The 10 Best Independent Living Facilities in Wake County, NC

"My sister and I were overjoyed to find Holiday Gardens at Wakefield for my mom! The staff and residents are so friendly, caring and supportive. They instantly made mom feel like family. She now gets three healthy and flavorful meals a day, and plenty..."

"All of the physical features are great...so are the meals. However, many of the Independent Living options that my wife and I visited shared these attributes. We have lived here 13 months now. What I now realize is that what I like best is the sens..."

"Capital Oaks was great. They even have a Koi pond inside. I really liked it. The apartments he showed me were really nice and big. Brett was very knowledgeable, explaining things very well. I liked him. I also met Rachel and Stephanie in the dining h..."

"I toured Brookdale North Raleigh. They've got a pet-friendly garden on one side and then a garden on the other side where no pets are allowed, but beautiful gardens. They had washers and dryers out there. I think there's a kitchenette, but it could h..."

"My parents have been living at IVR for almost two years! The apartment is huge! The building is bright and updated. I like the vintage feel it's also kept. The staff is helpful and kind, and they communicate well with the families. The PT/OT staff ..."

"I toured Verena at Bedford Falls. It was extremely clean, had a very modern washer and dryer in every unit, and was pet-friendly. It's fairly new. They offer covered parking like 45 bucks a month. You can also get a garage for $115 a month. Other tha..."

"I will be moving into Atria Oakridge. It's friendly and clean. They provide meals and they clean your apartment. The bedrooms are a little small, but they have a den, and the apartment I was looking at had a screened-in porch you could go out on and ..."

"I toured Cambridge Village of Apex. They have their physical therapists that come in on-site. So they all have their own rehab. They take care of people there and they just proximity to stores and shopping. It's like walking into the Ritz Hotel. I ha..."

"I went to The Lodge at Wake Forest. I liked the location, it's good. It was a little bit less expensive than the others. The salesman there was fantastic. He was very knowledgeable and willing to explain everything and encouraged me to start asking q..."

"I toured Jordan Oaks for my friend. It was a good experience. I took my friend's wife with me, and she was impressed with this facility. We got there right around lunchtime so we could see the meal they were serving, and everything looked nice and cl..."

"We chose Woodland Terrace for ourselves. It is away from the very busy streets, so it's very quiet. It's just 2 blocks from Trader Joe's and all those places where I buy fruits. To me, the location was great. We only have 180 residents. We have a pon..."

"My husband and I moved into Stoneridge Gracious Retirement Living. We're loving it because the place is very comfortable and beautiful. The staff is so friendly and helpful. And we have made many new friends here. The other residents were all very fr..."

"The Reserve at Mills Farm was extremely beautiful. There's nothing I did not like about that place. It was like a resort when you walked in. The staff was compassionate, helpful, and very informative. It's a fairly new building and it was extremely c..."

"The staff at Abbotswood at Stonehenge seemed like they care. The ones that I talked to seemed to have a passion for caring for their people. They had long-term employees and they recognized them with pictures on the walls and stuff. It was clean and ..."

"We toured Brier Pointe Retirement Community. I liked that it was new. This is the place that had all the dogs on the first floor that I liked. The people were super nice. I felt that the patients, the staff, and everybody were just very friendly peop..."

"It was outstanding and much newer. They have a theater for sports fans, pretty nice therapy, and a nice restaurant with tablecloths and everything. It was a very nice place...."

"My parents are at The Cambridge at Brier Creek. The place is immaculate. It's so clean. The people that work there are super nice and very professional. There is physical therapy onsite through WakeMed if needed. They also have medical care onsite. T..."

"Whispering Pines Gracious Retirement Living was nice. Everything is included in one price. The food's very nice. The staff was also very nice. They gave me a proper tour and I enjoyed it. They had one bedroom, two bedrooms, and studios. They had quit..."

"My father is in Magnolia Glen. He seems to have gotten a lot better. He was OK and then he had a stroke and they wouldn't let him stay there without the nursing care. He's in assisted living. We have hired private nurses. It's a nice place in a nice ..."

"I am staying in The Templeton of Cary's independent living, and I'm very happy here. Everyone, including the residents, is so kind, caring, and very friendly. It's just a happy place to be. If you get lonely or down and out, you just leave your apart..."