Assisted Living Communities in Newton, NJ

"While looking for options of senior citizens assistance for my parents I got to Livia. Customer agent via web chat was kind and helpful in providing answers to my queries. As son of senior/ederly parents I want to provide them a wonderful and more enjoyable life for the rest of the time that GOD may have planned for them. Customer agent was very attentive, so I hope the rest of the personnel is as good as him or even better. That would provide a sense of trust and confidence that your love ones will be in good hands."

"I have been a resident of Juniper Villlage Chatham for four years and I love my life here. Our residence is attractively decorated, surrounded by landscaped lawn and gardens which we enjoy in good weather. I give our management, staff and workers credit for Juniper Village's excellence. We have an outstanding activities program from which to choose: daily exercises, discussion groups, music programs, a book club, movies in our theatre, a knitting group, indoor sports such as bocce, word games, bingo, bridge. We go in our van to local programs such as plays, movies, music and to the Jersey shore in summer. We have a talented chef and our healthful meals change seasonally and include fresh fruit and vegetables daily. Our driver takes us to medical and dental appointments in the area, for local shopping and to Sunday religious services. What's not to love about living at Juniper Village! "

"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."

"My sisters and I visited Bristol Glen in June with our mother. We liked that the facility offered different levels of service starting with independent living and increasing levels of services. We are considering this facility for my mother and it's at the top of our list. "

"I chose this place because I am not comfortable with the nursing home setting where it's a shared bathroom and having to be bathed and washed in line. This place has a homey feeling, because my parents will have their own apartment and will have their own bath and shower here. This facility is not very new, but it's well kept. This is an assisted living facility with a dementia unit. There's a lot outdoor grass and trees and places to sit. It seems like you're out in the countryside. It was very nice and impressive. Inside, there are several rooms where residents could be in groups; I think this is very healthy. I've also observed activities for residents during my visit. It was a pleasant day during that time so they were playing bingo in the front lawn. But aside from this, there are also arts and crafts, exercise and dance programs or outings in stores and other places for residents who are able. I can't think of anything this facility needs to improve since my parents are not yet residing here. However, I've heard a lot of good things from family members of residents, and that's a big thing already. "

"What I liked the most about Westwind Manor was the personal attention given to each family. My uncle stayed there before and his room was spacious, clean, very welcoming, and homey. The staff was very professional and intuitive. They were also extremely friendly and kind. They had many activities like music, crafts, and celebrations. They provided well-balanced homemade meals too."

"Amazing facility. Excellent care. Nicole is amazing. She’s the manager and lives on premises with her husband. Nicole and her staff are beyond compassionate. Dad is happy. Before colonial he missed mom so much he did nothing at home wouldn’t eat depressed and not even excited to see the grandkids. He’s a completely different man since moving to colonial. He does the activities that he likes, he has physical therapy there, sees the facility doctor in person once a month at colonial manor, loves the food, loves the girls (staff) and like when Bentley the dog stops in to say hello. Nicole runs a clean, neat, dignified, compassion, fun and lively facility. Come to her for anything you will always have a solution. She’s been through it all and is very experienced. Everyone loves her. When you have managers that are physically involved in every aspect of their residents every single day THAT is why truly makes colonial Manor at panther valley stand out from all other facilities. I will continue to recommend this facility to my work buddies for their mom or dad, my neighbors, anyone who I can. Last did I mention the nurses and the nurses aides. Such well driven competent intelligent over the top caring group of women as well. Nicole and andrew really hold their staff at the highest ranking and guide them each day how to deal with certain things out of the daily routine. I always think to myself, imagine if colonial manor extended their assisted care! Now that would be beneficial to all future families in need. For now, they will stay on the waiting list. Thank you folks. Have a look for yourself inside by a tour with Nicole. "

"Forest Manor was very spacious, they had a lock down unit, and they also had in long-term care. They had a very large physical therapy area and a nice outside area. The atmosphere was not quite as homey; it’s sterile, but it still met the needs of the person we need to find a place for. "

"At first, my mother-in-law didn’t want to be in the House of the Good Shepherd. She had quite a turnaround and is doing really well there. First, she was in the sub acute because she had broken a hip and from there, she went into assisted living. It's a very nice place, but she was recently sent back to sub acute because her Alzheimer's was getting a little worse. The rooms are generously sized. They’re a little more expensive than others but extremely clean and well kept. The recreation department is really nice. It’s a beautiful setting because it’s on a river. There are all kinds of sitting areas outside. She says the food isn’t that great, but now she seems to be very happy there. "

"When going there nothing in particular stood out as being bad or out of touch. I haven't visited any other facilities so it is hard to compare this to others. However I noticed there were activities to do there and everyone for the most part seemed busy either watching tv, or doing another activity. The staff also seemed nice and chatted a bit with my grandma. Their was a good vibe from the other people there to and a couple people even went out of their way to talk to our family and tell us how much they appreciate my grandmother and one even went out of his way to ask if we wanted to play dominoes with him(I gladly accepted). My grandma didn't have any complaints about the food and said it was actually pretty good. The portions were relatively generous. I think overall it was a good facility and had a very caring staff and was full of nicer old people. "

"My mother stayed at Heath Village. The people were nice and took care of her, but it was cost prohibitive for her to stay there longer. She went to physical therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy. She watched TV and they had entertainment come in. They had three restaurants inside their complex. She was in a room with another patient when she was there. They had bus rides to go shopping and to different events."

"We decided on Brightview Randolph because it was comparable in a lot of ways to the other place we visited. But one consideration was that this one had a room for my husband immediately and it's becoming more critical. We really liked that their dining room and common areas are very nice and light with lots of sunshine. It was just a very bright atmosphere and the people were wonderful. The lightness was one of the things that helped us make a decision because it helps with the sundowning. The staff who assisted us during the tour was wonderful. The place itself is very well cared for, everything was clean, bright and nice."

"My mother lived here from 2012 until her passing Dec 2020. I like to say I visited often , but I can’t. I do know that every time I busted her she was well cared for. Moving my mother to assisted living was difficult, but once she got here I knew she would be ok. She lived out her life with dignity in a safe and loving environment. "