The Buckingham
8580 Woodway, Houston, TX 77063
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Reviews of The Buckingham in Houston, Texas
4.44
(18 reviews)
Facility
4.7
Staff
4.0
Food
4.3
Activities
3.7
Value
4.0
SST
5
|
January 23, 2024
Exceptional food and the people who live here are very nice and friendly. There are a lot of activities, clubs and the amenities are outstanding.
Joan
4
|
August 17, 2022
I like the atmosphere here at The Buckingham and I like all the employees. Everybody is cheerful and does a good job. We have a menu when we order or we go to the dining room and eat. The food is good. The facility is great. I have two bedrooms, a living room, and a kitchen. They have Bridge and all kinds of card games, painting classes, exercise classes, anything you might want, and they take tours outside of The Buckingham to art galleries and restaurants. The staff is great.
Marie
4
|
July 6, 2022
My husband is at The Buckingham. I think they are trying; his case is difficult. On Monday I'm going to a meeting with the team and we're going to review how it's been going and what's the care ahead. The physical is beautiful and luxurious. His room is very clean and very nice. The staff is very nice, but sometimes they are difficult to understand because most of the people there are not native English speakers plus the masks. The food to me looks excellent, but my husband has a problem. One of his cancer symptoms is that he's lost appetite and with the chemo, for him nothing is appealing. But I think it's much better than the hospital food. They try to make a variety and to cook it in a way that's appealing with all sauces. It's excellent. I think it's kind of overpriced. It's very expensive and I'm not so sure that the care you get there is any better than the care you get somewhere else. But the facility looks better than the ones I've visited.
Henry
5
|
June 20, 2021
We toured The Buckingham, and it was very nice. It was the second that we would have chosen, if we hadn't gone with the other community. It was just very professional. The guy that gave us the tour gave us the answer to all of the questions. We visited with some people very briefly that were there, and they were all positive. It just looked like it would be a nice place to live. It was clean and big. They had a swimming pool and trails. The apartments were very nice. They had one on the bottom floor, which was attractive to us because we had a pet. We thought about it, but we decided that we could go with an upper floor. The meal plan and everything that they had was good. The only reason we went with another facility is that they were going to bankruptcy. We just felt like that was a negative that kept us from going to them. They got a lot of nice features and several different living areas. We were able to see three different apartments.
Provider Response
Shirley
5
|
March 6, 2021
The Buckingham was a beautiful facility. The staff was very attentive and my friend enjoyed her stay there. She was doing some rehabilitation, and each time I visited it was clean, well taken care of, and they were friendly. Another thing I was impressed with was the level of security. When you go in there they get a copy of your ID, they take pictures of it, and give you a visitor's pass even before you get past the welcome desk. I've been there three times and each time there were multiple staff members at the front desk, mostly two of them, and they were very friendly and interacted well with the residents. They also had complimentary healthy refreshments out. It was a lemon-lime and cucumber water and they made it available to everyone, residents or visitors. I had some of it and I thought that was very nice. They had personal attendants or physical therapists that would come in, take them to the rehab, and bring them back. They were engaging with the residents, and that was good. The grounds of the facility were really, really clean, but I didn't see a whole lot of extra stuff on the grounds. I've seen some places that had the trees and all of that, they had some, but not a whole lot of them. If I lived there I would like to it be a little warmer or scenic.
Provider Response
Professional Healthcare Provider
1
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February 9, 2018
LIPSTICK ON A PIG.. I have had multiple relatives there on multiple occasions and will not allow anyone in my family to ever be admitted there again. The Plaza is simply a dressed up version of a low price, low service medicaid facility. Per protocol, residents are evaluated and plans are developed. These are required for medicare and medicaid reimbursement. The problem is that the plans are not executed. This facility maximizes their revenue from Medicare. Residents stay until their benefits run out and then are discharged. Sometimes the patients are ready to go before the time limit runs out. They could be discharged earlier and are not. Sometimes they are not medically ready for discharge and are sent home only because their benefits run out. The Plaza is definitely a for profit business. The care providers don't care. Their skills are marginal and they are lazy. I've seen their employees transfer to other similar facilities and they don't last because they had to work. I have volumes of complaints but you get the picture. Please do not let your relatives be admitted to the Plaza if you love them.
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$6,240
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$1
Starting Price
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$7,685
Starting Price
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$415
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Services and Amenities of The Buckingham in Houston, Texas
Costs
- All Inclusive Rent
Room and housing options
- 1-bedroom apartments
- 2-bedroom apartments
- Companion Suites: We do not offer companion suites
Dining options
- In Room Kitchenette
- In Room Kitchens
- Dining Room Shared Meals
Medicare
Health
4.0
Overall
4.0
Quality
5.0
Staff
1.0
About The Buckingham in Houston, Texas
Tradition, with flair
Enjoy a wonderful lifestyle with an emphasis on style.
You’re accustomed to getting more out of life. You appreciate tradition, but you add a dash of flair to whatever you do. The Buckingham has taken the idea of traditional retirement communities and added an entirely new level of style and flair.
Located right in the center of Houston, every aspect of The Buckingham has been designed to enhance your life, your well-being, and your sense of confidence for the future. From stunningly beautiful residences to our extensive health care services, the best of everything is yours. We invite you to explore our gorgeous residences, to look into our enriching events and activities and to evaluate the unique advantages of our unprecedented Life Care option - which guarantees health care for life.
Pursue your favorite interests, indulge your passions, and embark on new endeavors - as you live life with flair!
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