The Garlands far exceeds other senior retirement communities we visited, with the exception of one community out East. In our minds, The Garlands architecture and common area furnishings offered more of a "resort-style" living vs. the "institutional-look" we found elsewhere. Many of the other communities we visited had six or seven floors and looked more like hotels. They were, frankly, boring.

We also favored The Garlands' choice of restaurants with the flexible seating arrangements and longer eating hours because it gave us the independence to choose when, where and with whom to dine.

Of final importance for Rita were the large windows that brightened The Garlands' spacious apartments in sunshine and rain.

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