Autumn Wind Senior Living

Thomas

I visited Autumn Wind Senior Living for independent living. It's conveniently located. The tour went as well as can be expected. Everything's located on the same level. It's all one story, which I like. They had accommodations where you could put a small fence out for pets. They had doors that opened onto a grassy area, and people put up little fences out there where they could let their little dog or their little cat go outside. The staff was very nice and very friendly. The negative things are that they seem to be heavily biased toward assisted living. The independent living area seems to be sort of on its own. There doesn't seem to be as much going on with them. They had a long list of activities, which everybody is welcome to participate in. Someone was singing in the clubhouse when I left. It looked like there was interaction, but there seemed to be less involvement in independent living with the staff. I didn't see a lot of people out moving around. They have garages, which is nice. They have visitor parking so that you can park in your garage, and someone can park next to your garage off the street. I did not see a lot of security, but it's Winnsboro, so I don't think it's a high-crime area. General maintenance was very good. I had no concerns about the living conditions or anything like that. Everything was very nice. I toured a two-bedroom apartment, and they were in the process of cleaning it because people had moved out. They told me they don't have any vacancies and there is a waiting list. For an independent living community, it was not quite as good as I would have liked. The rates were very reasonable and cover all your utilities except for your phone. They serve three meals a day, but your rent only covers one. There's a fee for the other two meals if you want to eat those meals with them. All the apartments have a kitchen, but no microwaves. Overall, I was pleased with the place. I put my name on the waiting list. It's also good to know that they don't have a high turnover. They covered everything I wanted to know. They gave me a very nice pamphlet with a lot of information. They were very cooperative. They didn't seem to be withholding any information. I only really met one person other than the person I talked to when I came in. Everything was clean except for the apartment, which they were in the process of cleaning. I didn't see anything that was unusual. I saw what I would consider to be normal cleanup, and the ladies were in there working. Cleanliness was good. Yard maintenance seemed to be pretty good. The building we went into was clean, and there were no odors. So that indicates that they're pretty on top of keeping things clean. I didn't see any cracked or chipped paint or anything like someone had been ignoring it.

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Cassandra

Autumn Wind Senior Living was a really nice facility. I liked it a lot. The staff was very friendly and very welcoming. They were having lunch, and it smelled wonderful. What I liked about that is they had the menu posted and a picture of the chef. She showed me around the dining room and showed me that the residents can have snacks anytime between meals, and they can come in and get coffee or tea anytime as well. They were really helpful. They helped me a lot with understanding the Texas Medicaid process. The rooms were just really, really nice, and that's for the Medicaid room. It was a studio, but it was nicer than what my brother came from. Overall, I liked it better. The other one was very small in comparison, and it was an older facility.

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Linda

We have found Autumn Wind Senior Living. I have put a deposit down, and they said I would be first on the list when one becomes available. My sister lives at Lake Fork, and she is about 20 minutes from there, and so she wanted to be close to us if she needed to take care of us. They have a cottage. It has a garage, a full kitchen, two bedrooms, and two baths. It's pretty nice. They have a porch and a back patio, too. We saw some amenities when we came in to go to the office. I saw several people, but it was a very quiet, peaceful place. They have activities, and they said we could be involved in them. We could also have one meal, and the staff recommended we choose lunch since it's the largest meal. We don't go all out for breakfast and dinner. The building was clean; it appeared to be good. They seemed to be fair and very open. They don't mind taking criticism, too. The staff said that the maintenance people would help us with our TVs if we needed to put them up on the wall. She also said there would be a lady cleaning every two weeks.

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Terry

I toured Autumn Wind and I wasn't impressed. We had known some friends that had relatives in there that we visited before COVID. We saw both assisted and independent living facilities. The people seemed OK, but a little standoffish, but again that could be because of the COVID stuff, but the facility was nice. Other than that, I didn't see much else 'cause, again, I couldn't even tour too much. There was just a standard room. They had an activity room. It was nice, clean, and modern.

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Patricia

I went to the Autumn Wind Senior Living. They take you where you need to go, they help you with medication, they provide three meals a day, and they have a barber shop and beauty salon. The apartment was small with a little kitchenette, one bedroom, a living area, and a bathroom.

Sue

My mother moved into Autumn Wind. I was impressed with the location. The atmosphere, staff, services, and food are fine. They have physical therapy, a computer room, and a beauty shop. The room I saw was fine too.