I want to begin by stating that the nursing care I received at Mays Chapel was compassionate and…read moreexcellent. My praise for them, ends there. I had a stroke. Physical therapy told my husband and I that I would never walk again and stated that I really neededto be trained to live in a wheelchair. To make a long story Short, I am now an outpatient physical therapy. Though I spend time in a wheelchair, I am learning to walk and will be able to do so with a walker independently. Additionally, the medical Director came to my husband and I and told us that I was dying, and should be placed on hospice. that was two years ago. All of my doctors are completely confused as to why he would've came to that conclusion. When we refused hospice, and refused to accept that I could not be taught more independent living, they discharged me. The facility itself is beautiful. It is clean and well-managed. However, they did not provide what I needed from them. Have they done so, I believe that I would be further along than I am now. Again, the good news is that I am progressing dramatically at this point.

After my 90+-year-old mother was hospitalized months ago, the hospital recommended that she not…read moreimmediately return to her assisted living facility, but instead, they said that she should go to a rehabilitation facility. It was arranged for her to go to Lorien Mays Chapel. I am writing to tell you that Lorien Mays Chapel was very disappointing and that my mother dramatically deteriorated there. Although they say the right things and have a lot of staff with all sorts of titles, they are really not set up to manage elderly women with dementia. They put her on a vigorous regimen of PT and OT which wore her out and there appeared to be a complete disconnect between their administrative staff like the dietician and their floor staff. In fact, the latter were more concerned about their break times and getting food from the small luncheonette there than with my mother. Lorien Mays Chapel has a good reputation and I think that for relatively healthy young to middle aged men or women who just need a little PT or OT, it is probably fine. However, for older individuals who need more care and attention, in addition to PT and OT, Lorien is not the place to send them. Seeing my mother deteriorate so quickly at Lorien, we managed to get her out of there relatively quickly - weak, very disoriented, and on oxygen 24/7. After returning back to her assisted living facility where they are better setup for her issues, she is much stronger and active again.

My overall care was excellent! All my Nurses were caring and supportive to meI had the opportunity…read moremeet some the most kind, gentle and loving people who strive to give the best care of all their patients.My review comes about 4 months later, because I had to really think about what I was going to write about Sterling Care Bel-Air because I have two reviews, one is about the Healthcare aspect and the other is about my experience with Kitchen Manager/Kitchen! I would like to say Thank You to Channel, Taylor, Janae, Shana, Elaina, Mia,Mandy,Denise these women were AWESOME at their jobs, They are all very attentive and really care about their patients! I say SALUTE them all! Job will done! My PT/OT Nazir and Shameena were the best working with me so that I would be able to come home and function and give me the confidence to achieve my goals with team work from the staff working with me! All my Doctors and Administrators were top notch and very professional. Amani, Robert and McKenzie were there to assist me when I had to speak to upper management! Now, here is Part II of my review that has to do the Kitchen Manager and the Kitchen! As you know when you staying in a Rehabilitation facility like Sterling, they are supposed to accommodate your Dietary Needs. I am Vegan/Plant-Based( meaning I don't eat foods that contain Meats like Beef/Chicken/Fish and Seafoods, and others items that contain Dairy like Cheese, Eggs and Milk) basically any living animal that has a face, I was at Sterling Care for 25 days and my meals were a nightmare! Because, there was a Kitchen Manager named Maria, who no idea or clue on how to prepare Vegan Foods for me to eat, it got so bad that my wife had to bring foods for to eat and I had order from DoorDash/Uber Eats and she even brung a Vegan Cookbook so she could get some recipes because the Kitchen could not make meals for me to eat. Even though the Director of Dietary went out of her way to make sure that the Kitchen had Foods that I could eat, the Kitchen Manager Maria dropped the ball and she was clueless and useless and definitely didn't know how to run the kitchen One day she had told me and another resident that she thinks outside the box when it comes to cooking the meals at Sterling and the next day when they bought me what was supposed to be a Vegan Pizza for my dinner, the next day I went off on this Kitchen Manager for her incompetence and ignorance for serving me something that looked like terrible! My whole stay everyone said that the foods being served was horrible and tasted like prison food! Another reason why I was so mad is because my health insurance was paying for me to eat meals that were for dietary specifically for me. But here's the kicker their were 3 other cooks who came and asked me what would you like to eat and these 3 cooks hit a home run when they were working and my meals were perfect and I knew when they were in the kitchen and the Kitchen Manager Maria wasn't working. It got so bad the Director was helping to make my meals correctly and I had to have a conversation with her District Manger to get some satisfaction! Because you have the title of Kitchen Manager/Chef doesn't man you can't learn and have an open mind and Food Service and Culinary. Myself, I'm a retired Executive Chef/ Kitchen Manager of 25 years and I still learn new techniques and ways to cook good foods. I really hope that the Administration and the Owners of Sterling Care review and take a look at my review and others about the Kitchen Management situation and maybe look into possibly getting a FOOD SERVICE Company like Aramark or Compass that can accommodate all dietary requirements and know how to cook but also have good LEADERSHIP! I want to give a special THANK YOU to Mr. Jimmy, Rebecca for cooking and creating meals that I could and taste delicious! My overall experience was great with the exception of my meals by the Kitchen was Excellent and I would recommend if you want to have a love one who might need some assistance or rehabilitation! Sterling Care of Bel-Air is the right place to be. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Exemplary breakfast club thank you activities the new kitchen manager…read more had bacon, grits(wow) French toast scrapple and a egg frittata with cheese thank you activities and I believe her name is Andrea the new kitchen manager

Our 97 yr Mom has been given excellent care here for over 20 yrs, staff are super hand friendly…read more They just remodeled and have tons of activities, lots of great folks that live and work there!

Visited a patient at this facility today and was disappointed to see how raggedy and worn the…read morefacility/furniture appeared. But I think what was most disappointing/concerning was the appearance of the lunch that was served to the patient. Appeared totally unappetizing and inedible.......really just a plate of maybe mashed sweet potato (?) or carrots(?) and potatos (?)....didn't appear to be any protein and some broken up crackers??!!! How is this acceptable? The two staff people I encountered during my 2 hour visit seemed very pleasant.

This morning I popped up at this location to inquire about a tour. I met the front desk specialist,…read moreDetria, who was so pleasant. I also had the pleasure of meeting Noely and Diamond, both of whom took the opportunity and time out of their busy day to meet with me and acclimate me to the services Autumn Lake provides. Noely asked detailed questions regarding my mom and her needs which was greatly appreciated. I was met with such warmth, kindness, and patience from the team. This facility is OUTSTANDING and the lobby mirrors a hotel. My sincerest apologies team. I could've saved you all time by advising that my mom required hemodialysis, but it was such a pleasure meeting the three wonderful ladies. I can tell that they are passionate about their work and care. Noely took the time to reach out to a sister facility that could accommodate my mom's needs and I am forever grateful. She gave me such reassurance which is invaluable for caregivers. I would encourage anyone in need of care for a loved one to come in and visit this facility.

We may bed my Mim into the assisted living a few months ago. As a prior nurse and Executive…read moreDirector in various healthcare settings including assisted living environments. I have never seen a place like this. not only is the physical environment lovely but ALL. Of the staff are helpful, kind and caring. This is where I'd like to be when I need assisted living and I live out of town. It is clean, does not smell of urine and has residents in the various areas including a lovely terrace socializing. I'm so happy my Mom knew about this place and choose Springwell Assisted Living Shelley Garfield RN BSN MS ( and most important daughter)

its like living at a Marriott surrounded by friends and caring staff. Management is focused on…read moresupporting its residents with good food, and lots of fun things to do.

My mother lived at North Oaks (including in the Autumn Ridge [Assisted Living] section) from late…read moreApril of 2014 until her death in late October of this year. She was in the Independent Living section during her first nearly-three years, and that's where the majority of problems transpired. There was a significant unresponsiveness of "in charge" personnel on multiple occasions: #1: One time my mother fell in her apartment and fractured her wrist. She called me and I got the Security guy to go up there, and he had an aide sent to my mother's apartment - but even though I'd already arranged for my nephew to go there and take my mother to the hospital, the aide *refused* to wait (a short while) until he arrived. #2: Another time, an aide forgot to go to my mother's apartment to dispense her medications (fortunately I was able to get a nurse from the Assisted Living section to go to my mother's apartment). #3: Another time, an aide became angry that my mother had already taken her pills before the aide's arrival (my mother had waited much longer than usual), and the aide - in retribution - didn't dispense my mother's next pill (which was *dangerous*) and she also didn't put out my mother's lunch foods (the latter needed to be done temporarily because my mother's broken wrist hadn't yet healed). Fortunately that aide was fired - but another time, the aide never went to my mother's apartment to dispense the morning pills. #4: My mother was erroneously billed for several things and multiple people kept refusing to delete those charges from her monthly bill (I handled all of those things - but the amount of time and effort required to contend with all of that was absolutely inexcusable). North Oaks has been under new management for more than a year and the situation seems to have improved - and admittedly it's probably a better place than many other facilities, which is why I'm giving four stars when otherwise I'd only give three. Meanwhile; during the 6 2/3 years that my mother lived in the Assisted Living section, there was a significant shortage of personnel during much of that time and a significant turnover of senior staff - although to be fair, covid had commenced about 3 1/2 years prior to my mother's death and therefore the former situation was typical everywhere. A few of the nurses worked there for a long time and they were wonderful. However; the ongoing staff shortage necessitated my needing to hire private aides ten hours/day for about the last 2 1/2 years of my mother's life, because it wasn't safe for her to be left alone for most of 24 hours/day - and she'd fallen in her room and broken her hip when left unattended for several hours before I'd hired the private aides (and I'm still devastated to remember that she was crying out for help and it took eons for someone to respond), so that was the precipitating factor in needing to hire private aides. Needless to say, the cost of those aides was exorbitant when combined with the cost of the facility.

My grandparents moved here and had an absolutely horrible experience. From the moving process, to…read morehaving property stolen, to being uprooted for renovations and moved into a dysfunctional apartment, to the abusive dining staff (only in the early morning when the families aren't around to witness - but I did), to the management that puts residents off expecting they'll forget the problems or just give up because they're old... this place is the pits. Living there was hell for my grandparents and certainly not a welcome experience in their late stage of life. North Oaks does a very good sales pitch and presented quite well but after the money is in the bank, the contract's signed, and a few months into the daily life their true colors start to show. After moving out. receiving back their "return-of-capital" returned took an excessively long time and required much follow up. Moving into this property was my grandparents' final plan. The stress that living there caused gave my grandfather health issues and lowered their quality of life. We wound up moving them to another (IMO far better run and significantly cheaper) retirement center at their request despite the cost and hassle because the conditions wound up being too hard for them there. Moving again caused them further hardship. Be very wary when considering this property for a loved one. Things aren't always how they appear to be from the outside.

my grandfather has sometimes troubles going to the bathroom. He went to the bathroom and was…read morehaving difficulties. He called for nurse again and again and again and when the nurse finally came, she said I'll get another one and then proceeded to take 40 minutes to get the other nurse. Giving a " report". Meanwhile, my grandfather, who was literally in a dangerous situation, had to summon up the strength to crawl to his bed. What the **** the type of service is that. We're pulling out tomorrow absolutely horrible service. Sad to say that there aren't really that many options around here but ****.

Workers provide the best quality of care taking care of my 96 year old grandmother. They tend to…read moreher every needs and they have PT and OT style care as well as the nurse practitioner or nurse for general care and patient management services. There is also the nurse for cleaning and cleanup services after the patient has left the room. Everyone has a smile and works at achieving a smile kind of attitude.

I have lived at Roland Park Place for over five years and I have no idea what Jt H is talking…read moreabout. This hatch job of a "review" makes me mad. It is dated 2017, two years after we moved in. True, parking is tight but, I took care of that by giving up my car. In the case of necessary travel to doctors appointments there is free door to door service. In normal times we can go on bus trips as far as NYC to films, opera, concerts, etc for a nominal fee. I have never seen or smelled anything bad in the dining room. On the rare occasion when a resident had an accident it was promptly and expertly cleaned up. I have never smelled anything bad. As far as the lobby staff being snotty and condescending nothing could be further from the truth. On one day, when my wife and I moved, in everybody on the staff knew us by name. In fact, I think we are coddled too much sometimes. And tipping is not allowed. At first glance the prices to buy in and the monthly maintenance fees seem pricey, but considering the great number of services and amenities it is it is really pretty much of a bargain. And there is even a fund that guarantees that if you run out of money, thur no fault of your own, you will, not be kicked out. Management rates an A+ in its efforts to keep us health in this time of Covid19 A very important intangible point, that can only be experienced by living here, is the friendship of the other residents. We have an a incredible mix of academics and professionals who are not only very friendly people who are also a joy to talk to and live with. I have made more friends in my five years at RPP than I did in my 60 years in Lutherville. Moving to Roland Park Place was the best move I ever made. I am happy to stay here for the rest of my life

My husband and I have recently reserved an apartment in the new expansion at Roland Park Place. We…read morehave had nothing but incredible attention to our needs and desires. The staff bends over backwards to accommodate in every possible way! They are even not only making it possible to have our unit reconfigured, but they are actively working with the architectural and engineering staff to do the best they can to fulfill our requests. Roland Park Place's activities, programs and events are a dizzying array of intellectual, cultural, health-building, recreational and travel opportunities par excellence. Once an apartment is reserved, the future residents are welcome to take advantage of all activities, programs, and trips. Already, we feel like we are joining a very close-knit family. We recently attended a posh reception that RPP sponsored to introduce us to many other future residents. While many current residents have aged beautifully in place having, however, slowed down quite a bit, we met lots of future residents who are vibrant, colorful, bright, interesting very active folks, many of whom bonded very quickly, discovering that we had many, many things in common. I can NOT imagine another place in which I'd like to spend my remaining years!!! A-AND I can NOT wait to move in. If you have any interest at all in a vibrant, fully alive, stimulating, convivial and beautiful retirement community, I urge you to visit Roland Park Place. They are currently having many functions to which you could be invited to get an introduction to an amazing place to live.