Five Star Senior Living

One thing we really liked about this community, and a reason that we selected it, was the smaller size. We wanted something that would feel more personal, and wouldn't be overwhelming for my in-laws to get used to. It's very nice looking, and clean. The staff is friendly and helpful. The food is alright, it's good most days but can be hit or miss depending on the dish. I feel like the community could have been a little more helpful with the paperwork, since we were moving my in-laws in from out-of-state, which I'm sure they deal with all the time, but was a lot for us to deal with without help.

After six years in an independent living facility, it became obvious that my 95 1/2 year old mother could no longer care for herself with help. We toured several facilities and were fortunate to run into two friends whose mothers were at Summit. Their personal experiences definitely helped us make the decision. It actually was less expensive to move mom into assisted living than to pay for independent living and Home Instead aides checking on her twice a day. The staff are extremely helpful, friendly and professional. My only complaint, and it is a small one, is that the food is not as good as the independent living facility. I eat there several times a month.

I can't say one single thing bad about the place. The room was big, the room had a view, it was spectacular. It would have been the very best place. Just comparing the facilities, it was the most magnificent place that I saw. Because of medical condition of my friend, however, he was not ideal candidate. It was the same price as Emeritus, but much brighter, much better maintained, and just gorgeous. Food was delicious and the building was so beautifully maintained. Nothing else compared. Beautiful sitting areas, beautiful plants around the facility; I would move in myself.

I am very happy with this community, and my Mom loves it as well, it really is a wonderful place. The staff are uniformly lovely, very positive and always smiling! And they are unobtrusive, the residents feel very independent. My Mom really appreciates having all the people around, she enjoys the social activities and has made numerous friends. There are nice touches, there has been a piano player when I have visited, and fashion shows where the residents can purchase clothing. The grounds themselves are lovely, and the location is great. Also, the food is wonderful, and the staff gets to know what individual residents like.

They have all kinds of things to do, there is what they call a town center with crafts, and people will come and play music, sometimes they will have chili and hot dogs, or exercises. Sometimes different groups of residents will go for ice cream or something. The focus on dementia care was what made us choose them. They don't take physically sick people they focus on dementia. There isn't really anything they could do better. He eats, they all eat, he cleans his plate and they let them eat as much as they want and don't hinder them from eating. The community is not like a nursing home, it has a totally different feel. It feels like an independent retirement community with no odor of people being sick, there aren't a lot of bells ringing or alarms going off. People aren't just sitting in the hallway in their wheelchairs. The people seem content and well taken care of. They make sure he is clean with showers and his incontinence is cared for, they are not left in soiled clothes. They also don't let them sit in their rooms everyday. If they try to stay isolated they will lock the door to their room so the have to socialize and be out and about in the community.

We are very pleased with our choice to move Dad to Huntington for respite care! The staff has been exceptionally caring and accomodating. The staff is well trained in Alzheimer's care and are helping us learn how to best care for Dad too. The facility is very nice, secure, the food is wonderful, and the activities seem to be very good for Dad in helping him to be more social. We toured many places and Huntington was a shining star among them in overall quality and value. We'd highly recommend.

We are very pleased with them. The staff there is excellent. The nursing staff is very caring and very good. It is a very nice place. The only negative thing that we have heard from my father is that the food leaves a little to be desired. Probably just average. The staff is really a big plus, though.

We are very pleased with everything that is there. They are very helpful and friendly and I think they do a great job taking care of my mother.

I like the cleanliness, the dining area, the personalization. They do call you if anything out of the ordinary happens. In the beginning I was bugging them all the time. They were very nice and they put up with me. They advised me and set me in the right direction. I think they need more men's activities. They have a lot of women's things there like needle craft. They're trying to get a men's card came going and trying to get more men together. To compensate in the meantime, dad plays poker with one of the aids. Everything works - they take of everything. It's 2 year private pay and you have to be under $26000 when you go on medicaid. Other wise they don't keep you. That rule I don't like but they have seminars there to talk about this. It was cool that they take the extra step. They bugged me to come and they had a law firm come and explain everything. It was really helpful. The nurses are good too. They all know me and him. real personal that way. We're really happy with this place.

The first thing I noticed when I visited this community was that the residents looked happy. Some people were sitting outside in locking chairs and chatting happily. The people working there were all friendly. My relative was adamant about being capable of taking care of herself. So, I found an Independent Living apartment within the community. However, in less than 2 months, her condition worsened and it became necessary to move her into an assisted living room. Everybody there helped me make this move. The maintenance person even moved some furniture!!! I wished I could do something nice for him, but the rule there does not allow me to give anything to any particular employee there. I have been having some difficulty dealing with my relative, and the people there listen to me with patience and give me some encouraging words. They always take time to talk to you. My relative is happy with people there. She said everyone is ready to assist her if she asks anything. It has been only two weeks since she moved into an AL room, but I believe she will get used to it and get to know more people. It is better for her than living in a big house all by herself although the loss of her house and independence is very hard on her. I highly recommend this community.

It was a very good place. The staff was very friendly and very helpful. Our aunt was very reluctant to go but once she got there the made friends and was well taken care of. She just recently passed and they were very helpful; they sent flowers. I would definitely recommend them. We looked at a few places in the area and The Laurels seemed to be the best fit for us.

very nice,very clean,would love to chose this one

I haven’t been there yet but I talked to him every day and I’ve talked to him every day for 12 years. His family visits him and they like it very much, he says he is very happy there, he’s having the New York Times delivered and had me sign him up for a book delivery service; he didn’t bring all of his books from his apartment and he should have. Another friend who talks to him at least 5 times a week and has been there and says it's very nice. He had a couple bad times with his heart the first month so he was in the hospital just over night, he’s settled down now and its perfectly fine, he hooked up to HBO in addition to regular TV, he’s done a couple of the things, they have a cocktail hour once a week, he’s not the most social person in the world, I told him to start his own book club but they may already have one there. He loves the linen service he says he’s spoiled. I would highly recommend to anybody who is looking for a place.

My Mother started her third week of Somerford House this weekend. She loves it; she raves about the food, exclaims how pleasant all the staff are, and is comfortable in her private room. There are activities, although my Mother is champing at the bit for painting classes. The setting is good and convenient for the family. And we have been impressed with the friendliness and helpfulness of everyone in the staff.

very clean very organized, thorough and efficient very friendly and personal great relationship with employees and residents

Cody was so nice, he was just as nice as could be. We both liked almost everything about it, I couldn't come up with any complaints at all, he was so nice to work with but when it came down to it we just liked the Florida area more.

My mother and I were impressed the moment we walked in. Gracious as a five-star hotel with a lovely reception foyer and concierge, classicly appointed with numerous amenities including a large central seating area for visiting with guests. Amenities include an indoor swimming pool with aquatics classes,a fully-equipped fitness room, a large,stately library, community room used for nightly movies, speakers,religious services and concerts, an art room and card room. Dining room has a dress code in the evening (jackets for men), table cloths and fresh flowers.

Wonderful staff, beautiful setting and facilities that are structured to accommodate the needs of the residents make Somerford a perfect fit for my mother, who has dementia. My mother started out at Somerford House (Assisted Living) and now resides in Somerford Place (Alzheimer's/Dementia building) and at each residence she was treated with respect and given excellent care by the staff members. The activities director is superb and loves her job and it shows. There is plenty for the residents to do and visitors are welcomed. When my mother has fallen, I receive prompt phone calls and if necessary, transportation to the hospital for observation is readily available and organized efficiently by the staff. I go to sleep each night knowing that my mother is being taken care of and you cannot put a price on that.

Susan Atoni-Bixler made me feel welcome and went above and beyond to provide me with a view of clean, well staged apartments. Spacious with gourmet culinary breakfast and dinner. Full sized appliances, walk in closets and handicapped equipped bathrooms. One of my top 3.

Arthur Rochon conducted the tour of this property. Although it does not include the full scale amenities offered by the aforementioned properties, given my level of independence and the moving cost from California to Virginia, it appears to be the best fit for me to accomplish my goal for the short term.