Set on 12 acres of scenic hillside, Arbors Assisted Living Residential Community in Amherst, Massachusetts offers personal care and the comforts of home in the privacy of your own apartment. UMass Amherst, Hampshire College and Amherst College keep things lively during the school year and peaceful and sleepy during the summer months. Set on 12 acres of scenic hillside, Arbors Assisted Living Residential Community in Amherst, Massachusetts, offers you personal care and the comforts of home in the privacy of your own apartment. The Arbors at Amherst, Massachusetts serves the communities of Amherst, Sunderland, Pelham, Hadley, South Hadley, Northampton, Florence, Leeds, Easthampton, Belchertown, Granby, Ware, Palmer, Monson and the surrounding area. Amherst, Massachusetts is conveniently located close to route 91 and the Mass Pike for easy access to Springfield and Boston to the south and the Berkshires and Vermont to the north.