Life Care Services LLC

The interior design is nice, food seems tasty ideal location in Towson! Blakehurst it is more of a hotel than a community. The entrance way has oCaters to a bridge&Country Club group which is unfortunate as not everyone belongs to country clubs and/or plays bridge. Trying to get through to my Mom via the Blakehurst front desk it took over 1 hour. I was transferred to 5 different departments, on one occasion hung up on, then come to find out some of the medical services staff assumed the new director of Blakehurst was a female with the name, [name removed]. I cannot image if it was an emergency and had to reach Mom right away. With a LCS,Continuum of Care company making $[removed] in revuene, the Blakehurst monthly costs of approximately $[removed], my Mom has to eat $[removed] a day in food, a 30 minute exercise program plus a movie. Recently, the repaved the entire asphalt parking and roads which was not necessary. Added a flat screen TV to the mail room and are undergoing lots of renovations, new pool

If someone is looking for good communication, this is the last place they should go. There is no communication at all unless you nag at them continually. They really need to improve on the overall care honestly. They present well at first, but then as soon as money changes hands, that seemed to be all they cared about, not the loved one placed there.

my mother has been a resident of Havenwood of Minnetonka for about 7 months. She had lived in another memory care facility for a little over a year before moving her to Havenwood. The sales staff was very attentive to answering all my questions and the facility is lovely however the care is not. I would not recommend Havenwood for the following reasons. - Lack of communication regarding my mothers condition and/or care - difficulty in communicating with memory care staff - Lack staff engagement with residents - Staff is not very attentive to needs of residents

Some of the staff here were great and some were absolutely awful. I would tell others looking- Do not use this facility if your loved one requires a significant amount of care.

The caretakers in memory care at Clarendale are not adequately trained to truly be able to care for the different stages of dementia. They want one size fits all and that just is not the case with dementia patients. Most (except for 2 or 3) of the caretakers don't have the compassion it takes to truly make the person feel safe regardless of what stage they are in. Unfortunately we learned this after getting our loved one into another facility where there was no question about how much they cared. Knowing how to handle different situations makes all the difference and I only wish we had made the switch sooner. My recommendation is to provide as much training up front as well as o going training for every person who I tracts with those with dementia.

The sales people will promise you things that the organization has no intention of providing. When I commented on things like - I was told my mom would be able to choose between two meals - they said - sorry you were told, that is not true. I also come and observed activities before deciding - again - was told (and saw) residents could pick between 2-3 activities at any time. Also not true - there is one activity at time and it usually sitting and watching tv or listening to music on tv. They do have stretches but there is no researched methods to help memory - which I was also told. Also - do not believe that they have any true memory care programming like heartfelt connections (mentioned by sales person). They didn't even know what it was when I asked. Again - do not trust whatever the sales people tell you. Also - I suggest putting a camera and remote thermostat in the room so you can monitor that. My mom AC broke and the room was 88 degrees when I came to visit. No one noticed.... then they out a temporary unit in and it heated up her room. I called to ask them to check on her and they said it was fine. I didn't believe them - came and it was 89 degrees in the room. I now monitor the temperature remotely (AC broke again last week / saw immediately on thermostat and complained). If your loved one can take care of themselves - this place is fine - as you don't need care. If they cannot - either put in cameras and thermostats so you can watch them all the time - because these folks don't. (Note - when asked how often they would check on my mom - sales people said all the time. Director said we can't set times because then we are a nursing home.... so they don't check). They do come at 10pm - waking mom up, turn on all the lights and pick up garbage. Also - just for fun - when my mom moved in she did not receive a shower or have laundry done for over a week until I complained. Beware of this place.

I’m a retired teacher, and if you find any value in my qualifications, do NOT take your relative to Memory Care at Rose’s. The administration and workers misrepresent the truth with all they claim to do for their patients. Some of the workers are rough and loud with them, scaring them… They lose their clothes and drop them in the wrong rooms. They don’t take them to the bathroom enough, resulting in UTI’s. They do NOT hydrate them regularly causing them to go to the hospital. Don’t be fooled by their calendar of events. They do not happen regularly, it’s all a show.

My mother in law spent [price removed] for [date removed]. They told us her assessment would be done in the 1st month. Apparently she did too much stuff on her own...because nobody would show up when she called for help. A nightmare from start to finish.

We carefully looked at many senior living options and definitely would not recommend Wyndemere. The food was tasteless, they are disorganized, and the place appeared dirty. When we told them that we decided not to move to Wyndemere, they began pressuring and harassing us.

Ultimate bait and switch. Gorgeous building and decor housed with people promoting tours and glamorous amenities when the dollar is the bottom line- not care. The leadership treats the most vulnerable resident population, who pay the most and are confused, are treated the worst. Do not be fooled by the hundreds of people who write reviews because they are solicited to do so following a tour and a luncheon.

The Clarendale has had a change in leadership - with C.P. is now the running the community as executive director. She has repeatedly let down the residents and families. She does not allow the staff to meet the minimum standard of care. She has proven to be negligent over and over again. We left the Clarendale because we feared for our parents safety. Please beware - [name removed] does not care about ALF or memory care. She is the reason for the mass exodus of staff and residents alike. Our family would strongly advise against the Clarendale. The quality of care is non existent.

I was a patient on the rehab unit. The physical facility is lovely and the food is good. The staff was less than I expected.. They were frequently short of staff. I received infrequent physical therapy. Many staff members were not willing to help you and some were outright mean. After two weeks there I caught Covid and had to be transferred back to the hospital. I complained about a cough for days. Every night they tested me for Covid and said the test was negative. Finally I called my own primary care physician who transferred me to the hospital where I immediately had a positive test to Covid in the emergency room.

Very disappointed with the lack of care in the most expensive unit and most vulnerable patient population in the building…. Memory care unit. Both of my parents are there for advanced Alzheimer’s memory care. We made the decision because the clarendale boasted about their wonderful dementia certified specialist- who we LOVE. That incredible individual left being the director of the unit two weeks ago, and the leadership is failing our parents. They hired a mediocre replacement, didn’t inform any of the families or caregivers until my sister met w leadership about the replacement. No email, call or letter was sent re: the continuity of care. Countless staff members resigned because of the director of the clarendale. She treats the people she works with horribly. Be sure you check out the reviews on Google for the Clarendale Clayton….more than 75% are reviews solicited by the company after tours and events for the public- not actual residents/ families. The caregivers in the unit are A+!

My mother was told a nurse would be available when and if needed, which was not true. After my mother moved in she was forced to move out after 3 days and 2 nights due to a complete lack of a nurse. Bother management and the receptionist said a nurse was not on site and unavailable.

We took a tour of The Watermark at Broadway Cityview during our search for an Assisted Living facility for our loved one. This facility was terrible. It was way overpriced and it felt dark and outdated.

Last evening as i was leaving from seeing my aunt there was a brawl outside people (staff) fighting crowds of people just standing there. Very unfortunate I will be looking for my aunt another place to live. I'm so saddened by this behavior here.

We placed mom in memory care at Clarendale. It looked like a wonderful place but within a month and a half mom fell 7 times, was sent to the ER 4 times & had to spend 4 days in the hospital. We brough in overnight care for mom because that's when she usually fell. We also stayed overnight & noticed on 2 occasions the staff sleeping. With overnight help falls stopped but them she started falling during the day. It is very hard to get ahold of anyone in the memory care department. We checked on mom frequently & can't imagine what would have happened to her if we hadn't. We were there at dinner & the staff would put the food down for the residents but really didn't try to get them to eat much. If they needed help they would usually only get a couple bites. Mom was moved to another facility. She was put on hospice at the new facility & died 2 months later. We do not blame Clarendale for her death but do blame them for the pain she suffered the last months of her life.

If you really loved your “mom”, or anyone for that matter who you are considering sending to this location, DONT. Run as fast as you can. Management is absolutely terrible. You’ll swear the people you meet are nice and friendly but it’s a facade to get your money. Executive Director is never in office & always promising to share time with residents but she is never anywhere to be found, this is a consistent thing. They’ll tell you she’s in her office but really, she’s never in the building. The whole building could be in disarray but she’ll blame everyone else on her terrible management skills. She talks down on the employees, blames them for everything and never takes accountability. Cooks use hands to put food on residents plates. Care staff laughs at and or talks down to residents in their face or behind their backs. Turn over rate is awful. Don’t be fooled by the smiles, sweet talk and look of the building. Save your money and run fast.

The Clarendale At Indian Lake is a very attractive place, lots of activities, great people, and management is friendly. Today we went to lunch to find out that they were taking names and seating us in the bistro. It looked like maybe 1/3 of the dining room tables were occupied. We were told that they would call us when it was time for us to be seated. The only explanation that the server gave us was I was told to do this. As a two-year resident, I can honestly say the dining experience at the Clarendale at Indian Lake is a joke.

Im not sure what in the world is going on at Richmond Place but I’m sick of it. I’m sick of every weekend my mother calling me to bring her food because the service is God awful. Im sick of it. What’s the purpose of my mom paying thousands a month, only to receive cold, tasteless food after waiting for 45+ minutes because they have no staff! I’m having to drive a hour into Lexington to bring my mom food, ridiculous! This place is falling apart. The owners of this community need to send help immediately because this place is a becoming a joke!