Assisted Living Communities in Rutland, VT

"Meadows at East Mountain was pretty. The rooms were small, but I liked the setting the most. It'd be better to have an apartment style setup for them. It's really just a bedroom and a bath. It feels more like a hotel or even a hospital room. The staff was very helpful."

"I went to Vista Senior Living. I didn't get to go to the closed area where all of the residents are because I needed pre-authorization and that just didn't happen, but I did get to see the facility and talk with the staff and get a good idea of the layout, of the space, and their mission. It was really good. The tour was great. Daniel was very thorough in showing me all the different parts of the facility, very easy to talk with, understanding, and competent. I saw the rooms, not in the area where the residents are living, but in the building that (one step at a time) they're expanding out into more rooms. It was one of those rooms that is going to be built soon. There were studios, single and double rooms, and they're very bright, well kept, nice rooms. They had exercises, artistic stuff, walking, activities, games, puzzles, and stuff like that. I would like to meet more of the staff though. Before I bring my mom there, I would have to go back and see more of the working area. The man I spoke with was excellent. He just totally made me feel comfortable and easy to pursue that being a positive place for my mom. He's just a great guy. He talks very highly about the other staff. I met a couple of other people, but I have not seen the actual living space with the people who are there."

"Holbrook's Adult Home, Inc. was a very nice place, they had a nice dining area, and Debbie, the person who was in charge, was very nice. She showed us the rooms. They do have a porch where people can sit outside, they have rocking chairs out there. They had like a solarium where you could sit in there and read books, with big windows, and sunshine. That was nice. They had a nice dining room. They did have two cats that lived there, which kind of made it homey, and it was decorated very nicely. The rooms were nice, you could bring your own furniture, and they were spacious. The place was very clean. They were sitting down to eat when we were there. So people were coming in, sitting down at the table and everybody there seemed happy. I did see some people doing puzzles in another section of the place, and they seemed happy."

"Private pay. Physically beautiful facility-- like a fine hotel. Staff, however, is uneven, especially on weekends. We were not notified that our loved one was in end-stage and receiving morphine and all medications withdrawn because swallowing was no longer possible, even though during those five days before our loved one died, the family could have gotten together for a goodbye visit and made passing less lonely. We were given 20 minutes notice that death was immanent. Entirely, unfair, unprofessional,and unforgiveable. "

"The staff, especially the manager, were very caring and in tune to my mother's needs and desires. They made her feel wanted and cared for. The facility was always clean, and care was taken to be sure roommates were compatible with each other. They even took care to be sure that compatible people sat near each other in the community areas, changing seating as needed if one of the residents seemed to clash with another so that disagreements were kept to a minimum. Even the overnight staff acted pleased rather than put upon that my mother would often come out in the middle of the night looking for company. "

"Overall, we felt that Eastview At Middlebury would be a great fit for my mom. It was smaller, so there was more coverage with care. Also, there was a lot of access to the outdoors, which she will love. We saw the assisted living and memory care. It seemed very clean and homey. They had lots of gardens and flowers, and it was really pretty. They didn't have any hospital smells or anything like that. They ate in a nice little kitchen area, which was more intimate because of its size. The gal who gave us a tour was very helpful, answered all my questions, and returned my calls."

"We toured Elderwood Village at Ticonderoga. The tour was set up very easily. We went in and we did our COVID screening and our COVID tests. It was very clean. It was a smaller facility, which I know my mother would like. She doesn't like a bunch of crowds and too many people, so that was good. Everybody was very friendly. When we took my mother for her assessment, they were very kind, gentle, and welcoming. They gave her the information that she needed and tried to reassure her because she is moving out of the town that she has spent most of her life in. She's excited but a little nervous at the same time, and they did very well at putting her at ease. The unit is a small room because it has a private bath and shower. My mother wanted that, so that's what we got. They are going to provide her with a nice comfortable bed. She'll be able to bring a couple of pieces of furniture that she likes, and she'll have people keeping track of her medication and administering that for her. The dining room was very pleasant. There are not a lot of people. There are probably at this point eight residents, and they only take 13 and Mom will be the ninth. Everyone was very welcoming, and she met everybody. She said she liked it very much because it was bright, there were lots of windows, and the area has some really pretty views outside of the Green Mountains. Everything seemed very, very nice and very thorough. They have a nice gathering room for people to either watch the movies, work on puzzles, read, or just socialize. It's all winter right now, but they have an outdoor courtyard that's very well shaded with some nice furniture. The chef there will do barbecues out there in the spring, summer, and fall. They have raised garden beds for people to garden, and they can grow flowers and vegetables there. They have a nice area to walk around and to get together with other people that live there. What's nice is the pharmacy is right downstairs. My mother will have some transportation perhaps to go to a local dentist or something like that. When she does have her hip replacement surgery, the rehabilitation place is just below her in the same building, so that'll be an easy transition there for her, too. It's a 5 because of their pleasantness with my mother and they're answering questions and what-not. They were very interactive and very pleasant. They even introduced her to the kitchen staff, the cleaning staff, and the laundry staff, and they were all very pleasant and welcoming as well. We didn't have a meal there, but the people that were in the dining room area, we kind of peeked in, and the food on their plates looked very nice. They will cook to order what my mother can eat, so they follow certain dietary needs and stuff. The food they were eating for lunch looked very good."

"Brookwood is an assisted living facility located in North Springfield, Vermont. It is fairly small and houses about 18-20 residents. It is run by a small group of people, usually only 2-3 on duty at once. We have known several people that have stayed there and were treated very well. Residents are fully cared for with all meals fully prepared for them. Residents laundry is also done for them.All residents are allowed to have visitors whenever they please. When there is nothing for them to do, they have crafts and activities provided for them. I would not at all feel bad about someone close to me staying there as I know that they will be fully cared for. I rate Brookwood 4 stars out of 5 only because the building is older and a few things need to be updated, but all in all it is worth while. "