The Village at Unity & The Hamlet

ReviewerRD11262020v

We're living in The Village at Unity. They were going to raise the rent a considerable amount, but that didn't happen. We've been here for over five years now, and we have been very satisfied with it. It's a fairly sizable complex. The staff is very good. In the restaurant itself, we have high school seniors staff members, and they are very well trained and very efficient for the old people. There is no end of activities if you want to participate. We have a resident who plays the piano for us twice a week, and there's another woman who plays the piano during the dinner hour. There are all kinds of activities, but they've been kinda curtailed. The food is very good. We only have one meal a day as part of our food allowance. However, we have a cafe which starts at 8:30 in the morning and serves breakfast all the way up until 6:30 at night. They have a very extensive menu. We could have everything up to filet mignon. We're in a 2-bedroom layout. We got plenty of room here.

Ivan

My mother is in The Village at Unity looks very good so far. It costs cheaper than the hourly rate for home care. They have everything you need in terms of amenities, and their dining services are very good. We chose this place compared to others because of the amenities, pricing, and location

Pam

The residents at The Village at Unity seemed less with it. It looked like more of a nursing home type set up, but it was assisted living. The residents were just sitting in chairs, following us around, and we couldn't get them to go back to their rooms. They have a hair salon, a recreation area, they have people come in and do activities, and a piano. The dining area was big and nice, and the rooms were nice and sizable, but the price was high.

Bob

We live in The Village at Unity and we're satisfied with it. The staff is very helpful. The amenities are fine, and there's a lot going on here. The food is usually pretty good. They have a library and a chapel, and the grounds are well kept up. We have a small apartment, which is fine. The place is neat, but expensive.

JAPIII

I have worked as an executive and consultant in senior living and care for over a decade (but never for this community) and authored a montly column called Senior Lifestyles in a western New York publication for many years. I am very famililar with the features, benefits, pricing and reputaions of every senior community in western New York. When it came time to advise my own mother and our family on where my mother should move to for independent living, my only recommendation was Village at Unity. My mother immediately felt at home with her immaculate and spacious apartment, great dining options at three restaurants, transportation, apartment housekeeping, a screened in porch, an extensive calandar of activities, exercise options, a movie theatre, wonderful staff and friendly neighbors who have made her move into a positive lifestyle transition. She only wished she had moved to Village at Unity years ago!

T.I.

We're at The Villages. The senior living portion is good. We have all kinds of transportation, including three buses and five cars that take us pretty much anywhere within a certain range. We have a coffee shop and two restaurants that open from 3:30 to 6:30. We're in a 2-bedroom unit, it's a nice size, the layout is good, there are closets and storage spaces. They have a very friendly staff, and they already knew our names.

John373441

Village at Unity was a fantastic, neat, and clean place. I had a cup of coffee, and the food I saw I was fantastic. The people were friendly. My wife is living there now, and I highly recommend it.

Charles574652

At The Villages at Unity, the staff was very nice, and the rooms were small but pleasant. Everything was fine. The eating facilities were very nice, but the overall expense is more than I could handle. We had lunch there, and the food was very good. There were several activities listed, but I did not do any.

Ernest511102

I liked that the Cottages were not so big and not too small. The staff was helpful and told me about their staffing and how many patients per staff they have. They also told me about their security. With regard to their activities, they told me that they have people come in to play music. They also play games, like bingo.

JeffHZHKT

We actually love the Villages. It’s just what we were looking for and my mother seems very happy. They have a movie theater, a restaurant, and a meditation room where they have rosary and religious services. This one fits my mother more because it’s in a community that she’s lived in for a number of years and she can go to the same church and the same shopping. It’s new, very well-maintained, and the rooms are wonderful. She was able to move just about all of her furniture from the house into the place, she’s met a number of people who are old friends of her that she connected with, and it’s just a very nice facility.

Resident1011

I have just gotten arrived at Villages at Unity, and my first impression is a very good one. The staff is attentive and good. I like the rooms; they're clean and very nice.

Anonymous117134850

The Villages at Unity is a beautiful community but expensive. I would have liked my uncle to stay there, but he can't afford it. The meals are wonderful.

Barbara105220350

My mother has been in The Village at Unity for quite a while now. The staff is awesome. She is in a one-bedroom, and it's very good and nice sized. They play bingo, and they take them out on outings.

Sandy49

The Villages at Unity was OK, but I don't think they represented themselves as well as they should have. They didn't show me everything the facility had. The part that they should have showed me, there was a community park, which they didn't show me at all, and from what I saw, it was really dark, and I was not impressed with it. They staff was friendly, but like I said, they should have shown me the entire facility and not just one portion of it.

Caring84711050

Everybody recommended The Villages at Unity. It was clean, and actually, it was brand new. The rooms were smaller. I was shocked at the size of living room. I don't think you could have gotten much in it. Also they didn't provide furniture at all; you have to provide everything for yourself. Also, I thought this place was impersonal. I didn't think the staff was as warm and welcoming. Actually I only met with the intake person, and I just wasn't impressed by her. She just presented what they had to offer, and it was more like a business thing for her. The atmosphere of this community was just different. It did have a lot, like it had a movie theater, a coffee bar, and things like that, but I didn't get the warm fuzzy feeling that I got at another facility. Nothing stood out to me with their menu; it was just a regular kind of menu. Also their dining room was not elegant; it was just like a restaurant.

Kay24

I've had a couple of meals at Villages at Unity. They were very nice. It was like going to a fancy restaurant. The rooms were very nice. Somebody comes in to do housekeeping once a week. The living room is very spacious. There's a little tiny den and a nice little porch. The kitchen is small but adequate, especially when people go to the dining room for meals. I like the location, and I like the size of the room.

Caring76654750

We went to The Villages at Unity and the place was very clean and their building looks new. The staff were very nice and professional as well. They have a lot of activities to offer for their patients.

Caring71995750

The Villages is very nice. My parents are very happy there. It is very clean and the food is good. The staff is very friendly. The maintenance people come in and help them hang pictures. There are different things you can do there every month. They take them on trips and shopping tour three times a week. It's very affordable at $3600 a month for both my parents and that includes food and everything. So far, they're very happy with it.

adriana07120

Park Ridge Nursing Home is a large facility that houses up to 111 residents at any given time. A large number of that percentage (about 90% or more) is resident-filled, so there are not usually many beds for admittance into the nursing home. The nursing staff is warm and welcoming, and seemed to have genuine care and concern for all of their residents. It seems that the residents feel appropriately taken care of and grateful for the care they receive. It is located in the town of Greece, NY, and is in the building development of Unity Hospital. While the care is of top quality, it seemed the renovations and overall atmosphere of the home was lacking, and in need of some improvement. The actual rooms are not very spacious and the community areas were in need of some upkeep. Residents did not seem to have a problem with too many of the physical attributes of the home, since they are well taken care of. There is a nice mood of community inside the home. Residents feel close with each other and also connected to the staff. The food was average, though much better than many other nursing homes visited.