Waltonwood Cherry Hill

They seem to take good care of my father. I'm grateful that my brother can support him, and that my sister was able to give them feedback and encouragement to do all the things he needs and was promised.

Why Waltonwood –Cherry Hill? If you’re thinking about considering the possibility of entertaining the notion of maybe checking out some retirement facilities, what criteria (besides “vibes”) will you apply to make a decision? Here’s a handy checklist, the one my wife and I utilized when we were scoping out candidate-places in Wyoming, Arizona, and Michigan: (1) the staff; (2) food; (3) safety; (4) commodious apartments; (5) amenities; (6) activities; (7) location; (8) does it hug you? Let’s examine these, in alphabetical order: (1) ACTIVITIES. At Waltonwood, you have dozens of choices – from card playing and bingo, physical exercises with a trained leader, movies, TED talks, arm-chair videos, hikes in the woods, craft projects, and others. The best component is that no one knocks on your door and yells “everyone out for volleyball.” Every week Management hands out a list of goings-on, but there’s no pressure to do any of them. (2) AMENITIES. Waltonwood has two comfortable libraries; a genuine movie theatre (three or four films a week); a billiards room; a fitness center with nine machines; two lounges, an arts&crafts room; a wine&snack room; a furnished guest suite, two well-maintained, interior courtyards; and its own post office. (3) COMMODIUS APARTMENTS. Waltonwood offers 10 different apartment models. All of them have a living room, a kitchen with up-to-date appliances, one or two bedrooms, one or two large shower-bathrooms, and a balcony for those on the upper floors (patio doors for those on the first floor). Just about all of us have had to downsize, and we want to feel like we have adequate space. In a few facilities we visited the living spaces felt claus-trophobic, but at Waltonwood, your apartment is a comfortable home. There are full-time, helpful maintenance employees to make repairs plus a housekeeping crew to clean our apartments bi-weekly. Both are part of the package. (4) FOOD. Your rent includes breakfast and dinner, and you have ample and nutritious choices every day (lunches are available for extra). Other facilities we visited provided three meals a day, but residents whom we interviewed complained that they felt chained to the building all day long). I am one of the world’s pickiest eaters (ask my wife); during the tours of the dozen or so retirement facilities we visited, I invariably asked the Head Chef if he or she could accommodate my culinary peculiarities. Most said, “Sorry, not possible.” The Head Chef at Waltonwood answered “no problem!” She has kept her word. (5) HUGGABILITY. Some real estate agents ask their buyer -clients if a house they are checking out “hugs”them. That’s the vibes criterion. Buyers who answer in the negative never buy the house. Analagously, some retirement facilitiies you might tour will turn you off or feel creepy according to whatever standard by which you judge a place you have never been before. Waltonwood-Cherry Hill will hug you. <END OF PART I; CONTINUE FOR THE EXCITING PART II>

Waltonwood Cherry Hill is a beautiful community with lots of exceptional amenities. The apartments are spacious & the staff is always friendly & accommodating. I would highly recommend this community to anyone looking for a place for their loved one.