Assisted Living Communities in Bridgeport, CT

"Benchmark was very nice, and it’s very high just to get into them. It was lovely and brand new like a hotel, more modern than what we were looking for. It wasn’t quite as homey as to what we were looking for. The living rooms were upstairs. It was a high rise. The dining area was nice, clean, and new. It was a lovely building with lots of business there and restaurants. The whole area is pretty much built. "

"Spring Meadows by Monarch was very clean and very nice. The people were very friendly, helpful, and gave a lot of information. They had a lot of cool things that they were doing with the residents. They had nice grounds that they could walk around, a courtyard, some gardens that they could work in, a gym, and trips to the market."

"So very glad to have found Just Like Home! The house is bright, clean and comfortable. My Mom feels very much at home. The staff is amazing; so caring and attentive. The residents enjoy all the musical guests and fitness trainers that come to the house. "

"Dogwood Home is an extraordinary place. It is pretty much a template for what a care home for the elderly should be. One key factor in its remarkable success is that it is small - only six residents. These residents are not in an institution, they are in their home; cared for by a small group of staff that they get to know well, and who know them well. The physical environment in Dogwood Home is impeccable. Each resident has his or her own spacious bedroom with an equally spacious en-suite bathroom. The whole facility has been designed by someone who truly understands the needs of the elderly and infirm. Every visiting medical worker I met there was deeply impressed and more than one said they had never seen anything like it. The driving force behind Dogwood Home is a remarkable woman with a deep commitment to caring for the elderly with dignity and in comfort. This is a commercial operation but profit is not the primary goal - providing a secure and pleasing environment for the residents is. Following a stroke, my wife was in a large nursing home for awhile, where she was almost totally withdrawn and immobile (the fact I could not visit her because of Covid-19 restrictions did not help). In a short time in Dogwood Home, where I was free to visit whenever I wanted to (subject to negative Covid test and being masked), she progressed to being much more like herself and to being able to walk [short distances] with the aid of a frame. "

"Charter Senior Living of Orange is absolutely beautiful. It has plenty of options for what kind of room, how much care you need, and how big a place you need. However, it was a little over the budget at the time, with what Mom wanted to spend or what she was expecting, so it was a bit of a sticker shock, and so Mom kind of got cold feet with the whole thing. The people who were running the tour were great. They were fine. They did a great job. They showed us everything we needed to see and told us everything we needed to find out. The place was only a couple of years old; it was just a great place."

"I thought Maplewood at Orange was great. The staff was very nice, very open, very talkative, and letting me know everything. They were getting ready for a production of snowflakes or something that night. It was like a dance or something like that. Very, very nice, very clean, very well-kept rooms. They had lunch for us, my mom said they were good. I gave her the lunch because she didn't come with us. She liked it. They were having lunch when I came. And they explained that if she couldn't get downstairs herself, they would either bring up a wheelchair and bring her down, or send food to her room. They had a beauty salon, a fitness center, and a PT place. They had arts and crafts and a library. They have a patio outside with a garden. You could see it through the dining room. There was nothing dirty, it was very clean."

"My mother has been in Brookdale Place of Wilton for about two months now. It is a fabulous place. The people are caring, loving, and very attentive, and they listen to the residents and follow them. They go up to their room to give their medications instead of making them wait in line. Right from the director down, everyone is caring and really nice. I recommend this place to anyone. "

"Maplewood at Strawberry Hill was very clean. There were a lot of windows and a lot of natural light. The staff that I met was very professional and very pleasant, and the tour guide, Cary Jackson, was very good. There was a garden courtyard and a hair salon. The dining area was very nice, well-lit, clean, and pleasant."

"My brother lived for several months at the Maplewood in Darien for respite care following a heart operation. Moving in, the Maplewood team was very helpful getting things all set up for him in his 1 bedroom apartment. His room was spacious and clean, and it matched the rest of this first rate facility. The dining area, common areas and outdoor patio and yard are especially nice. The Maplewood staff were very attentive to his needs, including medications management. We also used an outside provider for companion aide support. This worked very smoothly. I would definitely recommend this facility to others. "

"My word for Atria Darien is "options". They provide a myriad of options to their residents which is a huge plus. They treat us all as individuals and truly listen to what we are interested in and need (in terms of activities, menu items, etc). They make it work and are always open and responsive to new ideas. I am grateful to Atria Darien for all of the options that they have provided to me. I highly recommend this community to anyone who is looking into senior living options. "

"My father was part of the Maplewood Newtown community for the 5 years prior to his passing in fall 2019. The nursing staff, led by Barbara and Irene, was incredibly supportive and helpful as we navigated his dementia and health challenges. The entire staff, the aides, dining staff, maintenance, everyone was warm and welcoming. He made good friends with the other residents and was truly part of a community. We can’t thank everyone enough for all they did!"

"My husband moved into Maplewood at Stony Hill. I'm not there enough because it's so far away from me. It takes me two hours to get there. My husband has private care there right now, and they're not the ones taking care of that. The facility is excellent. They play music sometimes. They have textile-type things that they can do on the tables. I have to pay for 24-hour care there, separate from their fee. The rooms are very nice and exceptional."

"I visited and the staff was really great. They had a nice restaurant and everybody seemed happy. I just think that the studio was too small, but it would still have been sufficient. I liked it a lot."

"Bethel has the finest staff of professionals. Starting with their rehabilitation center. The staff evaluates the needs of each of there patients. They work together to achieve the goals they have set. It was a blessing choosing bethel . His achievements have been stunning. The nursing staff treats each patient as family . I could not ask for more. My family made the right choice. A facility is only as good as its staff. Bethel is the best. "