Hickory Senior Living

I would want other families to know that the facility is understaffed and there is a high turnover rate. If your loved one is high functioning senior who is more independent and can get around well and wants socialization, then the facility would be fine. It is more of a retirement community, not an assisted living facility. It is just not an ideal setting for someone who needs more care and assistance. It is not the most updated facility, hopefully they will be doing some more renovations soon. A lot of promises made up front were not what was delivered.

We toured Country Cottage and we didn't like the tour experience or how it looked in the very beginning. The room was very small and the community controlled the heating and cooling of the room. The gave us a call and informed us that the Hoover location is closing down and asked if we wanted to see another. We declined because we did not have a good first impression here.

The Blake was not very good about explaining all that they required during move in, they were not good explaining with the respect to medication. They did not do a very good job following through with promises with respect to vision services and exercises. They were not accommodating when it came to vision and hearing deficits. We just did not think it was a very good place. If your loved one does not need a lot of services, they should do well here.

We had trouble getting the most simple of questions answered, we ended up having to go through the administrator for answers because after asking the nursing staff multiple times we never got answers. This community was going through a change of ownership while our loved one was there, and we do not think they were as caring as the previous ownership.

I would want others to know that my mom was in an assisted living facility before this facility that was amazing. We had to move her because one day she walked out, so we had to find a more secure facility. She moved from assisted living to a locked down place so she went down-hill quite quickly. The staff members here were as kind as they could be to her. Overall, the things that weren't great about the facility were no fault of Country Cottage.

We did a pop up visit where mom is staying and it was around 8:30pm and people were just wandering around and one resident was [Removed] so this concerned us. So we did another pop in visit and it was the same no supervision around. She fell and they didn't even report it to us so she has bruises and a knot on her head. We don't want to be exposed to care like this. we removed her as quick as we could. We are not even sure if she was getting her medication.

I've been talking to my mother and siblings, and they have mentioned that Plain View is a nice place, but they don't have good dietary choices. One day they had pancakes for dinner. I think its a good place but they don't have the adequate administration to handle the place. We would like to see more activities and better food options. They need a full-time dietitian at hand. My sister gave me the name and number of the director, and it has been 2 months since I called him and I still have not heard from him. That is a red flag.

My loved one is treated well by the staff at this community. The staff is very friendly and the meals are always very nutritious. My loved one is eating well. They provide a mixture of activities for the residents such as exercise programs. They also take him outside or to walk around the building as he pleases.

Ms. Jessica Peterman was splendid and we loved the lemonade and cookies provided us. Nevertheless the overall feel of the facility reminded me of a summer lodge or camp for the elderly... not a permanent home. Particularly more hallway space is needed in the Dementia facility.

If you go on weekends you will not find any nurses only teens there to care for all the patients been there saw it myself then once they had problems with a patient, when hospice got there there was no one in site had to search for an employee then the patient was locked in the room !!! Too expensive to have to provide such a long list of supplies also extra for hair cuts etc just ab all snacks were gone from a patients room found out several had seen employees getting them !! Not to mention the number of items that came up missing !! Someone is making some money on the side apparently bc bill from one month to the next was $500 difference !! I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE people need to be able to go check on loved ones at any time to keep eye on what goes on just beware bf you sign up anywhere

Breakfast is served very early between 6-6:30 AM and Supper is served at 3:30 PM. The people who live there complain about having to eat early and getting hungry before bedtime and having to wait from 6:30 to noon to eat again. Only activities is Bingo. They use to go on outings and have more activities. They only have bingo about 3 times a week. They have a bus but never take people anywhere and use to have singings but dont' have any activities. The picture of them having act. on website isn't from this facility. I have tried to find out who owns this facility and my family member doesn't want me to call the owners but when I visit all I hear is complaints about time they eat and only get very little food for Supper. Sandwich chips or soup or something very light and thy at at 3:30 PM They don't have a variety of food chicken is served constantly. I wished I knew who owned the company and how to get in touch with them. Since no one will tell me I guess I can get in touch with someone above the owners to find out what time meals are suppose to be served and if they are not suppose to have activities and if they are not suppose to get a well balance meal at supper.

Bad food. Cold & Tasteless. No activities.

My Aunt needed more assistance than Country Cottages was able to provide. They should not have accepted her knowing there was not adequate staff to tend to her needs. As you consider Country Cottages, please be sure to ask about night staffing, or the lack of. I would only recommend this facility for those who need just minimal assistance.

My wife visits 3 or 4 times a week for lunch and dinners, the food is horrible. Sometimes you can't recognize what it is. The support staff doesn't seem to like their jobs, with the exception of one or two employees. On one visit I saw 5 employees in a lounge watching a video, one person was sleeping. When I asked about the soap opera they were watching I was informed by a friendly staff member that it was a training video. When they emerged from the lounge area they had their arms crossed across their chests. If their frowns had gotten any worse they would have been stepping on their bottom lips. This industry has high turnover and you can tell when someone does not like their job. If your employees aren't happy it will trickle down to the people who are paying to live there. The residents seem starved for interaction and attention. There are two scheduled trips a week, Tuesdays for shopping and Fridays for a meal. The van that transport the residents has been either in need of repair or the driver was sick and so 3 trips have been cancelled. Maybe I'm too picky but there is a lack of happiness because the majority of the staff is unhappy to be there, there is very little interaction between the staff and their residents. There is no hobby or craft room for residents. We've also have had some trouble understanding extra charges that we hope to work out with the Country Cottage. It can be hard to get ahold of someone in the office. We've had to request the staff retrieve our loved one for outings, and hope that becomes policy. The residents need to be reached out to and reminded about activities and outings. When you walk in, I hate to use this word but it's "dead." No one is ever outside walking around, there are grounds but from what I've seen it seems the staff prefers residents to stay in their rooms. It takes a trained individual to be able to assess the residents' needs and if new hires can sleep through training videos without repercussions it just doesn't even look right. If something we requested was not taken care of it seems the blame is passed rather than the issue being resolved.

They could approve on All of the above. Low on staff that actually has direct access to patients.

Staff is unavailable at the least. No communication, they do not answer or return my calls. The move in process was okay. The meals leave a lot to be desired. The housekeeping is minimal. I would not recommend this facility!

Seabrook Pointe might be an excellent facility for assisted living but they fall short in memory care. Mom was there for 2 weeks. Mom has dementia and they didn't have the trained staff to redirect behavior. The sent mom to a hospital 1 1/2 hours away on a Sunday to a behavioral unit. The unit didn't have a bed and I was told I could let mom stay in the ED until a bed opened up. One, I'm not going to let my mom stay in an ED longer than necessary. Two, we ask them not to transport mom anywhere that we were on our way. Three, no one in administration reached out to us. I had to show up to get answers. Four, No one could give us a straight answer on what took place. We were told she threw a plate to she shoved a plate. I had to pay for additional medication because the facility had miss placed her medication (90 supply). I ask upon her admittance into the facility... did I need to bring her medicine earlier... did I need to sign something stating how much medicine was brought to them. The answer was "no". They need to work on procedures on admittance and check list. I would not recommend Seabrook Pointe for memory care.

This place is not fit for my dogs. The whole website is bogus. They don't do activities with the memory residents and they don't feed them either. My 2 year old eats more than what they provide. It always smells and stick to the floor. They don't assist in anything. But they will tell you need to have a 24 hour sitter to come in with your loved ones. Exactly what are we paying you for then. I definitely won't ever recommend this place ever.

My mother was a resident at Country Cottage Huntsville.. What I would tell other families looking into this facility is that it is understaffed and the staff that they do have is woefully undertrained. Most (though not all) of the staff act as if they are doing the residents a favor by being there as opposed to showing any kind of caring or at least treating the residents professionally. The meals are awful and not adequately nutritious. An example of one dinner that my mother had while here was a hot dog on a cold bun with Ruffles potato chips. I would absolutely NOT recommend this facility, but would encourage anyone looking for a safe, caring environment for their loved one to steer clear of this place completely.

Before moving our loved one in, we spoke with the director to discuss their health issues. Our loved one has Parkinson's which caused them to shake and fall. They assured us that would not be a problem and that they would be able to handle it, that however was not the case. On top of the care services we had to pay, they told us we needed to hire a 24 care taker for our loved one. At one point our loved one had to go to the hospital, once they were discharged The Blake would not accept our loved one back unless we hired a 24 hour care taker.