Assisted Living Communities in Franklin, OH

"I liked Optimized Senior Living a lot. We were ready to sign up, but the rooms were smaller and we were expected to be within the community a lot, and dad's not really community oriented. They said they could take care of a person until end-of-life. It was built around a big central living area with individual rooms off the living area. It had a huge big kitchen place where they prepare the meals right there, and they were preparing pot roast which smelled wonderful while we were there. The food was great and homemade, but we were not able to try it because it wasn't ready yet, we got there the wrong time. The staff was really friendly, but it struck me that for 10 rooms there was only 2 people on duty. And those 2 people were preparing the food. It struck me that they might be understaffed. But they were really warm and caring. I could have totally signed myself up for that place, it seemed very homey. The building itself was new and gorgeous."

"My Mother, who recently passed away July 2011, was a patient for Alzheimer's at Garden Manor. I was very happy with the care they gave my Mother, especially in her final days there. I would recommend this facility. "

"We visited The Wellington at Dayton and toured independent living. The director stood out to me. We were there right around supper time so there were a few residents out and about, and she knew every one of those residents by name and called them by name. She spoke with them and talked with them in their first names. I was with another couple that had come with me and they pointed it out. One of them told her how she called every one of these people by their first names and she said they were family to her, which stood out to me. They have the same amenities as some of the others that I have seen. I liked the way the apartment was set up and I liked the showers. They had a fold-up seat that you could bring and sit down on. I liked the check-in that they had, too. There's a button in the apartments that when the first person wakes up, they can push the button and the staff know that the people are okay. If they don't, then they call them, and if they don't get an answer, they come and check on them. I like that part of it, even though it's independent living. I think they also serve two meals a day."

"It is a huge facility. My friend would have been totally lost there. The staff was friendly. They do a lot of trips."

"The facility is very home like and very inviting. The staff is fantastic and give great care. The food is all made by the staff and is very tasty. I would highly recommend optimized, it was a god sent for my father who requires some extra care above the norm. And the cost is very resonable"

"The Carlyle House is beautiful. It is very nice, but they don't have any rooms. They have a chef, and it looks like he was preparing something really good. The interactions with the residents were a lot better than the other facilities. They all have a list of activities. They all have a schedule, but that doesn't mean they do them, but the schedule looks fine. You are only there for a little while, so you only get a quick glimpse. The facility looks really nice. The ambiance is very nice, and the staff that assisted us was very knowledgeable. His own grandmother is there. I would recommend them. "

"We chose Brookdale Oakwood for my father because the people there are very nice and it's very clean. His room is very clean and large, and I thought he would be safe there. The staff is very welcoming, very helpful, and went out of their way to help me. He's in the locked down Alzheimer's unit. They exercise them, and they took them out for the choir and field trips. I'm very happy with the place. It's in Oakwood, which is a posh neighborhood. It's a beautiful home."

"I toured Beehive Homes of Liberty Township. I liked the fact that they were small-scale. I felt like if I'd been there I could have gotten more one-on-one and more personal attention. It was a very clean facility. The staff was very caring. I have no experience with them, but just from what I observed, they seemed nice and caring."

"I visited the independent living community of Brookdale Kettering in Dayton, and everything was nice there. It's just farther away than I wanted to go. My daughter lives close by, and I want to stay closer to where she lives. Other than that, the staff members were congenial. They were very informative. The place is also clean."

"One star for the owner of this place. When my husband was dying a former wonderful caregiver of my husband who my husband and the whole family loved wanted to come visit him but the owner would not allow her into the house! He had held a former disagreement against her and thus prevented my husband from seeing someone who cared about him from seeing him before he died. Remember I am paying money for my husband to live here. Secondly, after my husband came back from the hospital and was going to be under hospice care we found out a new resident had been accepted. This new resident was highly inappropriate for the house. She had serious mental health problems, was constantly shouting obscenities( several times in front of my grandchildren and also to a hospice worker) had a dog that was having accidents all over the house and she was allowed to smoke. All this was going on while my husband was dying. My husbands relatives wondered what kind of place we had my husband in. It was very bad. I would think twice about bringing a loved one here. "

"Our visit to 10 Wilmington Place was very thorough. The main thing we liked about it is it was very clean and the people were very friendly (both the staff and the residents). We went through to the cafeteria and people were sitting there eating and they were saying how good the food was. It was a very, very nice place. It's also very big and offers quite a lot. You could stay there and never leave the building if you didn't want to. You could have your groceries delivered and everything. So it was a pretty nice setup. There was a theater there, game rooms, different kinds of classes, and just about everything we could want. The staff were very nice and very, very informative. They were very concerned about making sure that we didn't stumble on anything while we were walking around and gave us a chance to rest if they felt that we needed to rest and things like that. So I appreciated that."

"Brookdale Beavercreek has turned out to be the perfect fit for our loved one. Since the day he arrived (and multiple staff came to greet him and make him feel welcome) he has been happy & content. The complex is small, residents are kind and caring and the staff is highly involved. His apt is cleaned twice weekly, laundry completed and they are always cleaning & maintaining the property itself. He is encouraged to participate in activities and does so. Nursing staff is on it—great communication about his care. When touring properties, ask yourself what is the best fit for your loved one—we had a not great experience in a fancier setting, with lots of staff turnover. We highly recommend Brookdale Beavercreek."

"My father-in-law has moved to Majestic Care of Cedar Village Assisted Living. The staff there had been nothing but helpful. They've got a schedule of activities. The facility is very nice, it's not the newest but there's nothing wrong with it. It's located near everything, it's a built-up suburb in Cincinnati. My father-in-law's bedroom is large enough."

"The staff at StoryPoint is friendly and attentive. They anticipated and fielded all of my questions going in. The facility and rooms are clean. Rooms are spacious. "