Independent Living Communities in Pflugerville, TX

"Lakeline Oaks is very nice, clean and tidy. All the people seemed very friendly and very happy. The staff were very accommodating and very nice to talk to. They wanted to know what they can do for us but unfortunately we've decided to live in a smaller house at this time. "

"I saw Maple Ridge in Cedar Park. We stayed in the independent living as guests. It was pretty new, I think it was maybe built 1 or 2 years ago. The place is very nicely built and very clean. I like it but not as much as I like the other place we visited. The guest room that we saw was too small, it's like a studio and it's very small and very uncomfortable for those 2 days we stayed there. The staff was very good, they're wonderful. I was not able to see any other apartments there but they have a very nice dining area, it's very sociable. It's built that you can socialize with people if you wanted to."

"The tour I had at Highland Estates was great. It's a beautiful place, the kind that I would love to put my mom in if it were income-based, or if the government had a program that could help. Just like where my mom is now, where they have a government program in place that offsets the cost of what room she's in. What I liked most was that it was a clean and beautiful facility, and the people were caring individuals. What I like least is the cost. The staff members I met were very friendly. They had transportation available and events scheduled for the residents. They also had physical therapy and exercise available. It's independent living, but there was no stove, and there's just a microwave, so I'm not sure how they're supposed to cook. They had food, but I can't remember exactly what the schedule was on that. They were in the middle of a remodel, but at the same time, it wasn't completely destroyed in the process of the remodel, and I can see where they were going with it."

"Belmont Village West Lake Hills was close to where I live. The staff was nice and informative. It looked good, big, and modern but seemed geared toward older people. "

"The thing I liked the most about Brookdale Westlake Hills was there were a lot of people on hand at the facility. There were people who care for the clients, and they were just floating around, which was really nice to see. It was very nice, very clean, and it did not smell. It's an older place, but it's not their fault because the building has been there for a long time. My grandmother-in-law was there when it was The Summit, and that's been a long time ago, but as long as it's clean, that's good. It was just a little dark to me, and my sister said mom's room is a little dark. The staff during the visit was really good, very detailed, and she answered all of our questions. She even gave us some more information that we didn't think about."

"My mom is at The Oaks Gracious Retirement Living. The main thing we liked was that they had meals for her because we didn't want her to cook. We wanted her to be independent but with meals. It was just centrally located for my siblings. There's always room for improvement, but they do a very nice job there. The staff members are very caring and sweet people. They're very good people. I haven't run into anything that displeases me. My mom's diabetic, and they don't have a diabetic menu. At every meal, there are three choices. They just put in new furniture and carpeting. They come in once a week and clean my mom's apartment. They change the sheets and make the bed. My mom is happy. They do arts and crafts, chair volleyball, yoga, and lots of different activities that my mom likes. They're very expensive."

"I moved to The Oscar at Georgetown. I've enjoyed it. It's a good move for me. I'm in the studio and I find it very satisfactory. The food is great, and the facility is well taken care of. There's a swimming pool and exercise facility. There are movies. The repair people are very attentive, and if there's something wrong with the facility, they may fix it in a hurry. There are two dining areas, one that's formal and one is less formal. The food is good and there's a great chef here."

"Verena at Leander was very professional. It was a very clean environment, very open, and airy. The staff was very attentive in showing us around. They spent two hours with us, helping us find the right location for Mom. The pool is amazing. The dining room seemed very comfortable and the rooms are very spacious and well decorated."

"I went to The Delaney at Georgetown Village. It's very clean. The staff is very knowledgeable, and the residents appear to be happy. They answered our questions. The place is kept up very nice, and it looked like fairly new. It was a good location. It's close to my mother, but the difference ultimately came down to the price. The room was perfect size. It had all the lenses they needed. It's a typical nice bedroom."

"My target area was Austin Texas so I visited a few community there. Out of the ones I have seen, my favorite is Brookdale Gaines Ranch in Austin. They cost a lot but if we're able to sell our home we could pay that price per month. If we don't, we're going to need something a little bit less expensive so we can afford to continue paying for our house here in California and rent that one in Austin. We're going to be paying for two places and it’s going to be a waste of money because we're going to be going back and forth California and Texas. We wanted to go to their independent living. I'm 100% disabled veteran. My kidneys both failed, it automatically gave in to the system which is dialysis but I stopped going to dialysis 5 days ago because my lab work is excellent and I believe I can be independent if I had to now. Brookdale in Gaines Ranch is an apartment complex put together to look like a hotel, it feels like a hotel inside. The food is absolutely excellent. Every single last piece of that meal we had was very delicious. My wife was very impressed. She didn't want to actually stay in senior living because she got used to a big home but I'm not going to staying in a senior living because I just like it. I'm going there because my God who is Jesus wants me to mingle with senior citizens and preach as much as I know about the Bible to the seniors because we're about to die quicker than the teenagers. It's predominantly Caucasians in there and they were extremely warm to my wife and me. They said we could get together and have a Bible class and that's exactly what my wife and I have been looking for. So I appreciate that. It was a very nice place. We looked at the 2-bedroom apartment and it was nicely built. I like that the bedrooms are on each side of the apartment and the living room was in between them. I really like that setup. They have a balcony so you get some fresh air when you need it. It feels like I can rest there and not have any problems and I can sleep properly."

"I visited the independent living community of Ekos City Heights. I spoke to one of the agents a little bit over two weeks ago. I filled out the form and asked him if I needed to give him any down payment or anything, and he told me no. When I went back after getting the paperwork, he said the apartment I looked at on the third floor is no longer there. It's already rented, so they will put me on the fifth floor if I'd like, but the rent was almost another $500, so I told him I can't afford that. I asked him and his manager, who was standing there, why did he give up my apartment when he told me I didn't need to put a down payment or anything, and they just didn't answer. They said if I wanted that other apartment, they would talk to the owners of the building to see if they would bring down the rent for me. I was really upset about it. He wasn't too enthused, and I held it against him that if he needed a deposit, I could have put one down that same day if he had told me, because that was what I was looking for. He told me he would hold the apartment, and I could come back the following week after I had taken my dog and gotten the right paperwork for them to accept my dog. The place is independent living, and it's income-restricted. I thought the room would be perfect for me. It has on-site parking, and having the dog was fine. I bumped into a couple of people in the building. I spoke to a young man who also has kind of a larger dog about assisting me with my dog because I had wrist surgery, so it's very hard for me to handle my dog, especially going to a new place, and he agreed. I also met two other ladies, one in a wheelchair, and she was very pleasant. The young man showed me the empty apartment on the first floor and some of the amenities, and it all looked really good. They had all the amenities, but the only thing that they didn't have was a dog park. They do have a pool and gym where they have physical equipment and things like that. Their parking, which my friend and I drove around, is actually underneath the building, which is their ground floor. The apartments all start on the first floor. It looks good, and I was happy with it."

"My husband's family chose The Continental Retirement for their parents. They liked the place and they decided that's the place to be for them. The staff seemed to be really nice, very helpful, and very competent with what they are doing. The place is beautiful. Staff would come in and clean their apartment at least once a week, if not more often, and I think that's awesome. My father is not very happy with the turnover of the cooks and some of the staff working in the cafeteria because some of the meals were not good and then some were excellent. They have different groups over there. They have groups for arts and crafts. They also have church services in there, but to my knowledge they have not gotten involved in any of the activities as of yet. "

"My father has moved into Solstice Senior Living at Austin. They're friendly, professional, and caring. It's clean and convenient. They have attractive landscaping. The facility and the grounds are attractive. They do outings, they play pool, they play cards, and they have socials. His room is attractive, clean, modern, and easy to access. It's a safe community."

"I went to see the memory care at Belmont Village Lakeway. I was thrilled with the staff, the programs, and the integration of all levels of patients with all levels of function. They don't just isolate them. They're going to move my husband, so he can go to the circle of care with other functional people because he's mentally some days functional, so they're going to try and do that. I was impressed with that. They have a physical therapy gym, and the food looked wonderful. It was nice and clean and festive. The staff seemed very attentive. I'm excited about their program and their assessment piece of where my husband is at. They wanted to know what his mentation was and they're working with where he's at. It looked like they have a really good program where they include everybody and try and keep everybody active and functional. It's a beautiful facility and the roof doesn't leak."