Willow Ridge Senior Living, LLC

Overall experience: excellent. Information packed. Tour detailed. More of a brotherly conversation rather than corporate. Cleanliness: better than most. Friendliness of staff: family is more like it. Good for independent living. Too many assisted living are at the Gables which makes me think it needs to be recategorized. Meals/Dining: Hmmmmm. It is an experience. Something I do struggle to understand. Activities: many and varied. More seem to be scheduled and I would like to see even more. Value for Cost: for me I like it. A room with a view. Was the deciding point. Comments: every place has issues. I understand that. I have a few questions and concerns. Mostly between meals and the amount of assisted living patients that need more than the gables offer. Personally I am home. I am happy. I have a sense of purpose with my choosing the Gables. Without putting my finger on it. I KNOW i am supposed to be there now. The staff is always friendly. The residents are warming and more than caring. I am not alone anymore. I feel as others care. I have already started a writers group there which seems to have a fair following.

Staff has been incredibly helpful throughout the whole process. Good communication at every step. Everyone is friendly. We are always greeted when we pass a staff member. They have helped a reclusive person into one who is engaging in activities and programs. There is a full calendar of activities Great value for the cost.

The Village at Penfield, a Willow Ridge Senior Living Center has been so kind and caring to our brother. He is a younger resident (67), dealing with brain cancer and they have gone above and beyond to make him feel special and loved. They take the time to listen and hear his thoughts and feelings. They even have made him special meals, upon his request. He feels safe and supported but maintains his autonomy. We are very fortunate to have found this place to care for our brother so we can be his siblings again, instead of his caregivers. They say it takes a village to care for someone you love and we have found our village…in Penfield. We cannot say enough about this place!

Staff was pleasant and accommodating. Residents all seemed happy. Facilities were well kept and offered many activities. Dining was restraint style with a chef.Highly recommended but our experience was short lived due to health.

My loved one is currently a resident at The Gables of Brighton and everything has been great for her here so far. The staff are amazing, all that work in all areas are kind and very helpful. The move in was seamless. The food, they are working hard to make all requests happen for my father in law, but he is just picky. They offer so many options for outings and many activities in house, as well. I would recommend The Gables of Brighton to others, for sure.

We picked this community, because it was a top recommendation of A Place for Mom after screening. Tour visit showed smiling, engaged staff and happy residents. I highly recommend.

I picked this community because of the affordability. The experience with the community, has been friendly.

My loved one is currently a resident at Anthology of Olathe and the experience has been great so far. The staff is very helpful and communicates well. The friendliness, care services and activities are great. The maintenance staff is great. The food quality has also been great. I would definitely recommend Anthology of Olathe to family and friends!

The staff and administrator at The Manor House Independent and Enriched Care were very friendly and helpful. Communication with the family was good. We had no problems with the moving process. They referred us to a mover who was very helpful. The housekeeping and the food are decent. They also have a "hotel room" where I stayed when I went to visit my dad. That was handy and let me see more what the facility was like. I would recommend this facility to friends and family.

My mother has been a resident of Crimson Ridge Gardens for almost 2 years. The staff is friendly, cheerful, and conscientious. There are a variety of activities to keep the residents engaged. The common areas are bright, clean, and nicely decorated, and bedroom/bathroom are a good size. We are very pleased with Crimson Ridge!

Mom was convinced this could be her home during our initial visit. We were invited to sample their dining experience. The staff took time to introduce themselves and explain how the restaurant style dining worked. Wide selection of fresh made deserts that change daily. Residents came over to introduce themselves. Housekeeping is interactive and makes her feel cared for. She has joined their exercise classes twice a week. The book mobile comes by every 3 weeks and the facility has a sizable library of their own. And it costs less than half. She has a 1 bedroom apartment and the all inclusive rent is costing her less than half of what an area nursing home was quoting for a shared room in their assisted living wing.

Legacy at maiden Park has been a wonderful place for both our father and our family. Dad has advanced dementia and it was increasingly hard to take care of him at home. After looking around we decided on Legacy at maiden Park. It has been about a year since dad moved in. It has been a great experience for both him and our family. A very safe and caring environment. The staff has been absolutely wonderful. A special shout out to Dawn Cordone. She is very helpful and caring. She has helped the family navigate through various health issues and challenges our father has had. Don’t know what we would do without her! The aides have been wonderful also. Although there’s too many to list, I would like to mention [name removed] and [name removed]. Both routinely go out of their way to help dad. Although it was a difficult decision to move dad into the Legacy, it has turned out better than we hoped for. Caring for dad was getting overwhelming and very stressful. Now we can be his children and not his caregiver.

I made the mistake in thinking that Assisted Living helped with dementia people but unfortunately my mom only stayed at Atria for 4 months. We needs a "Memory Care" facility and they didn't have it. I wish I knew so she could've transitioned. I had to move her to another facility. The people were nice and the food was very good. I would recommend Atria South Setauket, I was however very disappointed that they didn't at least give me half my money back when I signed on. I think they should give you 6 months of living there. Grace period. They do require a $[removed] sign up fee.

My family and loved one have had a great experience with the community. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable. We liked the different programs and activities they offered to the residents. The community was always clean when we would visit our loved one. We would recommend the community to others for their loved ones.

Legacy at Maiden Park has been wonderful for Mom. The assisted living staff do a great job from providing reminders, serving food Mom likes, and providing a wide variety of activities. Plus they support Catholics with a relationship with St Charles with a short service on Thursdays and an opportunity to get Communion. Also the Televised masses are usually up in the common area on Sunday. Bingo, arts and crafts and music and videos are also a big hit with Mom. The staff recognizes the residents have good days and bad but no matter what they are cheerful, helpful and caring. The concierge at the front desk is always helpful and greets everyone with smile.

My mom has been at Legacy (Maiden Park) for 1-1/2 years. Even though it took some time, she has found friendship with the residents and staff. I feel very comfortable having her there then alone at home. The socialization and activities has brought her back at 100%. My mom is comfortable there and that is such a relief for me. She will send me away when it’s time for an activity especially Bingo. She has a new life and a happy one - all Thanks to the staff and residents. Even the cook socializes with the residents asking what they may like to see on the menu. It’s all about the residents and that is a huge plus!!!

My dad, a very frugal guy, on a bit of a budget for his living arrangements, was so happy with this. We also caught the end of March promotional specials, which made a tremendous difference, helping him decide and move in. We compared Atria South Setauket - with Atria Hertlin, which is significantly more money, and while it is nicer for that amount. we were very fortunate that South Setauket is less expensive. From start to finish, I was really impressed with every aspect and element of our interaction with the Atria South Setauket - including [name removed] who was our principal contact and started all of my research with multiple phone calls and emails as I am remote in Georgia to then a first visit to tour and sign my father's lease and then it was three weeks until I could get back to physically move him in. They went above and beyond, and were accommodating at every single level to meet all of our needs, including unique and tricky ones. I cannot recommend this property in community enough and I will add as a closing thought that in the first three days I was there, and then the five days for move-in it was very clear and apparent that ALL of the other residents and regulars were well looked after, and very happy there as well and sweet and kind and supportive and encouraging of my fathers move in. That says a lot.

The food is good and appropriate temperature but the residents have to sit and wait for their food way to long. When it comes to the activities they have for the residents there are crafts, history talks, bingo, games, movies, outings, manicures, happy hour, Bible study, church service. We would absolutely recommend Anthology of Olathe to other families based on our experience so far.

I like the place. The aids are wonderful. It's a smaller place, but I like that. The apartment is roomy. Her room is bright and airy. It has a refrigerator. The closet space is adequate, and the bathroom is a nice size. I would recommend this place to others.

Peregrine/Crimson Ridge was also very, very nice. Very similar to Westwood Commons. Rooms were spacious with nice views, dining room was very nice, they did a lot of activities. Residents looked happy and well-cared for. The staff were very friendly. I really liked this place, too.