Have a friend who is at Harbor Chase (next to Lowe's on 441), which has both assisted living and a memory care unit. I am not sure if they also have Independent Living. Friend has a small apartment which is quite nice. Some have patios/balconies. We took a tour with our friend. The dining room is beautiful and it has a large bar area with big screen TVs for additional socializing, and nicer than average game rooms, wii area, etc. He's able to have guests in the dining room (for add'l $), and probably with some notice beforehand. I think the food is very good, although we haven't eaten there yet.
My mom was in assisted living in Ohio for 3 years while we 3 daughters were all still working full-time. We looked at several, didn't see any quite this nice. Hers just had rooms, not apts.
When we were looking (10 yrs ago or more), there were a few places that had it all - independent living, assisted living, memory care and nursing home/rehab. Once you were in, you were guaranteed a space to move from one area to another when/if needed. Seemed to us that the ones with the full gamut of offerings seemed less like a nursing home and more like a senior retirement community. I don't think, however, that there are any of this scale near The Villages.
I do think it's important to find one close to your side of the Villages - if it takes 30-45 min. each way to get there it will be harder to visit frequently.
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