Southwinds Active Adult Community

The cleaning staff is good. Repairs are slow. Controlled access is a joke: anyone can come in. Visitors have their own keys. No security. Youthful visitors monopolize the pool table and ping pong table when they visit, and children visiting play pranks.

Southwinds is beautiful, neat, and clean, and has three types of buildings that are slightly different from each other. They have activities. They do not supply meals; you do that yourself. They have indoor kiddie pools with a sauna, an exercise room, and group activities. They go on shopping trips, play bingo, and sometimes have lectures. The dining area would be just for snacks; otherwise, you eat in your apartment since there's no communal eating. It is truly independent living.

I chose Southwinds because it has an indoor swimming pool and it has stainless steel appliances. The rooms are nice and excellent; no one has lived in it before. They’re under construction because they’re adding on another building. They have everything that you need there. They take you grocery shopping. They have a theatre and an exercise room. They have happy hour every Friday, and then they serve coffee. The staff is very helpful. It’s an excellent community. It doesn’t smell, it’s clean, and it’s brand new. There is no trash, no abandoned cars, and not a lot of people walking around, so it’s very quiet. It’s just completely outstanding.