Independent Living Communities in Sequim, WA

"We chose Park View Villas. The tour was very nice. The people were very cordial and knowledgeable. The main reason we chose this is because they have individual cottages to live in, as opposed to the main building. It has been completely remodeled with new appliances and hardwood floors, and the quality of the interior was excellent, which is one thing I like very much. As far as the amenities in the building, they are very nice and very well-maintained. They had a nice dining room, health room, and hair salon. The meal was excellent, and the choices were good."

"I visited the Regency on Whidbey. It's essentially like a fancy hotel. My first impression was that it is very nice. It's nicely appointed, it's clean and appeared to be fairly new and had that kind of an expensive aura. The staff was very friendly, very helpful, and showed me everything I needed to see. They were playing bingo in one room, and some people were watching a movie in the theater. The dining area was very nice and they had two chefs. And they had a menu posted that looked very nice."

"We're in the process of moving our mother into Harbor Tower Village. We chose it because it was probably a little bit cheaper. The facility seemed very nice and very clean, and the rooms seemed adequate in size. It was a very nicely laid out central courtyard. It's a circle, so no one can get lost. The rooms were laid out nice. The dining area was very nice and had huge windows, so you could see outside. It was not a closed in feeling. The living atmosphere was very good. The staff seemed very pleasant."

"I will be moving into The Fifth Avenue. The thing I liked most about it was that my apartment was close to the activities at the center, so it would make it convenient for me to be able to join things. The apartments were very clean and very neat. Mine was a little smaller than I would have liked, but the only other one that was available was way down at the end of a long corridor, and I didn't want that. All the staff who assisted me were very, very pleasant, very nice, and very knowledgeable. I had 3 or 4 because I kept going back to look. So far, it's been a delightful experience. They had concerts, card games, a puzzle room, a library, lectures, and social hours."

"Parkwood is an over fifty-five manufactured home community. The facility has a nice community building where the residents can participate in scheduled activities, they can request the facility for a private gathering also. The landscaping is nice. It is heavily treed and well landscaped. The property is maintained constantly. To reside there you have to fill out an application and be accepted. The rent does go up every year. It goes up the same percentage as social security. Which is really rotten for the residents. The ones with limited incomes can't ever get ahead. Neighbors can be petty though and if they don't like something in a persons yard they can complain to the management and potentially have the person remove or change what was complained about. My mother has been the recipient of this a few times. In addition, If a resident wishes to paint their home the colors they are choosing must be accepted by the management. The rules seem to strict. "

"I toured The Lodge at Sherwood Village and it was very nice. The staff was excellent, and the apartments were very nice. They were in really good shape because they showed me the ones that were available. The whole facility was very nice."