Assisted Living Communities in Birmingham, AL

"Galleria Woods was beautiful. They had a lot of activities available. The issue was that there was a $150,000 buy-in to their program. That was just a little bit more, and that was in addition to the cable and all that stuff. That was just cost- prohibitive. They had a pool. It was like a resort. They had exercise classes, outings, a very nice library, and daily activities multiple times a day. It was pristine."

"My mother-in-law has moved into Monark Grove at Greystone. She is currently in their assisted living. She is only there for a few days but it's been good. It's just a beautiful facility with a lot of different activities and things she could do. She visited there with us before moving in and everyone was very friendly. The location was fabulous for us, too. It was the best facility out of all the ones we looked at. The food is also good, according to her. I did try it when they invited us to their Christmas party, and it was very good."

"My tour of The Crossings at Riverchase went well. The facility is only three years old, so it is very modern, and I like that. It was very clean. They had a pretty low turnover for the staff, at least up to that point. The staff who gave the tour was very knowledgeable. She has been in the business for a long time."

"Very happy with care and workers. Good to have some independence and be social with others my age. "

"Covenant Place is a great place. It is very clean. The people are very friendly. The staff is very informative. They have a very nice open door and visiting policy. I think my dad is going to love it. "

"Maplewood Lane Assisted Living seemed like it would be nice. I could see a couple of the residents there, even though there weren't many that I happened to see in the community area. They seem to be fairly well independent, as far as I could tell, compared to my mother, who has severe dementia and is pretty much in a wheelchair. So the question was whether she would be able to be cared for in just plain assisted living or not. The staff who gave the tour was very caring. He's a Christian man that I would feel good about having my relatives there. They only have, I think 16 rooms, and there's only one left. They said that they lost some patients during the COVID epidemic. Otherwise, before that, they rarely had an opening. It doesn't sound like patients leave there that often. The room I saw was nice and is furnished, but you can also go either way and bring your own furniture as well. It had a carpet in the room, there's a shared shower with one other room, but it has its own toilet. The upkeep looked excellent; everything was in very good shape. They had a nice dining area. I met one of the cooks when I took the tour, she just finished making a cake, and I got the impression that the food would be good home-cooking. They have scheduled things like bingo and board games. My mother likes to sit and socialize and she'll have some opportunity for that. Plus all the rooms are fairly close to the meeting area. They had a front porch with some rocking chairs out there."

"We visited Legacy Ridge Trussville. It was all right; I would say it's not quite as new and not quite as well kept up as the other place we saw. In the apartments, they have a chest of drawers. I think they were some rooms that had a small kitchen, and maybe some that didn't. You provide your own bed and your own bedside table. They didn't provide quite as much furniture. There was a refrigerator in a common area, like a group room-type area. Their outside area was pleasant enough, they have a little back garden or backyard walk around in. The staff who took me around seemed like they were a little bit busy."

"The room at Mount Royal Towers was small but had a beautiful view. The kitchen area had a dorm refrigerator and a microwave top. It was an impressive tall building, but I was disappointed with their small dining room. On the main floor, there was a bank, a pharmacy, and a beauty salon. The place was clean, but the room's carpet was horrible because someone had just moved out, and they hadn’t cleaned it yet. The food we had during the visit was OK, but we only had two choices for lunch, and they were snack food."

"Alzheimer's is a wicked enemy. A vibrant successful woman stripped of memory now no longer able to speak. An active hiker in her prime her 92 year old body continues. My mother goes daily to the Adult Day Care where dear loving workers and patients stroke her hands to make her feel supported. Art, music, and physical activities are provided as well as a good lunch. Without it what would I do? "

"We had our eyes at Greenbriar for years now and my wife is there. The place is certainly clean. In the nurse's station it looks like there are about 16 people there all the time. She has been taken good care of, but I think they were just too expensive. "

"My mother has been in the Morningside of Vestavia Hills for several months already. I would say that the room that she's in is very safe for her. They have done several things that she asked for, like lowering the towel bar. She's just been very comfortable there. They are very friendly. During our visit, we looked at several different types of rooms, and my mom settled on a studio. They helped us measure up for our furniture. They helped her move in, unloading furniture, and bringing it up. Their director even kind of rolled up his sleeves and helped so they just tried to make it an easy transition for her as she moved from another state. She is in their assisted living. Their dining area is very nice with white tablecloths, and the service is excellent. The food is very good, I have eaten there. She is very happy with it. They have a puzzle room and a library. I know that they brought a musician in for Mardi Gras and they have wine tastings too. There are lots of activities. Unfortunately, my mother cannot see very well, so she's a little bit more limited with what she can do like the puzzles."

"My mom is at Fair Haven Retirement Center. The community has been around since the 1960s, but it just recently had its renovations and additions in the past two years. They have independent, assisted, memory care and long-term skilled nursing care. The rooms in the new section that are private are nice, huge, have a nice paint, and comes with pictures, a bed, and a chair. The people I've only been dealing with are essentially pleasant and very helpful individuals. They will actually answer the telephone and they will call you with an update on the residents' status. The facility is very nice too. It's very expensive, but it's probably one of the five places where you can take someone for skilled nursing in Birmingham."

"I love Regency. This was a wonderful facility. It was very clean. The staff there were very professional and very warm. I also thought their price was good. I would have chosen it for my sister except it was multi-level and it had elevators. I just thought that might be a little bit confusing to her, but it was a wonderful place. "

"It was very friendly and very clean. They had nice facilities, but not a lot of outdoor space. However, it had a courtyard that was nice and a nice memory care center. I was very impressed with the staff. They were very friendly, and they seemed to all get along very well together, which is a good thing. I didn't try the food, but the menu looked very good. It was more like a giant apartment building from the outside, but it was fine, and it was very clean. The carpet seemed a little old, and they had some wear on them, but everything was very clean. The location was very convenient to a lot of places that they would need to go."