Pet Friendly Independent Living in Chester County, Pennsylvania

"My husband has been at Merrill Gardens at West Chester for a month now. The staff there is very competent and very much involved with my husband. They know him by name. He's not just a person there, they care for him. Anything we have asked of them, ..."

"I am a resident of Bellingham at West Chester. It's a very nice community, and very well set up. I love the way they have their meal plan set up there. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are all available. For dinner, it's a white tablecloth restaurant tha..."

"We toured St. Martha Villa. I like where it's located, and it was on the grounds of a church, which was important to me. It wasn't too big. It was very well kept, nice looking, and very cozy, and not institutional at all. Everybody was friendly. They..."

"Freedom Village at Brandywine was beautifully set up. I just loved all the colors and the extra things that they've done in there. The area where the pool table was had nice dark green walls, like you would expect in a pool hall with mahogany chairs...."

"I went to Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement. The lady showed me around. We had a nice lunch. They have everything there you could want. They have a variety of apartments, different styles of apartments, one-bedroom, or just a studio apartment. So there i..."

"I went to The Residence at Chadds Ford for my parents. It had great security. The residents seem to be very happy. It had a great menu in the restaurant. The room size was a decent size. They're all going to be small, but it was like a hotel room wit..."

"I toured Merrill Gardens at Glen Mills. I like its location. It wasn't huge. It was very community-like inside. A lot of people go around doing a lot of different kinds of things. One of the cool things at Merrill Gardens was they have a movie theate..."

"We toured the Anthology of King of Prussia. My mom likes it better. Everybody was very friendly. The facilities were beautiful. It seemed like a very family-type place. My mom preferred that place, so that's something we will look into depending on w..."

"I'm currently living in Canvas Valley Forge. I doubt that I'm going to stay here because they increase the rent substantially for a lot of the people. They get you in and then they raise the rent for the next year. It's a 55-plus apartment building. ..."

"My brother-in-law has signed up for Wesley Enhanced Living Main Line. The staff was good at showing us everything. My brother-in-law and I thought it was the best place ever. The apartments are ready to move in except for the furniture. They have a r..."

"It seemed like a caring place with plenty of activities. The staff was very nice. We toured the entire facility and saw more than one room. ..."

"I am moving into Shipley Living. Essentially, they were the most accommodating and the easiest to cut a deal with. There were three places in the final running, and the determinant for me is that this is four blocks from my son and grandson. Everybod..."

"The Quadrangle was very nice. The day before my visit, the gentleman I talked to said that we could have lunch and meet a few residents, but that didn't happen. He showed me the room, though. They had a painting studio, an arts and crafts room, a yog..."

"I toured Arcadia at Limerick Pointe. The lady showed me around. The place is very nice. She was excellent, she took me around the different apartments, she was very pleasant, and not pushy. They were great. They were very friendly. I got to see every..."

"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. ..."

"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..."

"Keystone Villa at Douglassville is too far from me. They would be charging me $40 just to take me to the doctor, because my doctors are in Reading Hospital. I'm 81, and I have a lot of doctors' appointments. The staff who gave the tour was very nice...."

"Pinnacle at Plymouth Meeting was very similar to the other place. I like it. The lady that toured us was very knowledgeable and very patient. She knew her stuff. She showed us a bunch of different options. She did great. The facilities were fine. How..."

"I toured Ingleside Retirement Apartments. It was nice. It's clean. The staff was nice and kind. The food is very good. It tastes good and looks good. They watch TV and play games...."

"I toured Atria Lafayette Hill. The general feeling was friendly. They have good amenities. They have a full-service dining room, a bistro, a gym, a hair salon, and full-time physical therapy and occupational therapy. I ate at the bistro, and the food..."