Life

Begins Now! Don’t Wait Like We Did.

Abi & Ted Villafana, residents of St. Andrews Estates

My husband was just not ready to come. I wanted to move to an Acts community, but it took years to convince him,” said Abi Villafana. She and her husband Ted lived in a large and beautiful home in Florida with a swimming pool and lovely gardens. With it came a lot of maintenance.

“We had three huge air conditioning units we’d have to replace every three years, expenses of the pool, landscaping, HOA…” Abi began.

“I had just finished paying $5,000 for an air conditioning unit,” Ted added. “The real estate taxes, insurance, electricity, and water bills—and needing to replace the roof. It got to the point I said, let’s find out more about St. Andrews Estates.'”

The couple has happily lived at St. Andrews Estates in Boca Raton, Florida, for seven years now. Their only regret was not moving sooner.

“When we talked to the various residents, almost 100 percent will say, ‘I resisted coming but we should have come sooner.’ I look forward to the entertainment and dining,” Ted said. “The sooner you move, the better, to be involved in all the many activities and trips,” Abi said.

“I’m from Puerto Rico and at St. Andrew's Estates, we have such a wonderful community with people from everywhere—Germany, England, Sweden, Cuba, Argentina, and Chile. That makes me feel at home.”

“And the restaurants are fantastic. I love to cook. We would host 60 to 70 people in our old house. Guess what, I haven’t cooked in seven years! It’s because the food is that good. If not, I would be cooking,” she added. Before moving to Florida 60 years ago, Abi and Ted lived in Pennsylvania where they were familiar with Acts Retirement-Life Communities and its unsurpassed reputation as a leading provider of senior retirement living.

“We used to live near seven or eight Acts communities and knew many people who lived and worked there,” said Abi. “This is a life care community and that’s what attracted me. We have many, many friends in independent living now. That gives me security; if we follow each other in the three levels of care, I’m with my friends. I’m not going to a nursing home where I know no one.”

For Ted, a retired medical physicist who worked with doctors, nurses, technicians, and patients, living in a high-quality continuing care retirement community was a must. “The skilled care area is the first place I wanted to look at. It’s totally different than nursing homes I’ve visited in our neighborhood. We haven’t needed it, but it’s there for when and if we do.”

“It is a good financial investment,” said Ted. “There are so many advantages living here. Regardless of the situation you’re in, it’s worth analyzing the amazing possibilities living at an Acts community.”