Independent Living Communities in Charleston, WV

"Harmony at Southridge is a new place. It's wonderful and beautiful. It's independent living, but they also have a memory care center and assisted living, so if my mother needs more care, it's available to her. The facility itself is just stunning. They just had exactly what she needed in terms of space, activities, and physical therapy. They have a salon, so she can have a place to go get her nails and hair done. She just really felt comfortable during our visit. It's nice, open, and they did a lovely job designing and decorating the space. She felt really at home. We went there three separate times to look at the apartments, and the woman who was in charge of that was just fantastic. They have two-bedroom, one-bedroom, and studio sizes, and she selected the two-bedroom, so she can have stay-in guests in her office. The designs are lovely. Every apartment has a balcony, some are closed, some are open, but they all have lovely views of the woods. The one-bedrooms have a cathedral feeling. You just feel like there's a lot of space. They got a neutral palette, and it's completely handicap-accessible in all apartments. They have a huge dining area that is open, airy, and comes with meal plans. She will get one meal a day or she can do more than that. She can go down and eat if she'd like, or they'll bring it up to her if she's not feeling well. They also have a bar that has pub food, and where they do holiday celebrations. They have an activity hall where they do all kinds of things, like the Easter eggs they had last week. They do crafts every week, they have a small movie theater, and a huge game room that has any kind of game you'd want to play. They sometimes have game nights too. They have a little area where people can come in and entertain the residents. They do that every month, and they give out this activity sheet, so there is something to do every single day."

"Mom moved to Rolling Meadows Place. It is a nice place. Their two-bedroom is reasonably priced and she could bring her cat. She loves her accommodation. They have a cafeteria or they could bring the food to you. They also have a rec room and a library."

"My mother is in Edgewood Summit. I like that community because it provided all forms of care. It has assisted living, memory care, and a skilled nursing facility as well. It's all right there. They have two levels of care above assisted living, and she's at the highest level of care. The quality of the food is excellent and they have a lot of different choices. They always have soup and different choices of salad. They always have protein or a main course, vegetables, and potatoes and you choose your type of potato. You choose everything. They have desserts and it's very good. I've eaten there a couple of times. We had a family dinner there and we had the fillet and it was excellent. They have an exercise class every morning. They have Sittercise, a cardio drum, and several different exercise classes. They had crafts, bingo, they have people come, musicians, and had a Kentucky Derby party and they all decorated hats for the Kentucky Derby. She also gets some cognitive therapy and some physical therapy and some occupational therapy privately. The staff is fabulous. They also do cornhole every day and they have singalongs and things like that. They have a church. They have a lot of different things going on. It is expensive."