Emerson On Harvest Hill

My husband and I have moved to Emerson on Harvest Hill in Dallas. We're in their independent living and we chose it because it was in our budget, all meals are included, and they have activities. They have Bible study, ice cream socials, bingo, and they play games and puzzles. We have a housekeeper come in once a week, our room is beautiful, and the apartments here are nice. They're small but nice. The food is nothing to write home about but it's OK.

I'm over at Emerson On Harvest Hill. It's a true senior living facility. They accommodated me however they could realizing what my situation was, which is a very special kind of situation, and through their efforts, I was able to move in and afford what I'm doing. They have free transportation, housekeeping once a week, three meals a day, and medical provisions. It's for people in independent living. It graduates as assistance is required, then it graduates to a full nursing home. The nursing home and rehab facility are right next door. I couldn't be happier. The place I rented was a studio. It's a very small place, but that's what I could only afford at that time with all the other things. All utilities are paid. They even have special pricing on Spectrum internet and TV, which is $65 for both of them. It's a lovely place. The people are extremely nice. The residents here are happy and that was the first thing I noticed when I even walked into the place to look at it. The people that were sitting around were happy and I've talked to several of them and they are happy. They've been here for sundry amounts of time. There are a lot of new residents here. One fellow I talked to last night has been here for eight years and he loves it. They are very reasonable, plus they are looking for more residents, and I'm going to refer them to anybody that is looking. Susan is wonderful. She will work with you, and she will do everything she can to make it affordable for you and she did. The staff has been wonderful. During the Covid spike, they had several of the housekeeping people and transportation people test positive and they quarantined the whole staff of transportation and housekeeping. Some of the dining room staff, too. They kind of doubled-up jobs and were still very pleasant and very accommodating. They were just wonderful. They're very empathetic to people's needs. They truly are a caring place for seniors. They even recommended a person that they have used for 20 years to do moving. My moving expenses got to $730 because I had a side trip I need to take, and Emerson paid $500 of that $730. The food is very good. The place is clean. Even in this time when they've had problems with the COVID thing, they still kept it clean. I have no complaints about that at all. They got stuff going on all the time. They had to discontinue a lot of stuff because of the COVID thing, but they're now starting back again. They've got all kinds of games that they play, exercise classes, people come in and sing, and church services. They have a movie every Wednesday night. You have to get your name in the pot to get a seat, but the seat is limited because of COVID. They've got stuff going on all the time. They were going to have a wine and cheese tasting, but that got postponed to February the 6th. They have an intercom into every department that announces 30 minutes before the activities are coming up to remind those who have few short-term memory problems. They're cheaper than others with all they have to offer. I looked at some other places and the other places were at least $300 or $400 more expensive, even with the special going on. These people work with you. They take into consideration your situation, your age, your ability, and they truly bend over backward to help you. If it hadn't been for them, I probably would be on the street by now. It's pet-friendly because I have a cat. I've seen people with various size dogs. The amazing thing is you don't hear them bark.

I was very impressed by Emerson On Harvest Hill. The whole place is excellent, it's almost new and it's a beautiful place. I think their prices are very competitive with what I'm paying right now, so it was okay. It's in a nice location and competitive price. The staff who gave the tour was very friendly and very knowledgeable about what they had and what their amenities were. She was very good. I had lunch there, and it was very good compared to what we have where I am right now, and our food is not bad, it's not anything exceptional. But institutional food is going to be institutional food wherever you find it, but this was at least as good as any I've seen. The place was very clean. But it is so large, it would be pretty easy to get lost. It's much larger than where I am now, you could wander those hallways forever. But it's a very nice facility, and based on what I saw in my visit there, I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone.

The last community I visited was Emerson on Harvest Hill. I liked it but I couldn't afford it. It's $1500 and that will take my whole check. They took me around and they showed me the apartment that would be mine, once they got to finish cleaning it up and that kind of stuff, and I was very satisfied with them. I just couldn't afford it. I checked out their independent living and there wasn't anything I disliked about the quick visit I did. I like the idea of everything being included too. I didn't meet too many of the staff, but the ones that I did, I thought they were professional. They showed me a 1-bedroom apartment. It had a kitchen and a bath. It was like a small apartment. The food is included and if you want to put some small things in your apartment, you can do that too. The apartment that I saw wasn't cleaned up yet because somebody had just moved out. They told me ahead of time that it wasn't cleaned up so I can't judge the cleanliness of it. They also showed me the theater, the exercise room, and the laundry room. Everything I saw, I was very pleased with. Everything was clean and I saw both the outside and inside. I was there during mealtime so mostly everybody was in the dining room eating. It was set up very nicely and they told me that you're not assigned a seat so you can make friends by going from one table to the other.

I chose Emerson on Harvest Hill because of the support and help from all the staff in terms of finding the right apartment for Mom. The staff were consistent in helping to ensure that Mom would be cared for in a safe and clean environment with activities conducive to a healthy lifestyle. We are so thankful that caring.com was instrumental in this search process.

It was OK and looked clean. The rooms and apartments were average. The staff was friendly and attentive. The residents looked happy.

We're signed up, and we will be moving in. The room that I selected was on the third floor -- which meant nobody was over me -- and it was a 2-bedroom flat with a main living area; I just decided it's what I want. Everybody there was very friendly and helpful, and I think they will be very astute and good. The rooms could have been bigger though.

My uncle is here. All of the amenities are A-plus. He has a spacious and nice one-bedroom apartment. They have external things like grocery stores and food trips and offer a dog park if you have a small pet. They have a happy hour every Friday night and on-site physical fitness.