Independent Living Communities in Lancaster, PA

"We are on the waiting list at this community. I was able to see their apartments, and they all looked very nice. Their dining area looked like cafeteria-style. I shook hands with one of the staff members at their dementia unit, and she was very nice. The whole place was nice. "

"We have lived at The Heritage of Green Hills for two years. They took great care of all of us during COVID. The many activities available to us keep us very active. The apartments are roomy and the dining halls serve quality food with excellent servers."

"We toured Harmony at Hershey. What I liked best was that it was very personal care, very resident-focused, the activities, and the facility is new. It was only built a couple of years ago. So, it's very clean and very up to date. The dining looked decent and is a good place to call home in your older years."

"Freedom Village at Brandywine appeared to be very nice and clean. The people living there looked very engaged. It's just not fitting with my mom's needs for the long term. They had a lot of activities. The staff was very nice and very knowledgeable. They had courtyards and patios. They had games, bingo, movies, and trips out to the mall and those types of things."

"I toured Manor at Market Square. It's very nice. We're going to choose it for my brother because he's able to pay for it every month. It looks like a hotel with lots of couches and chairs. Everyone was very pleasant, very nice, very considerate, and cooperative. I also liked the rooms. They were very nice and clean. The whole cleanliness of the place was what attracted me. I only met one or two of the staff members. They were very friendly, very nice, and very helpful. Whenever I called, they got back to me in time. There's no smell in the air. There's no odor. It's very much like a hotel."

"Great full service retirement community with a real heart for its residents. "

"I stayed at The Long Community at Highland and I was very satisfied there. It was an independent living community, so I didn't have any care, but it was a very attractive building. It's 10 years old and there were 3 separate buildings. The apartments were very roomy and in a nice location. There was nothing like pools or walking trails or anything like that, but it was right on the edge of Lancaster and it was very convenient. The things surrounding it were restaurants, grocery stores, and postal services. You get a $100 per person per month allowance for the food, but it wasn't as good as it should have been. They had movies every week and they had ladies' night, just ladies get together for dinner. And they were just starting to get some other activities going. The staff was great."

"We liked Country Meadows, they have a brand new independent living wing which was really nice, and the layout was really nice, too. They offered services like helping with showering, and bathing. The rooms were beautiful, you get a living room, and a bedroom, and you can choose to furnish it yourself, or they can furnish it for you."

"The most recent time I've gone to visit don down at the homestead, I was greeted by the most friendly of nursing staff. More specific I talked to a woman by the name of Ann here all the time when i visit she is one of his primary care-takers for the most part it seems. She's absolutely fantastic. She will carry on with him while making whatever it is they might have planned for that day of the week fun! And i feel i must say how clean all of the bathroom facilities are. I'm impressed with the work the staff does every time I go to visit my pap, because I know deep down he's going to be taken care of by good and caring people! I would highly recommend anyone friend or family member to the Homestead any day. They have taken good care of my pap and I'm sure will take amazing care of all their residents. "

"I like the facilities at Woodcrest Villa. Everything is right there. The hospital is right across the street. It is also very new. The staff was very informative. They answered all our questions and they showed us homes. The home is 1,500 square feet, which is what we are looking for. They have games, a library, a movie theater, an area for riding a bike around the development, and a swimming pool that is open all year round. I'm really interested in this place."

"We visited Willow Valley in June 2017 and again in mid April 2018. We ate with different residents in Lakes for breakfast twice and dinner in Lakes & Manor. The residents answered multiple questions and offered much information. As contrast to a previous reviewer, tables in each dining room had white table cloths at each meal and the food was very good. We have been looking for such a place to live/ Our sales rep was incredibly helpful and showed us several different apartments in our price range. We chose a 2-bedroom apartment in Manor that was larger than expected and quite lovely. There are numerous sizes & layout variations in each of the apartments depending upon what one's needs are. Wherever we went, including to a local church where we were not known, people reported that residents at Willow Valley are Happy! That was our experience in our two weekends there. "

"I had a meal at Lancashire Terrace Retirement, and my wife was there with me before she broke her leg. Very nice director, really good chef, and a nice dining area. I like the fact that it's a small, closely knit community. They seemed to know each other. They have little sun rooms, and the arrangement of the cottages is very nice. I like the location in Lancaster, since we're both Lancastrians, and our daughter's family is here to back it up. We're close to Lancashire, and it has the facilities for rehab, and if anything is needed as far as nursing is concerned, they're right next door. They have like a play, music theater, an opera house, sound, and light. Some people come here and will spend days going to each of the big shows that we have. They have a game room and a nice library. Most of the rooms have a living room area, a bedroom, maybe a den. Closet space is a problem. It's not a very big place, but it's very nice. "

"My tour of the Traditions of America East Petersburg was very pleasant. The staff members were very friendly and knowledgeable and answered all our questions, and the facilities were very nice. We looked at separate houses and we felt that they were very good-looking houses and we felt that the pricing was fine. But we felt that once you added up the base price, the premiums, and the necessary upgrades that you would want, then the price was too high. We would need to get at least a small mortgage in addition to selling our current home to purchase the house that we like here, which was a 3-bedroom separate home. They had a nice clubhouse with a nice gym, pool, meeting room, etcetera. The amenities were fine. The staff who gave the tour was knowledgeable, answered all of our questions, and gave us enough time to tour the facilities adequately. Everything was good except for the cost."

"Our experience with Brethren Village was good, but it's out of our price range. The accommodations were nice. They have apartments for seniors who don't need any care. We went to an open house. Some apartments were small, but the higher priced ones were more spacious. We visited members from our church there, so we're very familiar with them. They have music come in, bingo, birthday parties, artists, and all kinds of activities. The staff was competent. The food was good. They just put a new therapy room. They have different restaurants in different areas, and there's a restaurant in each of the apartment complexes, so if they want to eat out, they don't have to go out. It's across from the airport."