Independent Living Communities in Sandy, UT

"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."

"This is a small facility, sixteen resident capacity, and the facility itself is not overly beautiful or anything, but this facility has a lot of heart. I've rarely seen a facility that puts as much emphasis on family then this one does. The staff bends over backwards to accommodate family visits, even if they aren't at the best times. They also invite family to all the parties and get togethers and encourage family participation. I've never visited this facility without seeing at least two or three different residents with visitors at any given time, and they're always talking and laughing and generally just having a good time. I also always see children there visiting their grandparents or great grandparents. They literally just light the place up. "

"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."

"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."

"Legacy Village of Sugar House is very clean. They offer a lot of amenities. The one-bedroom is very, very spacious, nice, and very clean. No marks on the walls. The carpets have been cleaned. There are awesome views and happier people. The staff were very friendly and eager to assist. It's almost brand new. It's like a skyrise apartment kind of place. It's really neat. They have a good-sized gym and a beauty shop with three different chairs to get your hair done. They offer everything."

"St. Joseph Senior Apartments is really great. I haven't had a chance to move in there yet, but so far, they've been working with me really well with what I need to get. The staff was really great, and they're willing to work with you. It was really nice looking, clean, and well kept up. You have to pay for the meals separately, but the utilities, the washer, and the dryer are included."

"I was very impressed. We visited during Cinco de Mayo and we saw the residents were chatting with each other. Their meeting place by the atrium was festively decorated. They also had entertainment and the residents were very into it. Their rooms were larger and had a walk-in closet. We met several staff members and they were very, very nice. The food was OK. They had a typical large variety main menu."

"We visited Summerfield Retirement. It was very nice, very professional, and very clean. Everything was good about it. However, we're not going to be able to use any of them right now because my brother has changed positions, and he is going to be staying with his son. We wanted to look at them anyway, in case things change. Everything was very professionally handled at Summerfield Retirement. The gentleman who took us on the tour was very informative and very helpful in answering our questions. He told us things that we should look for in a facility, including ones that he knew we were going to visit that were not his. He gave us some ideas on how to compare different facilities. He even recommended some that weren't on our list. So, he was very open and honest with us. It was very clean. The rooms had good ceiling lights, unlike ours here. So, we were very impressed. They were very light and very airy."

"We visited Creekside Senior Living in Bountiful for my daughter-in-law's mother, and she will be moving into their assisted living. It's very classy, very well cared for, and very open and spacious. The staff is also incredibly friendly. The activities that I have observed personally as we were interacting and moving some things a couple of days ago were card playing, people just visiting, and ping-pong. They have all kinds of things, like the reading room they have, and everyone seemed to be very happy. We met random people in the halls, and they were friendly. It just seems like a really nice place. I haven't tasted the food myself, but it smells wonderful, and the dining room is very spacious. Everyone seems to be very satisfied, so I would rate the entire facility very highly. The location is also very lovely because it's very secluded, with lots of trees, and just kind of a nice little quiet neighborhood in Bountiful."

"We visited Solista Orem by Cogir. It was well organized. It has three floors. We looked at rooms on the first and third floors. The lady who took us on a tour was very good. She was very friendly and explained that they're going through a transition. Apparently, a new management has come in over the last couple of years, and they're making some modifications to the facilities. We like the rooms. They are very well laid out and large. We looked at studios, and they were large for a studio room. They seem to have a lot of amenities that we like. The original lady who was going to take us on the tour was out of town and won't be back for another week. However, the manager who took us was very good. We were introduced to several staff members. We didn't interact with them very much, but they were very good. It seemed very well kept. They had outdoor areas for the residents to gather, so that was very nice. They had a nice entertainment area. The dining area was very well laid out, too."

"I went with a friend who was looking for independent or assisted living. We took a tour and had lunch consisting of salmon and vegetables. The meal was well prepared and tasty. The salmon was perfectly prepared. The staff and service were both good. The people at the table were friendly. The assisted and independent rooms looked good. We liked the grounds and the fact that the independent rooms faced out into the central landscaping."

"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'm moving into the Cottages on 7th. I chose it because of the large square footage in the apartment was 1300 square feet, that's larger than any other property I had seen. It is a rental property, and it is without food, meaning that it was a lot less expensive. And I have always had a problem with my diet, too much food. I am not at that time of life where I need people to prepare food for me and I won't have to downsize, I have a lot of nice furniture; those are the two reasons. I don't like the location so much, I don't love the street it's on. It's a smaller location, 148 units. So it doesn't have a beauty shop, but it does have a fitness center, a library, and it has some social events, wi-fi, and things like that. The apartment has a full kitchen. It has a nice outdoor space. The main lady had only been there a month and I was impressed with her. It's five stories with an elevator, they don't have underground parking, they just have covered parking."