The Best Independent Living Communities in Fort Bend County, TX

"I had an in-person tour of Oak Park Retirement Resort. The staff members were very friendly and warm. I would be there now, except for the money. Everything was nice. The dining area looked good. The residents were moving around. There were about six people playing poker. They had a barber and beauty shop where you could get a massage. They had covered parking. My concern about it was the walk from the garage to the building. They provide the internet, but you have to bring your own phone service if you want a personal line."

"I like the atmosphere here and I like all the employees. Everybody is cheerful and does a good job. We have a menu when we order or we go to the dining room and eat. The food is good. The facility is great. I have two bedrooms, a living room, and a kitchen. They have Bridge and all kinds of card games, painting classes, exercise classes, anything you might want, and they take tours outside to art galleries and restaurants. The staff is great."

"We had a very informative tour at Atria Cinco Ranch. They were able to answer all of our questions and were very friendly. The facility was well-kept and they were able to share many of the different experiences that the residents can take part in to remain vibrant and physically healthy. They offer quality meals three times a day, including snacks. We also toured several room styles and were very pleased with the amount of space and pricing attached to each offer. They offered us something to eat and surprised us with a freshly baked peach pie, which was delicious. So, we were very happy with our tour. When we visited, they were hosting a session for people that were new to the facility. They also had a happy hour that was happening just as we were leaving the facility. There was a library, different tournaments, games, and a pool. We were certain that they had several events scheduled throughout the month. They published a regular monthly calendar. They were excellent."

"I am a resident of The Village of Tanglewood. There isn't anything to dislike. The food is outstanding, the staff is very nice, and the facility is extremely nice. There's just nothing to complain about. It is very, very nice and everything is kept very well. They have a gym with all sorts of equipment. They have a swimming pool, a movie room, and two or three other rooms that are used for various things, including games that people want to play. They have a dining room, and they also have a mail room. They have a beauty and barber salon, but it's not owned by them. I've been to it one time and it's too expensive to attend. The food is outstanding. The dining room is very nice. It's large and very nice with white tablecloths and a very polite staff. They have card games and lots of movies. They have everything, as far as I can tell. It's very expensive, but I've heard that are other places are more expensive. I chose this one mostly because it's two blocks from my church and they will take me to church."

"Hampton at Post Oak is a very nice, clean and a beautiful place. I was very pleased and mom is very happy with them. They also have a lot of activities. I give it all thumbs up, 100%. "

"It was located in the part of the town where it's easy to get to. I liked that their staff was welcoming and thorough. I loved just the bright and modern look of it, lots of open air, green spaces, and places to gather. But they didn't have the bars down the hall and the building was 8 stories high. I met some of the residents there and they were friendly. They had good activities going."

"The staff at Carriage Inn-Katy was attentive and informative, and they made it understandable in terms of what the options were. The building was above average. It felt comfortable and clean. As far as the layout, it's a function of what my dad's capable of, not the facility. Some of the distances from the rooms to the dining room were longer than he could probably do. That doesn't mean it's not a good facility and it doesn't mean that there may not be a room closer, but for my dad, that would be a distance too far. The common area and the dining room were on par. They were in line with the others that we've looked at recently and that means they're a plus. As far as cleanliness, it was certainly acceptable. I didn't see anything that raised concerns."

"It is fine. They have a lot of activities; there are at least ten activities on their daily schedule. The food is wonderful. I have the largest one-bedroom apartment that they have "

"I visited The Village of Southampton about six weeks ago. I liked the fact that they had three levels of care, independent living, assisted living, and memory care. It's all in one building. It's a high-rise building. They had activities for the people who live there. Everything was provided. They give you a list of activities for the whole month. Everything looked perfect. Everything was perfect. I saw an apartment, the dining room, the different rooms where they have activities, and I saw the vehicle that carries the people wherever they want to go. I talked to a couple of the residents, and they seem to be happy there. The staff who showed me around was very professional. I didn't try the food and seeing the menus, it looked very good. And they will take care of special diets."

"I'm at The Forum at Memorial Woods. The people in the facility look happy, like they enjoy themselves and their community. They have an indoor pool, so you can have physical therapy and water therapy right here where you live. They feed you three meals a day and that's included in the rent. It's better than hospital food. They have games like bingo, dominoes, and Wii bowling on the screen. They take you to Walmart, H-E-B, and Kroger. They have a movie night, a happy hour, and different get-togethers. For new members, once a month we have a party and they meet everybody. I like my room. It seems open because there's a lot of glass. I can see outdoors, the buildings, the sky, the birds, and stuff like that. It is a small studio. The staff members work hard. They're very open to suggestions. I think they need to get a P.A. announcement though, where if something terrible has happened and you need to tell everybody, and you didn't have time in advance to warn them about it, you can have an overhead announcement where everybody can hear all of the things to help us feel more safe. It's wheelchair accessible, but some places were not handicap friendly, like the indoor pool's restroom. I'm on the fourth floor, and when the elevator opens I'd like to see brightness (it's a little dark). The chairs are dark and like they're used up. They need to be refreshed and they need to be brighter because it helps cheer you up."

"Aurora Living is a personal care home. It was nice. It was clean. It was fine. The rooms were nice. They're okay. The staff who toured us around kind of manages the place, and her name is Nikki. She was nice. She was very informative. I think she said they provide three meals a day and maybe snacks."

"I will be moving into St. Dominic Village. I saw the small studio apartment, and it had a microwave and a mini-refrigerator. They pay for basic cable TV. You get three meals a day, seven days a week. You get laundry. In the building I would be in for independent living, you have to walk across the street to the dining room. They had several different areas where you could do activities. It's a big complex. They do housekeeping. There is a box on the wall that you can press the button for help if you wake up dizzy, or something happens. The two staff members that I met were great. They do transportation within 5 to 7 miles for medical on Tuesdays and Thursday mornings. They also occasionally take you to Walmart or a grocery store. They have lots of activities. They have places where you can sit down and rest. Behind the building that I would be in was an area where the residents do some gardening if they wished. They have a guard at the gate that tells you where to go."

"This memory care facility has the most important thing you should be looking for. Caring caregivers, Resident directors and executive and assistant directors. The medic team the caregiver director are all OUTSTANDING. After over a year I can say they care. They are constantly trained and what we all want for our parents or loved ones is being well cared for. Everything else you can visually see which is great. But the care, you have to know. 5 stars. They are also so receptive to any comments and will do everything in their power to make it better or change "

"We went to StoneCreek of Copperfield. We weren't that pleased with them. It wasn't very good, but it's very clean and the staff we met, I liked."