Charter Senior Living

This assisted living center keeps showing up [on the internet] as a memory care facility, it IS NOT. The building is not secure so as a person with dementia gets worse , starts to wonder or becomes aggressive they are not equipped to handle it. Don't waste your time and money placing any family member with dementia in this facility.

Citidel used to be as wonderful an experience as a senior with mental and physical challenges could expect. My dad has been there a couple of years now. When we came, there was a manager named [name removed] who was excellent and very caring. Since then, management has changed and the staff is significantly reduced. There are seniors walking in and out of random rooms, falling because there is limited help to ensure their safety and my dad has even worsened due to the staff not ensuring that he remembers to drink his water regularly. The workers there have quite a bit to maintain. It is really a challenge to manage a group of seniors who are used to managing their own affairs, but now are forced to rely on the help of others to do simple things like remember to eat or drink. There is added stress on the staff and the resident when there isn't enough help to assist in keeping the seniors safe. My dad is in hospice care now. There have been times when I have come and discovered him in his bed with the lights off, and has not been up all day or has at least eaten because of lack of employees. He has fallen and no one can provide an explanation as to why, when he is supposed to have 24 hour care, except on Sundays. This place has gone from a 4.5 star to a 1.5 star. Don't send your loved ones here.

Cleanliness of rooms very poor. Staff playing on phones, verses conversation with residents was noted in more than one case and of more than one staff member. Observed office staff demeaning staff member in front of other staff members. Excellent activities for residents. We spoke to some residents about food. Quality of food was over all good.

I was not happy with the care here. They did not have a alarm for my mom for her to get some help. They did not have a bed alarm for here when she needed help.They did not do alot to stimulate people. Since my mother came out of the community the staff has been calling to see how she is doing. My mom had fallen and I was not called right away. They did not have good communication skills with each of the staff members. My mom needed skill living. I would not recommend this community to others for care for a loved one.

Mom was a resident of the cottages until recently. The place is clean and the grounds well cared for and attractive. What is of great concern is the administration changing four times in a year. You never knew who was in charge. Each one had their own way of following the guidelines. The help inadequate and changed so often there was no consistency. The few we could get to know were caring individuals but others changed every time we visited. We were told that if mom needed more help they would move her to a cottage with more care. That is not true. They asked her to leave as she needed more care. Of course, they kept her initial one time only fee of $2,500.00 entry fee.

We were impressed with everything. We thought we found the perfect place for our mom. She was assessed by their staff. We were told she was level 1 and a good fit for Crimson Pointe. We moved her in only to be called 24 hours later. We were then told we had to pick her up as soon as possible. It was not possible for her to stay. They didn't even give Mom a chance to get acclimated to her new environment. We had to move Mom back home and we are starting over. We were told the refund will take 30-45 days. We are very disappointed. My caution is: their staff is incompetent to access patients. Get something in writing if they access your loved one.

Drab and dirty . I was not impressed with this facility at all. The location in Vinings is great, but it is need of a redo. Residents. I met just seemed sad. This ended up on the bottom of my list. They also were giving free rent on your 3rd and 4th month which was a red flag that the place was not on the top of anybody's list.

[Removed] Dimmed lighting to dumb the residents down and make dirt harder to see. The staff have clever little things that they tell you that *seem* spontaneous but are actually carefully crafted phases and buzzwords, cute and phoney.<br />Like dog food, what you're buying is a product that's cleverly packaged and slickly advertised. Do you really love the person you're considering leaving at Somerford? If yes, then find a smaller establishment where a person will have some dignity.

If I could put a zero for this community I would. They lie to you to make it sound like a great place then as soon as they have your loved one in there they start to turn your loved one against you and you end up in court over a bunch of nonsense that isn't the case. Charter sucks! Do not send anyone there they are horrible!!!!!!!!!

In my opinion, the beautiful facility is under staffed and the staff on hand was not trained to care for my husband. He was left alone a lot so he was allowed to wander around and ended up in other patients rooms. My husband has Alzheimer's disease. They ended up sending him to the hospital without my consent, last straw for me. The ER doctor is the way I was notified because she didn't know why he was there. Bottom line, they're not equipped for people with dementia.

We did not like the level of care provided by the nursing staff in the short period of time we were there. After finding a better fit for my grandmother, we found that there were many things we didn't like about RoW but didn't know any better when we friend picked it. While the grounds are beautiful and eye catching we found that not to be the case when you actually get a room. Unfortunately my grandmother had to leave for a short time to get her meds adjusted and when we got back a few weeks later her bed was still unmade and her bathroom was gross from others using it. We were under the impression no one would be in her room and linens would be washed once a week but that simply was not the case. We also realized having the nurses station around the corner and the nurses staying at their station rather than up and walking around was not a great fit for my grandmother's needs! The patients would just come and go out if my grandmothers room and their was an incident between my grandmother and another patient where no one could tell us what happened. No one was around or could see where it happened from the nurses station. We also noticed small things missing from her room when we went to pack her up. All replaceable toiletries items but still missing nonetheless. I personally would not recommend anyone use that specific home for dementia patients or memory cause but maybe the assisted living portion is great?

My mother was one of the first residents of this facility before Charter took over. My family and I were initially very pleased with the services and care she was receiving. Since Charter took over, however, things have gone rapidly down-hill. The focus appears to be increasing the number of residents, without skilled management or adequate staffing. There have been too many times when staff has forgotten to bring my mother to a meal or escort her back from the dining room or activity. Safety checks, which are part of her care plan, are not taking place. Her food, which is supposed to be cut, often is not. Meetings are held and promises are made to improve matters, and the same things happen again, literally the next day. Much of the care staff are lovely, caring people, but the internal problems have forced us to hire a private aide in addition to the services Charter is supposed to be providing to insure my mother is safe and cared for.

There were a few staff members that made it livable. The administration was AWFUL! It changed hands multiple times and they were never present. They sent a bill for dates in February after my MIL had passed on [date removed]. Medication took over 3 weeks and they made my FIL use their pharmacy out of state. I would not recommend this place for anyone.

The building is nice, clean and provides able-bodied residents who do not have any physical limitations the freedom to roam. Large outdoor walking, dining and activity space for good weather days. Caring staff could greatly benefit from specific training on how to care for patients with dementia and how to assist residents who need assistance with transfers and mobility issues. There were not enough front line staff to assist residents with transfers which caused many problems. Staff was caring and devoted to their work but many were not trained to work with residents who have dementia and mobility challenges. Staff ratio to residents only allows minimal interaction with residents. If a resident is able to get themselves to the activities, the activity director is great but she doesn’t have any assistance so there are not nearly as many activities as advertised or listed on the calendar and staffing at the activities is bare. Charter has potential but needs more and well trained staff

Best thing going for this place is the smallness and one level. They do not monitor what they eat. Residents are given a menu in the morning to pick for tomorrow. Do not have a diabetic or congestive heart failure choices. Management - where to I begin. Just do not do it - go elsewhere. They want your business but not the task of educating the resident and family members how things work. Noone is really sure what the left hand or right hand is doing. On my moms move in day she had to be there at 1pm - not sure why. I thought there would be a tour or briefing or something - nothing - just verbal welcome and come have some lunch. If you do decide to go here DO NOT DO OUR MEDICINCE THRU NAUTILUS!!!!!! If your loved one comes home it is not a flip of the switch like [name removed], executive director makes it out to be. Is a nightmare and noone at charter knows the protocol and noone wants to accept responsibility for their error. Seems to be a ongoing problem.

The TV room, furniture and carpet where the Residents live smell of urine. I would spray the furniture with Lysol and the carpet with Febreze. They never shampoo or vacuum their carpet, nor do they clean their furniture. Very short staffed. The Residents are not toileted, as I witnessed them and my mother soaked and smelling of urine. I washed my mother's laundry but her clothes kept coming up missing although her closet was locked. I took my complaints to management and they were never addressed! To keep my Mom from walking around so much and risk for falls, they increased her meds and confined her to a Broda chair. Lastly, they recommended that my mother be placed on Hospice to make their job easier. "To get extra help" It got much worse after that. Unbeknownst to me, my Mom was overly medicated. Slept all day. Her pm Seroquel was increased and she was given Xanax without my knowledge. Once I moved her out, I got my Mom back. She is alert, she walks, talks, uses the toilet.

One or two were professional and concerned about the patients. Others not performing their positions to a standard. I would not recommend this facility to anyone. The people that are living there now are complaining.

We moved my parents to [facility name removed] last month. Charter was a train wreck. Poorly managed, Executive Director is incompetent, staff are unfriendly and unhelpful. Only the dining staff are kind and professional, as was the woman in charge of submitting their insurance claims. The PT company that operates independently within the same facility is also great. Very professional and compassionate. But overall, no, I would not recommend Charter.

Although the facility was lovely, we did not have a good experience with the administration staff. We were told we would have a clean freshly painted room and clean carpet by a certain date. We had furniture delivered and the room was not ready and the money was not going to be returned. Just a difficult situation for us and for them as they were losing staff. We went to another facility that we are extremely pleased with.

There are a few great caregivers at Charter Senior Living. However, this place is one big health crisis. Just this year alone, they have had a bed bugs and scabies outbreak. If you didn't already know, scabies is a parasite that embeds itself in your skin and leads to an unbearable amount of itching. Residents hardly ever leave the facility and unfortunately most family do not visit enough, so these issues are most likely coming from the worker(s). They do not clean and or deep clean this building nearly enough- there's a very distinct smell. Many patients are not receiving the minimum level of care that they are paying for and the food is disgusting, small portions too. Every resident at Charter pays for a certain level of care. For example if they are at a level two, a caretaker may help them take a shower. This can be costly and sometimes the residents are not even receiving the level of care that they are paying for. The meals are poor quality even for an institutionalized place.