24 Independent Living Communities in Rochester, New York

ReviewerAT0302C

I wasn't impressed with the Gables of Brighton. They have pull-cords in the room, they have taller lips on the edge of the tub, and they have a tag on the door so they can tell if the resident opens their door. They check on them at night. It was kind of antiquated, but yet they charge more than others. The staff was good, and the people that worked and lived there seemed happy, but the building was an old building.

K.A.

My mother moved into The Village at Unity, and so far so good. They're very helpful and very nice. She has a 1-bedroom, they serve her meals, they provide transportation, and they've a number of activities. They have outings to different stores, different restaurants, they have schools come in and do shows, and they have music every week. They play cards, they have movies, and parties. They have a beauty salon, a library, a garden, exercise rooms, and a yoga studio.

Jeanne

The Landing of Brighton was very warm, friendly, and has a very clean environment. It's definitely an assisted living, so I was a little disappointed because there weren't full kitchen facilities but I understand why they couldn't have it. It's for safety reasons. The other thing I didn't like about this place was that in a couple of units I was shown, they didn't have closets and they'll only get an armoire. The staff who gave me the tour was very knowledgeable, she knew all the rules, the regulations, she knew everything. I saw the residents sitting in common areas, but I didn't see any structured activities at the time. It was a very nice place, it's just not something we need. They gave me a lovely cake as well.

Carolann

The Gables of Brighton was very dark and depressing. The apartment was even worse. The staff was very nice and very helpful. I liked him a lot. The dining area looked nice; however, the place itself was very dark and depressing. The apartment was expensive. I was not happy there.

Donna

I have visited The Gables of Brighton three times and I like it a lot. I was shown a variety of their rooms but they're doing renovations so there's construction on some of the rooms. I was invited to their reopening and I got to see things again. On the schedule of activities that they gave me, I noticed that some of the same things were repeated every day of the week. You have to pay for cable. There's a pond on the property, they didn't have private patios but they do have group patios and balconies that are pretty spacious and that was okay. I met a few of the residents and the ones I talked to were very active and had certain things they liked to do. I had lunch there, and when they had their open-house there was plenty of food and there was a photobooth and lots of things to do. There seemed to be a lot of people using walkers in this place, but they still seemed to be able to get out. There's also parking space that I found there that's in the shade. The director, salesperson and most of the people and the rest of the staff are all friendly and open. They're set back a little bit on a pretty busy area, near a highschool, and near a lot of different places for shopping. Their food is fine, I had so much of their food.