It's been over a year since we moved my Dad into the Independent Living building and my Mom into…read moretheir Ambassador Suites/Assisted Living building at The Forum. After living in another independent/assisted living facility we chose the Forum as it allows for all levels of care. We never thought Mom & Dad would need live in two different facilities but Mom's dementia and physical limitations were just too much for Dad, who has a heart condition. The reasons that were important in choosing The Forum hold true today: ability for Dad to walk inside the building to visit Mom several times a day; that the facility be pet-friendly; and that the location be within a short distance to stores/bank as he still drives. We visited a dozen facilities. The Forum is very hard to beat for the following: Three real meals a day, large apartments updated to include granite & stainless appliances, excellent housekeeping services - the interior of the facility is meticulously clean. On the occasions we have needed maintenance they respond almost immediately - even on the weekends. From the administrative staff, to the nurses, the personal care aides, maintenance and servers - it feels as if they all genuinely want to be there and love their Senior residents. And I can't say enough about the Activities Directors. I never realized how important they are to a facility until Mom's dementia advanced. Prior to living in Ambassador Suites, my Mom would just sit alone in her room. At The Forum, Rochelle sees to it that Mom is part of activities - she paints my Mom's nails, has her baking cookies and plays her favorite music - I know it helps to pass the time for Mom. During this Covid-19 time, the expectations put on senior living facilities is massive. They are observing all critical guidelines to protect their residents to the best of their ability - while also finding creative ways to keep them from feeling isolated. Tirzah in Independent Living even dresses up and goes to each resident's room and plans video calls with families. Though we can not physically touch or hug Mom, and she is now non verbal - I trust that the staff is caring for her as if she were one of their own family and Mom is always clean, well-fed and appears bright when we "visit" her through the window. Any time I have had a question about my Mom's care, I have found Vernonica - the Director of Nursing and Rebecca, the Executive Director, to be easily-reached, responsive and attentive to my concerns. Choosing a facility requires a leap of faith - you have to trust that they will do what they promise upon taking those initial tours. That is why I detailed our experience and hope it helps others in making that critical decision. I would not hesitate to encourage you to visit The Forum.

My mom lived here for almost a year…read more She moved here from a private residence. We needed a spot immediately, and I feel the price reflected that need, it was very expensive, maybe unfairly so. I feel they put her in a price point higher and had assessed more care than what she truly needed, and getting that downgraded was more difficult than it needed to be. I feel part of the reason for this was some the forum was in the transition of new ownership which makes things bumpy. When she first arrived was the forum at Knightsbridge and when she left, it was the estates at Knightsbridge? To be honest, I'm not sure what the name of the place actually evolved into everybody still calls at the forum. I have since moved her out of the facility I can say that when she was in their care, her experience was good. She never was treated roughly or had any incidences that I needed to be aware of. The food seems to have gone downhill and I do not like that the assisted living across the street where she lived is not as nice of the public spaces as it is across the street for the independent care that is my biggest ripe of this place the people who need more care and pay higher cost have a lesser aesthetic in their common space and that did irritate me. I'll be up. It irritated me more than my mom. We moved her to a different company/facility not because of care or quality of care but more due to location. I do like that the forum has memory care and skilled nursing. It was a nice place for my mom, but I would explore pricing of other places when you're looking at this place, this place is good but also is expensive comparatively.

Recently we visited our parents at Stone Oak (Hilliard, OH) and top it off was able to stay in the…read moreguest quarters which we rented. All I can say is WOW !!! what a wonderful caring place from the top down in upper management to EVERYONE else that worked there. The place is immaculate, warm, great food, fantastic programs that includes everyone, and the residents are genuinely very happy. I can go on and on...but if you are looking for a retirement place for your parents---I would strongly consider Stone Oak. A shout out to Heather and Dave(CO-top mangers) they are magnificent and run a great operation. My parents love-love-love it there.

This community is so loving and truly exudes friendliness and love! The residents are happy and…read morewell loved! The meals are great and staff so friendly! 5 highly recommend

My mom was released here from the hospital to do rehab. She has a friend in the memory care…read moreassisted living and thought they could visit each other. Skilled nursing rehab is in a separate building. The expectation was that my mom would be there a few weeks to build her strength so she could use her walker again. My mom was in a room with a roommate who sat at a table the entire time my mom was there. My mom was taking pain meds every 3 hours. She missed her meds and after an hour she was told the order was just placed with the pharmacist. It wasn't placed when she arrived. My mother, father, and brother thought the room was small and not clean. My mom discharged herself within 3 hours. When I mentioned this experience to someone at my book club she said she was there for a short time. She agreed the room was small for two people and said her roommate kept waking up at 4am and walked around the room. She did not say anything negative or positive about the care she received.

My sister moved here from another facility and is very happy. Personal service and caring…read moreindividuals make it a great place to live for persons who need care and medical intervention.

This facility apparently does not have qualified staff to provide the level of care of the patients…read morethey are accepting. My 53 yr old sister died there today. She'd gotten very sick two months ago, she had to have a trach and long story short, she was transferred to another facility who, had her transferred to this hell hole of a nursing home! First of all, if Arlington does not have staff around the clock who are skilled at suctioning patients with new trachs then it is ILLEGAL for them to accept a patient who's needs they can't meet! The nurse told my brother that my sister stopped breathing while she was suctioning her, this tells ME, a retired nurse in NM, that the nurse had her airway blocked much too long! Once she stopped breathing they called the paramedics who transferred her to Riverside who pronounced her. DO NOT LET THE HOSPITALS SEND YOUR LOVED ONES TO PLACES LIKE ARLINGTON! Their last survey in 2024, they had MULTIPLE nursing issues, Specialty is also at fault for not ensuring they had staff who could provide the level of care she required.

A terrible place! I was due medication at 4pm, 8pm, midnight, 4am. NEVER got one pill. I couldn't…read moreget up to go to the bathroom and they told me to pee the bed. I did and then I sat in a urine soaked nightgown and bed for 6+ hours. The room was a toasty 78° and I had ask at 2pm to have it lowered. They said they would do it. Never happened. They had nothing for bed sores. And, did I mention that the lights flickered non stop. Staff said they had been that way a long time- so they put me in a room that wasn't 100%. And I wasn't alone. I heard other residents calling out. The call button was a joke. They had no oxygen for me. They had only large size depends. At one point I was told that there was no nurse or boss in the home and I believe it. They could care less about the people.

Disclaimer: FVD is a client of mine and I help them with PR and marketing. That said, I've spent a…read moreton of time here in the past two years and I literally call this my happy place. If my aging parents lived in this state, there's nothing that would give me greater happiness and peace of mind than seeing them retire to FVD. Imagine a super cool college campus with great people, fun activities and awesome food - but NO job, responsibilities or stress whatsoever. That's what retirement living at FVD is like. You move in young, healthy and spry in your 60s and basically have the time of your life. As you get older, additional care and support is there when you need it. The new expansion they're doing, while obviously causing a bit of construction noise/mess now, is going to be AMAZING once it's complete. The Health Center (nursing home) side is wonderful too, once the time comes for that level of care. The people are great - both residents and staff. I love this place and I'm so glad I get to work with the team and residents as part of my day job!

My mother-in-law has been cared for by Friendship Village for two plus years. She's had a lot of…read moreup and downs in her medical journey but overall she has declined because of age. I've seen the daily routine of care and you can see the aids are in experienced and seem careless at times leaving her for hours of unattended checks on her for bathroom visits. This leads to her room smelling of foul smells. This is the reason local family members for not wanting to see their grandmother. I'd give five stars to of activities department. Because of the one great RN named Dawn, she should get five stars. So, that's a total of two stars for the rest of the place. For the price we pay, this place should have better aids and provide more attention vice leaving them to exist in their rooms to sit in filth.

The Exective Director is one of the most caring people I've met. She treats every resident as if…read morethey are her own her mother or father. I've never seen someone go so far above and beyond to ensure her residents are cared for. Keep doing what you're doing!

Abbington of Arlington is an amazing facility. The building itself is very clean and clearly is…read moremaintained. The facility feels very home like. This is not what your typical elder care facility looks like nowadays. I've seen some very questionable places. The staff is always very friendly and willing to help. The nurses are very attentive to the residents needs. I feel at ease knowing my family member is in good hands at Abbington of Arlington. FYI you will love Katie and Paige.

Dr Kanter is a great physician and the staff truly care about the guests. The food is really good…read moreand always gets rave reviews. They help you prepare for discharge and set up everything you need! Love this place and the staff here. Everyone works so hard to get you what you need, when you need it. Highly recommend to those in need of any level of care. OLWT has it all.

My wife is in this rehab while being treated for cancer and though I have nothing but praise for…read moremost of the staff at Westminster Thurber, I was appalled at the temperature conditions in her room overlooking Neil Avenue. The temperatures in the room reached and remained at over 79 degrees into the night and we were told that climate control was restricted to "opening a window" on the noises and smells of a busy urban street, including car and truck exhausts. I think said window opened all of 2 inches. A proper facility should, IMHO have a patient adjustable thermostat IN EVERY ROOM.

Our family has had a wealth of experience with senior home care companies over the years. We've…read morecome to expect "adequate" as the best we could hope for. The majority of care was done by family with the caregivers providing little more than babysitting services. Our mother experienced a debilitating fall and later a stroke. It was clear that she needed 7x24 professional care but we wanted to keep her safe in her home. We called TheKey and they showed up in force. Within hours, a representative came to assess our needs. An experienced and absolutely wonderful caregiver arrived only a couple hours later. The office staff is available 24hrs/day. Every staffing or care request we've made has been immediately and professionally fulfilled. The caregivers arrive ON TIME, EVERY TIME. No call-offs, no excuses, no drama. They treat our mom and her home with respect. I can't say enough good about the caregivers that we've had. They are professional, caring, patient and extremely well trained.

Absolutely Inspired by the staff of HCA..truly compassionate company & I'm very blessed at this…read moretime in my life.

When my 84-year-old mother got out of the hospital after having pneumonia, she was extremely weak…read moreand bed-ridden. My adult brother and sisters hoped that we could take care of her on our own until she recovered. We soon realized that although one of us could be with her most of the time, we needed some help, not really medical help because she had visiting nurses and a visiting physician. We need a caring person who could help her get to the bedside commode, keep her hydrated and just try to make her feel better. Our wonderful sister-in-law took it upon herself to try to find caregivers that would care for our mother like us. She scoured the yellow pages and called Granny Nannies. After speaking to the owner, Heidi, she was so impressed that we set up a meeting with an aide for the very next day. We all met Paula, a retired RN, and liked her immediately. She started the next day, sitting by our mother's bedside, helping to make her more comfortable and coaxing her to eat and drink. Then, several days later, we needed help overnight because our mother was very restless and needed someone to be right there with her during the night. Although some of us were coming in from out of town and my siblings who lived there were often spending the night, we were simply not equipped to provide care during the night and then try to work during the day. So, Angelina came to be with our mother so we could sleep. After several weeks, we moved my mother to my sister's house nearby so my sister was there during the night if my mother needed her, although the aide was right there with her. My mother was slowly getting weaker and needed constant attention because she was unable to do anything for herself. Finally, we needed a third aide to be there from 3pm until 10pm to have coverage the full 24-hours a day. So, we called Heidi again and\, like before, she sent another lovely young lady to meet us. Sara began the next day and we were her first clients with Granny Nannies. She was so wonderful with our mother, sat with her and watched the old movies that our mother loved (but couldn't really see or hear too well), helped do everything she could to try to make her more comfortable. She looked up smoothie recipes online to try to come up with something "not sweet" that my mother would drink. The night before our mother died, Sara was talking to us about some candles and room sprays that might help our mother's anxiety or help her sleep better. After hearing her ideas, I immediately got online and ordered some vanilla and lavender pillow sprays that promote sleep. My mother died the next day and her Memorial Mass was a week later. Both Heidi and Sara came to the Mass to pay their respects. I and my entire family can wholeheartedly recommend Granny Nannies if you need help caring for loved ones. When I met Heidi after Mass, she said that she has an elderly mother and she would not hire anyone that she wouldn't have care for her own mother. It was very difficult for us to even consider bringing in outsiders to care for our mother and we knew she would hate having strangers in her house. But after meeting Paula, Angelina and Sara and seeing how they interacted with our mother, we thanked God that we had found them. And our mother was, too, because, weak as she was, she would take their hand and lay it against her cheek and say "thank you."

When my 78 year old mother suffered a catastrophic stroke and entered the hospice phase, we turned…read moreto Granny Nannies for round-the-clock home care. The caregivers could not have been more professional, kind and nurturing. Russ and Heidi handpicked each aide based on experience level and personality, choosing the right fits for my mom and her level of disability. They were there for her 100% and supported our family all the way through her passing. Truly excellent and highly recommended service.

I was impressed with the cleanliness of the facility as well as how friendly all the staff members…read morewere. The therapy team was very helpful and provided great care as well!

I came here a year ago after having a stroke. since then I've learned to walk again and now have my…read moreown apartment. They treat you like family here! It's a wonderful place!