Assisted Living Communities in Troy, NY

"I am staying at Peregrine Senior Living at Crossgate. The outside is always impeccable and very well kept, as is the inside. They have two different kinds of studio apartments and a one-bedroom apartment. The one-bedroom goes to couples. I have a studio, but it is very roomy. Everybody is friendly, caring, loving, and concerned. I have yet to meet any staff member that is not pleasant. The meals are excellent and more than sufficient. There are always activities going on. They have communion twice a week, mass on Sunday mornings that's televised, and bible studies. We have a gorgeous fireplace. We will gather around the fireplace and have hot chocolate and stories. There's bingo three times a week and outings. We have live entertainment at least once a week. It's called our happy hour. Nonalcoholic and alcoholic beverages are available, all at no charge, and part of the package. There's exercise twice a day. The rent is hefty, but you get a pretty good package. The only thing that I'm having issues with is that the rent goes up every year. We have a nurse on duty every day. A doctor comes in once a week. A podiatrist comes in once or twice a week. Our garbage usually gets taken out every day. A cleaning lady comes in once a week and vacuums stuff and whatever needs to be done. Once a week they come in and change your sheets. They'll take your laundry, and it'll come back all washed and folded up. So overall, I would say it couldn't get much better."

"My father moved into the Terrace at Beverwyck over the weekend. We chose it for its features, its amenities, and its value. Also, it's a non-profit community. It's lovely; it's like a 5-star hotel. It's beautiful, clean, bright and tastefully decorated. It's the right kind of environment for elderly people who can't or don't want to live alone anymore. Everybody that lives there look happy and healthy."

"We toured Beverwyck. What I liked best about it was how warm and friendly it was. Linda was very nice. She was so easy to talk to and very friendly. The place was so warm and cozy. We even talked to one of the cleaning people there who were just so friendly and upbeat. I loved the way they had the place decorated for fall and for me, probably they decorate it for all different seasons. What I liked least about it was that it was not all on one floor. It was two stories. So you didn't have to use an elevator, but you didn't have to go down very long halls or anything, and that was nice. We saw a couple of empty rooms that had been cleared out, repainted, and cleaned. They looked nice and clean, with lovely views. I love the gardens they have. They have beautiful gardens and places to sit in the sunshine and be able to watch birds and so forth, maybe wildlife."

"The Glen Eddy is an absolutely marvelous place. My first impression was, “Wow, this is really nice.” It looked very good and modern, and the people we saw were very active with games and lots of activities. It was just very nicely setup. They had an art room, a swimming pool with a hot tub, they have a hair dresser, a barber shop, and the restaurant is excellent. It just had a lot to offer, and the person who gave us the tour was very nice."

"My tour at Glen Eddy was good. But since my mother's not ambulatory, I didn't like the layout of the place. The staff who gave the tour was fine. My mother was not ambulatory and she was like focusing on aspects of the place that really wouldn't apply to my mother. Like she would show me the walking path, my mother is never going to go on the walking path I explained that to her, but it didn't seem to register. I saw the dining area, it looked clean but I didn't try their food. I also saw physical therapy, which I thought was good. I saw a pool and an art room, and I saw them cooking there. They have everything and I like the security that they had there. They let you opt out of the food plan if you want to opt out. You don't get a whole lot of money back, it's like $200 a month if you opt out, which isn't a whole lot, but at least they give you the option. The apartments and the facility itself were beautiful."

"I like Peregrine Senior Living at Delmar Place very much. Everybody was very friendly. I was concerned about my dog, but they were very nice talking about getting a dog walker for me and so on. They were very accommodating. They showed me an apartment that was adequate, but it was kind of out of my price range. The apartment that I could afford, I thought, was rather small. Nevertheless, everything was very clean and easily accessible. They had a lot of game rooms, libraries, and reading rooms."

"I toured Brookdale Niskayuna. I was very pleased with Brookdale Niskayuna. They had a very nice set-up. They had very nice people. I would have done it myself, but it's not strictly up to me and it's definitely up to my brother. The staff who toured me was very good. She answered all my questions. She showed me around to a couple of different rooms and dining rooms. She was very, very good. They have quite a few dining rooms that were broken down in different ways. If you don't want to eat with a lot of people, there are small dining rooms. If you like it more crowded and with more people around, they have larger dining rooms. The place looked very good to me. It looked clean and neat from what I saw. It was well taken care of. You didn't see people sitting around in wheelchairs or anything. They were either doing something or in their rooms or whatever, but they weren't all just hanging around in wheelchairs sitting in hallways and stuff, which was nice."

"I like the suburban setting of Peregrine Senior Living at Guilderland. It was very pleasantly decorated. It seemed a very comfortable place."

"The tour we had at Danforth Adult Care Center was excellent. We were touring for memory care for my wife. I felt the place was exceptionally clean, and the rooms were nice. The residents' rooms did not have hospital beds. It was regular furniture, and you can hang pictures to put on your wall. You can also have some of your own furniture for whatever there might be room for. I felt that the staff was attentive and not in a strictly business way. I noticed how two of the residents who are living there were interacting with them on a personal basis, rather than strictly a patient-nurse type of thing. The sitting areas outside were nice, too. There was an area in an alcove off the interior where the wind was blocked, so you could sit in sunshine or shade. The chairs and everything out there were nice. It just sounded like it was all quite good."

"Brookdale is very nice, and my father actually enjoys it there. They’re the only facility who would accept him with his physical state and his Alzheimer’s. Most places in New York wanted to put him directly into a nursing home. He loves it there, they’re meeting all his needs, going above and beyond, and we have no complaints. It’s a wonderful choice for my father; I would definitely recommend it to anyone who doesn’t want to go to the nursing home route. "

"I have a family member that has been living at Heartwood for 4 yrs now. The staff are friendly and always smiling when I come in to visit. The Administrator Laurie Park is kind and very compassionate, it was hard for me to admit my mother to a facility and when I had no other choice but to do so Laurie communicated regularly and checked in to see how everyone was doing and kept us informed of my mothers well being through the entire process. During the Covid outbreak when we couldn’t visit the facility Laurie communicated regularly with us to ensure our family members were being cared for and all their needs were being met. Up to this day anytime we go to the facility to visit she is always smiling and pleasant. She is one of a kind and you won’t find a better Administrator."

"I toured for a friend of mine and it was very nice and welcoming. Residents were happy and speaking highly of the care they receive there. We are going to move forward with admitting her there. "

"Support Ministries Ahana House is a beautiful facility. It is small and quaint but extremely well kept, and it sits nicely in a good neighborhood in Waterford. When we were considering this place for my grandmother, we were taken aback by the attentiveness of the staff, but thought it might just be a marketing ploy. My grandmother has now been living there for over a year and we can safely say that the service is just as good as was promised to us. The nurses are friendly, knowledgeable, and respond promptly. My only complaint is that it can sometimes be difficult to schedule a visit and consistently meet with the same staff due to their rotating nursing schedule. The food is excellent and the cooks are able to cater directly to dietary needs (and picky eaters!) They do group meetings on Mondays and foster a sense of community among the residents. I've recommended Ahana House to a few friends and plan to continue to do so. "

"We toured the Promenade at University Place. It was very well-organized and very clean. The rooms were roomy. The bathrooms were very roomy. The person who helped us, Brittney, was excellent. It seems like there are a lot of activities and a lot of interaction, which is what you want. The place, I thought was up kept very well."