Symphony Circle Active Living - CLOSED

Arlene

We went to the Symphony Circle Active Living. That would be my number one choice. What I liked most were the services that they offer, the menu, and the cleanliness. I saw a one-bedroom that would be perfect for me. It was very clean. A lot of activities, arts and crafts, and a movie theater. The security is fine. The outdoor space was nice. They had a big variety in the menu, you don't have to eat at a certain time, their meals are spaced. They had three different cafeterias or dining areas. I liked the fact that you had options. If what they were serving was something that you didn't want, you had other options where you could get soup, or salad or they just had a big variety, for example, the day that I was there, they were having a pig roast.

Noreen

Symphony Circle is brand new. It's beautiful and clean. My mom would have a washer and dryer in her own room, and she would have her own private room. She would get meals too. There's a chef there, who would bring her meals. It would be perfect if she was independent, but she's not independent enough. The location is downtown, which is not easily accessible to me or my siblings. The staff was wonderful. The gentleman walked her through everything, explained the meal plan, explained that she could come and go as she pleases, and that she could have her own vehicle. He answered all of our questions.

Claudette

I went to Symphony Circle Active Living. It's fairly new, but I don't want to live in Buffalo. The rooms were fine. They looked good and clean, but I thought $4000 a month was a little bit steep for me. I didn't try their food because I hear that you don't have to cook there. All the food is prepared for you. They have a couple of selections that you can choose from, so I'm pretty sure that's nice. The staff was fine. I saw this cleaning lady, and they made good remarks about her. Apparently, everything is very fine there from what I hear. It's just expensive, a little more than I want to spend for me and my daughter. It seemed nice but I wasn't completely satisfied with it. Everything looked great to me from what the woman showed me. It's a year old, so everything is still new. There's parking underneath the apartments which is included in $4000. I think that's ideal because you don't have to go out of the building. If you're on the first or second floor, you just go up the elevator. It's really nice with the parking on the ground. If people can afford it, they probably would take that if they like living in a city. Everything is done for you. They take the trash, and they clean up your room once a week. They have their own laundry facility. If you want to wash, you can do your laundry there. It's fairly nice. The people were nice. Because I had already made an arrangement to come in, they knew I was coming in. They are very careful about who they let in; you just can't walk in off the street. I had a hard time trying to find where the entrance was, but other than that, it was fine. You might have to mask yourself, they buzz you in, you go to the receptionist, and they check your temperature to make sure you don't have a fever. They said it's free of Covid19 and that nobody has it, so they want to make sure nobody gets it by you coming in there. They're very protective. I like that about it. The place is very clean, too.