Mystic River Homes Senior Apartments

Type of apartments: Disabled, Senior, Elderly, USDA - RD.

All apartments include:
    A full kitchen with electric stove and refrigerator
    Full bathroom with tub or shower
    Individual thermostat controls
    Cable television outlet
    Emergency pull cords
    Hard-wired smoke detectors
    Some units are fully accessible
Mystic River Homes, or the Cottages as the community is known, is 46 garden style apartments nestled on a hillside overlooking the mouth of the Mystic River.
Opened in 1979, Mystic River Homes is a non-profit, USDA subsidized elderly housing establishment which strives to provide a pleasant, quiet, safe, and neighborly environment for very low to middle income individuals or families. In order to be considered elderly, a household must consist of at least one individual who is 62 years of age or older and/or disabled of any age.
We have 4 buildings, each with an assortment of studio, one bedroom, and two bedroom apartments. Each apartment shares a porch with one neighbor and has its own garden.

Amenities:
    Full meal served daily at noon
    Weekly social, cultural and educational activities
    24-hour emergency response system
    Weekly Transportation to local shopping
    Weekly light housekeeping service
    Heat included
    Beauty Salon for men and women
    Laundry room on each floor
    Household pets allowed
    Live-in Superintendent
    Elevator
Apartment Features:
    Fifty one-bedroom apartments, 700 sq ft each
    Fully applianced kitchen
    Living/dining room with picture windows
    Full bath
    Ample storage
    Individually controlled heating/air conditioning
    Wall-to-wall carpeting
    24-hour on-site emergency alert and response system
    Cable TV hookups
    Sprinkler system
    Patios with ground-level apartments
Common Areas:
    One big-screen TV Lounge
    Multi-purpose activity rooms for crafts and workshops
    Regular health screenings and clinics
    Surrounding outdoor walking paths for safe, easy walk
    Reflection Garden
    Dining Room
    Library
    Woodworking Shop

Important information
Waiting Lists
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