My sister has been a long-term resident at The Nathaniel Witherell for over two years. Prior to…read morethat she was in a privately owned nursing home in the Midwest. Her quality of life at Nathaniel Witherell is SO superior to that at her previous nursing home. Many staff have been at Nathaniel Witherell for years and are clearly vested in patient care. The facility is lucky to have a large cadre of volunteers who assist with numerous enriching activities - Bingo, Snap, many musical events, religious activities and more. There are special events galore - holiday dinner, ice cream socials, spelling bees. Maintaining high quality of life at a nursing home is difficult, and no place is perfect. Based on my experience with my sister (and my mother prior to that) I can say with confidence that Nathaniel Witherell is superior to other options. Friends and family of residents have the option of joining the Family Council whose members meet regularly with administration to provide feedback on what's going well and what's not.

Friendly capable professionals running an excellent rehabilitation center. They ran very…read moreprofessional strategic meetings, and the staff is caring and hard-working.

We love Benchmark at Stamford, Ct. (formally Sunrise) and would recommend it to anyone! Our…read moremother lived there for 9 months before her passing. Any time we came to visit, there was a happy buzz in the air. Not only is every single person on staff highly trained and always upbeat, but the facility is very pretty, nicely decorated and cozy, inside and out. Benchmark helped us get a speedy move-in date, and did everything they could to keep our mother, who was in memory care, busy and feeling loved. We were delighted by the constant array of events that were planned for the residents. One of our favorites was the Brazilian jazz lunch that had a huge live band a buffet to fit the theme. Many people got up to dance and all the residents were smiling. We noticed that all the staffers went out of their way to talk to all residents in the halls when passing by - always sharing a witty line to help the residents feel a part of a larger community. We feel it takes a special understanding of this community to do a great job and it comes from the top down. The company does a fine job on all levels. Highly recommended! Thank you again to all at Benchmark for taking great care of our mother and giving our family peace of mind during a difficult time. As they say, it takes a village- and Benchmark is best village. Fondly, the Haydens

From the owner: Benchmark at Stamford - formerly known as Sunrise of Stamford - offers Assisted Living and Memory…read moreCare to seniors in Stamford, CT. Residents receive personalized support and enjoy chef-inspired meals, comfortable amenities, and a full calendar of engaging programs. With a dedicated team and a welcoming community, residents can stay active, connected, and supported every day.

I am a hospice volunteer and have visited patients at Brighton Gardens. The caregivers there are…read moreattentive 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.

In mid summer my mother became extremely ill in her hometown of TR NJ and after a lengthy…read morehospitalization 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........

Physical therapy related to a fall Food is great with…read moreseveral choices Staff accommodating Clean

If you are considering placing a loved one here, please read!…read more My mother was admitted to The Enclave in April 2022 for short-term rehabilitation after a hospital stay. At the time, she was living at home with daily care, fully capable of self-feeding, writing, shifting in bed, managing her wheelchair and even giving herself injections. What happened over the next 11 months at The Enclave was a steady and devastating decline, caused by neglect, poor oversight and what appears to be financial manipulation of Medicare/Medicaid benefits. Staff repeatedly insisted that my mother's decline was due to her "chronic condition" rather than their care. We now know that was not true; since leaving The Enclave, she has regained some strength and improved at another facility. Basic Care Neglected and Alarming Conduct by Staff * Staff ignored obvious daily needs: showering, grooming, nail care, phone accessibility; room was filthy with a sticky floor. Personal items were constantly vanishing. * Medication was mishandled, with refrigerated meds left out and refills left to the family to arrange. * Staff were unfamiliar with her catheter, delaying proper care for months. * Food was unnecessarily pureed into oblivion despite her ability to chew and swallow - they just did not want to be bothered to assist her eating real food. * A staff member referred to my mother as "the devil," hid her personal belongings and used her charger (and actually snapped at me when I moved it during a visit) - complaints to the caseworker about this treatment were met with ambivalence. Medical Negligence * First wound doctor exam came two months after admission. By November, she had multiple stage 4 wounds down to the bone. * Notes repeatedly claimed she used a spirometer (to prevent pneumonia), but she never once received it. Records looked like copy/paste entries from previous entries. * She endured constant infections, dehydration and pneumonia. Staff failed to ensure she ate or drank; food trays were left untouched without help. * In December-January, she became frail, unresponsive, and malnourished, yet there was no plan of care for feeding assistance. I thought she was going to die. Shocking Withholding of Hospital Care * Despite worsening wounds and repeated infections, she was not sent to the hospital until I traveled to NY and insisted they call an ambulance. * Records show a lung mass was first noted in August 2022 but only addressed months later. She was finally transferred to Greenwich Hospital in February 2023, where doctors were horrified at her condition and said she should have been admitted far earlier. Questionable Medicare/Medicaid Billing * On 10/31/22, right after disclosing that her wounds were too severe for her to go home, The Enclave reengaged her Medicare benefit for "urgent care" with no explanation to the family. This conveniently locked in three full months of Medicare billing (Nov-Jan), while they also collected her Medicaid spend-down (~$7,000). * When she needed placement after Greenwich Hospital, almost no rehab centers would accept her because The Enclave had exhausted her Medicare coverage. Final Impression The Enclave did not treat my mother with dignity or compassion. They ignored obvious care needs, allowed her to deteriorate, misrepresented treatments in the records and seemed more focused on extracting Medicare money than sending her to the hospital when she needed it. When I picked up her belongings after less than 24 hours in the hospital, her room was already cleared as if she had never existed. I guess they needed a bed for their next "patient." Just look at the before-and-after pictures of my mother. She entered capable and independent. She left frail, malnourished, with stage 4 wounds and permanent damage after less than 11 months. I also included a photo of ONE of her terrible wounds and her urine bag from the Enclave vs. the Greenwich hospital so you can see how dehydrated she was at the Enclave. This facility should be investigated. Don't be fooled by their lobby fountain, this is a house of horrors.

My brother-in-law used Privatus and they are terrible. They only care about the money and they are…read moreaccusing him of breaking the contract which he never signed and never received a copy of. If you use Privatus you will be making a big mistake. Check the contract carefully because they'll try to charge you $20,000 if you stop using them. They are crooks. So it's been about 2 years since Privatus threatened him with a law suit and nothing has happened, it's a complete shakedown operation, stay away!

I signed on with Privatus for my elderly mom after using a different agency that we were unhappy…read morewith the quality of care. The team was wonderful in the selling process. After that it went severely down hill to the point that it became dangerous. They aides did not show up. I was told they were on their way including the destination they were coming from but then they said they were 3 hours away not 30 mins, and then wouldn't be there until tomorrow. Which then they didn't show up for a 2nd day! This left my wheelchair bound parents without anyone in the house! And my mother was transitioning to hospice care so needed someone. The team who knew this did not call me in the morning to let me know of the delay (and ultimate no show) and gave the excuse of we don't call people before 7am as it's too early?! WHAT? You are leaving people without care - the sooner we know of your incompetence the sooner I can try and fill the gap!! The wonderful nighttime aides I hired on my own texted to let me know that someone didn't show up at 6am when they were supposed to. Yet the coordinator wasn't calling until 7am?? Then when reaching out to owners, operating officers or anyone I spoke to in the selling process I was even more disappointed. They do not care about your loved ones. They do not know how to handle an emergency let alone business as usual. I dropped them as soon as I could find someone else to step in. It was the worst experience and we have had bad experiences. Do not believe the personable touch you get in the beginning. I actually thought I might be friends with them (Christine) but there was no response after frantic reach outs trying to find coverage for their no shows. Nope she wanted nothing to do with me. The treatment and utter lack of accountability or compassion was staggering. I can not stress this enough- BEWARE of this sham of an organization. I can not select less than 1 star, but when you leave people without care, without caring, you should not even receive 1 star...

Jack Lippmann's services were outstanding. He is professional, knowledgeable and caring. He went…read moreabove and beyond to process my father's case accurately and fast. Jack exceeded my expectations, and I am glad I found him. Thank you Jack Lippmann for your great service!

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