Charter Senior Living

I like that it's small and personal and all on 1 level. They could improve on the storage options in the closets in the rooms and the food could be stepped up a bit for senior palette needs.

Mom is getting great care. Staff is friendly and manager as well as nurse is very engaging and really do care. Mom’s only complaint is that she doesn’t like the food. She is a picky eater so I am sure it is fine just not for her.

[name removed] and staff are very nice and helpful. I feel like my nanny is in a place that truly cares about her well-being. The new updates they’ve done to the building are very nice and make it feel very homey.

[name removed] enjoys many activities there - Exercise, movies, entertainment, and the food is good.

Clean, basic needs facility is economical compared to more expensive nursing care facilities for more active residents. Friendly, energetic African immigrants who appreciate the opportunity to work and make an impact for end of life. Your recommendation lead us to choose this facility at time of need and worked out well.

Don't bring anything of value to decorate their room because items do get passed around by the other residents. Make sure your female loved one is okay with having a male caregiver because Charter allows men to clean and change female residents. Label everything.

I keep getting texts about housekeeping but when I visit his room floor is sticky and there is trash in the floor. Nothing major but not enough to give 5. The rooms/amenities are comparable to the rest and are great. The non privacy fenced grounds nice big area to walk and can see through outside of fence.

The facility is light and bright. The staff has been friendly. My mom enjoys the activities. She appreciates having options at meal time. The laundry services are great. The staff puts her clothes away. Housekeeping is doing a good job.

The staff is very friendly and patient. The location is great. [name removed] says he does not like the food but he always cleans his plate.

It's a small place. You trade in abundant square footage and a variety of activities for the comfort of a great staff to resident ratio. It really feels intimate and personal. You get to know everyone very quickly. Some people will love that, others may want something more institutional. My mom loves the food. I think it's repetitive and bland. Maybe not a fair criticism since old folks likely need routine and blander food.

Would recommend. We were attracted to them because of the cost and convenient to where I live.

Yes, there are improvements. Why are they asking me to bring bath soap/wash and deodorant for my mother when we pay them [fee removed] per month? Shouldn't they supply that? Also several months ago we took 4 or 5 large black bags full of unopened Depends to the facility and they still charged us a monthly fee. ????? Also, I don't find out about happenings at the facility until it is too late to make plans to be there.

Overall, our experience at The Cottages has been a good one. My mother has dementia and is still in Assisted Living. We have been here for [date removed] years. The management team is A+. Great communication. Personable. Caring. Can't say enough good things about them. The nursing care is excellent. Activities are good, both in Assisted Living and Memory Care. Meals are ok. Definitely nutritious. Large portions. Some things are very good. Others so, so. But we're not expecting fine dining. Generally speaking, the daily caregiving staff (M-F) is pretty good. There are some that are exceptional, others that are somewhat lazy. Weekend staffing is not up to par with weekday care and turnover is high. The Cottages does seem to promote their exceptional people but that always impacts daily care during the transitional period. I'm sure this is an industry problem and not isolated to The Cottages of Perry Hall. I hope this helps. Overall, The Cottages does a good job.

The caregivers at Charter Senior Living are excellent but the time to get substantive responses from administration can be too lengthy.

We picked them because of your recommendation ,no down payment and smaller facility. I would recommend to others.

When it comes to the care services, we have nothing to compare to...mom is in memory care. My expectations were skewed since I didn't really know what my mom was capable of for a couple months...memory care is expensive as expected....however we would recommend this community to other families

Beautifully decorated apartment. Facility is decorated nicely for Holidays. Food is very good. CNAs are very friendly and helpful. There is limited staff because the facility is not full at this time. My father had an issue with his TV/cable hookup that took quite a while to get figured out. Very old cable boxes. All is good now. They have an excellent physical therapist and occupational therapist on staff too. Close to stores and doctors. It was a godsend because my father cannot live alone.

I would say make several visits, during meal time, activity time, evening. Talk to residents and asked them how they feel about the facility. I felt administrators always took the time to talk to me. We were also there during Covid, so it was a weird time. Liked the rooms, dining room, cheeriness, close to me for everyday visits.

They could have more activities, and I wish my loved one could eat in the assisted living side as I think the food may be better. My loved one still has her wits about her. She is cognitive unlike most of the ones in memory care.

She's had some pest problems and with her issues, the room smells. The staff at Southern Pines is great. Overall they do ok.