Brookdale

This is not a good place for anyone who wants to live independently or close to it. Many have memory problems. The staff is excellent though. It just wasn't a good fit for my loved one.

I was helping my friend find nursing home for her mother. Service was helpful. Thank you for the information provided.

We are happy with it. They are pretty clean and friendly. I don't really have any complaints, they are doing a good job. I can't think of anything really that needs to be improved or done better. It seems to be working out really well.

Thanks for sending the link to the Emeritus videos. We will take a look at these. We appreciated the time you spend with us yesterday in showing us your facility. We received good impression and feel that you and your staff provide a very caring environment for all your residents. We will definitely consider Emeritus at Atherton Court when our Dad is no longer able to care for himself in his home.

I love the friendliness and the personal touch. They call her by name immediately. Everyone made sure to come up and say hello, and they still do. She felt that she was expected, and that was important to her. What I don't like; the decor needs updating; redecoration; new paint, new carpets, hiding electric panels, new furniture. There were a couple of mix ups on medication; it may have been shift change. The location is around the corner from my house; and that was a major factor in choosing this facility. They offer quite a bit of activities. There is a lot of card playing; many of them love this. They are going through a change in food; trying out some new plans, and the quality of the food is going down, and the residents are not happy with this. There is slow service, and the food tastes awful; it lacks flavor and taste.

We're still in the transition process, some difficulties at first are normal. They're about average for the places we checked out; they are in the middle in price. At first there were some communication problems and we had some issues, but they worked with us pretty well. My aunt isn't very social, so she may not be paying much attention to activities; we haven't heard about them. They do have group activities, such as ice cream socials, outings, people who come in and play music. The location works out well' it is about ten minutes from my Mom's house.

Very nice. Staff did not seem as friendly with tenants as other facilities I've seen.

They are doing a pretty good job, as far as I am concerned. The whole place is pretty clean, but in a shared room depending on the roommate you have, there can be some odors. The staff are pretty friendly, and the only concern is that the medication management had taken some time to get a schedule worked out. The food is good and they have plenty of activities. The only thing I would say is that the building is a little older, it hasn't been updated, it's been well maintained. I chose this because of the state program that they work with that gives assistance for the cost, after a certain period of time.

We've had a good experience with Brookdale Echelon Lake so far! The facility is just a high quality place in general, but the memory care staff in specific does a really great job. The memory care director is fabulous, she puts in so much effort and heart into her job, and really just makes it a great place to live. I've never seen anyone so dedicated! I really can't say enough things about her. The community changed hands recently, so I am hoping she stays on.

We toured Clare Bridge when we were deciding on a place. It was clean, and I didn't have any concerns like that. There were a couple of things that didn't work for us. One is that they insisted on the residents being out of their room 9 hours a day, and I didn't think that my mother could have handled that. They other thing, was that they had centers, that had things like a sewing machine without a needle, or a workbench with fake tools, and dolls, it was a like a preschool. My mother is not that far along in her dementia, and I think would have felt insulted by that.

We toured this community when we were looking into care options for a loved one. I was very impressed by what I saw at Hearth & Home! It was a new, nice looking building, very clean and well kept, and the staff all seemed very friendly! We narrowed our list down to our favorite 3 communities, which included this one, and let Mom choose her favorite. She didn't end up selecting this one, but based on what we saw we can definitely recommend it as somewhere worth a look!

The facility is beautiful and well thought out. The staff were all very friendly. It is one of our top choices but we are not sure if it will be too overwhelming for dad.

A wonderful place, but too expensive for my parents' budget.

I arrived at noon and was met by Chris Ellis and we went into his office and visited with Trish Fox. They explained the programs at Grand Court and asked me what my interests are. He told me the deposit is $5500 (which makes it way beyond my budget). Then he got me a wheelchair as we toured most of the facility. I didn't meet many of the staff and very few of the staff. It seemed we had stepped into a ghost town, but there was a staff meeting as they are changing their name and joining a new chain and having an open house and that was the reason for the staff meeting. We viewed the rooms which were REALLY small! In fact I suffer from claustrophobia and I was actually hyperventilating! The rooms were also expensive for their size. I was telling my neighbor this and she has friends in booth places and she was surprised about the deposit and said her one friend has an apartment bigger than my present one (I have the largest 2-bedroom, 2-bath in this complex) and she only pays $2500 a month. Now I don't know if that's true or not, but I can't afford The Grand Court.

Wynwood of Allenmore: Staff is very nice. My mom has been there over a month now, and they treat her overwhelmingly nice. She's very happy, and very content at Wynwood. There are many activities they offer. My mom enjoys them, especially bingo and the music events, just to name a couple. I'm very happy with the services they provide.

Very caring, clean, secure, homelike.

Very nice, clean and exceptional care. Staff is friendly and very willing to accommodate my parents needs. Executive Director goes above and beyond her duties. Parents health care needs were addressed and followed through.

I was really impressed by this facility. Super clean, freshly painted units, lots of extras and choices. Definitely taking Mom to visit, also. Director very helpful!

We looked at this place when we were touring, and we really liked it. They didn't offer the level of care we were looking for. We were going to need something that offered memory care. It was very clean, and because it was smaller it was a little more intimate. The people were happy and they all seemed to know each other. If they had offered the care we needed I definitely would have considered it. They were in a pretty good neighborhood, too.

We had a mixed experience with this community. When we used them for my Dad they were great, and they were able to provide for everything he needed. However, when we placed Mom here later they just weren't quite up to the level of involvement she needed. The caregivers are friendly, and they do a good job, but there just weren't enough of them to give Mom the attention she required. Unfortunately this meant she spent most of the day in her room sleeping. If your loved one is on the lower end of the care spectrum this is definitely a place to consider looking, however!