Five Star Senior Living

Julie was full of energy and willing to chat and share lots of good information regarding the memory care unit, and the Morningside at Bellgrade overall. Upon arrival, strong pee smell was noted, but when we left and more people were around, the odor was gone. In the memory care unit, some residents were in the activity room, one sleeping, one visiting with family, one hanging out, and one coloring. The Montessori method for activities, and the containers for each resident were pointed out to me. One resident was walking without her walker, and we got someone to help her find her walker. Didn't see staff interacting with residents, wish I could have seen that. Closets are kept locked so residents stay out of each other's stuff. Other facilities have taken closet doors off for safety. Interesting how different facilities deal with those things.

Five Star Living.High-end fancy lobbies;47 apts.Floorplans not available. Nationwide, probably not a good fit economically.

Nice, older facility. Many on staff are nice and caring, but policy keeps them from providing all the support that resident may need. Fine place for fully functioning residents. Not great for folks needing more help. Not too helpful when residents are in transition. Did not respond well to family involvement, even though they said they wanted involvement. Words and actions did not match. I found we were overcharged for things (different than contract and written materials) and they were unwilling to correct $$ problems when they were pointed out.

Very pleasant. Took a tour. Seems very nice

Catholic priest comes in to say mass; 1 bedroom and suite apts available; $4400 per month for 1 bedroom and $4000 per month for suite; self-service laundry on each floor; price includes meals and cable but not telephone. Respite care is not limited to 90 days.

Would work but was not our top choice

This was a nice facility and is still under consideration.

will have neighbors that are much lower functioning both cognitively and physically. Staff in scrubs

My mom thought this was a beautiful facility and liked what they offered. She does not like the apartment feeling. She would prefer entrance to be more direct/private. The location is further south than she would like to be. The cost is more than she would like to pay out as well.

Found the setup more like an upscaled hotel and the tour had more of a rush feel. may be that Director was not really comfortable, seemed as though she was not aware of the scheduled tour, it may have been just a bad day.

This one was OK but Mom may have to be moved again at a later date.

nice, lots of ammenities; very close.

My daughter-in-law is not a fan of the location though the residence seems fine.

Nice place. Studio is just a bedroom - nothing other then a bedroom. Very, very small. Place itself is nice.

Offers trial period and short term. I like this one.

Hotel like facilities 1 room offers sliding scale for insulin. Must provide furnishings {bed/bedding/towels, lamps, tv, phone, night stand, etc)

very nice but seemed that rooms were a bit small.

Pros: Location. Nice and well-maintained (but older) facility with more resident suites than Sunrise. Staff very helpful, curteous and professional with residents and visitors. On-site physical/rehab therapist. Rooms/private suites are attractive, clean and well-maintained (but a little dated). Fire control and building security functional and maintained. Overall a nice facility and less expensive than Sunrise. Cons: High/loud noise levels (voice and music) in common areas. Facility design has hotel style corridors leading to rooms and suites. Private (couples) suite appears to be smaller than in Sunrise. Outdoor walkway limited to front of building with no noticeable rest areas (benches/chairs) along walkway route. Given the proximity to the main entrance, the ground floor common area (nursing station, receptionist, bistro and dining rooms, etc) appeared very busy, somewhat congested with residents and friends/visitors and was noisey.

Grounds look good. Online write-up good.

I toured this place. Nice place, but too far away from where I live.