Vintage Retirement Community

Vintage seemed well-organized and clean, but it seemed more like the employees where there for their paycheck and to practice whatever occupation they had but not endearing to the residents. I was looking at independent living, and first of all they discouraged me from coming in the first place because I wasn't old enough. I inquired about the dining room because I had been there for an Alzheimer's lecture. We did eat there, and it was more of a cafeteria-type style. I said "Well, I'm blind. Is there someone who can assist me to the line?" and they said "Oh no. No, you'd have to go to assisted living for that." That was kind of a turn off. But it was alright. I know a lot of people who go there, and they're happy. No one discussed anything in an upbeat manner about "Oh yeah! We have this, and maybe if you're a little older, in a few years you'd like to come here and visit us." It was like "No, no." It wasn't inviting or encouraging that way. It just felt like it had an old feel to building, which doesn't necessarily have to be negative, but it didn't feel like it had been kept or spruced up -- almost a sterile feel to some degree. I think I was sensing that from the non-friendliness. There didn't seem to be a lot of happy people walking around.