Spring Arbor Senior Living

This was a great community I just felt that there was another community that was a better fit for my loved one. This community was also on the bigger side and I was looking for something not as big and more homey feeling for our loved one.

Make sure you have a companion for your parent or loved one. You can't just leave it up to White Springs to keep them stimulated all the time. They've had a lot of turnover in staff. I liked the prior staff, but I'm still waiting to see how the newer staff are. I think it's good for what it is. I don't think any of these care places are awesome, but it's not bad here.

From what we can observe, the staff appear to try to meet the residents' needs, but we feel that that they are understaffed. And we feel that that affects their interaction with the residents. They are not as interactive with the residents as we had hoped they would be. They were the least expensive place we looked at though, and we would still select them again. They appear to be trying, and if they had more staff, their efforts would likely more effective. Even with the current understaffing, if we call something to their attention, they get on it immediately to resolve the issue.

The cleanliness of the community is great, it is very clean. The meals and dining service has actually been really good, our loved one has certain dietary restrictions and the staff have really worked well with her. From what we can see of the activities they have a lot going on, and they have really nice courtyards.

Our family had an in person tour and everything was good, we really liked the way the community was set up but the only difference was the price which is why we went with another community.

We liked it this community a lot, and it is brand new.

I would recommend you definitely check this community out. The care is a lot better than a previous community for less money. The staff are good when you are able to get to them. I believe the response time could be better from the staff when leaving a message about my loved one care's.

We toured this community and the tour was very good. They answered all of our questions and were very informative. They were very accommodating and the staff was very helpful and friendly.

The community does a good job engaging residents and having activities for them to do. I feel that you should definitely look into the community and see if it would be a good fit for your loved one. The value is very good also compared to other communities.

Overall, we're pleased. Like with any place, we've had some issues here and there - with the laundry, and a couple of times they confused our loved one with another resident [removed] when they approached her about a medical issues. I think they've had a lot of staff change in the last few months, which is maybe where the confusion has come in. But we like the convenience of the place. And overall people are nice, including the residents. Our loved one seems pleased with the new chef. Communication can be lacking a little at times between staff and resident. But overall we're very pleased.

This could be in part due to Covid, but the transition from start to finish was very confusing because we couldn't go in and see the room before we moved our loved ones in. So we had no idea what to anticipate. And then once we moved them in, it took a while to rearrange furniture and things like that. Because we weren't able to go in and meet the staff, we weren't able to discuss our concerns or our desires for our relatives from the get-go, or talk about the nuts and bolts of things. For instance, no one told us we would be responsible for providing soap, toothpaste, toilet paper, etc. There were a lot of those little things to iron out. That being said, the staff has been extremely responsive to all of our questions and concerns. It just took a good 2-3 months to really get settled in. And there are still little things to double check, but overall it's been a good experience. The one concern I have is the room itself is not all that neat and clean. There was dust in their room when they first moved in, and it's still there. The facility in general looks very neat and clean. It's just the rooms that haven't been up to my cleaning standards. But the woman at the front desk knows me by name. She's quick to help out when I ask or get me to the correct person. One of the personal aides has given me her cell phone number and said call anytime. Same with one of the laundry staff. The doctor on staff is very friendly and responsive. We're still trig to figure out the accounting online, but that's likely our issue. Overall, it has all worked out well. If we ask them to do anything, they do it, which has been nice. I really feel confident that our loved ones are well cared for. And my loved ones say they're showered with attention there. They've been content there right from the start. I've also appreciated that there is a base rate for the room, and then another rate for the level of care. So if you have two loved ones with different levels of care, they can stay together.

Our experience there was very short, but the staff was great in preparation for my loved one's entry, and also very attentive while she was there. They were particularly attuned to her medical condition. Which is why we were there for such a short time - she ended up needing transferred to the hospital. From what I saw in that time, it looked pretty clean. There was nothing bad that I saw. They seemed to have a good, full calendar of events for the residents, and they seemed to be actively trying to get them engaged as far as memory care goes.

The staff members were fine, we had no problems there and when it came to the care services they did what they could. However the community was not made aware of the severity of our loved ones health condition. They were lied to by another worker who evaluated our loved one. The head nurse told us they would not of accepted our loved one has a patient if they were just truthful about the condition in the first place. The food was good, she did seem to like it. When she needed help eating, they were always very accommodating.

I would tell others it is in a nice location. The people are friendly and seem to be caring. They are quick to meet my requests. They are on top of the care of my loved one. My loved one has adapted to the community. The communication is good and they are fairly prompt in their responses.

This facility has a new name now. So far, we have seen a continuing of the same principles that Brookdale had and we have no complaints. They seem to be keeping us well informed and we are going through a test since my brother just tested positive. They are doing a great job with communication. I would want others to know when looking into Brookdale that we had experience with other facilitates and there is night and day difference with activity, care, etc. here. What really impressed me was in the memory care unit, they are like a family. It is a contained unit and there are activities that residents are encouraged to participate in. They want them to be active members of the community. When you walk in you hear residents laughing, they are smiling, there is not a lost look like we saw at the previous facilities.

The care at Spring Arbor was good, however, we had issues with overnight staff. My mother in law would push the call button for help to get to the bathroom through the night and the staff always made her feel that she was pushing the button too much. She was immobile and couldn't get there herself. The food was great and they had a nice variety. We chose this community because when we visited the residents seemed very happy, and we liked that it was smaller. I would recommend to other families to go visit this community personally and see it for yourself. The community is very attractive with a lot of activities offered and good food,

Spring Arbor was the only community that was able to accommodate both of my parents' varied health care needs. The food is good. They do not offer a large discount for the second person in a couple like others in the area. They have a nice porch and a walkway but they do not have much usable outdoor space. Communication among the staff is not good. We have to make multiple requests when we have an issue. I feel they are understaffed now with the Covid -19 due to the need to serve all the residents meals to them in their rooms which takes time.I do understand they are doing their best. It is nice that they do offer both Assisted Living and Memory Care. My dad is in the process of moving to memory care and it will be nice for my mom to be able to see him daily. Staff is very friendly.

The community is a very attractive place. Most of the staff are caring and concerned for the residents. The activities director does a really fine job. She shows a lot of compassion and concern for the residents. I feel there is a lack of effective communication with the families. For example, my wife's medication was changed, and the communication was very limited if any. I chose this community for it's convenience of location and it is priced competitively among the other good places. Families really need to be very proactive and an advocate for their loved one there. The website needs to be updated with the names and positions so that we can effectively contact the appropriate people at the local community level.

Very nice facility! Clean, many residents not ambulatory. Very nice rooms with great amenities. Afraid my Mom would just hermit in her very nice room with her television and kitchenette. I'm a little concerned about the 2:30pm happy hour. My Mom has liver disease and my brothers mother-in-law's alcoholism was well fueled in assisted living. Not crazy about the rt 3 corridor location.

Met with [name removed] at Spring Arbor. They have 2 cottages for memory care. I felt the smaller cottage would be a good fit for me. Still concerned with the overall cost and if moms money would allow her to reside their Til end of life. The facility was very well kept and overall loved it. The rooms for residents with very large and loved the family feeling walking through. Everyone was very polite and seemed to enjoy working there. Very open and light filled the area. Outside courtyards were very well kept and I can see I would be very pleased with mom being there.