Meridian Senior Living

It's very pleasant here in Independent Living, but I'm still not certain after my first 5 weeks here that I want to spend the rest of my life here. The residents are very friendly but are seemingly in a much older demographic than I am. The housekeeping staff does an excellent job. Nevertheless, some of us residents are very annoyed by the little tiny fruit flies or fleas or whatever (??) that we notice both in our apartments and in the main dining room that we swat at. They don't bite or anything like that, but they are annoying. Not sure what is attracting them as we don't keep any compost containers around. I never see any of the office staff, but the maintenance group as well as the kitchen staff are super friendly and excellent. We don't get any medical care here in Harbor View/Independent Living and I do have serious concern that there are no AED's or any CO2 detectors anywhere in this building. Both the kitchen/waitstaff and the food are excellent. The menu has a very good variety throughout the week. Activities are okay but could be somewhat improved and increased on the Harbor View side of the property. Would also be nice to see a published listing or calendar every week of what is going on. Good but could definitely be improved if the balconies were redone as I was told they would be during my initial tour - they are indeed doing to the outside sidewalk this week - and the drab/stained/sometimes buckling carpeting replaced. Would really give this place a refreshing face lift.)

It was a good move for my mother. The people are friendly, she feels safe, and she loves the food. It looks more like a hotel than a senior living facility.

I light airy clean smelling place that I have lived in over a year. I am happy here

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There was some confusion before they moved in regarding their doctors evaluation. It had the potential to delay their move in date. This would have made things very difficult and caused a great deal of stress. It ended up working out, but it was something that could have been avoided. Also, dealing with it the day before the move was difficult. There has been an occasion when an alert button was pressed that assistance took a long time to arrive. It wasn't anything serious. It only happened once. But if it's a regular occurrence, that would be cause for concern.

I was greeted at the door by [name removed] and a welcome sign. It is a beautiful facility. I am considering it for my 104-year-old mother who finally needs assisted living. [name removed] gave the tour and was charming! Still undecisive though.

We picked this community because of the location, size/scale, and friendliness. I would probably recommend to others.

A cozy family feel for folks who can benefit from some extra support. Memory Care is available as well. There is a lot to do with creative activities that generate purpose and fun throughout the day.

We were able to have an in person tour with The Meridian and although we liked the place and it was a little more affordable, it was a bit outdated, and I like the way the staff appears at Belmont versus most of the other facilities that we looked at as far as not feeling like you're in assisted living facility

there are many fantastic staff members. They are friendly and attentive. They go the extra mile to give quality care to the residents. Thanks so much - we appreciate all you do!

There has been a lot of turnover in all positions at the Homestead Senior Living community which really affects care & medication management. Hopefully that will be resolved. Everyone is struggling with employment issues and there is no easy fix here in Vermont. We have made good progress with some recent hires in problem solving and are hopeful their vision will improve the facilities performance. No one in Vermont seems to have an answer for our high cost, so good luck with that.

The place is very good and recommended. I picked this community because, it is close to my house, within RI, had availability, was able to give the best care, and very good facilities.

The Community has always had caring people working and caring for the residents. However the Meridian was Woefully lacking in leadership. I was ready to find another facility until the Meridian Hired [name removed]to be the Director. Also Meridian Hired Dawn to be the director of Nursing staff and [name removed] the memory care director has made Meridian no longer Mediocre but is striving to be GREAT!

I toured with Merrywood on Park and it just seemed a bit....snobbish. I was also a very pricey place in comparison to [facility name removed] which is the facility that we chose.

We toured The Meridian at Waterways during our search for an Assisted Living facility for our loved one. This facility was very nice and similar to another facility in the area that we toured and liked. However, there were no balconies in the units and only windows that you cannot see out of when seated on a couch, for example. The sales staff was super and the follow up was just what I would hope to get.

The majority of the staff at Gentry Park are wonderful. Just like anywhere else, you have people who are more helpful than others. They are a new facility and are working out the kinks. The meals are decent. Again, they have been working out the kinks, but the wait staff and kitchen staff are delightful. They take recommendations from the residents seriously and incorporate them into the menus. There has been no communication directly from the facility, but I do not expect any since it is Independent Living. When I have questions I reach out to [name removed], who is wonderful. When I visit, everyone is friendly and interactive. They know my mom and like to tell me about her shenanigans. I would recommend the facility and so would mom, but know they are new and with new comes certain obstacles. They seem to be unorganized and it takes them a long time to address big facility issues but they are addressing them. For example, the door system is supposed to auto lock and the residents have a key fob or code for entry. That has never worked and my mom was told it will be awhile because the system won't work because of some issue that are costly and it has to wait to be fixed. This has been a MAJOR annoyance for my mom and some of the other residents. Accessibility is important to them to reduce walking distance. Also, the smoking section needs attention. They have 2 metal benches out in the sun. It needs a cover and new seating. And the curbs exiting the side doors and entering the smoking and dog area need to be redone and accessible for people in walkers. The curb is way too high and I see people struggle on a regular basis. It's a hazard for anyone using those doors. My mom also said that she'd like more outings, like to restaurants and events.

Staff is friendly and helpful. My mom is well taken care of and feels this is her home.

In general, I think the staff is fine. I had some issues with the GM in addressing some issues for my mother. He was outright rude with me. The kitchen staff changes frequently and has had ongoing issues with food service quality as a result.

Our family had an in person tour with Landings of Sidney and we really liked the tour and the community but it was more then what our loved one could afford.