Barathaven Memory Care

Greg

Barathaven Alzheimer's Special Care Center seemed OK, but it was just smaller than the rest of the places, and the residents there seemed to need more care. I met a couple of the staff members and they seemed really nice. They were friendly and took me around everywhere I wanted to see. They had some nice open areas in the middle where my mom could have gone outside. They were also more expensive than the other places I looked at, but it was clean. It didn't have a bad smell. It was in a circular format. So, if she started wandering, it would have been hard for her to get lost, she would have been able to just keep going in the same direction and end up back in a room. It was nice.

Jeff

I'm considering Barathaven Alzheimer's Special Care Center for dad. The lady that gave us the tour was very nice. The facility was very clean. She kind of went over a lot of different things that we didn't know about. It seemed like it might be a pretty good place for my dad. It's a nice facility. We looked at the menu, and the food was good. The chef met with us. The rooms were very nice.

Beverly

Barathaven Alzheimer's Special Care Center ticks the most boxes as far as what I was looking for. It was a little above my price range, but some of the other things were lower. Their community fee is half of the community fee of another place, and it's also refundable, where the other is nonrefundable. They were friendly. I liked the layout of the facility because there were no dead ends. The residents could just walk around in a big circle; there was a big, spacious, welcoming hallway with places to sit. They had an interior patio with the covered place to sit, with fountains and a garden that was pleasant. There was no apparent highway noise even though it's located right next to a major highway. Sitting out on the patio, you could not detect any road noise there. I didn't see the food, but the menu looked appealing for my husband, and the services and activities. Mostly the help or healthcare aide to resident ratio was the lowest that I have encountered so far. It looked like they had the usual activities. They were watching television; it was right after lunch when I arrived. If they have good mobility, they promote walking inside or outside, and they would have an aide to help them if need be. I think they were painting some bird houses, doing different simple artistic things, and they were trying to grow flowers outside in a little flower bed. They have simple exercise games that they do. I only interacted with the marketing director.

Mark

My wife is now in Barathaven Alzheimer's Special Care Center. Our experience with them so far is fantastic; they're outstanding. It's a very uplifting community. What impressed me the most was how the residents there were not wandering around depressed, as you see in a lot of places. And they keep them busy. The staff is very friendly and helpful, and I highly recommend it. They do coloring, they have a huge courtyard that's secure and in the center of the facility. They walk, there's a group of residents who formed a little walking committee and they do it every day. They also have classes and they have demonstrations. Yesterday, I took my golden retriever there to visit my wife. The staff is outstanding and very professional. On the first day, which was a Friday, they had a McDonald's day. I'm also told that the food there is good but I haven't tasted it yet.

AM

We chose Barathaven for my wife. The staff is excellent. The facility and the way it's laid out are pretty nice. I like that it's very open. Everything about it just kind of came together. The rooms are fine, but they encourage the patients to get out and mix with other people and do activities. It just seemed to be specialized or dedicated toward Alzheimer's patients. The staff is extremely friendly and patient-oriented.

Bob

The staff of Barathaven Alzheimer's Special Care Center were nice and informative. The place was very clean and presentable. When we visited there were lots of residents around doing a musical activity, and they also have aerobics to help the seniors move around. They had some good-sized rooms, and the private room we saw was done up to feel very homey. They also put some bios outside the doors so you know who is living there. You get a little background history and things like that.

rick783311

Barathaven Alzheimer's Special Care Center was very nice, and we had a good experience. Everything looked acceptable and nice. The staff was pleasant, and the facility seemed clean. The areas for the patients seemed to be adequate, and there was nothing unappealing.

ST668063

Barathaven was a small community. There weren’t a lot of people in it, so it seemed homey. I was for dementia and Alzheimer’s patients, which my mother has. The people seemed very friendly. The rooms were very small and most were shared, so it was a very small living area becuase they don’t want the people to be stuck in their rooms. They want them out and about socializing. They didn’t have TVs in the rooms, which would be one thing that my mom would probably want.

Bob Faust

Positives: Professional and caring staff, specialized aid care, money non-institutional environment. Negative: Food is plain and institutional.