I had an in-person tour of The Villages. They have tons of two bedrooms with tons of closet space because it used to be used for student housing, so they're bigger. They have two pools, a movie theater, two different menus, and two different dining areas. They were just like twice the size of the other recommended facilities. They have more activities, and my dad's super social. They have like three buildings, so they have an assisted living if they have to move to that one. It was just really beautiful landscaping. And then they have more amenities, like to drive you to doctor's appointments, and things like that. The staff did a really good job. She was fantastic. She has been doing it for 10 years. The other two people were brand new. They were nice and everything, but they were brand new to their jobs, like a month and two weeks. The units we had to look at were just vacated, so they had yet quite clean them, take them, and stuff like that. The facility itself was older, so it's not kind of as nice as the other facilities, but just bigger for practicality. The Villages was a walking distance to a shopping center; it was right behind it, so it was pretty convenient that way.

The Village at The Palms was beautiful, it was very nice. The staff was nice. It has 3 different buildings, and it was like being in a resort. The staff who gave the tour was excellent. The dining area looked like you're in a nice restaurant. At the time we were there, they were not serving, but they showed us the menus. I talked to a couple of residents, and they said that the food is perfect and they love it. The menus were very impressive. The rooms were beautiful; everything was kept up, I didn't see anything in the hall that anyone could trip on. The surroundings are beautiful, the garden areas are very well-kept, and they have a large pool. They had a creek running through between 2 of the buildings. Everything was very, very nice. It seemed like it had everything like transportation. It has a very nice atmosphere. They had a movie theater set up that was just beautiful, and it looks like the residents were very happy. The rooms were very well lit, very cheerful, and it was just very, very nice. We were so impressed.

They are very friendly at The Villages of San Luis Obispo. The one that gave the tour and the information was excellent, not pushy, very caring, and very good at follow-up with my mom, emailing her, calling her, and giving her more information. She is in an apartment, which is on the larger side. She is quite independent and that appealed to her. The dining rooms are beautifully decorated, warm, and lots of natural light coming in and there are two for the independent living, which are decorated differently. They have apartment buildings that are just for independent living and another area that's just for assisted living.

The Villages was absolutely beautiful. It had a beautiful garden. The rooms had real size fridges. They were very new and up-to-date. I tried the food there, and it was very well prepared. However, it was a little more expensive. They don't offer three meals a day. It was also spread out, and I was a little worried because my mom had a little bit of dementia and the courtyards all look kind of similar.