The Best Senior Living Communities in Waterford, CT

Welcome to Essex Village Manor Senior Living Just above the Connecticut River, Essex Village Manor offers the same caring staff and wonderful amenities as its sister facility, Meadowbrook Manor. Centrally located, it is in walking distance to Essex center, the river and the town park. Once a sea captains house, the home features bright airy rooms with large windows that overlook nicely manicured grounds. We provide spacious, color-coordinated private and semi-private rooms that are cable ready. Also, residents may include some personal pieces to their room. Our qualified staff attends to your every need. You may retain the services of your family doctor. Appetizing meals are prepared by professionals, and are served in our beautiful dining rooms. Laundry service is also provided daily. AMENITIES AVAILABLE Activities Offsite Meals Provided Beautician Onsite Devotional Services Onsite Outdoor Common Areas Indoor Common Areas Activities Onsite OTHER SERVICES Resident Parking Available Transportation at Cost Property Convenient to Bus line Complimentary Transportation Respite Offered Hospice Available STAFFING 24-Hour Awake Staff Visiting Nurse Thank you for your interest at Essex Village Manor Senior Living. Please give us a call to schedule a free tour.To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: State of Connecticut License Lookup

"I toured Chestnut Cottage and Carriage House at The Elms. I like how attentive they are to their clients and just the atmosphere of it. Everybody was very friendly. I like the way they set up the place for everybody that's there. It created a sense of home. The staff members were incredible. I went into one of the rooms, and it was spacious and cozy."

"I toured Commonwealth Senior Living at Haddam. It was a very good tour. They had a couple of units available, and they showed them all to us. They would have worked out because they offered more services. It was a very pretty location. The facilities were very nice. We saw people doing all different kinds of things, and the staff was very pleasant. Everybody we spoke to was very nice and accommodating. And the cook came out to meet us and asked if we had questions. It was very nice. The apartments were very nice. They were one-bedroom units with bigger kitchen areas and full-sized appliances. I liked the rooms a little better. They were a little more spacious than the other place, although they were both in very nice condition. They had just painted and put new carpets in, and so everything looked very nice."

"Colebrook Village at Hebron was very nice. We had lunch there, which was just soup and a sandwich. The people were very friendly and very nice. There were many people who were using such devices, so that turned me off a little bit. But the facility was lovely, and the accommodations were lovely. The other thing I like about Colebrook is that they have a lot of people there that I know. So I wouldn't be going into a place without knowing anyone. So that was a plus. It was friendly and very accessible. There are some walking trails, and it is very near to my primary doctor, CVS, and a supermarket, and that's a plus. The person who works there brought me meals from Colebrook, and the food is very, very good."

"I toured HarborChase of Madison, and they were redoing it. The size of the room was OK. The facility was clean. The dining area looked small, and the staff was very pleasant."

"We have had numerous meetings with the director of the facility (Tom) and the staff or "Team" in charge of my mother's "Care". Unfortunately despite the meetings and our voiced complaints the same issues continue. One of our main concerns is my mother is supposed to get her medication at 8:30 AM, very seldom does this happen. She will get her meds as late as 10AM and at times after 11am. Even after pleading with the nurse that our mother is in pain could she please get her the medicine, we were told she needs to wait her turn. The delivery of food has been very inconsistent as well 8:00 Am breakfast not coming until well after 9:00 Am and dinners served at after 7 PM at night. Our mother has to use a bed pan and has been told at times by staff on duty a bed pan is unavailable and that she should just relieve herself in her pants/diaper. She has also been told that she needs to urinate too much and will just have to wait to use the bed pan. This is even after my mother pleaded with staff letting them know that she is taking a lasiix's for the swelling in her extremities, this helps her pass fluids and causes frequent urination. This doesn't mean all the staff there are bad, as there are some very caring individuals, When they those people are not around our mother suffers the consequences. "

By The River in Marlborough is a new concept senior living home that allows residents to enjoy a home environment without the stress of maintaining a household. Caregivers are built in the model and are standing by to help as little or as much as you need without extra hidden costs. We provide home-cooked meals in an open-concept kitchen and family-style dining. Residents enjoy open spaces, large porches and a spacious room in a beautiful country setting in Marlborough CT. To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: State of Connecticut License Lookup

"As a Deacon at First Congregational Church Cromwell, I work with the activities director to provide an ecumenical service for residents. The staff has been wonderful in providing a clean, beautiful and peaceful setting for the service as well as publicizing the monthly service. We have been provided with internet access so that our service can utilize modern technology in servicing the residents. Residents seem pleased with the service and often talk positively about other activities and experiences that have ben made available to them."

"NLRC was my father's last home before he passed. His nurses always made him comfortable and took the best care of him till his last days. The staff, was very loving and caring for him and our family. They went above and beyond to let us enjoy our last moments with him. "

"I toured Victoria Gardens Apartments. They provide meals, and they have transportation. They have community groups for everyone and get together. I chose Victoria Gardens Apartments because of the cost and location. The staff was very friendly and informative, but the rooms could be a little bigger. The place is nice. It has a small library, and the area is quiet. It's close to parks and walking, and my bank is close by."

"My father-in-law was a patient at Beechwood twice. I cannot thank this dedicated team of professionals enough for their kind, loving care. The nurses and CNAs cared for him as if he were a member of their family. The therapists worked diligently to enable him to return home. The Social Worker was very helpful to both my father-in-law and his family. The admission and discharge process was surprisingly painless. Thank You to this wonderful, caring Staff. Carol "

"My dad (Ray Benson) passed away while he was in your care in March He passed ON March 23rd 2009 and i would like to thank you all very much you guys are the best.I am still grieving it is very hard.I miss him so much but i will never in my life forget about your company.You are just the best i would refer any one to you.Again Thank You for giving my dad the service possible I love you all.You deserve a raise.you are the greatest Again Thank you for everything Mechele Walker"

"Thank you Greentree Manor for a stay that exceeded my expectation. Every department provided the care i needed. If ever needed in the future ill be back. Thank you. "

"I toured Fairview - The Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut. I was hoping to get my aunt in there. It's superb. I know them from having visited the father of a friend three years ago who was in their skilled nursing/memory care, and they're amazing at what they do in their memory unit, even so far as finding out from the family what kind of music that the individual likes. Each resident got a little Nano. They had a cage of lovebirds and a beautiful aquarium. It's very enriching, especially for people like my aunt now who doesn't have an immediate grasp on their memories. The staff was truly excellent and incredible. It is the most updated one here for skilled nursing. They just went through an incredible rebuild two to three years ago. It's immaculate, plus there were lots of windows and lots of light. It's just clean as can be. They really set the standard."