Independent Living in Nashville, Tennessee

Tiffany

My mother-in-law has moved into Windlands South. It is a wonderful place. Everyone there has been beyond friendly and very helpful to her and to us. I would describe the community as alive and lively. They have lots of different amenities and activities. She played bingo yesterday, they had Easter-egg decorating on Friday, and they had an Easter-egg hunt for Easter. They have a girl on staff whose name is Sarah, and she is the one who organizes everything. They have a newsletter that comes out once a week that tells them all of their options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as what's going on throughout the week. It also has little articles in it about how to meditate and how to become involved. They even have involvement competitions where the more you participate, the more times you are entered to become a participant winner. In other words, they reward people for being involved. They made a big push to get everybody vaccinated, and they had a big vaccination day. They have on-site transportation if they need to go to the doctor, shopping, or wherever; they can take them anytime they want to go. They have scheduled transportation, and they have outdoor outings. I have been very impressed. They also have on-site home healthcare. If they don't have their own doctor, they can use the doctor there who will come and see them. They have all kinds of programs that will come in to help them get medication, physical therapy, or what have you. They also have a little workout room. The building is old, and there are certain things that you could see that could use a little touch, but my mother-in-law has just been made to feel very welcome. She hasn't had a chance to go to activities, but the offerings seem to be very varied in what they offer. They are bringing her food to her room, which is great, and they're doing that because of COVID. You can sign up to go down to the lobby if you're vaccinated. Her only complaint has been that they don't have iced tea. They have a wide array of juices but no iced tea, and she said that they don't give you enough, so I guess she would like larger quantities.

Marvin

I’m living at Morningside of Belmont. It’s very nice, the food is excellent, I really enjoy the location, and it’s more than adequate. They go out to lunch about twice a week, and a choir from Belmont sings a couple of times a week. The staff is excellent, very nice, most of them know my name, and recognize me. I’m very pleased with the staff.

Patricia

The apartments at Windlands South (Holiday Retirement) was really nice. The only thing I didn't quite like about it, I guess, was the kitchen. They're small and all the older appliances seemed like they were not even updated a little bit, even though the apartment was nice. They should be more updated with appliances and stuff and then I could call this home. They have bingo, you come downstairs and they can do the different activities. It was nice and clean, they showed me the dining area, and that was so nice. The staff was also very nice, and I noticed that their approach was so nice. It was really nice, and it drew my attention. It's more like I went on vacation and went into a hotel. And when I went in it was so beautiful I had to sit up. And the kitchen? I was just ready to eat.

Nicole

Windlands South was nice and a little bit of an older property. The rooms, facility, and people were nice. Had it been in a different location, I may have chosen it. The only negative that I could come up with was the fact that it had many floors and only two elevators. There seemed to be some issues with people moving in because the elevators were occupied with the residents trying to get up and down. Everything else was nice. They seemed to maintain the property well. The apartment was fine and up-to-date. The facility and the dining room were clean. Everybody seemed to be happy and attended. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the facility. It really boils down to location. The contact person who showed me around was very attentive and kind. Our grandmother would have been very happy there had the location been in a different spot.

T.T.

We toured and I really liked the place. It was nice, clean, and it's everything you could want except that the location is inconvenient for me personally. It looks more like an institution and is not as homey as the other place we looked at. They have a place where you can go outside and take a walk.