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[quote=Anonymous]My mom moved in in October into respite care (a temporary apartment) and into her permanent apartment (fully renovated before move-in) in December, and absolutely loves it. She's very liberal/progressive even though my father (retired officer) was a knee-jerk Rush Limbaugh/Fox news ultraconservative. I've met a number of VH residents and I wouldn't characterize it as military culture at all -- and I grew up military so I'm familiar.

We've had positive experiences at VH so far, including in the short-term rehab facility  following a surgery. She loves the support staff and they've been friendly and helpful.

We also toured Knollwood when she was deciding between the two last summer, and perhaps it was the day, but we did not get a friendly or welcoming vibe from either staff or residents we passed in the hall. The building set-up was also a big turn-off -- the building where the gym/pool/rehab facilities are are in a separate building that requires a lot of running around between floors and elevators to get to, which wouldn't have worked for my mom at all.

The entry fee structure at VH is fairly standard -- 90% back and declining balance. (There's also a short-term rental fee structure that's different). We went with declining balance as my mom has limited resources and we needed the lower entry fee. We're not hoping to get the 90% back as an inheritance.[/quote]

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