An extraordinary care facility. I've got plenty of experience with this type of dementia-care facility: uncles (2), grandfather, mother-in-law, aunt, and finally my own wife at Gregory Wing, St. Andrews in Boothbay Harbor. The physical building is attractive and clean--inside and out. When my daughter visited for the first time, the first thing she said was : "no stink". But it's the quality of care you want to know about. I visited my wife approximately 160 times in a year and half, and not even once did I find anything significant to complain about or worry about with Barbara's care, or with Barbara's activities, or with Barbara's diet. I remember one morning as I watched a nurse and two CNA's caring and feeding my wife and the woman who was her roommate, I said aloud: "jeez, I hope you all are here when it's my time"...and that's the truth! read more
