Atlas Senior Living

Some is good, and some not as good. A couple of things could be better. They weren't very helpful the first night we got there. They went through some of our supplies rather quickly. I have to supplement her meals, and when I asked if there was a way to have someone there give it to her, and they weren't very willing. The people are very nice, but I think they may be a little short staffed. I'm not exactly sure what licenses the aides hold, or if an RN is on duty. Response times take a little longer than I would hope. The first week or so there were a lot of other residents that would wander in an out of her room. The facility itself seems to be clean, and the maintenance seems to be well handled. I am happy and have noticed, that they will all come together to watch t.v or something in the evening, which I do like to see.

They are okay. I am not thrilled, but so far so good, I guess. Honestly, they don't have the programs that they need, but they are working it out. They don't have the right people in place, which is a struggle. There are a couple of people in memory care that are phenomenal. They don't have any activities, so the residents just kind of sit around between meals.

We toured this community while looking into care options for a loved one. Initially we were very impressed by what we saw here. However, when we came back for an unannounced visit so I could show it to my husband I was much less impressed. I saw a few care issues handled in a way that I wouldn't have be comfortable with if it was my loved one.

It was somewhat expensive and the activities were childish, not alot of activities offered for male residents. Food was very good no snacks offered, meals were restaurant quality. Staff listened to suggestions. Facility caters more to female residents with activities and resident was not happy.

It was an odd situation going in. It kind of seems like they just wanted our money. The place we were going to move her was a different Emeritus, they didn't have room, so they put us here as a temporary solution. They didn't really assess her, and the whole time she just wanted to leave. It was a large community, and only a small section was for Alzheimer's. It was a very nice and fancy place, but they didn't seem to want to make too much of an effort with the residents. It wasn't a long or great experience. After they told us we weren't going to be able to come back, they just kind of left us high and dry, and didn't even help us to find a place.

I have a relative who has been there for less than one month and I am not impressed. I have visited this relative twice a week and have seen NO "brain stimulating" activities taking place. Residents are crowded around a LOUD television and that is all the brain stimulation I have witnessed. Meal times consist of LOUD music playing for the enjoyment of those SERVING the meals. The loud music clearly irritates the patients. High functioning patients are mixed with low functioning and that is not good. One man constantly tries to come into my aunt's room and lie on her bed. Several of her personal items have gone missing. (several articles of clothing, some lotion and a dog leash) They are not valuable, so I suspect these items were taken by other residents.

They do a lot of things well here, and the staff are friendly, caring, and hardworking. It's an attractive, clean, and well kept facility. Unfortunately they are extremely understaffed, and the care really suffers for it. I really think this could be a wonderful place if they could just get the minimum level of help that they need, the staffing issues are really their only problem.

would have been nice if the marketing person had been there. they had their maintenance director there who knew where the available rooms were but not much else. He also did not speak English very well.

Very affordable and nice to have a medical center directly behind.

Nobody is perfect, they could be a little better. I think the caregivers need more training with memory care needs. Most of them are pretty compassionate, but there are those that maybe shouldn't be caregivers. For the most part they are pretty good, I was expecting a little more because it's memory care. They are not all C.N.A's here. The food is pretty good. I liked that it was smaller. The people up front, were really friendly and nice.

Be very, very careful when selecting a care facility for your loved one. My family member was at this facility for over a year. Many incidents occurred throughout the stay that gave me reason to question the staff. Examples: laundry was not done properly or timely, housekeeping on the apartment was not the greatest, clothing was lost or stolen, meds were found left on the counter in the apartment on several occasions, etc. The staff is very friendly, however, now that it is over, I tend to believe that all of their "friendliness" was a "front". They are supposed to check on your family member every 2 hours, but they don't. The facility has a very big turnover in resident assistant staff and nurses, and are short-staffed as well. I regret that I chose this facility for my loved one.

Although I did like the facilities, however the location was not ideal. A plus would be that it is small enough for residents to get around easily while having enough room accommodate activities.

I can't get them to bathe her or call me if she refuses to be bathed, and I have found her in the same clothes a week later. The food is excellent. The communication needs to be a lot better. They don't call for things like weight gain or loss. I chose them because they were a smaller community and that is better for our loved one. They are very good about bringing her out and working with her diet, they bend over backwards in that aspect. They do a good job keeping her engaged.

They did not have a welcoming feel to the place in my opinion. The rooms felt dark and formal. The bathroom vanity was tall, not friendly to a wheelchair resident. The person giving the tour seemed surprised when I pointed that out. They were very matter of fact and did not seem to care if we were interested or not in their facility.

The assisted living was quite nice, but the dementia unit was just a wing, like what you would see in a hospital. The rec area looked just like they had opened up some rooms and made it a little bigger. Kind of seemed makeshift. It was definitely trying to feel homey, and there wasn't as much place for them to roam, not sure if that's good or bad! Another thing, they were very pushy. One day they showed up my door with cookies and said that they had specials going on. They called all the time too, telling me about this special and that special and it seemed more like a sale. Like I was trying to find an apartment for my daughter instead of care for my mother.

About 22 Units - will be doing some renovations - new carpet, paint. Studio does not have refrigerator, or kitchen. The room is large with good closet space. They have Kennesaw State PT students come every Friday. Exercise every day. Looks like they have several activities. $500 refundable deposit to hold the room. $500 nonrefundable community fee. 30 days notice is the contract. Over the phone accessment with St. Leonard's then accessed by Bickford after 30 days. Offered special rates of $2,972 for level one care or $3,403 for level two - studio size apartments. There is a nurse on staff 24 hours. Once a week trip to where ever the residents want to go. Extra Fees paid to go to the Doctor @ $20/hour. Generally, residents go to Kennestone Hospital but they will take you wherever you want to go. Says Dad may qualify for VA assistance which is about $1,700/month.

I like it and it is very convenient, but they stay close to capacity.

A little less expensive than Sunrise,but similar. Not the cozy feel on the memory unit.

Toured the facility. I was moderately please with the facility. More pleased with the younger age of the residents than the actual facility. Found the Memory Care facility smelly.

Staff seemed professional, but not overly friendly. Wasn't overly impressed with the director. They don't do respite care.