Bethel Retirement Community

We love Bethel Retirement Community, but it's out of our budget. The staff was really nice, open, and answered all our questions. Their dining area looked very nice, open and comfortable. They had a salon, workout room, and a pool.

When I visited Bethel Retirement Community, they were under staffed that particular day. I went in the facility, and I liked what I saw, but I did not see any room in particular. The place was very nice and very accommodating. The staff was very helpful for my particular situation; however, they did not have any opening. I had seen some residents, and they were enjoying a music seminar at that time.

Cleanliness is very good here at Bethel, and the staff is excellent. The food is good. The rooms are clean, and well-maintained.

The price at Bethel Retirement Community was more reasonable. I really like this facility. I like its location. I like the information that was given me by the staff who gave me the tour. People come in once a week to entertain the residents. They have activities that they do during the day to keep them busy.

The dining area was nice and big, and was right behind the lobby, and so it was easy to access. Bethel is a pretty large community, but there is a couple of elevators right in the front near the lobby and near the dining area where you can go upstairs. There are three stories of rooms, and I think the bottom story is for people that need more care, then the second story is for lesser care, and then the third story is pretty much independent. The room is about average from what I visited before. The one my grandparents ended up in is a one-bedroom with a living room and a kitchenette. There is a small swimming pool out behind the facility, and on the second floor is an activity room, a library, and a computer room. The activity room is where they do exercises every day before lunch. I hadn't called ahead and told my grandparents that I was coming, but when you call ahead then you are able to dine with them too. It seemed a good fit, so far, for my grandparents. My grandmother has hurt her back, and so they take their meals to their room since they can't make it down to the dining room.

We found a place called Bethel Assisted Living, and we will be moving soon. We chose it because the price looked good to us. The facility looked very nice, and we actually knew three people who are there already. It's beautifully landscaped, and it has a swimming pool; we liked that. It has the things that we want as well. The staff that we met was very nice and enthusiastic about taking care of people.

At Bethel Retirement Community, the staff is very competent. I'm incredibly impressed with them. It is actually very pretty, and they have a very nice courtyard. It is actually two separate buildings. They have a large retirement community building with a beautiful courtyard. It is kind of like a U-shaped building, and the courtyard has a swimming pool and lots of gardens that are very pretty. Separately across the parking lot just a short walk is their memory care facility. It is actually the place we need for my dad because he has quite an advanced Alzheimer's. It is very clean. They have lots of activities, and they put out a schedule every week with all of the activities. It is actually different for the memory care facility than for the rest of the facility. They have about 70 memory care apartments in the separate building. They do bingo, and they have people who play instruments. They do a lot of different things. The one thing that I won't forget is when we arrived, one of my dad's medication only had nine days left. The place we left at Washington did not give us the doctor's order that they need to tell them. They really took that on, they called that place, and they did everything they could to get that fixed. They were like on it the whole time, and they just struck me as incredibly professional. I was just totally impressed with the extent of their care and how professional they were. I was just blown away.

My parents haven't been at Bethel Retirement Community that long. It has nice grounds. It's a very clean facility. The staff is very good and the transition was very easy for my parents. They felt very welcome. They love the staff. They just have all kinds of activities. They have crafts, and then they have little get-togethers every month. Every day of the week, there are different activities. They take them shopping or whatever they need to do. The other people who live there are very nice, and as a whole, it has made them feel good about leaving their homes.