I am a hospice volunteer and have visited patients at Brighton Gardens. The caregivers there are attentive and kind and the patients I see are always clean and dressed with their hair combed. The facility is well kept. Much nicer than other assisted living residences I have visited. read more

In mid summer my mother became extremely ill in her hometown of TR NJ and after a lengthy hospitalization and rehab we were forced to make the difficult decision to relocate her up to CT near us. My mother had no input in the selection due to her illness and because we told the rehab facility we were not interested in leaving her in NJ they decided to discharge her with little notice to our family. Dylan was extremely accommodating and met my sister and I on a Sunday. He arranged for someone from Sunrise to observe and document her condition at the NJ rehab and jumped hoops to help us move her quickly. Yes, there are a few unfavorable reviews we saw on the web but we checked the DPH licensing web and checked on things like service or health violations as part of our decision to move mom to BG. They bent a rule and let us move her on a holiday weekend since we had to get her in sooner when the NJ facility gave us two days notice of a discharge date of Friday before labor day. As my mother has improved, she has come to consider this her home with new friends. The staff have been kind and considerate of her recovery and care. They give her choices in her wardrobe selection and activities since she is wheelchair bound at this point. She loves her meals and feels happy, much happier as time passes, AJ, the ED has answered each and every question that we come up with, is very responsive and the receptionists are so helpful. We decided at the 11th hour of closing up her house to bring up her kitty after the first month who is also elderly and the staff has been wonderful with Timmy. I hope in considering choosing BG you will visit and check all sources, talk to staff and tour the facility. You will see for yourself that many factors go into a big decision with what is best for your parent or family member. We have found all the staff to be courteous and considerate and right down to the Director of Facilities, who responds quickly to complaints if any. The fact that Mom is close to myself, my two other siblings and we can see she is happy is a bonus. That and the friends I have made with other resident's family members. For our family it is a win win all the way around. And, then....let me tell you all about Bear........ read more

After several months of searching for a place that my Mom would enjoy, we settled on Brighton Gardens of Stamford. The staff was extremely friendly and very helpful. On the day of our visit they introduced her to other individuals of similar interests which made her feel very much at home. I am fortunate that my Mom does not need any assistance, her move here was more focused on her down sizing from a large house and living alone. Here at Brighton she has made new friends, she always has a group to have her meals with, she enjoys the activities and especially the outings on the bus - even if it is only to go to her eye doctor. There is always something happening, so she never gets bored. The directors as well as activity staff are all very friendly, knowledgeable and amazingly enough knows everyone by their first name. I have gone to several events since Mom moved in in September, 2018 and the food is amazing as well as the service staff. In fact Mom is worried about gaining weight if she orders too much! All I can say is that this is a big weight off of my shoulders to have her at a place that she not only enjoys being at, but where i can feel that she is safe and cared for better than she could be with a private in house person. My compliments and appreciation to all the staff at Brighton Gardens I am sure this isn't the easiest of jobs to do , day in day out, but you have made Mom's quality of life so much better and I appreciate each and every one of you! Jackie Moccia read more

Sad to say this place has continued to decline for the 6 years that my mother has been a resident. There is a constant change in personnel- and a constant decline in the number of employees to do the jobs that need to be done to help the frail and elderly residents. In addition, there used to be interesting programs, I.e. lectures, films, etc. now the residents are parked in front of a television for entertainment. Pasta seems to be served more and more often during the week. Cutting corners seems to be the theme. The 2nd floor clothing dryer has been broken for 3 weeks! So many residents have to dry their clothes in their bathrooms hanging from the shower. It's cheaper to buy one than repair it. The new executive director just started vabout 3 months ago and it was announced today that his wife had a baby and he'll be on paternity leave for the next Two Months!!! The brand new roof is already leaking. All this for almost $7,000. A month. Sunrise - wake up!!! There's a lot of competition in town with a brand new facility opening in 3 months. read more

Do some research and ask for references. If I had, I would never have placed a relative there. After reading the last review, I now know why my mother's clothes were always wet. read more