My husband and I joined Carol Woods Early Acceptance Program in 2016. Many people think Carol Woods is too expensive. You have to understand its model. The money you pay is insurance. If you don't need long term care before you die, you have paid a big premium and not had to use the insurance. However, if you are among the 70% of us elders who will need some long term care, you have bought the assurance that even if you run out of money altogether Carol Woods will still meet your care needs until you die. In addition, you will have an excellent assisted living and nursing home facility. The Carol Woods medical facilities are Medicare approved, so you can use Medicare as much as law allows. To me, that was a deal you can't beat. Finally, Carol Woods is not only non profit, but responsible in how they use their money--for you, not themselves.

Carol Woods is beautiful, nice, and so laid back. It's by far my favorite and the one I would choose if I had to sign up now. It's owned by the people who live there and adjacent to a lot of townhouses, where people can live as they wait to become part of the Carol Woods community. It has lots of woods where people can walk around. It's very comfortable and not close to anything. It's not too expensive, but it has a long waiting list; a one- or two-bedroom has an eight- to 10-year waiting list.

Carol Woods is one of the oldest places in our area. I've had nothing but pleasant times when I was there visiting people for several different reasons. It is a community where it seems like there is a lot of interaction among the people who live there. They have lots and lots of activities. I've only eaten there one time, and it was good. The sanitation is very good too. I've visited people in their health units where they actually could not stand up anymore, and I was impressed with the cleanliness of that area. The staff seemed to be very pleasant and helpful people.