Brookdale

The exterior was lovely, yet the inside although clean felt the most like an Assisted living rather than an Independent living facility. The activites seemed geared towards card games with minimal offsite activities that had seats limited to 10 only. For the amenities provided it was a bit overpriced especially since it was so close to Atria Chandler Villas.

I do not care for Brookdale Springdale at all. Years ago Brookdale was Sterling House and that was a wonderful place I had known people that resided there and it's a shame that Brookdale didn't continue with the way things were over there. I am not sure if it's the administration or what but the feeling of the facility is just old. Maybe it needs to be updated or the staff's attitude needs to be more upbeat but I was not impressed with it.

I toured this community for my mother, and her needs. The tour was decent, but this was not the facility for us. The community appeared to be dated, and could use some remodeling around the facility. The room they had available at the time was a shared room, and that is not what I wanted. The staff was kind, and my questions were answered, but I was not impressed my tour.

The facility was quite nice and staff friendly, we happened to have a tour on Saturday and we were unable to get a complete cost breakdown even though our tour guide gave us a fair amount of info.

We had a decent tour of this community. However from what we were shown the community could use some updating. The staff we met was friendly, and polite. It was a good experience, but this was not the right fit for my mother in law.

We toured this community for care. The community needs some new updated in the community. The staff were nice and were able to answer the questions that I had. The menu was appealing. They offered activities for those who want to join in. We would suggest that other families take a tour of this community for the care of a loved one.

Took a tour yesterday. The staff were nice. Saw residents playing games. Seems they would be very accomating . But the micro & mini refrig. are on shelves; there is no counter space nor a sink/water in the area.

Concerned by lack of Staff. Patients looked bored. She saw many patients and VERY few staff.

We did not get a good impression when we visited this community. There did not seem to be a nurse on staff that weekend day and the person we spoke to did not have an answer as to why this was. The community did look clean and the person that took us on tour was nice.

My husband was in this community for a respite stay. It was a decent experience, but I do feel they were concerned more about the amount of paid respite days he had available, than his care. We were just looking into option to help him recover. When we first spoke with this community, they were informative. However once we got in the community, nobody assisted further. I was confused with how their respite services worked. They could had explained that better. I felt like it was more for their convenience. than ours.

With the help of A Place For Mom, they gave me a list of communities to tour or talk with. I found this community through them and Brookdale Allenmore is my new home

This place is too expensive for my mom.

Toured in 2014 when my mom was ill. Seemed to be a descent place but was concerned with numbers and kept both parents at home at that time.

Assisted living non dementia.

Of the four I saw, I would rate this #3 mainly because the residents looked bored/disengaged. I would, however, rate their showers #1 (no lip).

[Removed] was very friendly and helpful, but the facility itself looks a little shabby compared to others in NB, and it's really not any less expensive.

Unfortunately this community was not able to provide the care my father needed once his dementia got worse. They were honest, and also they suggested another community that would work for us.

The Brookdale Durham is a nice establishment. The staff was friendly enough and answered all of our questions. We were looking for a place more bright and airy for my dad. The main reason we did not choose this community was the location. I would have to carve out time to be able to go and visit my dad.

We had a tour and found that they were not a good fit for us. It is an assisted living community and my dad does not need the assistance yet. They may be an option in the future if we need that.

If you want to go outside from your living area you have to go out the front door you don't have a private entrance. I like to have my privacy and not have people know my comings and goings. The community itself appeared to be very clean and well maintained. The staff was friendly and the residents that I saw seemed to enjoy living there.