Hawthorn Senior Living, LLC

For years my mother wanted to be in 'senior housing' in Massachusetts. Having sold her home in Florida we investigated several options on the North Shore, and even tried public Sr. housing. With her memory starting to fail, her joints beginning to feel their age, we were looking for a facility that incorporated community and activities while encouraging an independent lifestyle. With 3 meals a day, house cleaning, activities, outings - even a movie theater & hair salon - Colonial Gardens has offered a solution that provides all of that and so much more. I no longer worry about my mother being isolated and alone, nor keeping up with snow removal. She can retreat into her own gorgeous apartment when she wants to be on her own, but I often find her happily sitting in the beautiful lobby reading the newspaper in the sunny open space. We are so happy to have made this change. I am relieved to know that she has people around her, that she doesn't have to cook & clean any more and that she can slowly get involved in Colonial Garden's activities at her own pace.

I was prepared for the worst, after all, Mother had lived alone for over 23 years, and she was one to stand her ground (very firmly) if she didn't want to do something! As we toured the beautiful Steeplechase community, my husband and I pointed out things to Mother we hoped would help open her view to "this could be home." With all the amenities and activities Steeplechase had to offer, we were happy she was open to all of it, and not displaying a rejective attitude. We also noted the residents....they wore bright beautiful smiles as they greeted us, or even as they sat and visited with each other. It was evident this is indeed a HAPPY PLACE. Mother selected a beautiful apartment, and the day she moved in, 3 people came by to 'Welcome her Home.' Once again I was reassured we had made a good choice, and for Mom, it was the beginning of new friendships. One would expect the staff to be curtious and pleasant, especially if you are new to the house. Well let me say....its been a month, and I have nothing but the HIGHEST respect and praise for this entire staff team! If there was a need or request, the management team did everything possible to assure this felt like 'home' for Mom....and stated their goal..."we want her to be happy." The Managers also live at Steeplechase, so the residents become "family" to them, and this was another security layer for me, knowing Mother was in their care. I observed the many requests made by residents during mealtime, and noted how they were handled by the dining staff....again, I was impressed! When you talk to the residents, and they have nothing but good things to say about the 'entire' Steeplechase Staff...that carries a lot of weight in my book. I can't thank them enough for their kindness and loving attitude to the "family" of residents. This move was covered with much prayer, and totally directed by Gods design. I never dreamed a move and relocation for Mom could go so smoothly. What a "Blessing" Steeplechase is for our family. Our only regret, we should have done this 10 years ago. Thank you 'A Place for Mom', for being instrumental in leading us to Steeplechase, and for seeing us through this difficult decision process. What a great and positive experience it has been working with you. Sincerely, Jan Cottle

The personnel were extremely helpful and polite. I found the facility to be well maintained and the amenities are top notch. The company will work with residents for the resident's comfort and afordability. The food is very tasteful and well prepared with generous portions. The residents are friendly and courtious. We were offered a plan to reserve an apartment at an affordable price until we can move in. The ability to travel to another city where there is another facility within the group at no extra charge is very attractive for my wife and I as we still wish to travel some and have aready identified a couple of places to visit.

My husband and I have been at Bella Vista for six weeks and cannot say how happy we are that we choose to live our last years here. We are in our early ninetys and are so pleased with the attention our resident Managers have given us. I like the setup at meals where there are tables set for 4 residents, there fore we can move around to meet other people living here. We are impressed with activities available, quite a varity every day. Who could be bored or lonely? Now that we are settled in, I'm looking forward to partitating in all they have to offer. I'm happy to recommend. Bella Vista to all who want to spend their latter years in a beautiful setting like Asheville, N.C.

My experience with Stone Lodge had been pretty good. The people are really nice, along with the place itself. The pricing is much better than others I checked into.

I've had a very good experience with The Woods at Holly Tree. The facility is very nice. I'm pleased with the cleanliness of the place, and the friendliness of staff there. They provide good care. The food is pretty good. The service with the food could be better in my mother's opinion (the way the servers serve).

Staff couldn't have been more friendly and helpful. My mother is extremely happy. She loves the food and the amenities.

Things have gone very well so far at Stone Lodge! They've done a great job welcoming my loved ones to the community, and introducing them to all of the different services and amenities they provide. They've also been impressed by the chef here, the meals and service are much better than the community they'd been in previously!

Overall we're very pleased with how things are going with Parkrose Chateau! It's a lovely looking community, and the staff are all very friendly. They provide all sorts of great amenities, services, and activities, and my loved one seems to be settling in well! We're happy with it, and would recommend it to others!

I am very happy at my new HOME !

The whole team at Colonial Harbor has been excellent! They show genuine caring for their (potential) residents and families. I was amazed that the marketing director knew every resident by name. The team was welcoming and encouraging without being pushy and overbearing which showed their interest in having my father come join them as a resident.

It’s really nice. There are no issues with laundry or food. I ate the food once and it was okay. There is an outdoor area for residents. The parking is okay and it’s conveniently located. The best feature is that it is very clean.

It's nice and clean, the people are pretty nice. Sometimes it can take a while to get pictures hung. All transportation is included, but getting the rides set up can be difficult. Housekeeping is including but it is just a surface clean, it's not that detailed. The food is excellent. They have lots of activities, they don't check on you though. They have a beautiful theatre in there. They are very accommodating.

My 92 year mother moved into Salishan the week of Thanksgiving 2013. She immediately loved living there primarily due to not having to eat her meals alone and the numerous activities scheduled. The staff made the move in and subsequent adjustment a extremely pleasant transition. Within 1 month after moving in, an apartment closer to the dinning area opened up and again the staff helped move her belongings and our part was only address change and having the phone service moved. She has been there for 5 months now and absolutely loves it. My brother and sister-in-law who live out of state have visited mom a couple times and stayed in one of the guest rooms and loves the idea of being so close to mom and raves about the room, meals and staff.

My daughter, sister and I have lived at The Carriage House for almost 11 months and are very pleased with all aspects . The food is wonderful, the residents are friendly, the surroundings are beautiful (5 star), and most important of all, the staff is exceptional in caring about us and in serving us.

So far, this has been a great experience for my mother. She says she is happy....so far.

wonderful facility, clean, excellent management and staff, great .food

My 84-yr-old mother liked the place from the beginning. A unique concept in that there is no huge initial outlay of money - it's a rental from month to month. 3 balanced and delicious meals a day are provided, along with more services and activities than I can enumerate here. My mom's apt is tiny, but well appointed. It's going to be difficult for her to downsize, but I think she will be happy here. She's going to move in March 2014.

Stoneybrook is very fancy! It's beautiful and gorgeous. It's a gorgeous spot and I know Corvallis and like it there but my decision really just came down to price and location and Stoneybrook didn't make the cut.

The staff is great. They've recently had a manger change - which is normal for them - and they had a problem with the elevator and the new manager got that problem resolved pretty quickly considering all the red tape they had to go through. Parkrose Chateau is part of a fairly large corporation and the management had to go out on their own and get this elevator fixed. It was good that they did that. I've had one meal there and it was pretty good. The did have an interesting desert but sometimes you just have a flop. The staff is just amazing. I really can't say enough about them.