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I have had the distinct pleasure of working with the staff at Mangrove Bay for the past 10 years. I am a Professional Care Manager and Registered nurse in the community. Throughout this time I have referred many families, friends and personal clients to the overall community but generally have the need for the services provided by the memory unit. I have been impressed with the response time in dealing with a crisis issue and the knowledge and compassion of care delivered by the entire memory care team, This unit has a very low census compared to most other facilities in the area and strives to provide the best quality of care to clients with dementia. The activities are provided on a daily basis with anything from music to reminiscent therapy and the quality of food is good, I have personally eaten at the dining facility on several

I am a professional guardian and chose Mangrove Bay because of its location and reputation for outstanding care and compassion. My Ward is in the memory care floor for about 6 months now. She is gaining weight and very happy with her apartment. The staff is attentive, physical therapy is available on site, and she likes the food. Her Family and I are very happy with this new living arrangement at the Memory Care floor of Mangrove Bay.

Mangrove Bay was not my idea of retirement, I had planned a life of touring the country in a motor home. But fate has a way of changing life styles. My wife of 52 years developed dementia and I had experienced two surgeries and was notified that we could no longer live alone. My daughter did some research and after checking several different senior communities, and she felt that Mangrove Bay was our best choice. She was RIGHT, My wife and I moved into an Independent living apartment and were immediately accepted as members of a "family". Not only is the staff friendly and capable, but the residents act like I'm a long lost cousin. My wives dementia progressed to the point that I could no longer care for her so with regret we moved her to the assisted living unit. Her care there was outstanding, and because we are basically under one roof, I was able to visit her several times a day. She had wonderful care until she passed away. I elected to remain at Mangrove Bay and fully expect to spend the rest of my life right here. This is home and I have upwards of a hundred cousins here.

My mother was a resident in Independent Living at Mangrove Bay. As her physical limitations increased it became necessary to make that dreaded move to Assisted Living. Initially she refused to move to assisted living at Mangrove Bay due to vanity and "everyone knows me in Independent Living" so we made the move to a community that only had Assisted Living and Memory Care. It was horrible! My mother said in no uncertain terms that it was a "nursing home"....her worst fear! After 17 days she moved back to Mangrove Bay to Assisted Living. She has been so happy and says she is "home"! Having to make decisions like this is so difficult for families but the caring staff at Mangrove Bay go above and beyond to make all of their residence feel at home and part of the community. I would highly recommend Mangrove Bay for your loved ones!!

The director was very good but that's further away from our house than we would like it to be. The director was very nice and got back with us right away. I can't remember his name but he was great. Besides the location it would have been a good option for us. They were friendly and the community was clean. It was good.

I'ts a wonderful place, we are just thrilled with it. They have undergone a massive renovation anf, of course, dealing with the elderly, that has been confusing and disruptive. They were bough out by a large company, and the renovations are wonderful. They're remodling the dining room, they're one floor for assited living, previously two floors were assisted, and the moved another floor up to what I hear is much nicer apartments. They're hoping to have it all done by Christmas. The attendants are wonderful, they've all been there 10 plus years, they check on her constantly, she goes to every one of the activities, they've fixed everything in the apartment we could think of, and it was just little things. I can't say enough nice things about it. We had just dropped in before and mother didn't like it, but when A Place for Mom reminded us of what a great palce it was, we shceduled a tour and they did the full court press. They greated us by name, the food was wonderful and we just new it was the right palce. They sent mother flowers to her condominium and gave her warm cookies. They've got a new chef so the jury is still out on him. The first chef had a full, hard backed menu with 16 entree choices and on and on. We had rib eye steak the night we toured. They have a residence council and from every floor the have a resident on the food committee and the care committee, they're really striving to make everyone happy. The only thing that would be slight detrimental is just that there's been a lot of confusion with th erenovation but the end result will be amazing, I just keep telling momma to keep her eye on the prize.

It was good. They didn't have as many activities as another one we were looking at and the room was smaller. It had a kitchenette instead of a full kitchen.

I looked at all the smaller communities in town and they were very depressing, run down homes that were not very well maintained. The Woodmark was a complete turn around. It was warm and welcoming and the building was very well maintained.

They're very responsive and upfront with everything. I do find however that like any business they are charging for everything, every little thing. Some of which I took issue with. But we were able to work out an arrangement that worked for us both. So they've been very accommodating.

It's been positive for the most part, though not perfect. I would have liked for A Place for Mom to provide more information about the facilities they were referring us to and to assist more with the whole intake process, which was pretty involved.

I like that there is always someone you can call to help you with whatever you need, for example if you fall or if you need someone who will you, since I'm in a wheelchair, to whatever you want to do. I also like that there are other people around that you can talk to, other residents and almost everyone is very friendly and kind for improvement. I think they could have more fruits and vegetables in the meals.

The staff are friendly and attentive to medical and comfort needs. The place is clean with classy decor. Most of the head staff were brought in from other cities so went home on the weekends which made it feel deserted Fridays-Mondays. We needed diabetic care which took some educating of the staff re: food and meds. Most of the residents are not ambulatory and very reclusive. We are moving to a younger populated place.

Staff are attentive and delightful. Activities need a little more to them and could be better marketed. Private dining room is lovely. Apartment units are older and could use some updating and refreshing.

Experience has been hit or miss. Great interactions in person. Very attentive to care for my family member. Hard to reach via phone for updates and or questions. Overall resident housekeeping is less than expected. Not dirty but not as clean as one would expect.

My parents have been at LBW for about two months and it’s going really well! Not only is it peace of mind for me with their safety, but they don’t have a house to take care of anymore. It was such a burden- for all of us. The employees at LBW have been very nice, supportive and helpful as we navigate through this new experience. While my Dad would rather sit back in the apartment- my mom has gone to different activities and events. It gets her out and about. Being a social person, my mom loves the variety of things going on and all of the detail on decorating for the occasion. Definitely set up an appointment to come and take their tour. It will be worth it!

Elevators are old, slow. Once I observed traffic flow I'm ok with it. Yes, we would recommend The Breakers at Edgewater Beach to other families based on the experience so far.

Food could be better for sure. Seen a few and this is nice place.

I chose The Breakers for several reasons. The first is how flexible their lifestyle options are which leads to a great mix of interesting residents. There are 400 rooms here which is much bigger than the other places I looked at and the energy here is great. There are lots of activities and amenities for everyone. The Breakers is an especially good fit for me because it is an independent living community, but they offer all the services for assisted living, just on an à la carte basis, so its personalized to meet my specific needs. My family appreciates the daily check-ins, the emergency pull cords in every room, and the weekly maid service where they clean and sanitize the bathroom and kitchen in case I get lazy about housekeeping. The Breakers was not only highly rated, but also had one of the most reasonable prices for what I was looking for one of the standouts for me was the location on Lake Michigan it's beautiful here and in a fantastic location just north of downtown Chicago. My family in Chicago love to come visit me and they offer guest rooms for out of town guests at a reasonable price. The building is a little older which gives it character, but they're renovating rooms, it's clean and the food is good. ?? The only reason I didn't give a 5/5 is because the elevators are slow so everything takes a little longer here.

Acclaim EB community is clean & comfortable, the staff is friendly and helpful, the food is on the high side of mediocracy. We find the residents are warm and friendly. [name removed] is finding the transition to be difficult. From what little I know, this is normal for her stage of Alzheimer's. The staff has been kind and helpful to us.

Over the past year, there was a change in the executive level which led to a decline in the staff and services. There are still some wonderful staff members, but some of the best have gone away.