bingo. The list is endless of stuff they do around here activity-wise, very active community. I'm very comfortable. They have one bedroom and two bedrooms. They're nice rooms. The staff are all so friendly and caring, and they go way out of their way to take care of you. They have a chef here to die for. She's very creative and changes the menu every day. Never have the same thing, and it's quality food. It's great. As for the value, it's very good for the price."

"My mom was at The Villages at Southern Hills. The food was better there. The upkeep of the facilities was a little better, too. However, I didn't feel like she got better care. They were professional, but they didn't particularly establish any relationships. Where she is now, they treat her like she's part of the family. They are like caring for a family member, and there's a difference there. The therapies my mom received were excellent. The room was nice. It was a nice double-occupancy room. It was a little more difficult for her to come in right from surgery having a roommate, but that's not the room's fault or the facility's fault. She had heart surgery, and her roommate wasn't the quietest person she could be. The roommate liked to have the television on very loud all the time, day and night. My mom did activities there. She's a real people person, so she's seeking that out right away. There was a Bible study. Food was exceptional. The staff members were professional and nice, but it wasn't as warm and personable. For many of them, it was a job. The facility itself was clean. The furniture was newer and well-maintained. We were very happy with them, and I would have been very happy to have my mom stay there when she needed long-term care, but they did not have any Medicare beds. I have a very close friend that was in and out of The Villages at Southern Hills three times in the last three years and had a very positive experience every time. In fact, that's part of why we asked to go there after my mother had heart surgery. "

"I moved into Senior Star at Woodland Terrace. It is a very nice place. Everyone is very kind, very helpful, very patient, and professional, yet they make you feel like family. They have been outstanding. They try to accommodate everyone in the best way they can. Basically, the food is good. They try to deal with the residents' special dietary needs. They have games, dominoes, puzzles, coloring, painting, quilting, crocheting, exercises, and religious services. They have people that come in and sing. They take the residents on outings or to the grocery store. My apartment is clean, painted, and it has a wood floor. I cannot reach any cabinet in the kitchen area, but they've tried to accommodate me by getting me something else, and it's coming along just fine. They've had to do a few little things in the restroom, putting up another bar or so, and putting something there for me to hang on to for the tub, getting in and out. They try their best to help everyone here."

"Someone told me about the Park Village Retirement Community, so I looked it up and went there. I visited on a Saturday and it didn't seem like they had so much activity on their agenda. There wasn't much friendliness or camaraderie. They should have more activities planned, so residents could intermingle with each other. One woman was home and she let me look into her apartment. It was very small and more like a studio because you had to walk through the bedroom to get into the bathroom. I'd have to sell my refrigerator and dryer, which means I'd have to spend money every week on doing my laundry. And I'd have to give up so much if I were to move in there. The good thing about it though is that I don't have to worry about my house or cutting the grass and stuff like that. "

"My mother is in Cedarhurst of Woodland Hills. It's all independent living. It's very clean. They've got friendly front desk people or receptionists. They are very helpful like if she has the mail or a box or something that she can't get to her room, they're very helpful there at the front desk. They know her name when she comes down to eat. They always speak, "Good to see you," that type of thing. It's just very inviting. Her apartment is a one-bedroom, and it's fairly new. It's got a great kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. It's airy. It's got a big sliding glass door to go out on the balcony. She has her own washer dryer facility in there and a nice-sized bedroom with a closet. It's very convenient. She's very convenient to the elevator. It's not a long walk to anything. It's just very nice. It's well taken care of. They have activities going on all the time. The activity director is fabulous. She keeps them busy. They have games, and they have a Valentine's banquet-type thing in the dining room. Recently, she puts pictures on Facebook, so I can see if mom's there and she's always attending things. They do bingo. They have a piano in the dining room, they have people come in and give concerts, every Friday afternoon, they have cookies or cake or something with wine for the residents to enjoy and just sit around and socialize, and they have a choir. A man comes in and leads the choir for them. Every day, there's something on the calendar to do. We're very happy with it. The food is very good. I've eaten there several times when I'm visiting mom and they have a menu every day with different choices. She enjoys it. They have a cleaning crew on-staff that they do other things also, so it's not like a cleaning company that comes in and they're not the best at cleaning her apartment. The dining room and the lobby and everything else is very clean, shining, and smell good. They just don't do a whole lot in the individual apartment."

"My friend will be moving into the independent living apartments at Zarrow Pointe. It's gated, and the community is small. It's very walkable and they also have beautiful villas that if I were to choose something, I'd choose them. The independent living apartment is nice, but they're not as large. Everybody that I've met there has been very friendly and welcoming, plus, I have several friends that live there. We've eaten there, and I would rate the food a five. The people in the apartments, most of them eat all their meals there. The people in the villas probably do a mix; they have a certain amount for the meals. A lot of people in the villas just decide to eat on their own, in their homes. The dining area was like a restaurant. Then, they have another café; it's not as large, but it has a variety also. So, you have a couple of choices of places to go. They have a salon. They have many activities, lots of exercise, and two pools. A good part of them is they have a lot of lecture people coming in to give, lectures on things that are happening in Tulsa. It's a very varied amount of activities there. You would never get bored. My friend has a particular reason for wanting Zarrow Pointe, it's because it's a Jewish community and she would like to be in one."

"My sister will move into Forest Hills Assisted & Independent Living. The best thing is the price. It was very clean, and everyone that we met was very nice. They had everything, a dining area, an outside area, and a gardening area. The staff was very nice and very helpful."

"My husband stayed at Covenant Living at Inverness and got some skilled nursing. He was a patient there. He got nursing care, physical therapy, and speech therapy there. I was able to come out there any time; there were no visiting hours. I was able to stay with him each night, and they also allowed me to eat meals with him like lunch and dinner. The least we liked about it was that sometimes we had to wait for a nurse to come if we needed something. Sometimes they would get busy, and it would take a while to come and help us. But other than that, it was a very nice place. The staff were very attentive. They were very nice and very pleasant and always willing to help my husband with anything. I was able to have several meals there with him, and the food was very good and very delicious. Breakfast was usually a choice of biscuits and gravy or eggs any way you wanted. Lunch was sometimes grilled chicken with rice and a vegetable. The desserts were really good. It was like cheesecake or a pie for dessert. He was able to get flavored water, tea, coffee, or juice for breakfast. For dinner sometimes it was baked fish, some type of steak, mashed potatoes, and gravy. It was very good. My husband's room was very nice. He had a closet and a dresser to keep his clothes in. He had a bathroom and a sink. There was no shower. Down the hall, there's a shower room. When he wanted to take a shower, they would take him down to the shower room. They had kind of a schedule for showers. On certain days of the week, he could have a shower. There is one window in his room. There was a nice reclining chair. If he didn't want to be in the bed all the time, he could use his reclining chair. There's plenty of light in the room. Medicare paid for his time there."