Assisted Living Communities in Wabash, IN

"The resident rooms are spacious, very nice wall & carpet colors. The whole facility is well maintained, new & tastefully decorated for a comfortable environment. The staff are qualified, friendly & helpful. Residents have art class & bingo, church services & other games, more activities are coming & monthly fun themes that are celebrated. The residents are well cared for, hospice is allowed, it is a safe serene environment. My dad received hospice care thru a separate organization that came in. Caregivers are very compassionate & knowledgeable. The Director helps with any concerns we have & resolves them."

"The apartment they showed me at River Terrace Retirement Community was a very nice one. The kitchen was not very big but then I didn't need that big of a kitchen. It had one bedroom, a walk-in shower, and a bathroom. The living room and the bedroom were both a nice size. I didn't talk to many of the staff, but the manager was very nice and very helpful. The housekeeper was running around there doing things, and there was a young man that I'm assuming was part of maintenance. The place looked like it was in great condition and was being cared for."

"The rooms at Christian Care Retirement Community were nice. They're like apartment-type rooms and a more individual living arrangement. They had several dining areas depending on what floor and what area you are in, and those were all very nice, too. There were smaller dining rooms, which were more intimate where people get to know the people they are eating with a little better. They take their residents shopping and have some groups that come in for entertainment. They're always adding on and building new areas. They're in high demand. It's more of a church-related facility, so a lot of their residents are from their own denomination, which is Christian Apostolic. The staff was very good and very caring, and they had excellent nurses. They had a restaurant where people from the community can come in and eat, and they offered very good food. It's very well maintained."

"My mother is living in a one bedroom apartment in the assisted living wing. There is ample space, a washer and dryer, and she loves the spacious shower. She enjoys sitting in front of the fireplace and visiting with other residents. The staff members are professional as well as warm and caring. Various activities are offered to meet the interests of different individuals. "

"My mom liked Coventry Meadows Assisted Living and Garden Homes. It was a smaller community and it had nice grounds. They had a lot of the same type of amenities like movie night set up in the theater with popcorn machines and different activities. It appeared to be very clean and well-kept. They had set times for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. So, you had to fall into their schedule as far as your meals were concerned. They had studio apartments. They all had a microwave and a hotel-style refrigerator in them. The staff that was taking us around on the tour was very polite and very knowledgeable. I saw a couple of other staff members in the hallways as we were taking our tours and they were polite. They acknowledged us and said hello to us."

"We went to Coventry Meadows and met with a woman in the office who gave us a tour. She sat down and talked to us. She was very friendly and did a good job explaining things about a lot of different aspects, from a waiting list to what kind of amenities they offer. They have shuttle buses that take you for no charge to doctor's appointments and even have occasional community activities that they take people to. They don't have to worry about driving and finding a place to park and they try to use that also for some entertainment. She talked about how close a lot of the people are living in those independent apartments. They're almost like small condos, but they have a really strong community and everybody kind of keeps an eye on each other and a lot of times they get together to play cards or something. It just sounded very appealing in terms of having some companionship as well as a scaled-down place to live and some protections. If anything happened, my husband could just buzz the necklace and some of the staff that would be close by would come over and check on him. So, I had a very positive impression. It was a pretty small place. We live in a four-story home, so anything is going to look small to us, but it was laid out nicely and we could imagine ourselves there. They had a lovely sunroom that looked out over a big marsh that is behind the facility (Eagle Marsh), and there was a lot of local wildlife. It's a very pretty setting. So, that's a nice aspect of it, too."

"The staff of Rolling Meadows Health Care Center is very caring to my mother-in-law. They keep her room clean and she likes having a roommate. She's already made friends too. They give them snacks and she's said that some of the food is pretty good. One day, they were having a birthday party and had ice cream and she was enjoying that. They do exercises, work on puzzles in the community room, and play little games in which they set time every day."

"We went to Kingston Residence of Fort Wayne. I really liked the fact that, even if my dad were to need nursing care, he would still be in the same apartment as my mom. That was really great. The staff was extremely informative. The representative who we talked to gave us a tour of the entire place, gave us lots of information, and was willing to help us with the VA benefits that my dad would get. The representative even told us that we could stay there for lunch and see what the food was like. We didn’t eat there, but we saw the food coming out of the kitchen. The portions were big, and the food looked really good. The people who we talked to said that the food was very good. As we were touring, we saw several nursing areas throughout the nursing home in which the workers were playing games with the residents. It was like the workers were everywhere. The place had a big calendar to show the residents when and where the shopping days would be. They also had services that would take my parents to the doctor and back. They had emergency care as well. "

"Our tour experience at Northwood Manor was great. The man that took me on the tour explained everything and pointed out things to me. He stopped to speak a little bit to some of the women who were sitting in the front room, then showed me three different apartments and pointed out the different things in each of them. I was able to speak to the lady who was in the hair salon and see the TV room where they have movie nights. The place was very clean. The units I saw were recently vacated, so two of them had new carpets and had a door that goes out into the patio. Everybody got either a MedicAlert on the wrist or one to wear around the neck. The man was very clear and very detailed about everything that is going on there. He gave me all these different brochures and papers that explain the process for payment and asked if there were any questions. My daughter was with me and asked a bunch of questions, and he was very patient and answered everything. He was very good. He was soft-spoken and he was perfect for that job. He even walked me to the exit."

"Our overall experience with Five Star Residences of Fort Wayne has been excellent. We chose to move Mom there, because this was in an area that she was already familiar with, and there were a couple of people there that she already knew. So, that was beneficial. Her living arrangement is a one-bedroom apartment inside of a building, so it's very nice. There's plenty of private living space and storage. It has a very small kitchenette area with a refrigerator and a microwave, which is already enough since it's a full dining service. The location of the dining room and the sites where entertainment happens are very convenient. They have a garden club, a nice movie room, a calendar full of activities that includes card playing and entertainers that come in, like local musicians. They have a lot going on and they have a shuttle that takes them to a few stores weekly if you choose to. She seems to like the food, too."

"I found Silver Birch of Fort Wayne for my mother. I visited the place. It was great and the visit was very helpful and informative. It's a very clean facility and welcoming. I was just really happy that there is a place that has more or less apartments for people who have special needs. It has more of a focus on individual care."

"Mom moved into the Wyndmoor Marion. It was very clean, the people that worked there are awesome, very friendly, and willing to help you do anything. She's quarantined right now, but when we moved her in, the food smelled and looked delicious. She ate it all, and it's a lot more than she gets. She has a 1-bedroom, it's very homey, and she loves it."

"This facility is very good enviroment for those that have no family or friends to visit.The staff are very nice and friendly.However the cleaniness of the facility was rather neglected. Not sure if the clean up crew did not come yesterday because the previous times I have been there I did not notice this. My aunt seems to enjoy it here. She takes pride in doing things herself and the staff really let her keep that pride in assisting her and asking before they do something. She is very stingy about taking her meds and the nurses there walk her thru it every time. My aunt then does not hesitate. She says the food is not to her liking so I sneak her in a cheesburger from Mcdonalds.The staff do not like that and have advised me to stop. She is not on a special diet so I do not see the big deal.This is a good facility and they seem to follow procedures and protocal. "

"My mother was in Lutheran Homes for rehab. She was there for 3 weeks, and it's extremely positive. They had private rooms, the food was cooked from scratch, and the meals were very well planned. The health care is great there, and there's a waiting list all the time to get in there. They pay attention to detail, it's very clean, very friendly, and the food is great. She had physical therapy and nursing care. She had a large, private room, like 2 rooms plus the bath. There was an area for company, TV, table next to the bed, there was a couch and a chair for both the staff and the residents. You won't be stuck in the bed all day. Lutheran is well known in the community for years. It's very clean."