The Best Assisted Living Communities in Mcdowell County, NC

"Nasty rooms that do not get cleaned, The staff talks down and bad to my family member. I haven't heard of but 1 activity they went out to Mcdonalds and then they said all family's stimulus money was gone. They cut the water off on the residents daily can't wash their face or anything. They don't wash their clothes they send them back dirty. I don't know how they get away with this. They have 6 some residents all paying at least 700.00 a month this is ridiculous. "

"Upon our visit, we noticed how caring and welcoming the staff seemed to be and this has proved to be case in the first week of Mom's residence! We are pleased in all areas of her care! Excellent facility."

"Grace Ridge looks positive because you can go from independent living to assisted living to the next level. They have a nice library and a nice, comfortable lounge for people to enjoy. You could play billiards there. You could get a membership to a local gym. The rooms come with a balcony, which I like. However, the staff who gave the tour didn't seem like he wanted me there. I think he could have done better. The other people seemed very nice because, as I walked by, they acknowledged me. They would give you food allotments. There are places where you can have coffee and snacks in the building. You have a full kitchen in your room, which I think is cool, too."

"I toured The Berkeley. It has a courtyard with a screened-in porch. It is very safe and excellent. The rooms were adequate in size. The staff was excellent. It's very clean and nice."

"The staff was fine at Morganton Long-Term Care. They were very nice. But it just smells when we went in, and the rooms that we would have had for my mother wasn't just acceptable to what we want. Basically, it was the odor. It was pretty offensive for anybody else. But I do know several people from our church that are residents there and they seem to be doing well. It's just not the place for where I would want for my mother. "

"My brother-in-law loves living in Colonial Manor Health Care. He hasn't been any happier in years. He's been well taken care of and well-fed. The facility is nice and clean and it's a convenient place to visit. Everybody seems to be caring. He says the food is all good (he has gained weight). His room is clean and has plenty of room for two beds. They have a large family room as you enter. It's beautifully decorated with home decor. There's a replica of a fireplace with heat coming from it. The grounds are gorgeous. They have a swing that he can go sit in. They also offer outings. They have a doctor on staff that comes in every two weeks and an eye doctor that comes in and checks them."

"My visit to Country Pines Adult Care Home in Morganton was good. The staff was very friendly, very helpful, and very knowledgeable. The facility was clean and very well kept. It's just a house, so it has a front porch with rocking chairs, a gazebo, and a flower bed. In terms of activities, they kind of do their own thing, but they keep a puzzle out on the table all the time for the residents to work on. It's located well off of the main highway."

"My grandmother was at Marjorie McCune Assisted Living. The thing that rubbed me the wrong way was that their new administrator never returned my call, and she would just have other people get in touch with me when I really wanted to talk to her. I don't want to give her a bad review, I'm sure she was busy, but I never actually got to talk to her. I also can't say I could give them the fairest review because they did not specialize in memory care. They only did what they could, and they couldn't do everything that my grandmother would need them to do because of her condition. The assisted living there was great once my grandmother had her own little cottage on the property. They had a housekeeper, a nurse, a PT, and all the people would come into her house, and she was really happy over there. Then they started to notice that she would leave the stove on and other things that were a danger to herself, so they moved her into a room which was smaller than her bedroom. It was a shared room with someone else, they had one shared bathroom, and there was hardly any room to do anything in there. None of us were really thrilled about her new place. It was a very tiny room, and she was paying a lot for it. It's a good place for people to be living in an assisted kind of way; however, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone for long-term care. It's OK if you want $5,000 a month for one single studio room, but if you can't afford it and you need better care at the same time, then that would make things really difficult. I would just recommend that people should know that it's not really a memory care facility at all. The biggest problem there was that they had so many residents and so many employees, and with that number of employees coming in and out every day you're bound to get COVID. It just didn't seem like a home, it just seemed like a temporary place to be, and yet that was my grandmother's home, and none of us really liked that. They had activities, they had decent food, and the staff was really sweet. However, the facility's layout, even for me, was kinda confusing. They had these really long hallways filled with people in just about every direction, and for somebody who has dementia or Alzheimer's, you would really get lost."

"We went to Henderson Care Center Inc and it's about 20 miles from us. It's very nice, the people were nice there, and they cook every meal. If you're in independent living you can have no meals, or you can pay more, and have every meal made and delivered to your apartment. Each of the apartments has a garage and a deck out back, and it's just like being in a nice area, but it's expensive. The rooms were clean, and nicely laid out. It's a big, sprawling place, everything is on one floor, they have game rooms, a movie place, and they can watch movies together, but not with the COVID-19 issues. It's just a clean place, and a couple of people there said they liked it; it's wonderful."

"My mother has moved into Oakland Living Center, Inc. They've got wonderful staff. They're very dependable and take care of her. It's very clean and very well-kept. They have lots of things for the residents to do. They just got done making their own little flower gardens and they're fixing it to have a senior prom. It's very good quality for the price of the place. It's a great atmosphere for the seniors."

"This facility is the greatest place I believe I have ever been in. Everyone that works at this facility is amazing. What stood out the most about this place is the love and compassion from everyone that works at the Yancey House. I have visited many facility assistant Living, nursing’s homes and none of them compared to this place. They care about all of the people in this home. They’re not too busy to stop and listen, give them a big hug, or tell them they love them. What a wonderful blessing too know that their is a amazing place like this to bring a member of your family and not worry about them. I seen this first hand from visiting my brother there. No matter how busy they are they take time with these people with so much love and kindness. From the office personnel to CNA’s To Med Tech's. I was there on first shift though 3rd shift and they all was the same loving caring and compassionate. So if anyone in doubt about the Yancey House In Burnsville N.C. This is like a no other place I have ever been into. I wished I could rate it a 100 I would! Because everyone that works there is #1 and will always be. Thank you all for taking great care of my Brother Jim. "

"I would not recommend this facility for a cockroach. The people who work there are so rude with the residents. If there is someone that refuses to eat they will not take the time to coax them with positive comments. This place also has 3 shifts. I was visiting during the beginning of 2nd shift and was not very happy. They should have someone on the hall while another one does showers or whatever they do first. However, the 2 CNAs that were working both went to do showers at the same time. There was no CNA on the hall. The med-techs have no bedside manners with anyone here. The food here is horrible. I was visiting once while during Supper. They were served half cheese sandwich, small bowl tomato soup, and small bowl of mixed fruit. I do not think that was acceptable. Also, they are hateful with all residents especially during medication time. They tell everyone to wait until they hand out all medicines. I would not take no one even an ant to this facility. I think that the state should just go down there and shut that place down. I do not recommend even considering this facility for your loved one. I have been in there and will never go back what so ever. IT IS HORRIBLE AND NASTY. I do not even think that they had restrooms for visitors. I think just employee bathroom. SO AWFUL. "

"My parents are in Fleshers Fairview Health Care. We go there every day. The size of the room is perfect. The area is beautiful. The staff is very friendly. They played bingo or something."

"Shaire Center is very clean. They have a very friendly staff and all of the residents are dressed, alert, and well cared for. They have plenty of nice spaces for visits as well as incredibly nice rooms. Each different unit has its own activities list appropriate to them. Plus, they have in-house physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. For memory care, they have games, sing-alongs, and worship services. They were the best of any place we visited."