Communities in Johnston, RI

"I toured The Phyllis Siperstein Tamarisk RI Assisted Living Residence. I was very, very impressed with the cleanliness and the staff. I even talked with some of the residents, and they gave that place a high rating. They were comfortable, and they liked it there. They enjoyed it. The apartments don't come furnished or anything, so I have to bring my own furniture, which is okay. The staff who gave the tour did a wonderful job. I was impressed with him. He was very thorough, and he asked all the right questions. We had a really nice, long conversation. I liked him a lot. I looked at the dining room, and was very impressed with that, too. I really like the list of activities that they gave me. I can't remember off the top of my head what all of them are, but they have a lot of going every day. They have a really nice, clean, and up-to-date exercise room that I was impressed with. It's set up for the elderly. With the upkeep and everything, it looked very, very clean. I was impressed with that."

"My sister moved into All American Assisted Living at Warwick. The place is great. It was the cleanest place I had seen. They handled all the care I needed for my sister. The staff is fabulous and very, very helpful. The food is very good. My sister's eating three meals a day plus snacks. When she was at home, she wasn't eating at all. She has a private room, and it's a great size. The grounds are very well-kept, very well decorated, and very clean. They have a lot of things for activities. They go out for rides. They were picking apples one day. They play cards. She's always active there. They have like 10-12 activities per day, so she can pick whatever she wants to do."

"My mother recently moved into this facility! The maintenance director was not only very pleasant to deal with but also extremely helpful and knowledgeable. I left feeling comfortable with leaving my mother in his hands. The maintenance mans name was Mike. Also all staff were great and extremely friendly. Mike just gave more a comfortable friendly vibe like he cared personally for all of his residents and it wasn’t just a ‘job’. Great place. Highly recommend. "

"I found it on the Internet, and a woman named Elizabeth called me. I went to see Elizabeth there and had a tour. I was interested in the place because my mother-in-law liked it when she visited other people there, and it was very close to where I lived. She also liked to walk, and there was a nice surrounding area for walking. She could even walk to the grocery store and pick some things if she wanted. It was a bonus that the location was close to the market and walkable. My mother-in-law needed assistance with medications and other things, so I visited the assisted living area. The place was very clean, upscale, and had a nice environment. When you walked in, there was a fireplace and a piano; it looked elegant. The staff were pleasant, polite, and they smiled. They did not look grumpy at all. My mother-in-law had a low income, so she would have had to share a room if we chose this facility. There was enough room to keep personal things, and each one had a bureau. They had to share a bathroom, though, but it was nicely put together. They had a library, there were residents playing cards, and it seemed like they had things to do for them. The dining room was very pretty; it was not like a cafeteria. I remembered that they had next week's food posted, so you could decide when to eat and what you wanted to eat there. They had different entrées every day. I talked to some of the residents, and they all seemed happy. "

"Atria Bay Spring Village was very, very nice. It was bright, modern, and clean. It seemed to be well-staffed. The staff who accommodated us was very transparent as far as being forthcoming and answered our questions truthfully. The dining area was very nice. We observed a group doing an exercise class. The salon was open. And there were some, I think, independent residents that were bicycling around the outside park area."

"It is close to my house, and they got all the services my mother needs.They got movies, and trips that they take them on a van. They serve three meals a day. I am satisfied with everything. The food is very good. "

"I visited Chapel Hill Senior Living. They were very nice. We very much enjoyed them. What I liked about it is it's a one-floor memory care unit. The staff definitely knew the residents. They called them by name, and then they had conversations as we were walking around. It was very clean. I also liked the fact that they had an area in the back with a garden, and it was not locked, so residents can go out if they want and come back in, and it's all gated. For my dad, who's a little bit more cognitive, to be able to actually go out into that area is very nice, because if it's locked, I think it makes him feel like he's in jail a little bit. The staff was wonderful. Cristina, who gave us the tour, was awesome, very friendly, very knowledgeable, and very helpful. I was super impressed. They had a patio and a courtyard."

"I visited Brookdale Centre of New England, and the tour was good. The staff was friendly and very welcoming. The place was easy to the eye. The layout was OK. I saw both sizes, and I kind of like their layout. Their shared suite has a pretty neat layout. They showed me pretty much everything when I was there. They had plenty of activities for seniors, and they had some pretty good onsite services."

"We were impressed with Anchor Bay at Greenwich. It had a nice little enclosed garden that attracted the sun, and a lot of people were sitting out there. It seemed well-equipped and well-run, but we couldn't come to terms with the money, so we did not choose that. We met a number of the staff who were always smiling and helpful. The food seemed to be good, according to a couple of people there. Everybody seemed happy and involved."

"I went to The Branches of North Attleboro. I saw the dining area. It's very open, they have four-seat tables, and six-seat tables. They were all situated six feet apart, and there's a big deck with a very nice view out in back. There are flowers and trees in the back; it's beautiful."

"Had two tours on separate days. Mom will be moving in very soon ( after she finishes rehab). Staff very friendly, helpful and fine with answering all your questions. The few residents I spoke with are very happy here. Also spoke to adult children of six residents and they say that after a 1-3 month adjustment period, all their loved ones were happy to be here and considered it "home". Very, very pleased with my experiences thus far. "

"My mother-in-law moved into All American Assisted Living at Wrentham. We're very happy. It's excellent. I liked the culture, they're very attentive toward their residents here. They're very engaging. They always have activities. She doesn't engage that much more so because of her personal situation, they do a great job of engaging all of the residents. The rooms are just perfect. They're spacious, comfortable, and clean. They have a salon. They have a little art room in memory care, they have a TV, and they have some games."

"We checked out Clifton Assisted Living. It's a beautiful place, but it's way out of my parents' price range. They have all the activities for them. They have exercise for them. They have a 'Yum-Yum room' with snacks, cookies, and other treats all day long for them. They can come and go as they want. If it weren't for the price, I would like my parents to go in there. The residents even let me go into the two-bedroom apartments to look at them. They were very nice. My parents would really enjoy that. My mom didn't have to cook anymore if she didn't want to. All their meals are there. They have a kitchen downstairs, and she could go downstairs and cook if she really wanted to, because my mother really enjoys cooking. So that's a plus. I took a bunch of pictures when I was there. They have a library, an entertainment room, and a bar where they serve drinks. They have entertainment that comes in. They can go down there and socialize by the fireplace. They had bingo that was going on. They have an exercise person who comes in. Seven days a week, they have a nurse and nurses' aides 24/7 in there. The staff I met was very nice. They even had a slushy machine in their Yum-Yum room. Family can stay there for a week, and they won't charge you. So that was a nice feature, too. Like a family will stay the night before to get them ready the next morning to go to a doctor's appointment, and I thought that was really nice. That was a plus. They're not too crazy about having dogs, but I understand that. A lot of people have cats, but dogs are another problem. They have everything. They even have a hairdresser and a hairdresser's place."

"Benchmark Senior Living at Forge Hill was very nice and very clean. The one-bedroom was nice. The staff was very friendly and helpful. They have a lot of activities."