Assisted Living Communities in Mc Keesport, PA

"I toured Abode Care of Monroeville. The people were very nice. They're very professional. They have all the things that my dad needs. They have enough facilities open right now if I have to make a move, which I'm planning on doing so that I can get him in there. They have three doctors on staff. Joe was the point of contact there. She was very, very helpful. She was attentive. She was straightforward with me. She talked candidly, which I appreciate because that's how I am. I felt there was nothing that was kept or hidden from me. She put everything out in the open. Everything was right there for me, and I understood what she was saying. I went out there right after lunch and the residents were starting to play bingo. They have a snack area. They have a chef there who cooks the meals. The building was clean. The other thing they told me is if I do choose them, they will remodel the rooms before the person comes in. Other than having to provide a TV and my dad wanting his bed, they provide all that stuff. They had three different levels. They had shared rooms, single rooms with shared bathrooms, and single rooms with just their bathroom. They do have elevated care in case my dad would deteriorate, so they're definitely on my radar."

"I toured the assisted living facility of Paramount Senior Living at South Hills, and it's a very nice place. The people are nice, and the amenities and the rooms are just as nice. The guy who gave the tour was also really nice. It was an abbreviated tour because I had already gone to their facility in Bethel Park. We took a quick tour of this place, and it looked the same. It was a little bit different in the layout, but it was very similar in that it was appointed the same way, people were nice, and the grounds were nice. They talked about the activities, but I didn't see any. I didn't see people dancing around or doing any of that stuff. You could tell the people were comfortable there. Some of them are in worse shape than others. They wouldn't be there if they didn't need some help, but they seem to be well-treated. It was mealtime, so you could see the servers going around. They didn't offer me any food, but they were being nice to the people and helping some eat. They were pretty attentive, and I have to say they run a good ship."

"The atmosphere in Juniper Village at Monroeville was very home-like. The director was extremely knowledgeable and the services they provided would be everything that my parents would need. My father liked it a lot. The biggest problem we're finding is availability. The facility was very clean. It was recently renovated, so it looks new. The rooms were nice. They were a nice size. There was lots of light through windows and things like that."

"Whitetail Springs Assisted Living and Memory Care is very interactive. It is very clean and very new. As I was walking around, all the staff were out and about, and a great number of the patients were out and about, too. It's a small community of only 40 people."

"AP is a real find! You can't do better for cost, living accommodation & staff. Staff is helpful, friendly & attentive & takes care to ensure residents can be interactive & have some fun with games, movies & a great outdoor space for warm weather. Timely housekeeping/laundry & food is very good. We had excellent access to staff & Director - all very easy to talk with and always addressed needs/issues timely-even immediately when possible. Staff was empowered to take responsibility - no passing the buck, always willing to help. They treated our relative like their own & still treated us like family with kindness & caring after the passing of our loved one. Could not have asked for more. Highly recommend."

"I toured the assisted living facility of Paramount Senior Living-Bethel. It is in a nice area, and it's very clean. I would say it is very well-appointed. It makes a very good entrance when you go in. The grounds are nice, the lobby is beautiful, and the dining area is beautiful. The facility itself is nice. When you go upstairs to the assisted living, the rooms are very nice. They have very good rooms, and you don't see a big difference between the independent area and the assisted living area. They kind of blur the line pretty well. I think it's because they may use a lot of the same rooms, and they just increase the care as you need it, so they don't have a separate area. The people were nice, and the activities seemed to be very nice. They have a nice outdoor courtyard. It's a nice place, and the people are very nice and seem like they were attentive. There was no question that if we thought my mother could handle personal care, that's the place we would have sent her to. We have put money down for it, so we were disappointed that she couldn't go there. During the tour, they showed us the dining area, activities area, and I guess you could call it a living room. It's just like a lounge area where you could sit and talk, watch TV, or read a book."

"I have nothing but praise for all of these employees. They are always cheerful, patient and glad to help. They even get a message to my dad when he doesn't answer the phone. There are plenty of activities and my father is happy with the food. "

"My dad is in a senior living right now called Brookdale Penn Hills. Over the years that he has been there, if there have been any problems, they communicate very well with me and help me to solve any problems that they come up with him. He's taken care of very well, and the people that work there are really kind. Everything is clean. The food is good. They also have an outdoor patio where there's a garden, and they have an outdoor porch on the front. They always have something going on there. They have bingo, they do crafts, and they have guests that come in. It's not as expensive as some places are, and I think it's a very good value. And it looks like a little home inside."

"The first impression I had of Brookdale Mt. Lebanon was that it was a quietly cheerful place. The staff was cheerful and the residents were cheerful. There are nearly 200 residents there. They have little dogs on leashes. I hear there are cats. The place is furnished in a way that is comfortable and safe for seniors who have physical difficulties, as I do. As things go, the cost is moderate, considering the highs and the lows of this line of business. I only interacted with two people and they were competent. There's just a relaxed, contented quality about the whole place and everybody that I met and they invited us to come back to try their meals. We saw two studio apartments. One was much smaller than the other. I loved the small one, and that's the one we're still talking about. I did not see a list of activities, but I didn't need to. From what we walked around and saw, there is a little bit of everything."

"My mom moved in. The people are just so personable. Every single person is brought out to the community room. They are very attentive. They walk to the units and ask if the patients would like a cup of coffee. It is definitely like a family. The facility is beautiful. They have a hair salon. The activities are wonderful. Every day, I can see them out there doing word games. They have music. If there's an anxiety-ridden patient, they'll have themselves and other patients around them trying to calm the patient, holding their hand, saying the rosary, and all kinds of things to help calm the patient. It's like they're caring for their mother. The food is excellent."

"I toured Graceful Care Living. I didn't think that the facility was as clean as I would like it to be. I didn't like the housekeeping of it. The one person we spoke to was very welcoming and kind. It was very spacious. My grandmother is in a wheelchair. So, if she did stay there, it would be bigger than the place she has right now. It's very spacious for her condition, but it doesn't look new. Where she's at right now is more updated than that place."

"When I walked into Vida Springs Senior Living and Personal Care Home, I could smell that they were using some seasonings in their meals. My father is a healthy eater, so he would appreciate the fact that they make home-cooked meals right there. The person who gave me the tour was the cook. She was friendly. She tried to answer most of my questions, but on some things, she couldn't. She referred me to the administrator and gave me her contact information card. She introduced me to a health care worker that was there visiting one of the residents. The facility was clean, but it was definitely in need of updating. It's an older facility, and the furnishings are very sparse. I don't think they had the best beds and that sort of thing, but she said you could bring whatever other furnishings you wanted for the room."

"I like The Grand Residence at Upper St Clair because they have spacious accommodations for the residents. Their apartments are bigger, so that's nice. It looks like their food is really good. The atmosphere and the way they're decorated is very fundamentally different when you think about a quintessential nursing home. The person who guided me was Christopher, and he was great. They showed me a menu for the week. It's a very diverse menu. People from outside of the facility can eat there, and they have to pay of course like a restaurant. I think they take a lot of pride in their food. All of the common areas are very nice. The apartments are a little older than the other places I looked at, but they're clean and well-kept."

"I went to Juniper Village at South Hills. Everybody there was very nice. The administrator was very nice, friendly, and very thorough with the walkthrough. They're going through renovations. And so the place is immaculate. It's beautiful. The apartment sizes like the studios are a nice, decent size. And then they have the one-bedrooms, and those are also nice. And what they're doing as residents move out, they're renovating each room individually to just update them. And so it is a lovely place. It's so clean and so friendly, and a great atmosphere. My mother has an onset of dementia. So even the lockdown wards, if once they evaluated her, she would be in a lockdown ward. But as long as she has an aide with her, she's able to go outside and do everything, she just can't do it independently. And they've got plenty of recreational areas and little like snack downs if you will. So if they want to have like an afternoon snack or a drink or something like that, that is all available. They have plenty of activities. I looked at the activity calendar and they've got a lot of stimulating activities. Also, I looked at a sample of their menus and it had a lot of great food choices."