Attiva Pearland

I was a resident of Attiva Pearland. It was a senior facility with twenty-six buildings and six apartments per building. I got upset because they sold it and wanted to remodel our bathroom and kitchen. I knew what they were doing, and when my lease came up they raised my rate by fifty percent, so that's why I left. They have all of the amenities that you need: an exercise room, a pool, a gym, and activities. The facility is clean, and it's really independent. That's the size of it. Personnel-wise, they have a heavy turnover, and they're owned by a company out of Atlanta; it's a typical big-buyout type thing. It's ninety percent women, and that's how they're taking advantage of people, because the older women are not that in tune with how to manage facilities that they need. Most of them are either widowed women, retired school teachers, or some retired nurses. You have to cook food yourself.

The Villages of Towne Lake is where I'm living. It's a 55-plus gated community with individual apartments. I have a nice one-bedroom with a study, kitchen, a dining room, a bathroom, a bedroom, a living room, and a study room. The staff is very nice and very congenial. If you want to get involved in activities, they have cards and games. They don't feed us, but we cook our own food.

We have been very pleased with it. We liked it because its private and the units are quiet and private. The place is very secure. The swimming pool is awesome and my mom can go there in the morning and does her exercises. The staff are quick and very prepared. The place is fairly accessible.