Assisted Living Communities in Decatur, AL

"I was very impressed with Limestone Lodge. It was clean, and they had very nice staff there. The dining area was nice and clean, and the rooms were nice, too. The person who toured me around was nice and very informative. They had an activity room and an exercise room."

"I toured here. What I like best is the overall facility, the layout of the building, and the rooms. The cleanliness of the place was excellent. Very clean. I felt comfortable there. It's a friendly atmosphere. The rooms were very good. Excellent layout. The courtyard was well-kept, spacious, and good. I didn't feel cramped in. It's a good size."

"My cousin has been in Country Cottage in Huntsville for three weeks now. We're very pleased with it. She has adjusted to it very well, and it's good care. There is a nurse practitioner on duty all the time. My cousin has a bedroom. We carried her own furniture; she could have whatever she wanted. She has her own bathroom, too. We're pleased with the maintenance. My cousin is beginning to like the food. She didn't at first, but she has adjusted to it. In terms of activities, I've seen puzzles and games and things like that in there and I saw a room where everybody can gather."

"I have relatives living at Redstone Village. It is an upscale facility. It has all the amenities that a person would want right there close. They've got exercise and aerobics. They have instructors that come in for that. They just have a full complement. They've got a gym and workout area. They just got all of that onsite. The interaction with the staff was very good and very personable. When I went over there and toured and visited the facility, if I had any questions, I just asked them. They were just really nice. The food is fine. It's almost like going to an upscale restaurant. They've got a bridge club. They do yoga. They do exercise classes. They've got an exercise room for stair stepping. They've got some weights for somebody that's trying to work out to maintain strength and that kind of stuff. They've got aquatics. They've got pretty much anything you can think of activity-wise or therapy-wise. They've got it in-house."

"It was a good facility in a very good location. There's a hospital near the shopping facility. We loved it."

"I toured Brookdale Jones Farm. It was good. They answered all my questions. I did not see activities, but we talked about the activities. There wasn't a big gathering place to do activities. I went through the kitchen when they were cooking, and the food looked great and smelled good. They had the salon and those kinds of things. There was therapy there. The rooms were nice and more like studio rooms."

"We went to Westminster Assisted Living and Memory Care of Decatur. It was very good, and it's a very nice, clean place. The staff was very friendly. It was very nice. The staff who assisted us was very nice, very accommodating, and answered all our questions. The room is a studio room. Once you see the furniture in there, it's bigger than you think. There is room for the bed, dresser, chest drawer, and the chairs. There's a large bathroom and a large closet. The facility itself is decorated very nicely and clean. It's very nice. The dining room was very nice. It looked like a restaurant."

"We met many staff at Morningside of Decatur. The head of maintenance was the first person we encountered and he assisted us checking in with Covid protocol. He sold the place immediately just by his welcoming attitude. I think that's going to be one of our first choices. We met with other members of staff there, who were equally as welcoming and as hospitable. They were remodeling and redecorating. There was a big upgrade there. It is a nice facility to start with, but it is really going to be nice once they finish that. It has an interior courtyard so that the residents could be outside, but not outside of the facility. It is a little bit supervised and a little bit more secure facility, which I really like. It was a little chaotic because of the work that was going on in some areas, but they had that contained as best they could so that they did not interfere with the residents or anybody else. It was very clean even in the midst of redecorating. We met with the head of the maintenance and the activity director. She was so energetic with such a heart and passion for what she does. She shared a little bit more of her philosophy and the philosophy of the facility as to the care of the facility. It was very impressive. There were more residents out and about during that time of the day. We just watched the interaction between different members of the staff and the actual residents, which was very impressive. The staff gave us a sample menu. I really like the fact that they have a standing alternative menu available every day for your lunch and dinner menu."

"We are choosing The Terrace at Priceville for my mother. First of all, it offers memory care, which is what Mom needs. It was clean, nice, and recently renovated. It had very, very friendly staff. They had an open space that was fenced in. It opens up into a courtyard area, but I don't think it's closed completely. It's got a fenced in garden area around it, and it's actually pretty large. When I was there, they were pointing out to me that some of the residents were growing a butterfly garden there. One of the residents, who was a man, wanted some vegetables, so they've agreed to put up a vegetable garden in the view of his window, because he wanted to watch them grow. Each room has its own temperature controlled unit. They've got synthetic hardwood floors. The staff who showed me around was very, very nice. She was super in touch with all of the residents around there. She was very knowledgeable about the process and was friendly. It's not a brand-new place, but it was very well-maintained. It was very nice, in particular, the interior. The grounds and everything were good."

"My dad has been at Athens Health and Rehabilitation for over a month now. He's a handful and is declining right now but they're doing a really good job taking care of him. They've all been wonderful to me and my dad. They've done everything they can to take care of him. His room is clean. I have nothing bad to say about that. They have a calendar of activities to do there but my dad has not participated in them. I appreciate what they do for him. I couldn't do their job, and my hats off to anybody that does what they do."

"My mother has moved into The Neighborhood at Madison. It's really open and clean. Everything about it is very inviting and very clean. Every one of the staff has been really helpful, really warm, and inviting too. They offer the ability to be really involved in the activities. They've already asked my mom a few times for recommendations of what she wants to do. I know they have short exercises every morning and some crafts, but they really encourage their community members to be involved in picking out things. I haven't had any of the food, but my mom loves it. I know it's great. They're really attentive to diet, like low salt and no sugar. They do a good job."

"We like Merrill Gardens at Madison's location. It's close to everything that we are interested in. It's also very conveniently located to our doctor and the hospital. That's the thing we liked best about it. They have "anytime" dining throughout the day. They have a lot of activities available. It's a very nice facility. They have beauty salons, exercise rooms, activity rooms, and movie theater rooms."

"Madison Village is a convenient location. It has a washer and dryer in the apartment and the full kitchen is great. The space is nice and it's a brand-new apartment. Nobody's lived in it yet. They'll bring food to your door and I really liked all the staff. They also have assisted living there and you can have activities and all that kind of stuff. They have buses that'll take you to your doctor's appointments and the price is right. The lady who did the tour was very knowledgeable and knew what I wanted. She told me what her pluses were and showed me different apartments. She explained everything to me, what the amenities were and how it worked. My son and I both had a delicious meal there and it was just great. It's set up like a pod with 8 units in a square and then you have a courtyard in the center and a community room in that section. It's a great situation."

"I had a wonderful tour at Magnolia Trace. The people were very friendly. We got a chance to talk with the residents there, and they were very positive about the lifestyle there and the care that they've been given. We had lunch there and it was wonderful. The facility was great. It was very well laid out. They had assisted living going all the way up to memory care. They had apartments and villas, which were really nice. The staff was very friendly and very helpful in answering questions, and very eager to show us their facilities."