Brandywine Living at Mountain Ridge

S. Garr

I love the staff at Brandywine. They are so beautiful and considerate. Everyone seems so happy to be here. There are plenty of activities and the food is good. There’s nothing to complain about. I am very confident in Brandywine and the staff, which is why I came back after my heart attack. There’s a lot of medication I was taking that I’m not taking anymore. I’m enjoying life!

MA Smith

My mother lived at Brandywine for more than 2 years due to dementia. She was resistant to the move and angry at me for "forcing" her. The staff at Brandywine are experienced with the challenges and offered me meaningful guidance and support while going through the process. Everyone who works there is kind and compassionate, and treated my mom like she was their own family. They are truly concerned about the health and happiness of their residents. In addition to the amazing staff, the place is spotless (it always smells wonderful!) and the food is fantastic (I have eaten in the dining room myself!). There are activities to keep residents motivated and entertained. Not just bingo. There are trips to the movies, out to lunch, and local wineries. There are musicians and dancers every weekend. Bingo, card games, trivia contests, you name it. Mom thought she was living on a cruise ship! Oh, and did I mention that Mom was allowed to bring her cat? Moving your loved one to a "facility" is not an easy decision. But Brandywine turned out to be the best decision we could have made for my mom.

E. Irwin

As a travel agent for many years, I helped guide people on the best vacation destinations. Now a lady of leisure, I can recommend Brandywine Living at Mountain Ridge as a great place to retire. The atmosphere is upscale, warm and inviting at the same time. The neighbors are delightful. The apartments are well maintained. And the food is very good, an excellent quality like the kind you would find on the upper east side of Manhattan. There is plenty to do throughout the day and I am never bored! Help is always available – and at a mere 85, you never can know when you’ll need it. If you are thinking of calling Brandywine Living at Mountain Ridge home, do not hesitate!

Happy MomVNNGB

My mother is set to stay at Brandywine. Everything is great and top notch, but the only negative thing is that it doesn’t have an outdoor walking area. They have exercises, and it was the closest to our home, which was a big thing for us.

Caring91894650

The staff at Brandywine is very friendly and caring. They know the residents by first name basis which I found encouraging. The nurses have called me regularly when they needed to talk to me about my dad, so I feel very comfortable about his care. It’s clean and smelled nice. The rooms are very nice. There are different selections. There is a studio apartment and a 1-bedroom apartment depending on what you select and what you’re going to pay for. It’s not ideal, but it’s very good. Dad is safe, well cared for, and enclosed. There are some minor things that I would like addressed like when they lock the doors at night which, for the safety of the residents, is excellent but for those of us who are visiting, it’s a challenge to get out of the building to get somebody there.

Ed38

My mother was at Brandywine at Mountain Ridge. She stayed there for 10 months. The facility was fine. However, the problem I had with them was that, my mother was there eight months when my wife and I were down in Florida for the winter. Then I got a call from the management at Brandywine saying that the transfers from getting her out of bed in the morning, getting her into the wheelchair, and getting her up in the wheelchair to bathroom was taking more than one person to complete, and so therefore, I had to hire a personal aide for 12 hours a day because this was becoming too much for the staff that was on duty at Brandywine. So that almost doubled the monthly expense, and that's what drove us to look for another facility. I was very suspicious when I was told that my mother needed a private aide.