Independent Living Communities in Glen Allen, VA

"Virginian was the one I liked the most, but it was an independent living facility. I didn't want to move from one independent to another, but it was a nice place. I would have loved to move there. They had ground-floor apartments with patios and balconies on the other floors. They had a nice puzzle room. The food was decent. They did a lot of things that would be covered in an assisted living facility, but they weren't chartered that way, so I would not have been able to easily carry my VA aid and assistance over there to help pay for it. The food was very good. It was clean as could be. The staff was outstanding. The facility was very well taken care of."

"The staff at The Crossroads at Bon Air was very professional and very informative. The facility was very nice. The size of the area was sufficient."

"My husband moved into Discovery Village at the West End. I like the fact that the staff is very pleasant and very attentive. All of them have good attitudes. It's more like a home-type atmosphere. It's not like a hospital. It just had everything that I needed for him. I would highly recommend them to somebody that's searching. The staff was very friendly, very knowledgeable, and very helpful. I have no complaints. The food is fresh, hot and it's good. And, all the patients were eating it, so it was all good. Every day multiple things are going on. Yesterday, they did bingo. They painted rocks or something, just hands-on one-on-one. They truly work with every person in there."

"I'm on a waiting list at Aspire at West End. That's the only place I toured. It's a nice and clean place. I like its cleanliness. They offered food, but I didn't try it. They offer everything that an independent living offers. They have a salon and an indoor swimming pool. It's a good place. It's near restaurants."

"I am in the Carriage Hill. Everybody here is over 55. There aren't any children, just senior citizens. They have a plan where the rent includes utilities. It looks very nice and very well kept-up. All the apartments were built around 1979. They have a good maintenance staff and also have a landscaping service that takes care of all the flower beds, cutting the grass, and pruning the trees. The apartment I am in is very nice. It has a kitchen and dining area, a bedroom and one bath, and it is very large. I am very pleased with it. They have two courtesy vans and a calendar of where they are going, what day they are going, and what time. The staff is fantastic. "

"Cedarfield is a large facility. They have multiple eating venues. They have a lot of nice-sized apartments and a lot of facilities that appealed to me. There's a large park nearby with easy access, which appeals to me, too. They have multiple floor plans, but I am interested in the one-bedroom apartment, and that's what I looked at. I had a nice interaction with various staff people. They had a lot of nice common facilities like a swimming pool, a gymnasium, and a theater."

"I was a guest for their holiday party, and WOW what an amazing job they did! The food was spectacular! They had a carving station, fresh pasta bar, and a seafood tower which consisted of cold jumbo shrimp and fresh shucked oysters. There was music everywhere! A harpist in the dining room, pianist on the second floor, and this jazz band on the third floor! They truly catered to their residents in more ways than one. We will certainly be back!"

"I went to Everleigh Short Pump. It's a new facility. I believe it's about four years old. So everything is very, very modern, clean, and nice. I think the access is well-guarded. So, you can only go in on some entry cards and the options because there is a heated swimming pool, it's outdoor and a lovely, lovely gym. And then I was intrigued by the common area they have. I think it can have about 150 to 200 people and capable of asking for a room with up to 20 people if you want to entertain. So it's good and it's in a lovely location. It's dead on Broad Street. I can't remember the name of the thing, but Costco is about 5 minutes away, Sam's Club. There are lots of restaurants, and I think there's a very good Pickleball park close by and a tennis court. Everything is nice. The downside for us is that there are very few of what they call two-bedroom, two-bath units. There are probably about 16 of them in the whole thing. There are two different sections. The other downside is, that I found it very difficult to communicate with them. I think they're completely short-staffed. We do like the kitchen. The kitchen is much larger than the other places we looked at. So it's a full-sized refrigerator, good stove, and heaters like an island so that you can have breakfast equipped. The kitchen is separated by an island and the living room. So it's definitely a place that we probably are 95, 96% fixed on going, but obviously, and I understand it, they can't commit until a maximum of 60 days before, and they can't guarantee that there will be a unit available. So, we need to be there, but it means we don't want to put all our eggs into one basket and find that they say they don't have a place. The lady who took us on the tour was excellent. She took us around a lot of time. And then the bad thing was she said, "Okay, you can bring your family and come anytime you want to take a look." And she was gone. She had gone for the weekend or something like that. And the lady who talked to us must have been someone higher who said she didn't know anything. She's just on the front desk. So my concern is that if that is the level of service you get, what happens when you go in there and they assure you that there's 24/7 access? What type of access will we get? I don't know, say there is something broken down. What happens? Do we have to wait the whole weekend to get something? So those are the short answers we have to find. But it's top-notch."

"These caregivers TRULY care about my parents. When one of them needed to go to the hospital, the staff checked in on my mom every single day to make sure emotionally she was doing okay. The marketing person even went to the hospital to visit my dad and brought him flowers. We are extremely thankful for everything they have done."

"We toured Westminster Canterbury Richmond. It's a nice facility. The staff was fine, very knowledgeable, and did a good job. It's very clean, and the structure looks great. The room is a pretty good size. It had a good atmosphere."

"Legacy at Imperial Village was one of my parents' first picks. What they liked about that was the remodeled rooms. They had granite countertops in the kitchen, and it just looked really nice and very modern. They liked the fact that they had their own pharmacy downstairs in this little shopping strip, which also had a little convenience store (so they wouldn't have to go to a grocery store), a pharmacy, a hair salon, a nice bar (which my dad loved), a cafe/restaurant, and a pool that they were building. Most of the places we looked at didn't have the pool, so this was special for them. The building was old-looking from the outside, and it's pretty tall. It seems to be overwhelming when you first look at it; but when you go in and see the actual apartments, they're nicely remodeled. They had a huge workout/exercise/fitness area with physical therapy attached to it. The pricing on this place was more reasonable to my parents because it was less than $2000 a month, but the only thing was they would have to pay mostly for everything else out of their pocket. The cafe/restaurant was remodeled and really pretty when we walked in. The menu was actually sent to us, and it looked very good and reasonable. It was like a nice breakfast lay out, lunch, and a dinner menu. We liked the huge grounds and the trails that they had, so that you could walk around the property. It was all gated, and I liked that safety feature. You have to actually go through a gate to get in there and talk to a person; then they let you in."

"I went to Hermitage Richmond, but it was not for my brother. It was a very fine facility, but the people there were very frail, and he's very physically fit. It was extremely well-maintained and beautiful. The people seemed happy. They were old and frail, but they were walking. Half of them were walking with walkers and the ones who were in wheelchairs were well-dressed. They were looking forward to dinner and they looked like they were going out to a banquet. They were happy and they seemed to have everything the people needed. It looked as though everybody's needs were accommodated. In particular, one lady just loves ironing, and I saw her ironing her sheets and clothes and she was happy with it. They take care of everybody's linen and personal clothing because they have a laundry room, but they seem to accom,odate people, whatever their needs might be. It was an extraordinary place for a large number of people with a variety of needs. It was very expensive, but it has high-end clientele. It's definitely for people who have the means. It's expensive for the average person, but they do offer quality services. I didn't eat there, but I could smell the tasty food, and it smelled really good. Everybody was happy."

"I i’ve been a resident for almost 2 months now and cannot say enough about the management here. Miss Vicky is one of the kindest and knowledgeable people. I have talked with in a while. She’s always trying to help to make things easy, especially for us. new tenants. My brother loves it, especially because we came from a place that had steps and we really needed a place without steps so we’re really grateful that we were able to get in here and plan to stay for a very, very long time. Hopefully, the last move will ever make."

"Avery Point is a beautiful new community. The floor plans of the apartments are nice and all the amenities are great. The drawback is it only has independent living right now and it will be a few years before the other stages are finished. So, that was a negative but they have their own doctor and medical center there. I thought that was good. They had a good full-term doctor. The one-bedroom apartment had one and a half bath, which I think is nice. They have good dining rooms, an indoor pool, a sewing room, and a little cocktail bar area. They were having a gym class when I visited."