9 Best Independent Living Communities in Elba, NY

The staff at the Legacy at Parklands are always friendly and ready to help. They could not have been more welcoming when we moved my parents in. The meals are usually good and there are a variety of activities. I wish housekeeping included a few other services, but we handle those for my parents. I realize this is Independent Living.

As far as the move in, plan on bringing your own help. The will provide a luggage cart if you ask. They even let us move in during the evening when we had family available to help. The facility was always clean, and all staff were friendly and helpful. The Charge LPN called immediately if they suspected that your loved one needed an emergency visit. That way we could go and assess for the need. Meds were passed on time. There is an assortment of crafts and activities to take part in at any time during the day. Live music was amazing and occurred several times per week. Staff would even dance with ambulatory residents, or sit next to people and smile and encourage them to join in with clapping or singing. Christmas decorations were made by the residents; paper looped garlands, to paste, coloring pages that residents would color and add glitter. My loved one was with it enough that he helped with taping decorations on the walls. Everyone could participate or at least watch the various Christmas trees being decorated! Families were always welcome to join in at any time. There was a beautiful Christmas Dinner put on one evening, and families were seated at round tables with their lived ones. Live music again. There is a feel of family with the staff, at least on the closed dementia unit, where my loved one was. They baked a huge party sheet cake and celebrated each person's Birthday with cake and ice cream. My loved one was mobile enough that they would take him on the bus for breakfasts and lunches with the mainstream residents, even though he was on the memory care unit. There is nothing at all negative to bring up about Seabury Woods Memory Care unit. It is a treasure.

The care at Hilton East is really good. The staff are attentive and right on the ball with everything. We chose this community because it was within our budget and the location was close to our family. We have found the staff to be really friendly. You can see that they care about the residents and they treat the residents with respect. They offer a lot of activities. The only issue is that there aren't entree options at meals. However, if you don't want the entree they will make you a sandwich. The building is older and a bit outdated, but it's very clean.