Bethesda Senior Living Communities

We toured Bethesda Gardens to see if it would be a good fit for our MOM. Very clean and beautiful facility. The apartments are small but suitable for 1 or two people to live in. The hallways are spacious and clean. The place was very quiet when we were there, didn't see a lot of folks walking around. They were having movie and popcorn in the activity/dining room. Big soft comfy chairs, really nice. We saw some maintenance staff, they were cleanly dressed, well groomed and friendly to us. Overall didn't get a homey feel. This is a very large place with long hallways and big spaces. There was no smell that you might associate with an assisted living facility, I would say more like a hotel smell and feel to the place.

LifeStream Complete Senior Living at Youngtown was a very nice tour. The staff was friendly and provided us with the information regarding what the community would offer to the residents. The meal plan that they offered wasn't what we were looking for. We chose another community that was a better fit for our budget.

I had recently taken a tour of this community for my mother and I was pleased with the presentation that we had received. The staff where kind and where patient with all of our questions. They had a spacious dinning room as well common area spaces. I thought they had a nice floor plan and a lot of great amenities for the residents it was just not the right fit in the end decision for her.

This was a very nice community when I visited. The people I met were nice. The community allows pets and seems to offer some nice activities. This community was a little more expensive than what we were looking for.

I am not impressed with the memory care area of this community. Mom does not seem to receive the same care as she did in the assisted living area. They are not following her medication schedule and she has had to ask for her medication. They offer daily activities and the community is clean. Mom does not like the food, however I have eaten there and I liked it. This community is a little expensive.

This was an interesting community when we visited. It was three buildings and they seemed like group homes you would find in a residential neighborhood. They have a central kitchen. They prep the meals in each building. They have eight to ten rooms as well as a huge common area. There are attendants assigned to each building. The buildings were clean we just did not feel this would work for our loved one.

The meals have been good but it could have better quality and selections. I like the staff who are there. It is very clean community too. I would like to see them improve with more activities. Overall my mom is doing well with the care and atmosphere.

My mom is doing okay with the help from the community. The staff are being helpful with the transition. From what I hear, my mom is not really enjoying the meals. Overall this is a fine place and she is doing fine.

The tour and later evaluation went well. My father was admitted while the admissions director was out and he was a bit lost his first week, with no real information on activities, etc. I felt just kind of left to his own devices to find things out or know how it all worked. He is adjusting now. The facility is very clean and most of the staff is quite friendly. The food is delicious, the rooms are kept clean and I am just hoping for a good experience for him!

Did a tour at hickory villa and found the staff friendly. One lady poked me to tell me how much she liked living there. It seems like the residents are out of their rooms a lot socializing and everyone seems higher functioning. The rooms are VERY small. They take the Medicaid waiver right away,

The sales staff are very helpful. There is an RN on staff Monday-Friday which makes me feel more comfortable. The activities are numerous so no one should spend much time in their room. They are good at taking the occupants shopping, even if only one person wants to go. The facility is small so it's difficult to get lost. The distribution of food in the dining area is a bit disorganized, but everyone gets their food. The only problem I've had is getting a kitchen sink in Mom's apartment. They said it would be installed within one to two weeks of her arrival. It's been six weeks and still no sink. They keep assuring me it will be here.

My mother in law took awhile to adjust, but since she has been there has flourished. I find the staff to be warm and friendly and very attentive.

My father was here for a week when we were on vacation and he thought the people here were really crazy. He's not really at the point some of them are but right now he's jsut seeing the medical equipment and I told him that after a while he would see them as people. Here they don't lock the doors so people can come and go but it's not in a very good neighborhood.

That one was a level one assisted living and was not able to provide the care that we thought my dad needed. They were not able to help him get in and out of his wheelchair or with toileting.

The staff are not friendly to residents or guests. Except for the Executive Director, RN, and the Engagement Director, the other employees dont acknowledge anyone's existence. Residents are allowed to smoke in both the smoking and non- smoking areas even after I brought it to the attention of the ED. My mother doesn't smoke and has no where to sit outside with inhaling second-hand smoke. The 3 cooks are not good and people complain all the time about the food or dont eat. Good: actually rooms separated by a wall as opposed to just a curtain, nice facility that is clean, regular activities for the residents, beautiful grounds.

Their food needs a lot of work!! It comes to the residents Luke warm to almost cold sometimes it's just not very good!!

Quality of care is very poor compared to [community removed], where we spent 2 years. There are no CNA's, just "care givers" that have no training. They charge a [fee removed] non refundable deposit and seem to accept patients they can't care for. We've seen patients that need too much care that only last 2-6 weeks before they leave for better care and lose their [fee removed]. Our family's experience would recommend this facility if the resident can live pretty much independently without much assistance

They seem to be understaffed in memory care, necessitating that everyone pretty much receive the same medication on the same schedule regardless of individual circumstances. Same with activity. Activities are geared to the least cognitive resident so that they can be done across the board.

If the price was right I would move back but now I would tell anybody to look into it the staff is fantastic. I moved from there last January because my rent went up $[removed] a month at one time.

Always being included and encouraged to join in. Always making us feel welcomed. Goes above and beyond when needed. Recently has a hurt arm and the staff made sure to help me in different ways including getting me pushed in at the table. The kitchen staff helped a lot during this healing process with that. Always patient with me.