This is an ALF run by Hunt Company out of Blacksburg VA. Have had satisfactory experience with my…read moreparent there and would recommend it undergoing the decision with a parent at this point in life.

My mother has been a resident at Carolina Reserve at Laurel Park since December of 2017. She is 91,…read moreis wheelchair-bound and suffers from dementia. At Carolina Reserve at Laurel Park they make a significant effort to ensure that all residents participate to the extent of their ability and desire in Social life and activities. My mother eats lunch and dinner in the dining hall with her own social cohort, women who care for her. The facility is open, bright and clean. They have an RN on staff each shift and the CNAs are professional, courteous and considerate of the specific mental and physical challenges to each resident. The full-time activity Director puts tremendous thought into planning activities for the residents with resident feedback and with consideration of their specific personalities and needs. Live music is routine at Carolina Reserve at Laurel Park with local soloists and bands making appearances. Music also appears to be the connection for some of the families with members there and Carolina Reserve at Laurel Park has hosted several open air concerts and barbecues in the last year, with at least one in the half year since my mother moved in. They have a beauty salon with multiple chairs (an important social setting for many elderly women like my mother) and a stylist who visits on Tuesdays and Fridays. There are shopping excursions and special outings on a regular basis so that residents have an opportunity to go out into the world and experience a greater sense of independence and a broader sense of and connection to place. They possess a wheelchair accessible van with several rows of seats and a number of the staff are trained in transport. Carolina Reserve at Laurel Park also takes full responsibility for ensuring that residents are taken to all medical appointments and they oversee the scheduling and follow-ups as well. Doctors Making House Calls has a Physicians Assistant who makes weekly rounds to Carolina Reserve at Laurel Park if you establish your family member as a patient and you can schedule, message, receive updates and have access to all of the clinical notes via their database interface. There is also a doctor who specializes in dementia and Alzheimers who visits monthly if you care to contract with him. There are also monthly visits by a local audiologist and hearing aid supplier who you can contract with who will service residents' hearing aids. Pardee Hospital is also a 4 minute drive and a 2 minute ambulance ride away, something that I am particularly grateful for. Carolina Reserve's intensive memory care facility is also right across the street, so the changing needs of your family member can be accommodated for within their system locally. My experience with the delivery of medications and adherence to doctor's orders by staff at Carolina Reserve at Laurel Park is excellent. I have experienced no lag between submission of a doctor's order and it's enactment, except where availability of a new prescription is concerned. This may take half a day to implement. The nursing and CNA staff are also highly observant and will report their concerns about changes in residents' conditions and their reactions to new medications. They deliver highly personalized care. If I were to fault them for anything it would be for what is the perennial subject of complaint in all institutions world-wide, and that is that the food on the plate doesn't necessarily match what's advertised. Like any institutional cafeteria there are stringent budgets to work with while managing lots of perishable goods and a set number of diners with a limited choice of alternatives, all having to be adjusted for the medical idiosyncrasies of the venue. Due to this a reliance on frozen and canned products is high while the utilization of fresh produce, though accommodated, is minimal. I view this as a budgetary matter as management has put attention and effort into improving the overall kitchen staff and facilities. Having worked in the produce industry locally I know that other facilities have managed to incorporate fresh and seasonal produce into the planned menus of their nutritionists. It does take a high degree of coordination and planning. It would help if the facility utilized a trusted local produce dealer with regular runs to Charlotte and Atlanta markets whose market intelligence their nutritionist could use to better plan menus around on the tight budgets they have. This would go a long way to making Carolina Reserve at Laurel Park's actual menus match the advertised dining experience. That's it. The place is great. I'm thankful for it every day.

Brought my 90 year-old mother here after hip surgery for acute rehab. HORRIBLE place - took her…read morehome after 4 days. In that time, she only had 1 PT session; the food disgusting; the RN giving out medicine was beyond hateful. The facility was old and dingy.

I added this business over two months ago. I have been putting this writing off…read more So I will start now... They took care of my dad with patience and care. Whenever I visited, I was treated warmly, and my father was always resting comfortably in a clean room and a pristine bed, with carefully laundered, comfortable clothes. He had dementia, so he was unable to tell us how the staff was treating him (and never having been the type of person to complain) we had to take non-verbal cues. All the cues pointed to a staff that was both patient and caring. Trust was essential to us and something we considered heavily before deciding on a place for our beloved father. During his final days, our family experienced feelings that I cannot properly put into words here. Likewise, I am unable to express how sensitive the staff was in their treatment of my father. I imagine that they deal with loss on a regular basis, but never once did they regard our grief casually. My father was a kind, gentle, man and was known for his singing voice, his whistling, his love of jazz and his love of the Word. The staff made sure he was able to enjoy all these things during his final days. They all knew him by name, and said he was easy to care for and easy to care about. This was evident in their heartfelt farewell. You can not pay someone to care, and [care] is what they did here. Perhaps I have not adequately relayed, but in my heart I will absolutely, always appreciate every last member of this staff for giving of themselves so selflessly, when it counted most.

Amazing place!!! I volunteer here often and it is great. Employees and residents are so nice!!!…read moreThey make you feel at home!

The nine days I spent at Foothills went by very quickly. Therapists were encouraging and caring…read more Meals were delicious whether delivered to the room or eaten in the dining room. Activities provided group interactions. Foothills provided an enjoyable family atmosphere.

I worked for CVMS years ago, when they first opened. I worked with them for a few years and as…read moreemployers they are absolutely phenomenal!!! 12 years ago I became 100% disabled and it was more than my husband could handle, so I automatically went on to CAP services and chose CVMS to handle my in-home care. I have received nothing but quality services in the last 12 years. They are a family owned company and treat everyone as family too. Ken and Tim Clark are brothers who own and run the business. They provide transportation and are the best in business for it! I have had a handful of CNA's over the years that are the best of the best!!! I have never had a problem with my services of any kind. I trust CVMS with my life and limbs lol 10/10 recommend!!! Their office staff is just as friendly and helpful as well.

From the owner: Welcome to Catawba Valley Medical Services, your Morganton, NC, headquarters for in-home health…read morecare and senior care services. For the last 16 years, our highly experienced staff members have been caring for disabled adults in the comfort and security of their own homes, and also providing senior care service to help provide the quality of life our clients prefer. If you or a family member could benefit from our senior care services, call us today for a free informational consultation. You'll be glad you did!

My dad got excellent quality care here, both for rehab and then for long term care. The staff is…read morecaring and skilled, and my dad was happy for the eight months he spent here. Top notch facility and staff.

I have a friend here, and the place is clean, but a nurse on 2nd shift was seen slapping a patient…read more Dont know her name. This should NEVER be allowed.... the nurse was a tall white female, on the 100's floor.