The 10 Best Independent Living Facilities in New Castle County, DE

"I appreciate that they go to the store for me. I like that they take good care of me, so I do not have to go into a nursing home. ..."

"We toured Paramount Senior Living at Newark and that was a very nice facility. The staff was wonderful. They were very helpful, very professional, and very friendly. They went out of their way to show us around and all of that. They were beautiful fa..."

"We toured Millcroft Living. It was excellent. The staff was excellent. They were very spacious. They were very luxurious, but we couldn't afford them, so we moved on. They had a lot of activities for the elders. They showed us around. They had a litt..."

"Ivy Gables Senior Living did not have an availability in memory care. They kind of had a hybrid program in between assisted living and memory care, but they felt my dad needed a little more care than what they provided in that hybrid situation. Howev..."

"I can't think of anything that I don't like about Meadowcrest at Middletown. My father has been there for about a week now, and so far, everything has been positive. I like that even though it's an independent care facility, there is some light monit..."

"I toured Shipley Living. It's a very clean and accommodating facility. The rooms were very nice, from medium to large. They offered activities and transportation as well, but it was just too expensive. The staff was very informative, nice, and consid..."

"I toured Juniper Village at Newark. I liked the rooms because they were nice, big, and spacious, and they allowed dogs. The bathroom was handicapped-accessible, so it was very big, and I wouldn't have to climb over a tub. The staff was friendly and n..."

"Ingleside Retirement Apartments is a beautiful place. However, there is no kitchen, and I like cooking for myself. So that's a problem. Everything else I like. The people were so nice, and the staff was awesome. The efficiency room was small, but the..."

"Located in historic Newark, Delaware, Harmony at Glasgow is a beautiful and spacious senior living community offering independent living, as..."

"I toured The Summit. The apartment was spacious. It looked clean. The people looked content, like they were satisfied to be there. I saw the dining room. They had a nice upstairs porch that you could sit on...."

"Rooms are amble. Current staff is excellent with communication. My mother is pleased with the activities and reports the food to be excellent. There is transportation provided for medical appts and shopping..."

"I am a resident of Churchman Village, and I find it very, very nice. The people running it are doing their very best. They check on us and make sure that we have what we need. Right now, we're in the middle of the flu. They are still committed to eac..."

"Stonegates was absolutely outstanding, but very expensive. The apartments were great. They're laid out very well and they're oriented to the community they're trying to serve. The staff member was great. She knew what she was doing and she had a grea..."

"I have been to Lutheran Towers II and filled in an application. They would go by your income. They're more structured. They have just been renovated, so it looks a little better. They're more disciplined. You can tell the difference in the living sit..."

"I toured the River Club Apartments. It was nice and friendly, a nice environment. The one bedroom I looked at was a little small. She quoted one price and then another price, so that's what turned me off, because I'm on a fixed income. That was diffi..."

"I liked Lutheran. The bedroom that the staff showed me was fully furnished. They have a beauty shop, a kitchen, and a laundromat. You can eat in your room or you can eat in the dining room. They take the residents shopping and they take them to diffe..."

"Marydale Retirement Village seemed very welcoming. From what I saw, they appear to help the people in there a lot. They even have a food bank in there. The staff was excellent, very welcoming, and very helpful. There is a person who has been working ..."

"My brother-in-law's been placed in Weston Senior Living at Highfield, and it's very good. It has a very homey atmosphere, and we like it a lot. The only problem is that he is soon going to Medicaid, and they're not Medicaid approved yet. We chose it ..."

"Springmill Community is an excellent community. We have a clubhouse, a swimming pool, Shuffleboard games, tennis, and Pickleball. It's very inexpensive to live here. The monthly fee is $150, which includes mowing, taking care of your lawns, and snow ..."

"Rodney Court looked more like a home than a facility. The rooms were chopped up and the bathroom was small. There was no radiator in the rooms. The staff though were very nice. ..."