Senior Living in Greenville County, SC

"The Legacy at Southpointe Drive was nice. Claudia, the director, was wonderful. She's very good at what she does. The facility has two floors, so some of the residents stay upstairs and some of them are downstairs. But the activities are all downstairs, so that's the only thing we didn't like about it. My mother-in-law can't go up and down. She can't walk very far without getting winded, so that would be kind of difficult for her to have to go downstairs and do the things that are there. They have a studio apartment. It was big enough; it was a good size. They have an event calendar and they talked about the communities coming in. They have activities. They have a garden. The dining room was not very big, but it was nice."

"We've already found Brookdale Brushy Creek and got my in-laws there. I like the overall layout. It is very open and airy. It doesn't feel cramped. This place is very clean and it smells like flowers. They have flowers everywhere and small trees - real trees, not fake trees. They have all sorts of different programs going on. People are learning to dance and they are getting people moving around. The staff is extremely helpful and extremely knowledgeable. While we were there, another patient went into some sort of medical issue, and they were Johnny on the spot. Several people came at once providing assistance, getting an ambulance to take him to the hospital, and notifying his family. It just filled me with confidence that they are taking their jobs very seriously. The place is extremely clean. There is no stuff scattered everywhere. They bring the residents out to play games, like bingo. One group of people was playing Monopoly while we were there. There were a couple of other gentlemen who were wheelchair-bound and we saw them outside in the courtyard shooting basketball hoops. There were only 3 of them, but there was a male nurse out there watching them. If the ball got away, the nurse would run and get it and bring it back, and they would shoot the ball again."

"Oaks at Chanticleer is exclusively memory care. I was about ready to move in myself based on just how impressed I was with the facilities and with the things they do. They look good. The marketing director spoke to the head nurse and said, 'This is our nurse.' He introduced me and my sister. They have an ice cream shop there. The appearance and facilities looked like they were first-rate to me. There is a good variety of things for the residents to do. I was impressed with the place."

"My top choice would be Harmony at Five Forks. The facility is clean. Alexis, who gave me the tour, was very helpful with explaining everything that happens in the memory care community, and also it is closest to my home. We did get to tour through the dining area and I was offered something to drink. It looks more like a regular apartment-style building. It doesn't look like a nursing home."

"I'm going to The Residences of Greer. I gave them a deposit to hold my room. It was one of the best. Everybody was friendly. They were very nice. I went over today to pick out a room. I had lunch there, and the lunch was very good. The people were very cordial. I spoke to several of the people in the place while I was having lunch, and every one of them said, 'You're going to love it here.' When I picked out my room, there was still some stuff that had not been moved yet, like there was one dresser, which I'm going to need. I asked if that dresser was for sale or if I could purchase it, and they said, 'No, not this one, but we do have one down the hall that we can donate to the room.' It turned out to be nicer than the one they had in the room. It also looked quite new, so I thought that it was really nice. They're very helpful and very pleasant. I also met the director, who sat down with us. When I was there today, he had on his work clothes, and I said, 'What are you doing?' He said, 'Oh, I'm doing a little hard work today.' I enjoyed the meal very much. There's nothing I can complain about the place. It's very good. I had an aide with me, and she said the food was good, too."

"My sister moved into Brookstone Terrace of Simpsonville. My brother went on a tour first because he lives in that area. And then I went up and we took my sister with us, and she liked it. People were very kind and caring and seemed very professional, but they also seemed fun and I wanted my sister to have fun along with good care. So we went ahead and signed a contract and moved in on March 1st. Their staff has been so good. If I have a question, I call and they get right back to me. They answer my questions. They take very good care of her and they honestly care about her as a person. My sister is enjoying their food. Her room is kept well, and the facility itself is kept well, but I'm just kind of a neat freak. I've seen a lot of their activities because they have a Facebook page and my sister has been involved in just about all of them. But they do crafts, and they do mind stimulating games, and they play bingo, and they've played hot potato to a lot of things where there's physical interaction with the group. They just make it fun. They do a ball toss with a big parachute thing with a group. So she's been participating in almost everything."

"My mother has moved into Manning Square. After comparing it with everything else I've seen, it was heads above the other places. The staff seems to be very good and very helpful. And they're all very pleasant to be around. Their food is good, too. They have activities like bingo, taking them out on shopping trips, and exercise classes. The atmosphere is friendly. The layout is adequate."

"I liked everything about Oakview Park. I didn't have anything negative to say. It was very clean. The members there were very helpful and friendly. The food was delicious. They had very spacious rooms, and I liked the vicinity to the common area. They're easy access, and they have well-laid-out living spaces."

"Spring Park was excellent. The location of that is just super. The trees were all the way around it. It was gorgeous. The facility was beautiful. The people were super nice. I couldn't say anything negative about them. They were equally nice as the other place; however, it was $1700 more, which is a big difference. The surrounding area was drop-dead gorgeous. It was secluded. You couldn't see anything but nature. It was a beautiful setting. The staff members were wonderful, too. I tried their meal, and it was unbeatable. When I left there, I thought it was the place I was going to go to. I sat with three other gentlemen who lived there, and I said, 'This meal is superb,' and they said every meal is just like it. There was nothing about the place that you wouldn't love, only the price."

"I'm considering Viva Senior Living at Easley for my sister if everything goes well. Everybody I've talked to seemed real nice and helpful in explaining things. I've had family members there before and everything was OK."

"I toured The Willows of Easley. My sister-in-law was going to reside there, but when they interviewed her and showed her the place, she was just too weak. They said they won't be able to take care of her. The employees were nice. I didn't taste the food, but I did see the menu. It looked delicious. Everything looked great. It's not an apartment. It's just one bedroom with one bath included. They were doing games and puzzles and things like that. They had a large area where people could gather and watch movies and stuff like that. They were very accommodating and very helpful."

"I liked Brookstone Terrace of Woodruff. It was nice and clean. Everybody seemed happy. The staff was knowledgeable and friendly and it looked like they cared for their residents. The guy told me they just finished doing some renovations. Everything on the inside looked great. They had a patio."

"When my mom moved downstairs into the assisted living in Rosecrest Retirement Community, they were all still the same way. Everyone was very nice, had a very low turnover, and had a clean facility. They have a lot of activities. I always pop in. They never know when I'm coming or going over there. So, it's not like they know I will come, and then they act nice. It's not that way. There are some difficult residents, but they handle everyone with respect. It's just a great place. I'm very pleased with it. We've been very fortunate that she was able to go there. It's expensive, but they all are, so I wouldn't say it is overly expensive because it's not a Medicare bed. The other thing they do quite well is that my mother has fallen there because she's sick-headed and thinks she can get up on her own, but they quickly notify you. They let you know what's going on. They'll tell you if she's to be seen by a physician. They're great about that, too. They've got those little chains around their neck that, if they fall, they're supposed to buzz them when they get up. But my mother still doesn't think she has to do that, so she has fallen, but not because of them, because of herself. We were very fortunate that they had a bed available, and she's done well there. The food is very good. They maintain the outside and keep the entranceway clean. When it's not 105 degrees, I'll push her around the complex in her wheelchair, and the complex area is clean. They do a great job with that as well. They have an activity director, Rhodesia. She's fabulous. They do arts and crafts. They'd do something every day if they wanted to do it. They had music there. They'd do bingo twice a week. They'll do parades. We did a parade memorial, and everybody was decorated in red, white, and blue. At Christmas, they went out in one of the buses to look at the decorations around the town. Rhodesia keeps them busy, even if someone like my mother didn't want to go for about two weeks or come out of a room, they went in there and encouraged her to come out. She did great. They try very hard to engage everyone."

"My mom has been at Wesley Court for 2 years now. She has made some great friends. The staff is awesome. My mom has a private room and it looks like an efficiency apartment. I have never had any problems with anything there. The staff always communicates with me regarding my mom. She loves it there and says the food is great. They take them to a lot of places, not just shopping, riding the bus when leaves change, parades. They hold Church services on Sunday mornings. Very popular. Can't say enough great things about this place."