We have chosen LIV at Westover Hills. It seems to be pretty good for our needs, so we're happy. There were a variety of factors involved in this choice, and one is the cost of living in San Antonio is quite low. The other was the size of the apartment that was available for the price. It was probably the lowest cost per square foot, and we needed to have some space because we collected art and books and so forth over our lives. Also, it's very critical for my wife that it has a washer and dryer supplied in the apartment. It's senior apartments for people 62 years old and older. The staff were very helpful and very nice. They have a swimming pool, a gym, a craft area, and religious services on Sundays. There's a salon, and there's a big kitchen that can be used by the residents. They have the usual amenities. However, they don't keep the corridors and the common areas as clean as we'd like to see.

We visited the LIV at Westover Hills. We just went in unannounced and took a tour of it. It's just a two-year-old building, so they're fairly new. We enjoyed the tour and looked at some rooms and the activity rooms. They had a woman who took us on a tour of the facilities. And of course, it's very modern because it's only two years old. It doesn't have as much green space as the other two that we visited, they just have the established shrubbery and trees still growing, but it was a nice tour and we enjoyed it. Their rooms were much larger than the other two we toured, they were for independent living. But they did not have meal plans available, so you had to do your own cooking, and so all the rooms had a big kitchen. They have a dog park and a swimming pool, and then they had rooms for activities, rooms for crafts, and fitness rooms. They're the only ones we've seen that had a swimming pool for the guests.

LIV at Westover Hills is smaller than the other independent living facilities we've been seeing, which would make my father a little bit more comfortable. It's much more affordable because it doesn't include a lot of amenities, but it has enough amenities for him. I like that the community is sixty-two and over versus fifty-five plus. We're looking at October as a move-in date. They have us on the waitlist with no guarantee. We're hoping that this community works out for my father.