Brookdale

My step-father was a resident of Emeritus at Barrington Court for one week. During that week our experience was that the Executive Director was very helpful to us and was available almost around the clock to answer our questions. The staff seemed very friendly and attentive. However, my step-father was diagnosed with agitated dementia and I'm not sure this is the best community for someone with that diagnosis.

I'm very pleased with them. I have eaten a couple meals there and I have been pleased. The portions are on the small side, but you can ask for more, and they will give you more. I've really had a problem getting medication straightened out as far as the insurance, I don't know if there is anything Emeritus can do about that. The cost was a lot but way less than a lot of other places, and the pysical building is so nice, and it is a very family oriented place.

Loved it. Close to our home,home like and inviting.

The laundry is on the first floor, there isn't one on every floor, or hookups in the unit, that is a little inconvenient, it's a five story building. The food is a five! She loves the food. It was nicer than some other places we looked at and she loved the view she was going to have. The beauty of the environment there, it was the best buy for our money were some of the reasons we chose this community.

Very nice place but rooms are small and views are average. Beautiful bird sanctuary inside. Not much available right now.

This appears to be a nice facility with a good location in Las Vegas. My tour contact, Julie, did not make the meeting and I have not heard from her with regard to follow-up (pricing, etc). Bertha, probably a head med-tech was kind enough to give me a thorough tour of the facility (Many thanks!). The Quality/Service Survey appeared to be an A with all client/customer issues resolved. Staff appeared to be friendly and residents were talkative and active from my obvservations.

This one of the places we are considering, close to dad for him to visit. Didn't see much interaction of staff with residents. Very clean. Love the endless walking ability for mom. Wished they had courtyard open.

It's a great place, with wonderful people. We weren't there long, maybe ten days total, but the experience we did have was good. We would have liked to have gotten him there sooner.

A bit on the high side price-wise(IMO anyway) but you get a lot for your money. A extensive breakfast buffet every day and 20 dinners each month from a very large menu - restaurant style dining. The common areas are beautiful and the staff seems wonderful. There's a nice safety element in the emergency pull cords in bed and bathroom as well as a check-in system each resident has to use to let the staff know they are alright each morning. There also seem to be a lot of activities included in the monthly price of your unit. While there are some large units, the more affordable ones are quite small but certainly adequate and very bright - nice windows and a bit more of a kitchen than I've seen in some places. Of all the places we saw, this was my mother's favorite.

We toured this location when looking into some higher care alternatives for our loved one. As this was a sister property of another Brookdale community we had been using the entry fee would have carried over, and there was no notice required to move, which are both very convenient benefits. This was not the location we ended up selecting, although it was a nice looking place.

In February of 2013 my mother, brother and I visited two assisted living facilities. I had visited a total of seven assisted living facilities prior to choosing two to take my mother and brother for tours to. Of these two facilities only Sakonnet Bay had a memory unit and skilled nursing unit on site. My mother was living alone and struggling with staying independent. Then in August 2013 she was diagnosed with dementia. In September 2013 she moved to Sakonnet Bay. She initially was in the skilled nursing unit, to have respite care. The head nurse Nicole is an angel! Overall my mother enjoyed the other clients and staff. From this unit, in October ,my mother moved to the memory care unit. Tiffany was wonderful! My mother had other favorite staff on this unit too.This unit, at times ,is short staffed. I had hoped that there would be a support group offered to family and friends of clients in this unit. There isn't a support group . My mother enjoyed the daily activities though ,as to be expected in any unit,certain other residents at times irritated my mother.My mother almost became her "old self". So with the evaluation of her doctor and the nurses in memory care and assisted living units she became eligible to move to the assisted living unit. This was stated to me in mid October my mother moved to assisted living the second week of December. At the time of the evaluation my mother and I were told there were two potential vacancies..... on the assisted living unit. My mother is now starting to feel settled on this assisted living unit. Our hope is that there won't be anymore moves in the next few years. As with the memory care unit ,at times, it is short staffed. Overall my mom, brother and I are pleased with Sakonnet Bay. The setting is beautiful looking out to Sakonnet Bay, the staff and clients are pleasant.

They have activities listed, whether or not they do them I don't know! I like Stonebridge as a whole, although I don't know that the security is as good as it could be because my wife did manage to get out one time. They explained to me that they can't keep the bottom doors totally locked because of fire hazards, and to my knowledge, no one else has been able to escape. I just got back from visiting my wife and unfortunately she has been aggressive so she is in the hospital right now. I hope that she will be able go back! Overall I am pretty happy, and the people are wonderful.

They were very nice. It was a larger place. The staff seemed very kind and concerned and helpful when we went to interview. They gave us lots of information on dealing with dementia. They really seemed to have a good understanding and good approach to the condition. It was just too big. We knew mama would be less confused and disoriented in a smaller place.

This was a nice community, we considered it during our most recent search for options for a loved one. I've had a family member here before, and know that they've got a great place, and friendly staff. We didn't end up selecting this place this time around, we found another that really caught our eye.

I have tried the food, the residents love to complain about it, the portions are small, but I think it's pretty good. I think the activities could be a little more, well organized, with a little better variety. They accept medicaid after a couple of years, which was important for us. The staff, was really great and that is one of the reasons we chose them. It's been really, a pretty smooth transition for my mom.

My loved one is doing very well here, the staff is very friendly and they provide a good variety of activities. Really the only complaint I've heard is regarding the food. They serve restaurant style entrees every night and many of the residents would prefer something less upscale more often.

I really liked the person that gave me the tour; she'd been there a very long time. I had such a thorough tour at Seabrook that I didn't need a very long tour at Silver Lake. I think the building is a little better than Silver Lake, and the living room is huge, but it's on a very busy street.

This community is really amazing. I love the director, and I love the activities director; she is to die for. She comes up with really fun things. The other day I went over and woke my mother up from her nap to do singalongs and have popcorn and we had a great time. She has happy hours and she takes them to Angel of the Winds casino every other week. They've just started to have movie night there, that's new. It's a lovely facility, doesn't smell, and Mother has got an amazing room. The living room is not that big but it's cozy. Whenever they do activities it's in the dining room, and they just push the piano right on in there. The Emeritus on 4th Ave in Everett is starting to have lunches with Silver Lake this week, which should be fun. It's right around the corner from me, and it's right down the street from Providence. The only thing that could be improved is the food, which is just horrible.

Sterling House is a really nice place for Mom. It is small (only 42 unit) but everyone is so nice and helpful. The facilities are clean and comfortable. Mom has been there almost a month and is enjoying all the activities and socialization with the other folks.

It was good, It was a good transition. We had a couple lunches there and they were excellent there. It seemed really nice. It was very Clean.