Sandalwood Village

Michael

My mother will be moving into Sandalwood Village. They have their own apartments. They're very nicely laid out and they have a lot of extra things available for them. They had the pool, exercises, and painting classes, and they have a chef that comes in five nights a week with a meal plan. The meal plan is extra, but the breakfast is not. On my mom's floor, they've partnered up with a physical therapist and they specialize in rheumatoid arthritis and things like that. They took an apartment, so they have availability for that. They take them shopping and to doctors. They have transportation six days a week. They take them on outings. As long as mom can stay independent, we would like to keep her there. They have a lot of amenities. The staff is wonderful. I saw how they interact with the clients, and it's great. It's six miles from my house, so I can see her every single day. They have a couple of emergency pull strings, one in the bedroom and one in the bathroom. The apartments were nice. They each have their own washer and dryer and you have your own thermostat. They maintain some level of independence, which is important to my mom, and yet, they have staff on hand and they keep an eye on them. I've seen the menus. One night, it was bacon-wrapped scallops and filet mignon together. They get a salad, soup, coffee, and dessert and for dinner, they'll deliver it to your room. You have to come down for breakfast, but they'll deliver it to your room if you don't feel like coming out. I've been throughout the place. It's pristine. The residents all seemed very happy and the staff and the residents seemed to have genuine affection for each other. Nobody's got the sour look, nobody's beating up the seniors. It seemed very nice to me. It's not cheap, but it includes breakfast. She has to pay her own electric and cable, but cable's a group rate, which is $50. She has a little terrace. She's got a two-bedroom apartment.

Linda

I went to Sandalwood Village and I was very pleased with the size of the units. The entire apartments are nice. All the facilities are good, but I was looking for a garage. I'm recently widowed. In all these years, I have had a garage, and I've never been able to put a car in it, so I want to put my car in the garage. They do have garages there, but it's like parking at the mall. There's no assigned parking and that means you have to take an elevator. I'm a totally one-floor person. I don't want an elevator or stairs, so that is a turn-off for me. The other thing was, to do breakfast or whatever, you had to come out, walk over to the other building, which is covered, but I kind of decided that I wasn't in a position where I had to get dressed to go have breakfast because I do enjoy my retirement, just sitting on my house couch, drinking my coffee. So that's a basic turn-off of all the places. The staff was very informative, very, very good. It was all new and there was a washer/dryer. They had a full kitchen, it's a full apartment. They had a nice pool area.

Jack

We toured here, and everything was beautiful. There were quite a few activities. It is different than the assisted. They have pool tables, a swimming pool, a fitness room, and a dining area. The apartment was beautiful, very clean, brand new, a nice size, very updated, and modern. The dining area was very clean, nice, and modern. The staff was very helpful and gave a great tour.

Phyllis

I went here around the end of November. This was right up the street from my son. It wasn't overly ostentatious, it was very down-to-earth pleasant, and the people I spoke with seemed very nice. I was just comfortable in the setting. I plan to go there maybe next fall. I talked with one gal, and she was just lovely. Any of the patrons I spoke with was pleasant, and they would answer my questions. It just seemed like a very pleasant place. There was a large pool. I visited around once or twice.

Isaura

The apartments are very comfortable and spacious. The building looks very nice, and they have a dining room where you can buy food. They have activities, transportation, and a swimming pool. Everything was brand new, clean, and nice.