Senior Living in Harnett County, NC

"From the moment I walked in the door, I just knew Meadowview Assisted Living was the right place for my mom. It just felt right. The staff was friendly. The residents seemed happy. I knew she was going to be happy there. My mom is now in their assisted living facility. Her room is very spacious. It's very adequate for her needs. They provided her with a bed and a dresser, and they allowed us to bring in some of her own furniture as well, like her recliner. We decorated it to make it her own. We're very happy with it. My mom says the food is quite good, too."

"I liked that Cadence Garner was all on one level. It had a very comfortable feeling to it and everyone there seemed to be very pleasant and happy. They were very helpful. The nurse smiled and talked with you, and I think that means so much. A lot of their residents had gone on a picnic at one of the parks close by, and I thought that sounded good too. The facility was very pretty. There was a lot of light."

"I toured Brookdale Smithfield. What I liked about it was the distance, which was a plus. The staff and the facility were also nice. The apartments were nice and spacious. I had no problem with the apartment. It's clean, and they have a dining area."

ParentCare Assisted Living, located at 3720 Vesta Drive in Raleigh, North Carolina, provides a warm and personalized assisted living experience in a cozy residential setting. Licensed as a small residential care home, the community accommodates up to three residents, ensuring a high level of individualized attention and strong caregiver-to-resident relationships. With a focus on privacy and comfort, ParentCare offers private and semi-private rooms within a home-like environment, staffed 24/7. Residents receive dedicated support for daily living tasks, medication management, health monitoring, and special dietary needs. Personalized care plans are crafted to promote well-being and independence, tailored to each individual’s unique preferences. The community fosters a nurturing and engaging atmosphere, offering daily meals with snack options, regular health, exercise, social, and leisure activities, plus transportation for errands and medical visits. Licensed caregivers are supplemented by on-call registered nurses, and residents benefit from on-site visits by geriatric physicians, physical therapists, podiatrists, and other healthcare professionals. Located in a calm Raleigh neighborhood, ParentCare balances ease of access to local amenities—including pharmacies, shops, and dining—with the intimacy of a small care home. The community's mission is to “Care for every Senior like our parent”, reflecting its commitment to dignity, respect, independence, and family-style living. In summary, ParentCare Assisted Living offers a highly personalized, small-scale residential option where attentive care, meaningful engagement, and a strong emphasis on resident comfort come together in a true home-away-from-home. To learn more about this provider's license and review other available state reports, please visit: North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation Licensed Facilities

"I toured the independent living community of Jordan Oaks in Cary. So far, I liked it better than anywhere else. The people and staff seemed very nice. I met the manager there, and he was very good and very helpful in making me understand what was included and not included in the price. The location is very close to a lot of my doctors, so that is a very big plus. It was very close to town, toward Cary, and it was very easy to get from there to Fuquay-Varina. Everything seems to be quite clean. The place was very well-kept and neat. The structure was very nice. I also like that they have a library. It was small, but they had it. They have an exercise room, too. The apartments were just kind of what I was looking for. I'm looking for a 1-bedroom, and I thought the bathroom and closet spaces were very good. They had some amenities that were included in the price, which I like. Overall, I liked it very much."

"I went to visit Heritage Place. It was lovely, nice, and pleasant, and the people were also pleasant. The staff that we met there were very caring and concerned. We saw their apartments, they were lovely and nice, roomy, and clean. But the price wasn't feasible for me, it was out of my range. I've seen the complete facility and their facilities were lovely. It was very clean and fresh. It had a beauty salon where you had to make appointments. Their spaces outside were well taken care of, and the staff was with the residents."

"The Enclave is very comfortable and welcoming. The staff is excellent. It has plenty of space with all the essentials. It has a queen size adjustable base bed, dresser, nightstand. It's attractive and nicely decorated. The dining area is very nice. It looks like it is a home. It's in a house, so it's a nice roundtable dining room. They bring someone in to do things as needed on a schedule. My dad doesn't utilize any of that, but I did hear them talking about they have someone come in to do hair. It always looks clean, neat, and well-kept. In terms of value for money, I would say it is comparable to others in the area."

"All of the physical features are great...so are the meals. However, many of the Independent Living options that my wife and I visited shared these attributes. We have lived here 13 months now. What I now realize is that what I like best is the sense of community. It is something you can not directly see as you tour various options. I think here at Atria Cary, the sense of community is nurtured by all of the engage life activities and the open seating for meals. It feels like everyone is a friend. We exchange stories and many laughs at meals. We share and develop new interest at so many activities. Another "not-directly-observable" attribute is the management team effort to listen to feedback and suggestions from residents. They schedule regular feedback meetings for each of the directors to listen to comments and report back results of earlier suggestions. So, Atria Cary is an evolving community meeting ever-changing resident needs."

"Cambridge Village of Apex was very clean, very modern, and very helpful. All our questions were answered. They were very transparent. The residents were very, very happy. Their rooms were gorgeous. The grounds were gorgeous, too. Everything about it was very nice and very new. We didn't interact with a lot of the general staff, but the young lady who took us around, the front desk, and then a couple of the folks there were very nice and very helpful."

"My sister is in Spring Arbor of Cary. It has a nice appearance. It's clean. The staff are very friendly, they're knowledgeable and it seems like they care about the patients. They have a country kitchen where they can cook. They do exercises and they do say that they'll take them out, but my sister has only been there for such a short time, so I haven't gotten to see all those things. They have a group dining room, which is good because then the patients get to see each other. The dining area looks like a restaurant with nice tables and stuff, and the food looks okay. It looks good. It's cut up so that they don't have to use knives or anything."

"My dad stayed at Spring Arbor in Apex. The staff was very attentive, would check on him, was very helpful, always smiling, knew him by name, and knew me by name. He thought the meals were boring, and they were often not very hot, but he enjoyed the people there, and for the little time he was there, he was happy to get his hair done. He was happy with the rehab that he was able to attend. So, as a facility, it ticked all the boxes except that his health degraded to the point where he exceeded their care capacity, and he was hospitalized. I didn't see anything wearing or tearing. It's just that the facility has been there a while, but they're keeping it up and lovingly taking care of it, which shows commitment. They publish their activities for the week, which are at least five days a week. They had something going on at multiple times of the day. People could pick and choose what they wanted to do. Some residents wanted something to do and led it themselves; others were staff-led. It was an active community."

"We toured the Reserve at Mills Farm. The person who showed us around was very charming and knowledgeable. We told her what we were looking for, and then she gave us a tour of the facility. She sent us home with some paperwork, information, and maybe floor plans. She did take us to a unit. The ceilings were tall. It was lovely. All their units have a patio, which we'd be very interested in for a little outdoor space. The patio is small. It's just enough for two chairs, but enough to sit there and have coffee in the morning. She showed us all around, like a game room, dining rooms, outdoor spaces, and common areas."

"We chose Woodland Terrace for ourselves. It is away from the very busy streets, so it's very quiet. It's just 2 blocks from Trader Joe's and all those places where I buy fruits. To me, the location was great. We only have 180 residents. We have a pond with a walking trail and ducks on it. The people here are extremely friendly. I just came back from a friendship committee where I am a volunteer. There are a few things that I would personally want different. But to me, the things that were of high concern were the heated pool, the walking space, the fact that it's not too big, and the freedom we have in this community. We have breakfast. You just get bacon and eggs and other choices. By 11:30, we have lunch. If you want dinner, you pay an additional $200. We cannot eat two of these meals. It's impossible. We eat fruit in the evenings and that's good. They offer the activities that I need and they have good facilities here."

"I visited StoneRidge Gracious Retirement Living, and I liked it very much. One of the big pluses is that the managers live there. I met the manager and his wife, and both were very nice and very helpful. They explained a lot to me. They are in the process of renovating a lot of things, and that is a minus for me, right now, because I am not sure what the place is going to look like. The cleanliness was pretty good, though. The only objection I had was that they are redoing things. Some of the carpeting was not that good, but they are going to replace it eventually. The other thing is that the rooms I saw did not have a balcony. They have a 1-bedroom apartment that is slightly bigger than the others. I saw a studio apartment there, too. It was okay, but I'd rather have the 1-bedroom one. Their prices were about the same as the other facility I visited."