Devonshire Estates

This community is pretty good value, it is semi-independent living there are not a lot of care services provided, however if you do need more assistance all you have to do is just set that up. They have bingo and music for the residents who want to participate, and the activities director is amazing. The food is about a four out of five stars. From our understanding it is not bad at all, and the food is always served on time. The rooms are great, it is an older place so the apartments are larger than what you would find at a more modern place. Some of the rooms have terraces that you can sit out on, and the place is also nicely landscaped.

The executive director was very caring; everyone was very friendly. The staff is one of their pluses. The community had some issues with getting enough staff to be able to provide all the services they told us they would be able to provide. They did come and clean my parents apartment regularly. They had good activities available like exercise classes and live entertainment, which my mother loved. For the type of community, they did a really good job.

The staff at Devonshire seems to stay pretty on top of the cleanliness of the community. They do have a high turnover rate on their housekeeping team, which meant those in the management office were helping out. The staff is a really nice group of people. The care giving staff in particular are great. Because it is an independent living community, you have to hire independent contractors for care, but they were both wonderful. They offered a lot of activities to the residents, however, we saw that at times they were not able to follow through especially when they offered off-community transportation, but didn't have a driver. We wish they could have offered more opportunities with off-site venues. I would not hesitate to put my mother back there!