4 Independent Living Communities in Iowa City, Iowa

Jane

Walden Place is just independent living, and if you need assisted care you contract your own help. It's a wonderful community, it's very clean and very pleasant. My mom who didn't want to go at all loved it there. She said that the staff and the people were very warm and helpful. She loved the food and loved the activities. She likes to do the exercise every day after breakfast. They have a fun bean bag baseball, social things that she really likes and musical groups would come in. She really likes their library where she can go and read newspapers, they also have a salon where she can get her hair done. She's a catholic and they offer mass in their chapel once a month. So far it's been great.

S.S.

My mother is a resident of Walden Place. She has a one-bedroom apartment that's very nice and has enough room for one person. They provide three meals a day, and for the meal selection you have the primary entree and a couple of alternative entrees to to choose from. There's also an alternate menu that's available for lunch or dinner, like a hamburger and fries or whatever. The meals seem to be very good, they are served hot, and nicely prepared. They provide a little housekeeping and they change her bedding twice a month. So she doesn't have to wash linens or towels, which is good. They also have efficiency and two-bedroom apartments, but the one-bedroom is all she needs because the efficiency is too small and is just like a studio. They have a library and they get three newspapers every day up there so people can read the local papers and New York Times. They also have a workout area, a beauty salon, and some organized exercise programs. They also do a few other activities each day. I think it's a very nice community.

Bonnie

Walden Place was excellent and closer to our price range. The amenities were excellent and everything was good about it. It offered everything that we were looking for. The staff who toured us around was excellent and gave us the information that will help us make a decision. They had an exercise room. The dining area was gorgeous.

Relative1

My first impressions of Walden Place were good. My brother seems to be thriving there and making friends. When I stop in unannounced, I see the staff interacting with the people living there and being very good and very personable. I really like them. They keep the grounds up. The grocery store is within two blocks, and it's a block down from the large park. He's not so far away from his doctor. His studio apartment is very nice and has a little balcony where you can have a couple of chairs. People come in once a week to make sure things are clean, and they have on-site laundry facilities. The staff is good, but they no longer have anybody on-site at 7:00. They had alert necklaces but that was something they used to offer and don't anymore. My concern is they're pulling back services.

Marvin

Walden Place is not a new community and they don't have the newest gadgets. The rooms are arranged comfortably, and they repaired a room for me to see. It's definitely one of the cleaner communities I got to see, and as far as I can see, the grounds are fine. It's also in a good location.