"We visited Harmony at Independence two years ago. They had a theater, beauty salon, computer room, library, and activity buses that they could take the residents out to doctor's appointments and shopping. Everybody was just great, and everybody we interviewed with was wonderful. We also had a meal there, and it was great. They staff was very nice, very accommodating, professional, courteous, and helpful. The facility was wonderful, too. It was very new, in great shape, and well-maintained."

"I toured Acclaim at East Beach. I liked the staff. The environment was very pleasant and very welcoming. I felt very comfortable. The staff was excellent and very accommodating. The facility was excellent, and I had no problems with it. It was modern. It was clean, and it was very attractive."

"Harmony at Harbour View was very, very nice. My sister and I joked about wanting to go there ourselves. They had a lot of things for the residents there. They had excursions, they had a movie room, they had a library and a craft room. They had a happy hour a couple of days a week and things like that. It was just very nice and I thought my mom would like it. The rooms were nice. This is a new place, it's only like seven years old. The rooms were a nice size, even the studios. I like the bathrooms, the bathrooms were nice and big that if she's had to be in a wheelchair, she can manipulate with no problem. I didn't have any food, but the menus looked very good. What's the most interesting with the assisted living was the fact they give her her medicine and she could do rehab or physical therapy there. They have all those facilities there. The staff who gave the tour was very nice, very informative, and she has done some follow-up calls. I like her a lot, she was very, very helpful."

"It is exceptional. I would say it is a 5-star-type place. It was a very nice place. It was very warm and inviting. The people were very friendly, not only the staff but the residents that were there in the community too. We were welcomed by the residents even before we got into the facility. They have lots of different activities. They were in the gamut between gardening, trivia, exercise, ice cream socials, and card games. "

"I was extremely impressed with this facility. We were invited over to have Sunday brunch and the food and restaurant was outstanding. My wife and I were taken on a tour of the facility and we were impressed with the renovations and all of the scenic views. One of our favorite views was from the 9th Floor open patio that gave you a spectacular view of the Chesapeake Bay and the surrounding area. We had a wonderful time visiting and highly recommend it to others. "

"I visited Commonwealth Senior Living at the Devonshire. I really liked the building itself. Everything's updated. The memory care was clean and brand new. It had a homey feeling with couches and a dining facility. They had different stations for the memory care residents to trigger their memories. They had towelettes for different scents. To tell them it's morning time, they'd have a citrus smell. To tell them it's evening time, they would have a lavender smell. I feel like they had a lot of things that actually were very thorough and thought out in terms of dementia care. I met the director and the marketing staff, and they were very friendly and professional. I would have liked to see some more of the nursing staff, but I didn't really see any. It was beautiful, and it didn't smell. It smelled good, and everything was clean. For the memory care, I know they had a lot of activities and crafts. They said they had a whole calendar full of activities, but I didn't really see exactly what they were. They take trips and outings every week. They have some "tour of the world" thing where every month they do a different activity that is associated with a certain country, so that looked cool. The only thing I didn't like was the pricing. They don't do an all-inclusive memory care, so everything is extra. Laundry is extra. You have to pay a big deposit to even get on the wait list, and it's non-refundable. Otherwise, I would have committed to it."

"We visited The Arbors at Port Warwick. It was a great location and it's where my dad would have wanted to be. He felt like there was everything there that he needed, the people were wonderful, and the grounds were beautiful. It's just that there were a couple of things they didn't include that some other places did like cable. My dad also felt that they were a little more expensive than when he had previously checked them. He's interested in their independent living so that's what we looked at. He is not at a point yet where he needs assistance. The person who showed us around did a wonderful job. She's just very professional, knew the facility well, and she told us about things that he was interested in. It was a great, great experience."

"Harper's Station Yorktown was a good facility. It was perfect. I visited two, and I'd be happy in either place depending upon what I need. If I needed more than assisted living, I would take Harper's Station Yorktown. They had everything I needed. It'd be good for independent living or assisted living."

"The Cottages at Great Bridge was small and convenient to where I needed to be. They didn't have meals. They had very nice, quiet grounds. They also game rooms and social areas for the seniors, which were very acceptable and nice."

"My mother-in-law is at Greenbrier Senior Apartments. They have a pull cord in every room so if something should happen you just pull it to get help. She still can pretty much take care of herself. We have to do grocery shopping and doctor's appointments but she can still dress and cook for herself. The place is very clean, the staff is wonderful, everybody there is very nice. The leasing manager is super good and when we need something done, they do it right away. My mother-in-law was one of the first residents to move in, she's been there for a long time now, it's been over 13 or 14 years."

"I visited Jamestown Commons. They have two days a week of socials, and they have a bus to take you around. Everything is strictly independent there. They have a courtyard, an exercise room, and a game room. "

"I lived at 900 Acqua Luxury Senior Apartments for four months, so I know what to expect. I really liked it. I liked the location, management, facilities, rooms, and the gym because they have a good variety of exercise equipment. I really enjoyed living there. I'm hoping to get back there because it is less expensive than the other place. The staff was very pleasant. You do your own food. It's independent living. I did not take advantage of their activities because most of them were like card games and stuff like that, or they would have like a little party and everybody would bring something purportedly. By today's prices, it is appropriately charged. They have an excellent maintenance staff. If anything's wrong, they are Johnny-on-the-spot. I would definitely give the maintenance a five-star rating."

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"I love The Vero at Chesapeake. It's great. I take care of a friend's aunt there. I take her to get her hair done and take her to lunch, and we do puzzles and have fun. She's got a huge room, which is a suite. She's got a little bedroom in the back corner, and the next bedroom is like for a husband and wife sort of thing. In the other bedroom, they've made a little living room with a TV. Then they got a little kitchenette on the one side and a pretty big bathroom with a walk-in shower. They exercise every day in the gym. They have somebody come out there and do chair exercises. They have beautiful two or three different patios that you can go out and sit on. They have umbrellas and patio tables that you can go out and sit around the gardens, which are very nicely landscaped. They have a lot of activities going on. Something is going on every week. People are coming in to sing. They have a social hour where you go up and get punch or soft drinks, snacks, and visit with a lot of people. They make a get-together kind of thing. They have a couple of different games. They have cornhole tournaments every day. In the afternoon, they have bus rides. They go out and get ice cream or go out to a farm or stop and get coffee or something like that, something fun for them every day. I love all of the staff. I eat their food every week. I take her to the big dining room and we have lunch together. Their food is great."