Continuing Care Retirement Communities Communities in Brooklyn, NY

"My mom was a resident of Downtown Brooklyn Nursing and Rehabilitation. It was clean. They're very attentive. The exercise rehab has made her stronger. So she was able to recover faster by walking around and getting stronger and I was very satisfied with that. I think the main activity is just to get the person more mobile, to get them to walk around more, and get them stronger. The staff is very professional and attentive because they're always checking in and making sure everything is okay. The only negative was the food. The food was not good. Somebody did a survey for them. I told them that they needed to change the caterer for the place, or whatever that food has to change."

"I recently had a family member stay at Buena Vida and I was very happy with the care they were given. It’s a really great rehabilitation center in the community "

"Arbor Terrace Teaneck seemed a very well-run, clean, friendly, and positive community. I've heard good things about it from friends who have parents living there. It's very attractive and very beautifully landscaped. It's right next to a nice private walking path. I saw the menus. The staff seemed very competent and caring."

"There were a couple of things that we liked about Five Star Premier Residences of Yonkers. The grounds were very nice and both of the units we saw had a lovely view of the Hudson River. The location was very good because we have a lot of friends on the west side of Manhattan. In 20 minutes, we could get in the car and go down to see them. They also had a very nice garden. I only met the salespeople and one couple who were living there. I like that there were several couples who lived there and since we're a couple, we were attracted to that. Several of the places we went to were overwhelmingly single women. My wife has early stages of Alzheimer's, but they're not going to force us to be separated. The choice is ours. The facility was nicely kept. We had a sample meal there and it was very good. They had a nice library and a room for watching movies."

"I liked Willow Towers the most out of all the places I toured. I liked their comprehensive care - the whole spectrum of care. They had assisted living, a separate memory care building, as well as a nursing home. The staff was friendly and respectful. I thought that everything was very clean. It was cleaner than in a lot of the other places. The residents couldn't leave without people noticing, with the way the building was built. The building appeared to be well constructed compared to other places I've been to. And they offered some furnishings at cost, but they did."

"The apartments that The Harborside have were very attractive. The size was to our liking. The kitchen had ovens and stoves. The number of residents who were walking around by themselves was a very large percentage. People were very friendly, too. The negative thing about it was the down payment for the apartment that we liked was a large amount of money, which would be returnable when we leave one way or another. The person who gave us a tour was very confident. Then we ate in the dining room, and the food was fine. The location is quite nice. It's very close to the North Shore. You can see the water from some of the windows. It's in walking distance to Bar Beach, which is a public beach area."