Atria Marina Place

My mom has been at Atria Marina Place Assisted Living for about 6 months. I looked at many assisted living places, as I was fearing for my mom's safety. She was reluctant to leave her home, where she had lived for over 45 years, but between the gas stove and the stairs, I was afraid she was an accident waiting to happen. I chose Atria Marina Bay for my mom as I was impressed with the cleanliness of the facility, the many activities, and most of all, the staff. I have not been disappointed. I had to bring my mom to the hospital once, as the staff noticed a change in her behavior, which may not have been noticed or discovered had she still been living alone. Mom is eating better and has made many friends, and I truly believe she is better off than she was 6 months ago. She is much more engaged and alert. There is always something to do and someone to do it with. If the staff notices that she is not participating, they will knock on her door and encourage her to attend whatever activity is going on. I sleep better knowing she is being well taken care of. Ideally my mom would still be in her own home, but even she has admitted that if she cannot be in her own home, then Atria Marina Place is the next best thing.

My Mom has always been a vivacious, independent person so when it was time to find assisted living accommodations, I diligently, carefully and considerately researched the choices. I knew we were starting at the independent living level and wanted a place where more advanced levels of care were also available. It was easy to choose Atria Marina Place as Mom’s next home.

First impressions of the Atria were that it is in a wonderful location with a beautiful appearance and is obviously well-kept. Entering the Atria, I saw that it is a safe and secure building, planned so that residents can easily get around, and has a lovely interior that gives you a feeling of brightness and comfort. The Atria has various rooms where Mom can enjoy activities and entertainment, relax, dine and even get her hair done. The front porch and side patio are also delightful places to enjoy the outdoors while still being on property. There are several apartment types to choose from and Mom’s one bedroom “house” even has a view of Marina Bay and the Boston skyline. I would give the Atria building itself an “A”.

The staff gets an “A+”. Atria Marina Place personnel are friendly, knowledgeable, positive, and engaging. Every staff member knows each resident’s name. That is because they respect and care for their residents; they treat them like family. They know my name and I know their names, too, because they greet me, make themselves available to me, and contact me with information they think I might want to know (not just need to know). I feel like they happily give my Mom all the individual time and attention she needs and they do the same for me. From the Executive Director, to the Engage Life, Life Guidance, Sales, and Resident Care Directors, aides, Chef and kitchen/wait staff, reception, maintenance, personal care, memory unit – everyone -- even volunteers, I am extremely impressed. And when it comes to my Mom’s health and happiness, my standards are very, very high.

This is not just a flowery infatuation. The Atria was tested and won the day: Sometimes things happen in life that are difficult to deal with and Mom had such a situation. The staff at the Atria faced the challenge head-on and resolved the issue in a personal and professional manner. The Atria staff proved that they’re not just capable – they are naturals.

It has been about three years now since Mom made the Atria her new home. As her care needs grow, the Atria will still be my choice for Mom’s home. Mom loves living at the Atria and I love Mom.

When I first entered the building, I encountered a friendly senior who I had a small talk with and this was the first time I met her. I had a welcoming feeling when I walked in. I waited at the front desk for someone to assist me for about 10 minutes because no one was there. While I was waiting I looked around and saw there were coffee and muffins put out for visitors, I'm assuming. Finally after waiting for a while someone hands me an application. While filling out the application an employee comes to talk to me. She tells me what time to apply to because she is a CNA herself (the position I was applying to). I asked her if she liked working here and how long she's been working, she says she's been working for 11 years and enjoys working with the staff as well as the seniors. I rate this a 4 star based on the staff, seniors, and environment. I never worked at any other assisted living facilities, I recently became licensed.

I visited 3 different assisted living facilities in the greater Boston area before finding Atria Marina Place. My dad and mom were in their late 80's and it was clear they were missing out on life by staying in their home of 55 years. We brought them to see Atria Marina Place and almost immediately they saw all the benefits of community, comfort and safety afforded to them. Plus, my dad was tired of shoveling snow in NE winters and cutting the grass in the summer. That was over 5 years ago, and even though my mom has since passed away from Alzheimer's, my Dad is going strong at 92! When my mom was in declining health with this disease, it was crucial to her well being and that of my dad to have a memory unit in the same building where he lives. That way my mom could go to Alzheimer's day care during the day and my dad had some down time for himself without anxiety. They spent each evening together in their apartment and it gave them great joy to be together until those final days.

The staff is superb!!! My husband and I don't live in New England, but we feel very connected with what is going on in my dad's life. This would not be possible except for the caring and consistent way both he and my mom have been treated. We cannot say enough good things about our decision to entrust their safety, well being and happiness to the Atria Marina Place team.

My mother has been a resident of Atria Marina Place for five years, first in independent living and for the past two years in the Memory Impairment Unit. To anyone considering Atria for themselves or a family member, I would offer this advice - do everything in your power to make it happen! When it became apparent my mother's dementia was worsening, I was sure no one would care for her the way I would. I very quickly learned I was wrong. The staff is just incredible and it starts at the top. The Executive Director constantly makes herself available to residents and family members and is so involved I actually found her shoveling a path in the snow last winter so a family member could take a resident out! I am fortunate to be able to visit my mother every day and I constantly witness the staff's gentleness and kindness to residents when they are not even aware I am observing them. I have made myself available to talk to someone who may be considering Atria Marina Place and wish to talk to a family member in addition to the staff. The sadness of watching my mother's deterioration has been greatly lessened by having her at Atria.

This assisted living community is owned by Atria Senior LIving. It is located on the water in the beautiful part of Marina Bay, in Quincy, MA (home of John Quincy Adams). As you walk into the building it is a little confusing as to find the proper person for reception, but once you do - it is realized quickly that they are new. I went in on a Sunday afternoon, and wasn't overly impressed with the person at the lobby level, but she was a new employee according to her.The community is well built and is large. They said it had over 100 apartments, and that works out well for people coming from an urban setting. It was too big for my aunt, as she is beginning to have the first signs of dementia, and I felt she would be lost in the large setting. It does have beautiful common areas, and nice apartments. As I said, my aunt has dementia and they just felt they wouldn't have the appropriate level of staffing to satisfy her needs. That was unfortunate as I did like the apartments that we looked at during our tour at the community. It was interesting as the sales person taking me around didn't come from the industry, but showed a decent level of knowledge in my opinion.

Hi, my name is Kayla. Recently I visited my best friend's grandmother who was staying Atrina Marina Place in Quincy, Massachusetts. She found the place very easy to adjust too, and said for the first time in a long time she felt comfortable. When coming to Atrina Marina that's the feeling you receive. The outside of the facility is well taken care of. The inside provides you with a very modern hotel like feel. The location of Atrina Marina is just perfect, it does offer that very suburban feel. Also having the nursing facility right there is a great convince to the elderly. I know of other places that send a shuttle bus for their assisted living citizens, and are often too far away.