Atria

I love that place. They have more than she can use for activities. This place is spectacular. There isn't anything I can say for improvements, they have a 24-7 dedicated art room. The library is large and comfortable, the floorplan is great! It's most heavily a Jewish residence, which doesn't matter to us, but might to some. They have a contract extra care agency onsite that the residence can contract out for extra homecare, and there are tons of them walking around that can help others out. They are just extremely friendly. It's not brand new but it basically looks brand spanking new.

My mother is very happy there. She's never in her room! She is in the dementia wing, but she loves it there. She is so entertained there that she thinks she is in a spa, and they are over the top nice to her.

So far we're very pleased with this community. It's a very active place, and the residents and staff are all very friendly. They've got a nice variety of activities, but it would be better if they were a bit more frequent. It can get kind of quiet on the weekends, or during the evening. They could also stand to be a bit more creative with the care, to keep things a bit more varied and interesting.

Overall they do a great job here. There are plenty of activities, it's very clean, and everyone is friendly. One of the major selling points for me was the food, their chefs seem to like to keep things fresh, and have a lot of variety. They take advantage of being near the coast and offer a lot of great seafood. This community was also very good about offering competitive pricing, they were willing to work with us.

If I could give this place 10 out of 5 I would, it really is that great. I was worried Dad wouldn't ever want to leave his house, but when he went on the tour with me he signed the papers that day. The staff are amazing, they treat you like family, and I've never seen anyone look like they were having a bad day. It's clean, and the activities are great. My Dad has become the Zumba king. Once I saw it had all the care he would ever need, and that it was something we could afford, we didn't need to look anywhere else.

Love it!! It's not just the range of activities, it's on the calender there is something for everything, activities to promote, a sense of community, or spirituality, or physical fitness, and cognitive processes, they cover it all. The staff is warm and friendly and nothing ever seems to much, my mother feels very wanted and cared for. She's Living! The only very minor thing to be aware of is when we first got there I did not know what they did not provide. I would have loved to know things like she would not have soap or shampoo because everything else is included I didn't even think of those little things, if they could have given me a list of everything she needed to bring with her (like for a kid packing for camp) like toiletries. It just seemed so much like a hotel and it didn't occur to me that there wouldn't be utensils, like cups and plates silverware. It's an old victorian house that has been converted so it has a bed and breakfast feel. It has a bistro with fresh baked good and it has a machine for coffee or tea or cafe macchiato, which makes it really easy to stop by on my way home for a cup of coffee and visit for ten or fifteen minutes, which means I can visit more easily. Once you've been there a few times they remember your name and it is very clean. It really feels like a community!

Really impressed, very nice, smaller, I think that they have about 50 residents. It was small. Very, very nice facility. It reminded me of Embassy Suites, they have fruit available all the time on the main floor in a little kitchen area. I looked at a studio which was almost $4000 a month, it had a little kitchenette area in the room itself. Very nice. Everything was very clean. The bathrooms were new. Everything looked new, even though I know that it is about 10 years old. The residents looked clean and nice. Everybody looked happy. This was the first place that I saw, and the big thing, if you are not used to it, is that there is always going to be wheelchairs in the front. Initially to me, it looked like a nursing home. Like 10-15 people lined up in front of the building just sitting there. After the second or third place, I realized that it was the norm. They all have activities going on, bingo, lectures, but if you want to get some fresh air, you have to go sit by the front door.

We're very happy with them. The care that is offered is very good, but when you have a higher level of care then you have to pay more it can cost up to another 4000 a month. My parents are not pleased with the activities they are more geared towards women without much variety. The food is good but the service in the dining room is not so great, everyone complains about how long you have to wait. The rooms are clean and they do the laundry. I wish there was more help with acclimating them to the environment in the begining. The family can eat with the residents in the dining hall, which is nice.

She's very happy over there. It was just a different vibe, it didn't feel like an old folks home, it felt like a home and felt more cozy and charming and the staff was great. The only problem we've had is a transportation issue, they don't have transportation on mondays, at least at this time. It's set back from the road so you don't see any of the traffic. The grounds are beautiful any view out of any window is grass just beautiful, and they decorate for the holidays. It just had more life to it. The sales department were great Anthony and Linda were wonderful, they were very happy to answer my questions any time.

So far our experience has been great. The staff really stays on top of things, and is good about communicating any problems that occur. It makes me feel so much better knowing how vigilant they are, and knowing that they'll notify me immediately if any issues come up. The facility itself is beautiful, it's got a bright and airy feel that we really like. The memory care unit itself is small and secure, which is what we were looking for. They've also got plenty of activities which Mom has been getting involved in. There have been a few minor issues, but it has mostly been things like her room needing tidying up when I visit.

They try to have a lot of variety which is good, but I think maybe in the future they could still figure out ways to ask the residents what they want to do. The fact that it was independent rather than assisted which was a plus for me. They have the rent component and the care component, so if she needs more assistance it's available. The peple that work there seem to genuinely connect with older peple they come in every day happy about their work.

My Mom has not been here long, but so far everything has been great. It's a nice looking community, very clean. The staff are friendly and helpful, and the care seems very good. The place has a very good reputation, and from what we have seen so far it is well deserved, we're very happy with it.

This is the community we eventually selected for Mom, and she seems to really be enjoying it. Mom is really over the moon about the food, I have tried it myself, and it is delicious! We also like the size of the community, big enough to feel busy, but not overwhelmingly large like some that we visited. There have been a occasional issues with shortages on certain minor comfort items, but other than that I really have no complaints!

We liked what we saw of this community. The atmosphere was pleasant, and the staff during the tour were helpful and friendly. We also like the layout of the community, and the amenities provided. They have plenty of activities, and although Mom is not much a social person, she is starting to get involved with some of them. Mom has had some complaints about the food, but nothing major.

Our family has had an incredibly wonderful experience at Marland Place for over 3 years. When we were faced with the task of moving my Mom to Asst Living we looked at Marland Place and several others in this area. We had heard descriptions of Marland Place from several trusted friends and it had a reputation as warm, caring and an excellent community. Well our expectations were not only met but having been there three years and now about to leave due to declining health, incredibly exceeded. What we learned over these years is that the historic and cheerful feeling of Marland Place is not in the brick but is in the staff. The "front desk " staff sets the tone with personal, knowledgeable greetings and assistance. Mary M embodies the face and heart of the community as all those who are at the front desk. They are the beginning of working with assistants , nurses, building and culinary staff who are just exceptional. By exceptional we mean staff who care about your family member and who in tern become family to you. Over the years the relationship that developed between the staff and our family is very heart warming. My Mother's care there, returning from the hospital, VNA , activities, hair dressing, the dining room and the administrative offices were a treasure to her and our family. We will miss all there and hope you have such a wonderfully comforting experience as we have had. ( I fondly remember sitting and singing with the staff and residents and looking around and thinking - we are so glad she was here.) The day to day staff is exceptional ( aides) and that is what you want, need and are so appreciative of). We knew others were caring for my Mom as we would ourselves. We will miss them and thank them for the care they gave to our Mother and our Family.

My father-in-law has been a resident of Marland Place since Aug. of 2012. He is 98 years old and absolutely loves the Social Life that he has found at Marland Place. He moved into Marland Place with his wife of 4 years, but when she injured herself in a fall in April, she moved to a Nursing Home. Marland Place has been very caring and accommodating to my father-in-law by transporting him to and from the nursing home 5 days a week. He visits her just about every morning and fills his afternoons with social activities. He constantly tells us that he could never have found a better place.

My mother moved here from another facility. She is thriving. The activities and exercises are stimulating. The other residents are friendly and the staff is caring.

My parents are Orthodox Jews and mostly everyone here is Jewish, and this is the only Kosher place around. It's the nicest place, it's beautiful. They know you by name, the staff is fantastic there. They greet you and know everything about what's going on. They doctors, nurses and a Rabbi on staff and it's really good for those who are coming from surgery, so they have someone keeping an eye on him constantly. They provide car service for Dr. appointments, we can all go with them to the doctor and they will come pick you up too. Every friday and saturday they have religious services and they take them on trips. They are very accommodating and go out of their way to see that you succeed and will call the kids and invite them to activities to keep the family and the residents engaged. They will come and check on you if you don't come to lunch or something. Everyone is positive and smiling and the smallness of it is great it's very initimate. We get monthly and daily calendars and they encourage them to do stuff.

Mom is happy here so far! The staff has been extremely friendly, and very warm and welcoming. They're on top of everything they need to be to keep the residents safe and happy, which is a big plus for me. Mom is also very happy with the food. I recently attended a holiday event and was impressed with the food as well. The activities are very good, but they could use a few more social hour type events, with differing schedules, for those that keep slightly odd hours.

As a PhD student studying emotion regulation and well-being in old age, I approached the activity coordinator at this property to ask whether I could conduct a study in collaboration with this facility. The response I received was incredibly encouraging, helpful, and professional, demonstrating a true passion for providing resources and educational opportunities for residents (I promised to give a lecture about my research) as well as supporting efforts in the broader community to further understand well-being in old age. It was a pleasure to work with the staff and everyone I interacted with was extremely helpful. Numerous residents expressed interest in participating in my research, and their insights on the psychology of aging were very astute and their attitudes were extremely uplifting. I had the honor of presenting my findings to the residents after I had finished collecting data at a number of senior centers and independent living communities (all results were anonymous, de-identified, quantitative, and presented in averaged form). The comments and feedback I received during the talk were among the most insightful I received at any of the 5 talks I have given on the topic elsewhere, leading to new potential research directions. It was a joy to work with everyone at this vibrant and thriving community.