Cardinal Bay Inc

We did have lunch at Carriage Inn and the food was average, I could see someone getting tired of it quickly. We were however impressed with the staff they were nice and friendly. The cleaning lady was nice and even the limo driver who was the first one we say, was happy, smiling and was excellent in that regard. This just wasn't quite as luxuirious however as another community we've visited.

Positives: friendly, cozy entrance and sitting area with porch off back side with cover and places to sit and green space. 'Luby's' like dining area with round tables and rolling chairs; buffet and menu ordering with special requests possible. Free round the clock snacks including cereals, fruit, milk fridge and soft serve ice cream with chocolate sauce. various puzzle tables, bridge games going, bingo, wii bowling, outings to walmart and grocery store, day trips and over night trips to casinos & other places. Apartment divided into 3 spaces plus full bath with walk in shower. Pets allowed. On site home health service. Weekly house cleaning, hair salon on site. Negatives: Very dark. Hallways dark, group areas in each hallway dark with outdated and cheap decorations. Dining area closed in and dark, buffet sneeze guard too high and frankly, useless. Library extremely limited. Media room not very comfortable. Not much in the way of outside sitting areas, only one. Apartments include a small oven and stove, for us a negative. Much more expensive than Paradise Springs and the latter is much more up to date and resident focused.

The staff was great, but looking at the whole thing, they were way too nursing homey. Like a hospital. It was set up like a college apartment. It didn't have the pizzazz and style of the Watercrest, although it was cheaper.

I took both of them here before, they did not like the set up, the rooms are too far from the dining and my father cannot walk very far.

Independent living only.

independent only, no assisted living

Puppies ok; Golf Cart ok; ~$3500 for a Cottage; 4-6 month waiting list.

The staff made sure they gave my loved one and I a warm welcome upon arrival and gave us a very detailed tour of there community. The only complaint my parents had was how far the walk was from there apartment building to the dinning room. It was just not reasonable to do three times a day.

I was not really interested in Carriage Inn at Katy. The facility looked old and did not seem to be well cared for. We were looking for a place that was bright and cheerful and that was not the case here.

We were told that they inspected fingers and toes, on a visit with my mom to take her out for dinner, she was having trouble walking. After inspection she had terrible in grown toe nail. We took her to ER where they operated on them. Carriage inn had nothing to say. I moved her out.

The location wasn't great, as it was near a gas station and laundry mat. The people were very friendly here.

My husband was a resident here.They don't have enough staff scheduled and the care was inadequate. If they had hoyer lift in the assisted living and they said they can't because of state regulations. Patients fall all the time. It's a very clean community overall but the housekeeping only comes once a week and they should come in more frequently. You can go there week after week and it's the same menu served. They only serve half sandwiches not whole sandwiches. They give a little 4oz glass of water or juice with a meal. I stay there over night with him so he does't fall. He fell one night and he got hematoma on his backside. The staff in memory ward is excellent.There are only two CNAs in that area and they bath him three days a week. They are just wonderful. The problem is two people can't handle that many residents.

The staff were very nice and informative. The area seemed to be a bit run down.

Caregivers kind and caring. As with all such facilities they have a difficult time maintaining sufficient number if cnas. Facility is beautiful with ample room.for meeting with guests

My dad loved playing bingo and getting involved in games. They had their own money called Stoney Brook Bucks and you could buy things with that money at the auctions. I thought that was a really neat idea. They would hold an auction the end of the month. Other than that, they were sour to my dad. They talked down to him like he was a kid, and they even tried to do that to me. I would not refer anyone there ever. It is so beautiful it is such a shame that it is run like it is. The two directors are just downright wrong and foul. They treat staff and residents nasty. My dad was assaulted there by another resident twice, and they didn't even report it, just told the two residents that they need to get along. I turned them in to the state. My dad is very verbal and they didn't like that about him. It is all about money and it is what it is. I was eventually able to talk someone above the directors that was very polite and helped us out and listened to us, and I really appreciated her. The place is beautiful, and within our price range, but the directors are so horrible it is not worth it. We moved him out.

I would never recommend anyone living there. If I could rate the administrative staff as a negative number I would. I would have found it helpful to know (and now I do) that they are understaffed. They have residents there that need more care than they provide. The staff turnaround is frequent. When they give you a tour, they are very friendly and speak to the other residents, when in reality that is not the case.

I would have given this a 1 except there was a short amount of time/people mixed in that were good. But overall I felt like I failed my mom by picking this place. Everything started off great but once I wasn't there all day it got worse. There was always soiled stuff in open trash cans no matter time of day. My mom, her clothes and bedding were almost always dirty unless I was there on a party day or the director was taking a group through. Again would a 1 but there were a couple part time agency people that were awesome, friendly and professional. The people at the front desk were the friendliest and most helpful. I could walk through the care unit and no one would speak. On more than one occasion I overheard people saying I am not going to do something that was part of their job. There were some agency people who would sit or wander and not do anything, but the friendliest people there were a couple of the agency people and the all hospice workers. Moms bed was often dirty, she was often dirty and I always had to request she be bathed and her bed changed. workers would refuse to help her eat; there were times when workers would disappear and no one knew who was supposed to be watching the group; workers never disciplined or removed after many infractions; more than once saw a worker asleep and she was only one on duty. I finally put a camera in mom's room and that was only way I could get her changed on a regular basis. Something was going on with the nurse : she had a family issue, she had Covid but then she didn't, some other issue- rumor was she was looking for a job. Didn't have a nurse onsite for weeks at a time. My mom had the best care by the hospice workers. the best food was served at the family parties. For a few weeks they had a wonderful activities person who worked with everyone at every level of the disease and she was always there doing stuff. She was friendly, greeted all the visitors and engaged with everyone. She was promoted and they moved her to assisted living and then the memory care people spent months parked in front of the tv for a lot of hours. Much too high for the poor care.

APFM needs to stop recommending them, they do not use your company anymore for referrals, but they take your people coming from your website, please take them off your website. Since ALG has taken over and they don't have enough help, they are using cooks and activities personel that have no experience, and it makes APFM look bad. Remove the. Now!!

We did not have a good tour experience with Village on the Park. We literally walked in and left within 10 minutes. It is very dark and small, the vibes were not good. The receptionist was on her cell phone and did not acknowledge us for several minutes. Our loved one had an emotional support dog and they told us they would not allow the dog. I would not recommend based on our experience.

My mom has been here in Independent Living for just over two years. Initially pretty good but has gone steadily downhill. Complete change of staff several times over including at least 3 managers. The latest is another “interim”. In the dining room there are NO provisions or choices for heart-healthy, low fat or low salt diets. There have been 5-6 chef changes in the time she’s been here. The one good one did not stay long. Despite what we were told initially and is still listed on their website, there is no “12 hour continuous dining”. Breakfast is 7:30-9. Lunch is 11-1:15. Dinner 4-6:15. Other than those hours the dining room is closed and residents line up in the hallway waiting for it to open. Come later and items may not be available. And the rules change with no notice. Apparently as of today, a meal for a visiting guest or family member requires an $8 cash payment at the table instead of being charged to the resident’s account by voucher. My 95 year old mother was very upset and left without eating. Poor response for maintenance despite multiple calls and visits to the front desk. Yes, the apartments are larger than at other facilities but had we known then what we know now, we’d have made a different choice. Do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.