Charter Senior Living

I was searching for options for my mom while she was in the hospital and I had very limited time to make a decision. I looked at 6 places and The Social was in my top two. I had heard good things about the community through word of mouth. I know they had recently changed management. They had a really nice fish tank. I was looking at shared rooms for my mom and the unit they had I felt was much too small to be shared by two people and only had one closet.

The staff is very friendly and helpful overall. We've had a few incidences, some which may be attributed to us being new to this type of living situation and some from The Cottages. We've worked together and resolved the issues. We initially had a problem with mom's laundry but that has been addressed and corrected. We really like that there are only 16 rooms in each cottage and that we have 24 hour access.

My wife's mother has been here for a few months and is cared for very well. I only wish she would engage more with activities or interaction with others, but this is no fault of the facility.

Although Trail Creek Place Assisted Living is an older facility, it has a homey atmosphere. The apartments are not as large as the newer facilities, but they are comfortable and roomy enough for my Mother, who even brought a couple of her bigger furniture pieces that were special to her. It is not as large as some of the other facilities and perhaps this also makes a difference. But what really makes a difference here are the caring staff members (CNAs, Nurses, Activity persons, Kitchen cooks and the office staff). It is all hands on deck at Trail Creek as they work together as a team in relationship to the residents care and happiness. The policy at Trail Creek is to provide personalized care and attention, which means the staff learns and remembers the particulars of how each resident wants to be assisted and what little things they can do to provide them some additional happiness. In my Mothers case, the little things include being able to have friendly conversations with her aides and everyone knows she loves her coffee, so they all make sure she has fresh coffee at hand. All are very familiar with each of their needs and wants, although this must be hard for new staff members to learn and remember. But they seem to pick it up within a few days. My Mother has lived here for almost two years (she moved to Trail Creek within a few months of my father's passing) and has found a home for herself. She has made friends with both the residents and staff. She was able to bring her own bird feeders which she has set up outside of her bedroom window, along with other residents. She refused to move, even during a short period a year ago where they were experiencing staffing shortages and other issues. She was correct in believing they would be able to overcome those issues, despite my own doubts at the time. They made a believer out of me. Trail Creek Place Assisted Living is a one level building that is easy to maneuver, with a comfortable courtyard and it has numerous gathering areas for the residents to do activities, play games and cards, watch movies, and more. I visit several times a week at varying hours, know almost all of the residents and rarely come at a time when many are not gathered in the main living room watching movies or tv together and more are often in one of the many side areas playing games and cards or doing puzzles. The dining room doubles as a place to do larger craft activities, have musical entertainment, as well as provide meal service. They have coffee, flavored waters and fruit/snacks available 24 hours a day. Having checked out other facilities, I have to say that Trail Creek offers more varied daily activities than anyone else in the area. They have exercise sessions, trivia, musical performances (professional, volunteer and schools groups as well), crafts, socials, and many trips out each month to local restaurants, shopping, scenic drives and a trip to the local casino. They also offer more in house church services due to the partnerships with various churches in the area. My Mother has recommended Trail Creek to some of her friends and others, including my Aunt who also recently moved there. Despite my Mother's physical disabilities, her mind is sharp and she misses nothing. The fact that she recommends Trail Creek to others is quite a positive statement.

Brookdale is OK. My Mother is safe; the Caregivers are nice and in-tuned to changes in her demeanor. I love washing my Mother's clothing, and the task is never left for me. I do have to vacuum her room, request toilet paper and clean her bathroom at times. Upset that her trash can was discarded...environment is small and it is preferred versus the atmosphere at sunrise; single rooms keep my Mom out of trouble and I love that!

My aunt resides at Morningside in the assisted living area. Our decision to choose Morningside was based on a number of factors: quality of life, available activities, warmness/friendliness of the staff, professional nursing care, availability of memory care assistance when needed, and finally, a reasonable cost. I particularly like the size of Morningside, as my aunt is able to enjoy all the available services without her mobility being affected, like you could experience in some larger facilities. This facility offers all the services she needs at a reasonable price and Morningside was an excellent choice for our family.

The Brookdale Vinings was not a good fit for my father. When we walked back to the memory care unit, it was more of a dark setting. The lady that took me on the tour was very friendly, but I did not like the vibe I got from the place overall.

Staff is very good. Building is outdated, but renovations to the public areas are under way so that should help. Apartment units are nice-perfect size, decent closet space. Convenient location easy highway access. My mother not crazy about the food but no big surprise there-no one likes the food in senior living.

Mom has only been in the facility for 2 weeks...so it's a little early. but so far we are very pleased.

So far it has been fine but by the end of the month, management will be changing hands, they will be Meridian. I haven't heard good things about Meridian, but we will have to see how it plays out. So far though things have been in flux, I haven't seen a negative impact on care or upkeep of the facility to this point.

Staff slow to respond to resident call lights/lanyards.-Needs improvement Overall nice place and staff.

We used Emeritus at Pikesville for a brief rehab stay for a loved one, and while I thought they did a fairly good job overall I wasn't overly impressed. It seemed like it took a fairly long time before they got my loved one added to the rotation for their bathing and care schedule. It took longer than I would like before they cleaned her up after she arrived from the hospital.

have family members living at Provision. It's been an okay experience. However, one non-stop complaint is the food. It isn't the kind of complaint where food is too spicy or too much sauce on the fish. It's the basics they cannot seem to handle. Like consistent edible, healthy options. I am incredibly frustrated by the lack of leadership or changes... The leadership, director level staff are plain inexperienced and cannot live up to the responsibility of their role. The fee at Provision is reasonable IF the food actually met the standards residents are promised in writing. Therefore, I can't recommend Provision if you need to rely on them for meals. When you have seniors in your life, and good, hard earned money is being spent on their care, one expects more when a challenge arises in their living community. (No reply from Provision is meaningful until some actual changes are made.)

Cleanliness has gone down since my mother first started living here 2+ years ago.Her room now has to be asked to be cleaned. Her caregivers are angels, besides a few rowdy exceptions, who are also new. I visit more at night and let me say dinner is horrible!! The \\chef\\ Marlon fights with me about what I would like for mom and it seems like the CNAs or nurse have to provide a dinner for her, as they go into the kitchen once I ask for an alternative! Although I can say I love the friendliness from the front office and the care staff, but like I said a few new exceptions are a little rowdy and rude to patients and family!! Activities are great, my mother is engaged and loves Michael.

The place is very clean, and the staff is friendly and helpful. Mom is getting very good care. Mom has complained about the food, but they just recently got a new cook and I think that has improved. Activities would be the one thing I would complain about. My mom can never find the activities that they say their doing. She would love to take part in the activities, but she can never find them, and wonders if the activities they advertise actually take place.

Both of my parents live here. The help would take my Mom to see Dad everyday. The aides and health care are Great. I live out of state and they notified me to update regularly, sometimes multiple times a week. My brother and I could not have chosen a better place. You get what you pay for. They need improvement in meals.

Dad has only been there seven weeks so it is hard to know how everything will work out. The staff is friendly, the rooms are clean, the other clients accepted Dad right away. However, the food is cold, and not always appetizing. They are working on that and are changing the way they do food service in November so we are waiting for that to see how it goes. There have been some problems getting the daily service that Dad needs done in a timely fashion, so after meeting with the nurse and management we are trying to get that rectified. It is early days, so I don't wish to sound too harsh, when in fact we may be able to get it all worked out. Ask me to review again in a month.

The staff is very friendly and the rooms are a nice size. We are disappointed with the food however. It is usually cold, which seems like a procedural error that could be remedied. There are so few things that the seniors get to enjoy, it seems hot food should at least be provided. It is early days yet, he has only been there a month, so maybe our opinion will change.

Friendly and clean facility with great administrative and care support staff.

I am generally happy with the care that my loved one is getting at Emeritus. However, I think the facility could definitely do a better job of keeping in touch with families and responding to family concerns. This seems to have slipped, particularly in recent months.