I recently visited my grandmother at her apartment in The Arbors at Port Warwick. It's a retirement community for active seniors - essentially people who are able to care for themselves and don't need 'nursing home' care. They offer exercise classes 4 days a week, have a very nice restaurant/cafe for meals and a lot of activities. The staff is all very friendly and helpful...there are housekeeping services too so we don't have to worry about my grandma. They have a lot of actitivites and transportation to get the residents to appointments. The Arbor is part of a big development that has lots of shopping and restaurants, as well as other apartments, condos and single family homes. The residents won't feel isolated, and although nothing will ever replace the comfort my grandmother felt in caring for her own home, The Arbors helps her and the family that looks after her feel good in knowing that she has a very nice place to live. It's expensive, but I sure hope that a place like this exists for me when it's my turn to look for housing!
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