Assisted Living Communities in Branchville, NJ

"We toured The Promenade at Middletown. We didn't really have much of an experience. We sat down with a woman by the name of Tracy. She was very helpful. I liked the building. I thought it was very bright. Tracy was very prompt and extremely knowledgeable of what she was saying. I was impressed with her demeanor and how she handled us. She was very factual and answered any question we had."

"I toured Sunrise of Morris Plains, and I liked it very, very much. It's a beautiful facility. The people were lovely, and the pricing, I thought, was very fair for assisted living. It was more accommodating for skilled nursing and for what my mother needed. The staff was very helpful. It was very bright and airy, and it was a great and convenient location. The rooms were really beautiful. I loved the design of the rooms. They were somewhat different, but I really liked the design of the rooms. They had a window on each apartment that opened out into the hall. The facility was really nice. They had like a roll in shower and a nurse's station with one nurse onsite."

"I liked Mira Vie at Montville very much out of all the ones that I've seen. It was very warm and inviting. The staff was very friendly and it pretty much had everything that my mom would need. The facilities were very, very clean. It's not a brand new facility but everything seems to be well-maintained and very spacious. The lady who gave the tour was very good, too."

"My sister was a resident of CareOne at Parsippany Assisted Living. It's very well-kept and very clean. It's very bright. There's a lot of windows in their facility. All the rooms from the main first floor have several large windows where people go to eat, talk, and do different events like games and bingo and things like that. The staff was very caring, hands-on, and professional. As for the activities, there are a number of them. Every day they have at least one thing, if not multiple things. She told me the food was really good and healthy. They gave you options."

"Glen Arden is top of the line. That's a beautiful facility. The apartments are beautiful. Everything is perfect. It's a little pricey. Obviously, that would be the top one that my relative would pick. If you're going into assisted living, that would be the place to go if you can afford it. Unfortunately, they're so expensive, and that one you have to put a downpayment on. The rooms are like apartments; that's what I like. You either have a nice patio or a little nice terrace and that's important to him. It's like being in a hotel. I like that. The staff was wonderful also. I didn't have a meal but they have a very formal dining room, which is beautiful. They have a little bistro kinda cafe, which is nice; you can grab a hamburger there. Quite a few people were in there. It seemed like a lot of people seemed to like that. The facility was very clean."

"My father-in-law was a temporary resident there. The staff was terrific. He celebrated his birthday while he was there. They made him feel so special and not forgotten on his special day. In a world that moves too fast, it is refreshing to see people who genuinely care. Their kindness did not go unnoticed, and it is a reminder that good exists in everyday moments and we can lift each other up!"

"Mira Vie at Brookfield was terrific. The staff who gave the tour was terrific, too. She showed me everything she possibly could show me. They were having a live music presentation at the time, and I was looking at the group of people in there listening and watching. Most were bobbing their heads or keeping time with the music with their feet. They all seemed to be enjoying it. I got a look at the entire week's activity on the main bulletin board in the lobby, so you're able to see what's going to happen on Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday, Thursday, and so forth, and so it was very well organized. I looked at the dining room and it was neat and clean, too. The staff showed me a one-person room. It had all the amenities that you could need for one person, including a step-in shower with grips. They show movies every so often, and the staff said that the movie room is always open if for some reason one of the residents can't sleep, and they want to just come down and put on a movie of their choosing, they can do that. I met the chaplain over there. He seemed very nice. After we were all done with everything, the staff took me to a conference room. We sat down and we probably talked for a good 45 minutes to an hour. She answered any questions that I had and filled in any gaps she might have left out. She gave me her card and told me she was going to stay in touch with me. I felt very, very comfortable over there. And the staff that we passed, whether they were in the hall or they were going somewhere, they all said hi, smiled, nodded, or whatever. They can arrange transportation for you. You can use their medical people or they'll take you to your own doctor of choice. It just seemed to have everything."

"My brother will be moving into Braemar Living at Wallkill. My husband and I were very, very impressed. It was very clean. It was exactly what he wants. He wanted an area where he could go to the gym. He has a private room. Everyone was so friendly and efficient. They were very aggressive in having an appointment and setting up the tour. The person from admissions was very prompt in getting back to me. They assessed him on Friday, and she called me immediately and gave me the result. While we were touring, a woman came up to me, who is a resident, and said the food is delicious. I got it first hand from someone who was living there. The menu looked very good."

"The place that I was most fond of was The Promenade at Tuxedo Place. It felt like a home. It was very clean. It felt like a good place. Everyone that we met was friendly and helpful. The place was spotlessly clean. Our son broke away from us and went into the kitchen and he said it was absolutely spotless. We saw the cafeteria, and we saw a sample meal. They had a library with a piano and they had an activities room. They had two outside areas that were fenced and they had barbecues when it's barbecue weather. At 10:00 every morning, they had mild exercises and then they had games. It was great."

"I toured Sunrise of Wayne. I loved it. I like Colonial, and it was so cute, and it felt like you were home. The staff was very helpful and showed us the room. She allowed my son to come on a different day and tour it. It wasn't too big, and it was more like a family-type thing, and they had a religious service there, which was very helpful. They have a Protestant religious service there. The room was adorable, and the dining room was very cozy. It didn't look like a big dining room where you get lost. They had a cat and animals there. They had an activity room, where you could do activities and stuff like that. There was a nice library there, and nice, easy chairs on a porch type thing, while the front room was sort of like, you could look out, and it was so cozy looking."

"My aunt moved to Sunrise Franklin Lakes earlier this year. My aunt has always been a second mom to me. We were so concerned about how she would adjust to living in a memory care setting. We could not be more pleased with how well she has adjusted. I visit frequently and feel so confident that her needs are being met. I often arrive to find my aunt engaged in activities. Seeing her smile and laugh with her new friends brings joy to our family!"

"My friend is a resident of Bentley Assisted Living at Branchville, and that's a wonderful place. My friend's room is wonderful. The staff there is great. They have a lot of activities for the residents. The food there is wonderful. I haven't seen anything bad about it. The facility is very nice and clean. There is parking available for residents who have cars. It looks like a great place. They have bingo, exercise, and they take them out shopping at least once a week."

"My wife was in Barn Hill, and I would say it was a nice place. I thought the care was very good. They even greeted me like an old friend. I liked it. She was in the Alzheimer's section, and they take care of them great. They had a movie almost every day, and when they didn't have a movie, they played games, they had a little activity going on, and we know that most Alzheimer's patients can't do everything. I thought it was a section that was specialized for Alzheimer's or people like that, and it was very good. They don't let them walk alone; the staff there was excellent. It seemed like an older facility. I think it was a nice clean place even as the older section. Anything that was dropped on the floor was quickly picked up; it was clean. Everything seemed to be in order, great. It was good. "

"My dad loved living at Merriam Manor, he was there for 2 years. The staff is caring, concerned, and helps with all duties of daily living. The food is good, home made meals, vegetables, fruit, puddings, roasts, mashed potatoes.The activity includes bingo, karaoke, cards, bouncing a ball. The rooms are very clean, some have stained glass, marble fireplace, high ceilings, wood floors. The family room is nice with large furniture and a large flat screen TV, book shelves. You feel like living at home, not a facility."