The Woodlands of DeWitt

Karin

I found The Woodlands of DeWitt. I'm on a waiting list. I'll have my own villa. It has a huge kitchen, two bedrooms, a bath-and-a-half, and a garage. If something happens and I start to decline, they'll transfer me over to another building, so I never have to leave. That's my final home. I didn't ask about their meal plans because I'm going to have my own kitchen. Nevertheless, they have full menus there. They have a small gym and a nice deck you can go sit out on. They have lists of what's going on for the week if you want to join in. It's nice and clean, and you feel safe to walk around outside, which I'm looking forward to. Each unit has a washer and dryer, which is great. You can have housekeeping for $40 per session, which I don't plan on using, but you never know. I talked to one person, and that was the head lady, Yvonne. She was very open and willing to answer any questions. She was very friendly. She deals with people like me, who are still independent, people who need assistance, or people that are in hospice. She is really personable. We have a lot of things in common, which is great. When I walked into the villa, I was like, 'This is what I want.' Right off the bat, that is what I was thinking. You've got to go with that gut feeling.

Bill1

My wife is at The Woodlands of DeWitt. The facility itself is very new, modern, clean, and nice. It doesn't smell and it's run very well. There's a good staff and it's managed well. They're attentive to the residents. They take care of their needs. They're compassionate and they do their jobs pretty well. The food is OK. She is a vegan so she has a special diet and they've gone the extra mile to make sure she gets a vegan diet with no meat and most of it is pretty good. They play bingo and card games, they have movies, and they have swimming available, although she doesn't participate in that. They have quite a few activities all day, every day except weekends. Every weekday from probably 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., they have activities every hour to an hour and a half. It's very expensive, but compared to others, it's not that much different. It's less expensive than some and more expensive than some. Her apartment has almost three rooms. It's got a living room, a bedroom, and then sort of an entryway room that's pretty good sized, and then it has a huge bathroom. All the bathrooms are handicapped accessible because a number of their people require physical help and are in wheelchairs and stuff like that. The rooms, the building, and the property are very attractive, very nice, and well-maintained inside and out.

Penny

We visited The Woodlands of Dewitt and Mom said there is no way. It was $5,700 a month. She didn't like anything about it. It was a nice place. She would have had great care there, but she did not like the room set up and she did not like the price. The staff was nice. Everything was brand new and so clean. The atmosphere was quiet and the few people that we ran into seemed to be pretty happy.