Independent Living Communities in Marinette, WI

"I moved to The Harbors Retirement Community in Menominee. I chose this for myself because my son and daughter are up here, about 10 minutes away from where I am, so it's more convenient. There were also apartments available for me. I love it here, and the people are absolutely wonderful, including those who work here, the administration, and the residents. It's a wonderful place to be. I pay extra, but I also love the fact that I was able to bring my two dogs with me. They accept pets like cats and dogs, and I pay an extra $35 per pet. Everybody here loves my dogs, so I just love the place. The people are all terrific, so I feel very much at home here. The food here is really good. As a matter of fact, we are having turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes, and the whole nine yards today. I have no complaints. If they fix something that you don't really care for, or you are not certain, they have another menu that you can order from. I am in their independent living, but if anyone needs it, they have assisted care, or what they call the JemCare, so if anybody needs that extra care, they are available. I have a doctor's appointment coming up, and they are going to take me there. They have someone who will do your laundry and cleaning, too. I am able to do those things myself, so I do them, but if I need help, it's right here. They'll knock on your door on your floor's cleaning and laundry day, and if you have anything for them to do, they'll be happy to do it for you. We play bingo three days a week. They have church services for Catholics and Protestants. We have a happy hour once a week. If you want to have a beer or a mixed drink or a glass of wine, you can do that. We have entertainment. If you are able, they also go out to breakfast once in a while, or they go out to the zoo. We also go out to see art displays. They have all kinds of things going on here. We enjoy them, and they're a lot of fun. They have two hairstylists for haircuts, permanent hair color, and whatever you want to have done. They have pedicures and manicures, too, but of course, you pay for them separately. I can't say anything but nice things about this place. Some of the residents forget where their rooms are, and if they're on the same floor I'm on, I'm able to serve them, but on their canes and walkers are their first names and room numbers in the event that they get lost. We also have monitors that residents wear around their necks. If you need help with something, you just press the little button and they're right there. I hit mine accidentally, and they came knocking on my door and checked on me. They're efficient and they're all about the residents. For me, it's well worth it. I pay $3400, but I have a big apartment with carpeting. I have a kitchenette and plenty of room for my table, a bedroom, and a living room. The only thing is that we don't have stoves because we have all of our meals here. It's all included. We have microwaves, though, and I have an air fryer, toaster, and a coffeemaker in my room. For some of the residents, stoves wouldn't be safe, but you can have an electric skillet or anything like that if you want to fix something. Once in a while, I do that with my microwave and air fryer, but for the most part, I go downstairs because I love being with the people. I have plenty of room, and it's just super nice. There are four levels here, and there's a library along with more apartments on the fourth floor. The elevators are right there, but if you need assistance, there's always someone who can take you. Some of the residents are in wheelchairs, so the staff take them down to their meals. We also have the grounds and some of the places outside where you can sit and enjoy the fresh air."

"Bayside Senior Living was very nice. The rooms were good sizes. They had all the features I'm looking for. We didn't meet any of the people that live there, but the person who gave the tour was great. The facility is handicapped, so it is really nice. They have a community room. They have an exercise room. They have a game and computer room. There is an outside area for a patio, and there is also an inside area if you want to sit by the fireplace in the winter. It pretty much has everything that we need. We've filled out the application, but we don't know for sure yet. We like it a lot."

"My mom is in the independent living area of New Life of Crivitz. It is only 10 miles from my home. I really like it. It is nice, it has an open concept, and It is huge. I love the way that they have their pictures all over and it is more of a country place. It is set up very beautifully. One side has the couches, which are very nice. There is a huge TV where you can play the Wii and different networks if you didn't want to stay in your room to watch TV. There is a huge stone fireplace. The middle part is where they do chair aerobics and they have very nice exercise equipment. Other people come in --- 65 and older -- and they do sneaker aerobics. Over to the left there is another room and you can have a family party. One of the features that I really is the church services, but for some reason they stopped that. They have a pool table and they have a stylist come in that do their residents' hair. They play bingo, they have games, and they have a boomers club that comes in. They do have other activities; like on Saturday they will have a birthday of a resident who is 99. There are people that do come in at different times of the week, which is really nice because my mom can interact with different people and not just the people that are always there. I think it has 30 rooms and each room is about 350 square feet. It is actually furnished, but if you choose to, you can take their furnishing out and put yours in. That's what we chose to do, because I want it to be more personal for my mom. It has a really nice room for the kitchen and the dining room, which is actually set up like a country inn. It really has really nice rugged wood and there is a bar. You can sit around the bar if you want to. They have tables around it as well. Then they have a great huge stone fireplace and there is a TV so they can watch TV while they are eating. Their food is okay. Today she is very satisfied with the food, but the other day, she didn't care for it. What's great about it is that they have three meals and three snacks. My mom will go out and socialize at that time. There are all kinds of things that I really like about the place, plus the people that take care of then, the ladies are very sweet. They just make you feel right at home. I will definitely recommend them. "