The Senior Villages

Charles

I chose to move to The Senior Villages because my top priority was that it was close to my job, and I like how they set it up. It's not a place where people come in and do whatever they want. They have strict rules and regulations. There's no smoking inside the apartments, and if you do you are jeopardizing the apartment; you can get terminated from there. It's a nice, little community. Everybody minds their business, and they do a lot of little daily activities with the seniors who are not working. I like it a whole lot. The staff there is very professional. They own their job. They make their rounds and make sure everything is running according to protocol. If you need any assistance, you can freely go up there and they'll take their time and walk you through and explain what it is you're trying to search for. If they don't have the information they will get it for you. I respect their professionalism and how they function. They keep the facility very clean. It's like 900 square feet. You have a nice, big living room, a spacious kitchen, a big bedroom, and a bathroom. Each apartment has a patio that can hold about four or five individuals. It's a nice community, plus it's gated. You make your own meals, and everybody cooks their own food inside their own apartments. A lot of people go to food pantries to get what they need. They supply you with all the new information, they have meetings and group sessions with the church, and other things, but I don't participate in them. They have a nice gazebo, a lounge, washers and dryers, and a pool. You don't pay an electric bill, you don't pay a gas bill, and they give you free basic cable. That's excellent.

Randy

I went to see The Senior Villages in Charlotte. I arrived to enter the gates, but there was no one to answer the phone to let me in. I tried to get there early. One of the tenants drove up, and I followed him. I got to the door of the office, and they said that they didn't open till 1 o'clock. I guess that's a plus that anybody can't just walk in. The maintenance worker showed me an apartment, and he said that they didn't know about an appointment. I toured the independent living, and the apartment that he took me in was a 1-bedroom. It had a kitchen, a living room, one bathroom, and a balcony. It seemed to be a clean place. It had appliances and was carpeted all the way through. The staff who showed me around had a good attitude. I would imagine the place is at least 50 years old. It wouldn't be brand new, but they get maintenance to keep it up and keep the grass cut. It's close to grocery stores, hospitals, and schools.