Atria

Mom is happy here so far! The staff has been extremely friendly, and very warm and welcoming. They're on top of everything they need to be to keep the residents safe and happy, which is a big plus for me. Mom is also very happy with the food. I recently attended a holiday event and was impressed with the food as well. The activities are very good, but they could use a few more social hour type events, with differing schedules, for those that keep slightly odd hours.

As a PhD student studying emotion regulation and well-being in old age, I approached the activity coordinator at this property to ask whether I could conduct a study in collaboration with this facility. The response I received was incredibly encouraging, helpful, and professional, demonstrating a true passion for providing resources and educational opportunities for residents (I promised to give a lecture about my research) as well as supporting efforts in the broader community to further understand well-being in old age. It was a pleasure to work with the staff and everyone I interacted with was extremely helpful. Numerous residents expressed interest in participating in my research, and their insights on the psychology of aging were very astute and their attitudes were extremely uplifting. I had the honor of presenting my findings to the residents after I had finished collecting data at a number of senior centers and independent living communities (all results were anonymous, de-identified, quantitative, and presented in averaged form). The comments and feedback I received during the talk were among the most insightful I received at any of the 5 talks I have given on the topic elsewhere, leading to new potential research directions. It was a joy to work with everyone at this vibrant and thriving community.

I am currently a volunteer at Atria and I have no negative comments. I am one hundred percent pleased with this facility. The staff are outstanding and extremely polite. I am always greeted with a smile and a warming hello. The ladies who manage the front desk are always a pleasure to interact with. They are all kind hearted and extremely helpful if I ever need anything. Overall this is a well organized, clean, and well operated facility. I am glad to be a volunteer here.

Toured this place for my parents who are currently living in Connecticut. I thought this was a great building with great amenities. My parents would be able to have access to the great offerings of NYC and have a thriving community within the building. Food looked great and everyone raved about their daily activities.

My grandmother lives here and loves it. There's great food, activities, and staff!

For the past several years, my piano class has had the pleasure of performing a holiday recital for the Briarcliff Atria residents. This is a beautiful residence with a wonderful community outreach program. The staff is always friendly, welcoming, and caring. They create a warm, bright, and cheerful atmosphere both for the residents and the visitors.

They really do seem wonderful. It's just that my mother just lost her husband so we didn't want her to lose both husband and home at the same time so we chose to go with a live in caregiver. We looked a the Alzheimer's wing and it just really seemed to be a great program. Those that want to be busy were busy all day with activities and games. They don't just sit them in front of a TV. If they want someone will take them up to the exercise room or group activities. Twice a week they go to happy hour. The residents do have the option to stay in their room. The staff doesn't force them to get involved but they really do encourage them. The other big thing was they allowed the residents to have animals as long as they are able to take care of them which is a huge thing because my mom would have been able to keep her cat as long as she or a family member could take care of it.

Over the past several months I have had the privilege of assisting Julie Vedovino by making several presentations to the residents and then teaching a weekly Seated Tai Chi for Mobility Impaired Adults class. The support from the staff has been excellent. My view of the programs offered are that they are very varied and manage to help keep the residents interested in the greater world and motivated. The facilities are attractive comfortable and flexible enough for the attendees in my activities to actively participate and hear what I am saying.

I had the pleasure of visiting Atria to do a presentation for the residents on hearing and hearing loss. What a great experience...from the moment I spoke with the engage Life Director I knew it would be. Your first impression is how beautiful the facility is. I had a great turn out for my lecture and the attendees were so warm, welcoming and very interested in learning and expanding their horizons. Truly a gem!

I have had the pleasure of visiting one of your residents often. Each time I am impressed with the cleanliness and friendliness of all who work there. Janis Knorr was always there to great me and always knew where the resident was.

I run a military charity called Heroes in Transition, Inc. Jan Knorr the faculty manager was kind enough to to invite me to speak to the residents. I was immediately impressed as soon as I walked through the front door. I was given a full tour of the facility. The facility was clean and very spacious. The staff were friendly and seemed to really enjoy interacting with the residents. They had a calendar full of fun events and things for the residents to do. One new staff member even went out of her way to pull Jan aside and tell her how much she loves her new job at Atria. Meeting the staff and residents was truly a great experience! I would highly recommend Atria to anyone whom is looking for a assisted living facility for themselves or for their loved ones.

My father is a 93 year old resident of the Braircliff Manor Atria Community for two years now. He was a fiercely independent man who lived alone after the death of his wife (my mother)a decade ago. The transition was not an easy one for him considering his basic personality- but now that he has acclimated to the routine, he is very appreciative of the warm and friendly staff and seamless care provided to him. The meals are quite varied and creative- the chef is always trying out new fare to keep it interesting. The staff is professional, well trained and very caring in a sincere way. Now that the community has installed a full-facility independent backup generator we are sure that he will be safe, happy, well fed and secure- no matter what else is going on. As a family, we could not ask for a better Community and we sleep very well at night knowing that he has all the support and all the backup he need. We would recommend the Briarcliff Atria community without hesitation.

Atria at 86th street in NYC has enjoyable and age appropriate cultural activities- especially the music/ concerts, seasonal American and Jewish holiday special events, and other entertainment programs. When I visit my relative at Atria, she and many other residents really seem to be enjoying the activities. I feel good knowing that she is in a caring and safe environment with opportunities to interact with others and participate in a variety of programs.

When my brothers and I first brought my mother to the Atria it was a very difficult time. My father had just passed away (my mother was very dependent on him), and my mother was suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's. The first thing you notice about The Atria is how nice and homey it feels. The people who run the facility and the people who work there have a goal of making it feel like "home". They clearly succeed in a very big way. It is safe to say that my family and I could never have gotten through these difficult times as comfortably as we did without the staff at The Atria. They do not appear as if this is work to them as much as it is a labor of love.

I have had my mom at Atria Marland 3.5 years and it's the very best with attentive staff, some minor turnover but always smooth, plus clean, good food plenty of customized activities and accomodations to everyones weaknesses (hearing, memory, eyes, mobility or whatever). It justifyably gets all the best ratings in the area from assisted living to personal memory care (Life Guidance).

Friendly staff, great ambiance and atmosphere. They really go out of their way to make residents feel welcomed and valued.

The value is always the debate. It is so hard to say, she is in the dementia unit. Generally speaking they do a pretty good job of dealing with that aspect of aging. The food is pretty good. She has her own apartment and there is a refrigerator, but she doesn't really use it. What I have observed is some group things where they play board games and craft activities or bounce a ball. They also go outside for lunch or movies.

$5950/month studio. Fancy. Incl. 3 meals, full housekeeping, transport to doctors, electricity, exc. cable and phone. First month 2x/rent. Med management additional fee. Private pay. Accept LTC or private pay, but not Medicaid.

It was quite a bit more expensive than the community that we ended up choosing, and we didn't want to pay that much. It was nice though, like a five star hotel!

I have an in-law that is currently a resident at Atria West 86. She is extremely satisfied with her stay at the building. She constantly raves about the wonderful activities and events that the building staff organizes. The building is extraordinarily nice and clean, and is at an incredible, central location of the city. Food isn't bad either!