I toured Atria Southpoint Walk. The location was beautiful and the facilities were great. It was very close to the grocery and stores because there was a mall a few blocks away. If they need to go to the doctor, the dentist, or they want to go shopping, they would provide transportation. The staff was very nice, very courteous, and helpful. The food was not appealing at all, so I did not try having a meal there. The place was clean. It looked well taken care of. You could see that the maintenance was very good. They had a garden patio at the front that had benches. Some of the residents stay outside when the weather is nice.

I toured Atria Southpoint Walk. The place seemed nice and very friendly. It seemed like the people that ran it were nice and caring. They had a game room, a library, an exercise room, billiards, ping pong, and a multipurpose room which can be used as a chapel. It was rather small, but it seemed like the people there were all very friendly. It seemed like they had ways for people to gather together. I felt like they really work at making it a very pleasant experience for people that live there. The food was not bad. It was tasty. Because they provided three meals a day, maybe I would like to see more healthy choices. They tended to have things that were fried. The facility was a little older, but the building seemed well-managed and clean.

Atria Southpoint Walk is a much newer facility. The prices are quite a bit higher because it's a newer facility. The apartments are substantially bigger. It's a step-up and everything is included. They have a bus to take you places. They have a bus for activities and for going to doctor's appointments or whatever. They have lots of activities. They have lots of different rooms to handle some of those activities. They have a library, a theater room for movies, a place where they can play bingo and billiards with pool tables, and a nice area for playing bridge or more quiet activities. They have quite a few common areas. They also had outside common areas like a place where you could grow and have a whole little area for your family, like your private backyard, it was nice. The layouts of the apartments were nice. They have several options. They have some that have these small rooms or some that have little balcony porches. It's a nice set of options that you could look at, which is nice. They have menus that they put on the table that have several options. I feel like it's probably going to be pretty excellent. If you look at the menu and read, 'salmon and this and lemon pepper chicken,' it was nice. It sounded like it would be quite nice on a plate, and it looked appetizing. I only met the front receptionist and the salespeople. I also saw cleaning people. They clean the apartments once a week. I saw a cleaning staff in the hall with their things, and I saw maintenance people working and replacing things. I saw a lot of activity. It's a little too expensive for some people, but it's good. If you have the money and can afford to live there, it's a beautiful place.

I toured Atria Southpoint Walk and they were amazing. It's a little bit older and the rooms were smaller, but the staff was great. We even had lunch with them. If anybody is looking for a place somewhere in Durham, I would highly recommend them. The independent living apartments have a full kitchen. They have a stove, a microwave, refrigerator, and dishwasher. So, they're really nice. The staff definitely knew a lot because they've been doing this for a very long time. They were very thorough and knowledgeable about what to do and prepared us for what we're going to do. We got involved with Joyce, and she was good. There's just an awful lot of walking that you have to do there. It was a long venture to get down to a room.

Atria Southpoint Walk was a much better place as far as the appearance. It was cleaner and looked after better. They have the same amenities as the others, but the quality might be a little bit more upscale and better. The only drawback was I would have some security concern. It's right on the road and it's not a gated community, so anybody could walk to different cottages. The main building where the apartments are would be locked, so the apartments would probably be more secure, but the cottages (which we would be more interested in) are sort of on their own.

When I did the tour at Atria Southpoint Walk, I didn't actually have anybody take me on the tour that was acquainted with everything. There was a woman who worked there, but it was not her job. The marketing people, one was off, and the one that was supposed to lead me was busy. So, I never got the full information. I don't know how much it costs or anything. I got walked through the place and my initial impression of it was I didn't like it. But then after comparing it to the other places that I've been, it's actually moved to my top two right now. I was looking for sort of an exercise room, and they had a PT office. There was equipment in there, but I wasn't really sure if you could just go in and use it. They've called me a time or two to follow up on it and to see if I had any further questions, so I was disappointed with that, because that was one of the things I was looking for. However, they did have nice but quite a few public rooms for cards, meetings, and movies, that sort of thing. Two meals a day are included, but I didn’t try the food. I didn't get in until after lunch. A lot of the furniture looked worn, the wooden chairs and tables, everything needed to be replaced or refinished. I only really had interactions with a couple of them. I saw a couple as we were walking around. We were introduced and everybody spoke. I didn't see anything untoward with the staff. She didn't have a nametag on, and she told me her name once, which I do not remember. There really wasn't anybody, knowledgeable, to give 100 percent knowledge of all that could answer all my questions that was available. The facility did look worn.

I visited Atria Southpoint Walk, and I was very, very impressed. I could not eat lunch as a guest in the dining room with the residents, but we did eat lunch in the private dining room. The food was delicious. The server was wonderful; he had started working there at 19. His grandmother had been a patient or a resident there. Then I did a tour of a couple of the rooms, just to see the 2-bedroom and a 1-bedroom; I was very favorably impressed. I saw the outdoor area. I saw the dining room, and the two units that would be available to choose from. We also talked about some of the amenities that they have lined up. I'm handicapped so that limits how much walking we did. They let me get in a wheelchair and rolled me to some of the places. I can't imagine seeing anyone that will top this. I was there at lunchtime. They had a resident who came down and was playing the piano. While I was waiting, I sat in the sitting area and enjoyed listening to the piano. They gave me copies of their activity sheets to show what they have planned for a month for the residents to do. They showed me what things are available for me to take part in, if I were living there.

We went to Atria Southpoint Walk. We only met three people and they were extremely helpful. The rooms were pretty big compared to a lot of the other places. Everything was nice and new looking. I didn't hear a bunch of people yelling and screaming through the halls, but that was independent living. Well, it's convenient. You're near Southpoint. There's another shopping center, drugstore, and there's another grocery store close by.

My friend Beverly has lived at Southpoint Walk for several years and really enjoys the social life, on site PT/OT for her husband is a blessing! Lunches are nice and attended a brilliant brunch on one visit! It's such a relief to see them not struggle at home anymore

My mother lived at Atria Southpoint Walk for 2 years in independent living and during that time I saw her laugh more, move better and come out of her previously declined (physically and mentally) state. The staff was always helpful and kind to her and she loved the outings and group activities as well as having meals with other people. As a daughter, I couldnt ask for a better environment for my mother!

My dad has a 2 bedroom-sunroom-5 star bright high ceilings-courtyard view-LOVES My interactions with staff-past 6 months-5 star my Dads experience- 5 star During covid- private lunches-100% covid awesome! Happy beautiful genuine place

Atria Southpoint Walk don't have much if any health care. The room looked very nice but it was like a motel; I didn't get a homey feeling about it. They had a program of activities but it was not at all impressive compared to others. Also it was in a busy intersection; there were lots of traffic around it.

I'm a resident of Atria Southpoint Walk independent living. They prepare your meals and always have activities to go to every day. We have meetings, a book club, bingo, jewelry making, and go on walks. The staff members include people in charge of the activities, an executive director, business manager, chef, and cook. I have a one-bedroom apartment with a kitchen, living room, bedroom, bath, and a washer and dryer. They also provide cleaning service every other week.

I didn't like Atria, it had both little cottages and apartments, but there wasn't any private outdoor space. It's very institutional. The quarters were very long, there were not many elevators, and unless you're near the dining room, you had a lot of walking to do. The residents complained about having to wait for elevators if they weren't able to use the stairs. I think the units were small, not every unit had laundry facilities, and you either pay somebody to do your laundry, or you could use their laundry room in different places there. I had lunch there, and the lunch was OK. I did like that they had community rooms scattered about, where you could play cards or have a book club, but they also used hallway space for that, which did not appeal to me.

Atria Southpoint Walk was quite nice; however, their prices were more than I could afford. Their rooms were quite nice, but they were overpriced. They provide transportation, but I drive my car, so that is not something I need. The staff treated me quite well. They were friendly, but not extremely friendly like the people at the other facility. They didn't invite me to eat there. People seemed happy, but they were pretty occupied. I went at lunch time, so they seemed busy, but overall, the atmosphere seemed great.

We also visited Atria Southpoint Walk which was really nice, and it seemed to have a lot of active residents. They have a really small assisted living portion, and it's really for people who need independent living. Their rooms were the nicest and largest ones I saw. Their two bedrooms are very big. They have a washer and dryer.

Atria Southpoint Walk was very, very nice. They also have cottages and I saw one of them and it was extremely nice. It was probably about the same as the cottages here, which are very large. It wasn't as attractive, but if they had something available, it would have been on my list of possibilities. I didn't find the staff as friendly as the ones here, but most of them were nice except for one that didn't get back to us and put us off. I did not taste the food and I know they had a chef. I was probably attracted to the size of the cottage and the location. It was a good location.

Atria advertises that their food is excellent. However, the food at Atria Southpoint Walk, Durham, NC has not come close to the claims. Atria bought out the Durham facility July 1st, 2013, and the food is still horrible. Small portions, no seasoning, overcooked meats. The list could go on & on. Occasionally there is a good dessert. Since mealtime takes approximately 1 1/2 hours each (because of extremely slow service), twice a day, it is a big part of the day. The food is so bad that my parents are embarrassed to invite friends over & I would not in good faith recommend Atria to anyone.