Agemark

My husband liked this community when he visited. The people he met were nice and the community seemed clean. This is in a nice neighborhood. This community just did not seem like the right fit for his mom.

After reading a few of the reviews I decided to write a review of what I experienced while touring this community. I toured this community on 12/17/2016 and was very surprised at what I experienced. The building is a lovely building sitting in the heart of a neighborhood environment with the concept of making the residents of their community feel like they live in a home and not an institution. The grounds were beautifully landscaped with serene sitting areas, big trees and a huge back yard with pathways and a gated environment to accommodate the memory care residents. The inside was a warm inviting feeling. Several Christmas trees were decorated throughout the facility, staff interacting with the residents while decorating gingerbread houses and Christmas music playing. I was impressed with the community Manager greeting me on a Saturday and explaining to me that she was there to engage with the residents during their party. The environment was very clean and has recently been newly remodeled to give a home-like, warm, inviting feeling. The one thing that stood out and impressed me was how I was greeted and made to feel like my stopping in unannounced made no difference to the quality of services provided in this community. My husband was very impressed with the community and asked "how old must you be to live here!" The residents were smiling and the staff were very engaging in the Christmas spirit. After researching this company on line and asking questions during my tour, I'm very impressed with the philosophy of care and high standards to make every effort to customize individual needs and being dedicated to focusing on the needs of family members coping with a loved one who has memory loss, Alzheimer's disease and entrusting someone other than a family member to care for their loved ones and seeing first hand what this community offers in the terms of care, compassion, activities, down to earth family style living, a beautiful and quaint like atmosphere, a one story community vs a two story community, the posted Facebook activities that are provided to the residents daily & each holiday celebrated in a big way, put a smile on my face and a feeling of trust and gratitude to this community for the work they do that is clearly making a difference in the lives of those they serve. If you are looking for a place to call home for yourself or a loved one I would highly recommend you tour this community prior to making your decision.

My husband was the first person to move in to this new home. From our first tour and interview to today when they had Easter Brunch for the families...we have been very happy with the place and the people... They treat everyone as their family and customize their program for each individual... We couldn't be happier and thank A Home for Mom for finding this place for us ...

The front desk, care givers, activities and Med tech staff are very caring, friendly and professional. The facility is beautiful.

The Kensington has a homey appearance and the staff are very friendly and caring. The nursing staff are aware of any changes in the clients health . They make sure the clients get the health care needed. They have great activities for everyone and the place is decorated very nice. If you need a place for your love one to get care I’d recommend the Kennsington

Overall experience was 4. I would give 5's to Cleanliness, friendliness, food, Administrative staff and activities. Quality of care was good overall (4 rating) but too often had to wait quite a while or track down a caregiver to help to come help at times. The facility was very nice, but pretty costly and would rate that a 3 based on care received. The facility is very nice and the staff was always very welcoming. I would advise others to make sure on same page with staff at facility regarding care expectations. They took good care of my loved one, but I would have liked them to check on him alittle more often, especially as he had overactive bladder.

My mom liked their food better and I liked the proximity to my job. I think I would recommend, I do wish they had more exciting activities but understand each facility is different and working within their budgets and in the interests of their residents.

My mother needed respite care for about two weeks. [name removed] was very helpful and answered all my questions during a tour. We were able to get her situated and settled in a very short time with the facility providing transportation from hospital to Sage and also retrieving her belongings from her home. The facility has a great selection of activities though because of my mother's disability, she was not able to partake. Staff is very friendly. At the end of her two-week stay, there was confusion and difficulty between Sage and the hospital case worker in getting the appropriate reports from doctors for her release to go home. The process is broken. And communication with Sage became sparse. is it the hospital or Sage, I don't know. One suggestion - effort needs to be given to new clients on the parking situation on the street and how to access the underground garage easily.

My experience with community has been mostly positive. I picked them because it was near my home, good because I don't drive. I found the layout of the building to be more comfortable--but that was very personal to me. I liked another one all except for the low ceilings. Two places had too much remodeling going on.

The food has gone down as I hear corporate is making out the menu. Management lets it go in one ear and out the other. The aids are working hard to keep up

Okay. Staff is helpful. Helps me out. I'm paralyized from the waist down. Food is not good though. Have to order off a limited side menu to replace what is served as a regular meal. Place is kept clean. Staff is friendly.

Clean, safe and well ran facility with spacious rooms and good amenities at an affordable cost. Located in a neighborhood setting, off busy streets. I would highly recommend this senior living facility.

We choose Astoria because it is in Oakdale, near friends. The staff was always friendly and helpful. They listened and made our friend comfortable. The med-techs were especially caring to the our friend and to us. I could not have chosen a better place for our friend to spend the rest of her life.

Generally things are going well. The piece of mind I have is tremendous. They could use a full time driver to take residents to appointments and a wider variety of activities. It is expensive but not as much as other facilities we toured. My mom does not need any assistance currently, but when she does, it will be costly. It was not an easy transition for her, but they were very supportive and caring. It's also a beautiful facility.

The staff at Holland Farms have been friendly, helpful, and caring. Common spaces are clean, though Independent Housekeeping needs improvement. My father is safe and happy here- and that makes his family happy as well!

My overall best and positive experience has been with "A Place for Mom". Simply the professionalism and efficiency to help things go smoothly. Kingston Bay was a very good experience for the most part. Leah and Mariah were caring and eager to work with you. But I have discovered that the nursing staff has failed to meet expectations. I felt that he was not on top of my mom's health needs. That was disconcerting at times. Also felt that some things fell through the cracks regarding physical therapy. Connection with doctors and nurse seemed vague. An unprofessional staff decision was made to block a family member from seeing my mom. All that to say is that my mom has been a hand full and made it quite stressful for everyone.

I have a high standard, but when I was looking for a Memory Care facility for my husband I visited 7 or 8 communities, considering everything, Serra Sol was one of the better ones. For specific and better care for our loved one, I will go there in person and do it myself. All the activities are one fits all type, not to the individual needs and level of understanding. I would recommend this community to other families based on the experience we have had so far with Serra Sol

I would recommend it to other families.

There has been a lot of staff turnover as of late, so a lot of newcomers and then the newcomers leave and more newcomers It makes it very difficult for residence to be more known by their caretakers and develop better relationships with their caretakers I have also found lapses in some basic things such as laundry The good thing is that when it is pointed out, it typically is addressed, but it does require staying on top of it Recently a change of ownership of Sage has occurred, and the transition was very bumpy. Very poor communication and substantial increases in cost. It created such an uproar that they caused on increasing the costs.

The staff is friendly, location is convenient, it's very clean, the food is excellent, and the staff is quite flexible with eating times. There is ample opportunity for people to take part in numerous activities. I get somewhat frustrated with the response tome to questions/concerns we have had. But, we must understand they are dealing with numerous community members, who all have families who may have questions. It's just that since we are new to this I feel we have more questions that need to be addressed. I'm certain that will slow down and everything will We just fine. All staff members we have interacted with have been kind and flexible. And the community members, wow, they are so welcoming!