10 Best Independent Living Communities in Fulton, PA

Only been at HH for slightly over a year but have found all the nurses and staff to be very friendly and helpful, always willing lend me a helping hand when I need it. I enjoy the many little features that are provided, which are not provided in other living environments. Every week a new menu for all the meals for the ensuing week, an Activities calendar the month with live entertainers at least every 2 weeks, exercise programs almost daily, games and social get togethers, and religious sessions for those who want them. In all, HH is organized to help the residents enjoy their stay. I almost forgot to mention the providing of transportation to medical appointments off campus. This has allowed me to sell my car and save money. The drivers are friendly and our chats have been enjoyable. Needless to say, I like HH and living here. It is now HOME to me.

My mother has been there just about a month now, and they're excellent. The personalized attention my mother gets makes her feel like she's on a cruise ship that hasn't left the dock. Every single member of the staff is exceptional. Avondell has 25 assisted living beds and I think about 100 beds of independent living. For the assisted living side, they have four levels of care and they re-evaluate every 60 days. My mother went in at the highest level of care and she gets an enormous amount of help. It's a well-done community. I do think it's pricey, I won't lie there, but it is extremely nice. My mother hasn't discovered all the activities there yet, but we've met with the activities director and they're more than willing to help her find something geared just for her.

Not enough medical care when needed from the doctor that covers the residents as their primary doctor. He has too many patients with too many needs and made my mom wait all day to be seen and then she was never seen at all. We had to pick her up and take her to ER. She was also ignored when she told the staff repeatedly that she did not feel well. She was going into CHF and also had Atrial fibrillation and ultimately required a pacemaker that week. We ended up removing her from Vero so that her medical care could be supervised better. Very expensive but compared to home care costs, the value is reasonable. Only the wealthy or people with a long term care policy could ever afford it though. The other thing I forgot to mention that was concerning is that they do not have a cost cap. So their contract says they can raise the rent at anytime at their discretion and for a person with a fixed income, this could mean they might not be able to afford living there at some point and then they are stuck with no place to go because now they have sold their home and don't have a safety net anymore. A promise to always stay within her long term care budget would have made us feel a lot safer or at-least a cap of some kind.