Ingleside at Rock Creek

I visited this facility

This is a small facility offering a number of levels of care, from independent living to assisted living to memory care to skilled nursing care. It’s located near Rock Creek Park, which affords a very pretty setting.

The facility is currently going through a transition and renovating extensively, especially on the older side of the building, which is for skilled nursing residents.

But even during renovation, they obviously put added energy into keeping it clean. The whole place is run in a very organized way. While there are residents in need of varying degrees of care, they all seem to be engaged and content.

The staff, from the front desk receptionist to the nurses, is very professional and involved. There is a good staff to resident ratio—and they also make a real attempt to get to know the families and even the visitors.

The assisted living units are a nice size, with good views of the park or trees; most have big windows; there are no cooking units. Most people eat in the common dining room, which offers several choices during mealtimes. And most residents say they like the food there.

There is a bank and several eating areas onsite. And there’s also a consignment store in which residents can swap clothes; many of them look forward to that and want to see what’s new each week. There is also a coffee and juice place, where residents can sit around and chat together.

There are a number of planned events, such as outings to local performances, but the staff also engages residents with games and discussions of current events in the news.

A drawback: Because they are getting down to the barebones during renovation, that may be a little headachy in the future; some passageways will be knocked down and navigating inside will be a little confusing while construction is going on. There will also be a lot less parking space available for visitors during that time.

Residents who enter Ingleside at Rock Creek in independent living are given preference if they need to transfer to a level of higher care, so this facility may be good for people who don’t want to face moving a number of times as their care needs change.