Five Star Senior Living

Carol Kalmanoff helped me find a home for my Mother-in-law. She could no longer live in an independent living facility and I needed to find assisted living. I contacted Carol because she helped me find the independent living facility and we were pleased with her help. Carol set up assisted living appointments and gave me information about each. We toured each and I was able to make a decision quickly. Carol was helpful, very responsive, professional and answered all of my questions, She also followed up with me after my tours to find out I had made a decision or needed more suggestions. I gave Carol my criteria and she found an affordable facility one freeway exit from my home. This is very convenient for me and my mother-n-law loves the facility. She is getting involved with activities that she would not consider when he was living in independent facility. Thank you Carol.

Dawn McKensie, A Place for Mom, encouraged me to visit Morningside of Gastonia and I am so that glad she did. Mom is contented and happy. I know that she is getting the best of care. It is so clean, the food is excellent and most of all, of the residents are treated with respect. I will be eternally grateful.

The staff at Granite Gate have been both sensitive and pro-active to the needs of my mother. I had a most recent experience where my mother was confused and calling me on the telephone. She was both upset and embarrassed trying to find an insurance card for a flu vaccination. I called the front desk and the activities director, Anne-Marie, asked for my mother's room number and not only went directly to my mother but; according to my mom let her be first in line due to her multiple trips to get the vaccine. The evening caregiver, Jeff, has made an outstanding effort to try and surprise my mother with different juices to get her evening medications down. He has taken the extra time to monitor my mother's ankles due to swelling and noting the findings in her file.

I must have visited 20 senior living communities and Aspenwood is the one I choose. The apartments are large and well maintained. When you enter the building you feel you are entering a upscale hotel. Everyone on staf that I have met are freindly and helpful. I had the opportunity to eat in the dining room twice and the food was very good. There are lots activities within the community and there lots off site.

Visited 7 Independent Living facilities in Dallas and participated in interviews at 4 of them. My mother (and I) *easily* graviated towards The [removed] Great staff (very professional, knowledgeable, friendly, helpful, responsive), ... wonderful, welcoming residents, ... beautiful, clean, spacious surroundings, ... dinners that in NO way taste like 'institutional' fare, ... transportation services that have invariably proven to be so punctual and reliable, ... great location w/ close proximity to Baylor and so many health care professionals, ... and it's directly across the street from Northpark Mall, to boot! My mother has acclimated to her new living arrangements quicklyand has settled in so well! Needless to say, her happiness is *my* happiness. What a huge stress relief to know she's doing so well and is in such *good* hands and company, there.

Mom's not really able to participate in anything, but my dad is in the assisted living and his room is right next to where the activities are. He doesn't necessarily remember that bingo is at 2 but he hears them so he'll go out. I'm sure that the memory care has activities, I'm sure there are some people in memory care who are able to do them, but my mom is in bed all day, she'll tell them no to everything to begin with. With my dad she might walk up to the dining room but I think they're basically doing what they can with her and they have been good. Like on a Saturday, they put her in a wheelchair and roll her down to my dad's room to visit, I think it was more just to get her out of bed, so they're doing a good job with that. I don't know that they can do a lot more, but I have asked if they could put an alarm on her or every 2 to 3 hours encourage her or tell her to go to the bathroom, I don't fault the staff for anything, I know how my mom is. But it's been really good for dad in terms of having some social outlet.

Very caring. Great Nurses and support. Home atmosphere. Highly recommend

Moving my mother from another state has proven to be a smooth transition. From our first visit to Washington Township Senior Living my mother was happy. I had not seen her smile for months. Once she realized my choice for her was 5 minutes away from our home she was completely on board. The staff is attentive, there are plenty of activities and the management team is responsive to our requests. I have made a good choice for my mothers' care at this time of her life.

Seems to be a excellent facility.

It's independent living and it was fine but I have to stress the independent living. The food actually was remarkable. It was very good!

We were looking a couple of years ago (2/2 and a half) and I think the food was better here than other places. At that point mom did not want to go in but it's cheaper than other places, we had mom ready to move there. When we toured we were very excited and we had an opportunity to go out and have dinner and lunch and the food was excellent, the apartment was a lot cheaper than others. She wouold have paid less for a one bedroom here than a studio at other places. I would have put them euqal to others but we weren't there to see how the maids worked and it's a little bit secluded, they did provide transportation but I didn't get a chance to see it in operation, it was on a promise.

There were a couple of rough spots but they worked with us to fix any issues that were going on. The staff they have is very responsive to their residents. The offer an extremely good physical therapy and activities program. Everything we were looking to get in an assisted living community, they provided. The quality of life for my love one improved considerably.

This was our first choice but we couldn't get my mother in and things got to the point where we had to find something for her so we chose another community. My sister and I were impressed with them. We liked the fact that they were a smaller facility. It's really home-like. It was a place that we could visualize our mother sitting in the recliner and watching television with the other residents. The people there are very, very helpful and quite knowledgeable.

Overall: 4.5/5. Proximity, attractiveness of facility, availability, and appropriateness for his needs. Very attentive, responsive, everything we asked for. The way they treat our uncle is very appropriate to his needs. It's certainly not cheap but they do a wonderful job. They offer a very comprehensive range of services as well as activities appropriate to their abilities and interests, without being in your face about.

We chose The Laurels because the cleanliness of the community was just excellent and the staff was so easy to work with. With everything put into perspective just seemed like a sure bet. The community has lots of trees and a very nice courtyard to sit and relax. It is also very conveniently located. We are very pleased with our choice and would recommend to anyone.

The reason that we choose “Jefferson Manor” is because its was so much nicer than many of the other places that we looked at. The people and staff are really nice and friendly and my dad says that he really enjoys the food. Plus the person at “Jefferson Manor” was really good about working with us to get everything to fit in my dad’s fix budget and they still continue to help us even today. My dad is happy at “Jefferson Manor” it was a good choice.

This is the most heart wrenching decision you will have to make. I toured 10 different facilities! All 5 star facilities or so they said. Legacy Heights stood out from the beginning. When you walk in the front door, it just oozes cozy, warmth, safety, and home. I had a scheduled tour and then I "stopped" in for an unscheduled visit. They were exactly the same! I felt secure that LH would do as they promise in their tour. The tour was not a "fluff" scene, In total I was there for 2 1/2 hours. I stayed for 1 1/2 hours the first time and an hour the second time. I know my aunt is safe here. I KNOW it. She will be engaged and not sat in a room or a chair until the next med's are due, or meal is ready. She will addressed as a person and with compassion. This is the place for your family loved one too. This is as close to home as we can give them and keep them safe.

My parents moved into Tuscany Villas last September. The staff are very hands on and involved in daily activities. The activities director is wonderful with the residents and so enthusiastic. All the staff is very caring and genuine and you will always see them helping residents at events. Tuscany went out of their way to help my parents get wifi in their apartment so they could stream church services. I highly recommend this facility and only wish they offered a memory care unit.

The residents seem content and staff is friendly. Staffing sometimes seems a little light on the weekends.

There are times that patients are left their own devices as a nurse or aide has to handle another patient. Short staffing and listening to scuttle butt, salaries could improve. It’s a hard time for employee retention in many job sectors and nursing home care is free no different