Hawthorn Senior Living, LLC

Loved the place. Warm, friendly staff, good food, cheery bright environment, younger residents, overall great place. Would choose it if we were ready.

Loved it, loved it, loved it! Beautiful, bright, airy, large suites, homey, fantastic! Only concern is no medical care or nurse on staff.

Great location near Hemlock Park preserve in Cary.

very nice. considering a contract.

The facility is very new and very nice. Mom liked the balcony and/or patio area to be able to sit out and enjoy the fresh air. The one bedrooms were very spacious. They also had a variety of activities scheduled daily.

Wonderful place. Friendly people & staff.

Very nice facility! Everything we are looking for. Love the location.

This one is brand new...Should be really nice.

Somerset has been a good choice for my husband. Overall, the staff is great and he feels safe in this facility. It is clean and the atmosphere is friendly. [name removed] and [name removed] are a great asset for Somerset.

Food portions are small, but 2nds are available on most items, including desert. Featured items are often a little light on protein, and breakfast meat is only offered twice a week. Soups run from good, to outstanding. Fresh dinner rolls from the in-house bakery are really good. Housekeeping is a little thin, but the housekeepers are also the servers. The servers are very good, helpful, and friendly when they come to work. To their credit, managers pitch in to take up the slack. The apartments are not really apartments as they do not have cooking facilities. I've overcome that with a hotplate and airfryer, and microwave. None of which get much use. Apartments come with a full sized refrigerator. Kitchen sink is quite small, and there is minimal counter space. Television reception and wi-fi are free, but wi-fi reception is not high-speed. Transportation is provided to stores, appointments, and church. Church services are held at an in-house chapel. A podiatrist sees residents on a regular basis. Various 3rd party PAs, nurse practitioners, PT coaches are welcome at the facility. If the prospective resident is fairly active in mind and body, the provided activities are a little thin, but there are lots of them. Management is open to suggestions. I was able to get karaoke started once a week. The management at Carriage House is friendly, helpful, and competent. All 4 managers live in the facility and are available 24/7. There is also a full time Activities Director who organizes interesting trips and regular imported musical programs. There is an actual motion picture theater offering a movie every afternoon and again in the evening. There is a well equipped workout room, pool room, library, and a heated swimming pool. I would recommend it to friends and relatives who are not interested in cooking. Actually, there is a well equipped kitchen and small dining area should a resident wish to have a dinner party. Also, a private dining room is available for larger functions. Having a car is a bonus. Thanks to A Place For Mom (and dad too) for helping me focus my search for a new home. Wishing you success in finding a new home for yourself or a loved one.

We have been able to meet with the director, activities director [name removed] and other staff and they have all been so fantastic. What was our big deciding factor was that its just so clean, the food was fantastic, it is close to home and all the residents seemed super nice, warm, and welcoming. When our loved one first moved in the food was just fantastic and out of this world - now they have had some recent chef changes so the food has fluctuated some but hopefully the food gets back to where it was.

We went into Whispering Pines knowing that it had great reviews and everyone stated was wonderful. They were exactly correct, beautiful , very clean, friendly and wonderful staff from what we saw and spoke with.

Seemed also to be very pretty and well kept during the tour.

They ought to keep up with the bathroom and shower by the pool area - it definitely needs to be cleaned more. Overall I would recommend Orchard Heights.

We had a really good experience at Stoneridge and he enjoyed his independence here. It is in a great location and near a lot of things. We found the staff to be super helpful and considerate. He could not hear the announcements for the activities and he had a hard time reading, so it was very hard for him to get involved in those. He never complained about the food. Overall it is a very caring environment and we would recommend them to other families looking.

This is a very nice community to live in. It is clean. It is easy to have outside access from your room if you are on the first floor. The staff are really nice to work with. The meals are 90% really good, and the other 10% is personal taste for something else. The laundry facilities are located near the end of the hallways. Everyone seems to be really really friendly. There seems to be more men than women here. The community allows pets. Your family can walk up to your building and it makes it feel like home.

Really the bathrooms were the main issue - they still had tubs, and we needed a handicap accessible walk-in shower for our loved one. Which was surprisingly difficult to find elsewhere as well. . .

I would tell others that my loved one feels secure here and has made phenomenal friends. My loved one has renewed sense in their life. My other loved one has had more exercise and this has been excellent along with the socialization and prepared meals.

My loved one likes to socialize a lot with the residents in the lounge and has participated in bingo also. I do feel that the main manager couple that lives in the community are wonderful and receptive and very open if you need to speak with them about anything. They create a really friendly and open environment.

This is a place you should investigate as they have a lot to offer for your loved one. It has been a positive experience for our loved one. They have bingo, concerts, art and crafts, field trips, and more for the residents to choose from to participate in.