Ashwood Place

Jim

I was most impressed with Ashwood Place. I like that even though it's independent living, they have a subcontractor they work with, and they offer a la carte assistance. The rooms were nice. Everything was very nice there. The staff was very professional and very informational. They had activities.

Gina

My mother is at Ashwood Place and we have a caretaker that comes in the mornings and the evenings and helps her with her medicine, helps her get dressed, and helps her bathe, and that kind of thing. However, the caseworkers said that she probably needed more care than that with these Lewy body, but we just want to make sure that this is what she has. She has an apartment. They go to the dining room, and they take orders. They clean her apartment once a week. At this place, I have to contract anything else out. Everything is contracted out. If I move her, we have to give a two-month notice. For a little while, she didn't have cable in her bedroom, but they just fixed that. We told them about it and they took care of it. The staff is friendly. Everybody is great. The food is better than the other places. They have activities and I wish mom would get into them, but she doesn't. I saw bingo and they have games on Sundays. A lot of times I'm in there and they have something going on in the activity room. They have books, a library, and they even have equipment for the in-house physical therapist and the occupational therapist. They have a security guard there between 8:00 and 9:00 at night until 7:00 in the morning. If mom falls or needs anything, she's on her own, but if she falls, they have cords in the room in three different areas plus she has a necklace, one in the living room, in the bedroom, and the bathroom. If she falls, she can pull the cord or she has a necklace or she has a cell phone, and she calls the security guard. She has done this. They call the fire department and the lift service will come and lift mom. They can't touch mom. They will put her back in bed. They will check and make sure she's OK and put her back in bed or take her on to the emergency room. Mom's on her own. If she doesn't wear that necklace, she might have to crawl to pull a cord or something. They don't have a stove, she can't cook, nothing to plug in, no hot plate. Mom has a balcony and there's a courtyard and her room overlooks the courtyard. It's beautiful and spacious.

Jordan C 7

My grandmother has lived here for a few years and I visited her from out of town last week. She is happy, her room is clean and spacious. The director introduced herself to us and talked to us for awhile in the hall. My grandmother said she talks to her everday. I met some other people who live there. They were friendly and talked to us as well. Its comforting to know she has people around to look after her since we live so far away. She has made a lot of friends.

Celina

My mom lived in Ashwood Place and they were awesome. The staff was awesome, even the cleaning staff. The rooms were nice. She lived in a one-bedroom apartment, so she had a bedroom, a living room, and a nice big bathroom. They furnish their own bedding and towels, and they clean the rooms once a week. When you take your relative there, they're going to have clean sheets put on their beds every week, new towels, and new washcloths. The food was good and they had lots of activities. It was more like a retirement place, but there were a lot of elderly people there too. When they had people that were really getting bad with their memory problems, they still allowed them to stay as long as it wasn't too bad. If it got bad, they would just require the people to hire somebody to come and sit with them. They pretty much didn't push you out. The value was good. They had several open areas and a porch where you can go out and sit. It's right next to the hospital and a lot of doctors' offices. It's a very good location. They have people come in from different agencies that can do things like they do with assisted living.

Rick

My tour at Ashwood Place was very good. I was impressed with it and the staff. I spoke with some of the residents who seemed very happy. I was impressed with what they offered. The staff stood out the most.

Carrie322731

I was very pleased with Ashwood Place. It was very clean, and it offered everything that our parents needed. It was located very close to the doctor offices. The girl that I worked with -- the new manager there -- showed me several different floor plans, and she was very helpful. Unfortunately, it wasn't in our price range, but it was a beautiful place. I would recommend it to anybody. I think they were playing bingo when we were there. The dining area was really nice.