Independent Living Communities in Orem, UT

"We went to look at Solstice Senior Living at Sandy. The grounds are very nice. The facility seemed very nice and well-kept. The concept of a small kitchen and getting fed is a good thing. They have a good chef there, so they understand that the food needs to be good. The place is clean all over. I think it would be a good place. Everyone is saying this is a good place for me in my old age. We are very interested. I was impressed with the library, which had big chairs. They have a few exercise machines that look good. There's a community exercise place. A senior center, I believe, is fairly close. They talked about a bus for the residents there. I met the staff, the people at the desk, the cleaning person, and the chef. They were all very nice. They all seem to understand what their function is."

"We toured Spring Gardens Heber. I like them the best. The lady who was taking me on the tour said that they had a little courtyard for people who like to go outside. They were very nice. The staff who toured me was very nice. They showed me the dining room, but they didn't offer a meal. There were no appliances available in the memory care. The room looked small, but it was nice. You bring all your own furniture, TV, or whatever. The staff said smaller rooms were less confusing. They weren't very big, but that was alright. They have an activity director. They have a lot of card games. They have a lady who comes in and plays the piano. People enjoy that. The staff said she is really good and plays things that they know. Each day of the week they have something. It may be like an art project one day, a Hawaiian Day, or different activities like bingo."

"I toured the South Jordan View Retirement Community. The community is light and bright, full of activity, and there's a lot of involvement there with the people who run the place. They had a very good chef the day I was there who cooked some delicious food, and from what the ladies were telling me, they have their reserved table towards the back of the cafeteria, and they have about eight to ten ladies that are just full of life, full of fun. I spent about two and a half hours there. We had a great time, and they were very forthcoming about living there and how much they liked it. I went and viewed one of the apartments, which was fabulous. Jimi was very caring, friendly, and open, and she wanted to do whatever she could or answer any questions to help me decide. She showed me everywhere around there. It's just a beautiful community. So that's the place I would have liked to have gone to, but unfortunately, that's too much money for me. The food was delicious. From what they told me, you could order something else. If you want a sandwich, they'll make it for you. It's like having the best of both worlds, having your place and everybody taking care of you. It's wonderful. So, I like it a lot."

"I have signed up with Legacy Retirement Residence of South Jordan. The staffers are absolutely excellent. They provide great care and concern for me as a tenant. The food here is absolutely superb. It's better than most restaurants in the valley. It's a great place to stay. It's amazing to me how, from the servers in the restaurant, to the janitorial staff, everyone knows the names of every tenant in here, and that's incredible. They really seem to care about us. The facility has all kinds of amenities, everything from an onsite doctor and haircutting, and all kinds of care that they provide for us. They have transportation to and from your medical appointments if need be. It is mostly independent living but there are facilities here that will provide you with assisted living if you need it. It will be for an extra cost, and often you contract directly with the extra services."

"We went to Copper Creek Senior Living. It was a nice new facility. It was very open, bright, and cheery. The person who gave the tour was very engaged, upbeat, and cheerful. They had physical therapy and hospice onsite, and I think they also had a dentist that came in periodically onsite. There was a beauty salon and an outdoor patio."

"We went to Sagewood at Daybreak. It was the nicest community we visited. They had really good food. The people said hi to the staff as we walked through, so evidently they're friendly and welcoming. The only reason we didn't choose that one was that it was farther away from our children, and it was very expensive. Nevertheless, the facility was clean, nice, neat, and very new."

"My friend likes how small Spring Gardens Midvale is and the number of people who came up and talked to her. I think if she did not think that she would need the memory care, she would have chosen that. They were very nice. I would give cleanliness a five. It was just an overall smaller facility, which appealed to my friend a little bit more. I think she'll do better in a larger facility when she comes out of her shell because she's a very gregarious person, but she's been kind of pulling away from people. They worked around my food issues, so I appreciate that. My friend was one of those people who eats all day, and they were very good about boxing up her leftovers for her."

"Olympus Ranch was very clean and roomy. I was impressed with the features that it had. They had activities. I think they provided a bus and three meals a day. The staff was very nice. The only thing that I didn't like was that they make you put down a non-refundable move-in deposit."

"The Wellington was a very active community. It was a little bit older, and I didn't care too much for the bathroom doors, they were pretty skinny up by the front door. They had a patio that you could go out to. They had a lot of activities on their schedule. When you walk in, you walk into the front desk and then you walk down to a nice private reading room. They had a pool table room. It was just really nice. The people there were nice, too. The staff was very knowledgeable and very thoughtful of what your needs were."

"My mom is at Sunrise at Holladay. I went and checked out a few, and that just seemed to be the nicest one. They offer mini-classes, and their activities are great. Food is good. My mom's room is just a studio right now; she is waiting for a one-bedroom. They have a fireplace, a nice dining room, an activity room that's nicely done, and they have an outdoor space where they can meet up, which is nice."

"Treeo Orem was super decorated for Christmas. The residents seemed very happy and friendly. It was nicely kept up. It was a little smaller than the other facilities, which can be a good or bad thing depending on what you're looking for. They had lots of activities. The food was good; however, when I looked at the menu, there didn't seem to be a lot of variety."

"Covington Senior Living of Orem is bright and clean. It looks like you're walking into a hotel almost. The room is clean and safe for my father. Their staff members are very loving and caring. They're very attentive and there's always lots of people around to help and answer questions. For activities, they do little exercise classes, they do a bus ride several times a week, and take them out on little trips, they bake bread once a week, and they do a little cooking activity with them. They have craft activities. They had a little fireworks show for them one night. They take them outside and play games like charades with them. The food is cafeteria food. I wouldn't call it five-star dining, but they are healthy, well-balanced meals."

"I went to Courtyard at Jamestown Assisted Living. That place was very, very nice. The facility itself was very nice. They have a new part where the rooms were brand new, and those were very, very nice. But the main part, the rooms are a little older, and, they're still nice, but they're not over the top by any means. The facility has a lot to offer, but its price is expensive. The staff was wonderful. They have different apartments or rooms. They have studios. They have one-bedrooms. I think they even have two bedrooms. They have a room to bring your family in and have a birthday party. They have a library. They have many entertaining spaces. They have a movie theater."

"We chose Avalon Senior Living Apartments because the price was very reasonable. It has a very nice exercise room, a library, a social gathering room, a games room, and an outside picnic area for barbecue. The corridors are really wide. The apartments are nice and spacious with fully equipped kitchens, and there's space for a washer and dryer. The staff seems really nice, helpful, and pleasant. They don't have too many organized activities though."