Gardens of Westbrooke

Sara

We toured Gardens of Westbrooke and we were really happy with that place. It was very nice. They kept the seniors very busy with activities, like bingo. They said they do lots of snacks and they have ice cream night. They had outings where they could go out to eat or go shopping. They had a salon there and a nurse practitioner that is there to see people once a week. The owner was there. He offered that we could drop my mother-in-law off and she could stay for like a few days to see how she liked it. The staff was very friendly and very helpful.

Pat

We visited Gardens of Westbrooke. Coincidentally, my mother was there 23 years ago. I know things have changed over the years, but still, the quality and cleanliness and the friendliness of the people are what's most important to me. My husband's room would be a shared room. It had two beds, a dresser, and if you want a chair in there or whatever. We weren't there at any mealtime, but what I had before was good. They have all kinds of different activities and things like that. When my mom was there, they used to have people come in and sing and play instruments and they had dances. They had all kinds of things. You just have to be a willing spirit to get up and participate. The staff was friendly. That's what you look for, somebody that's going to take care of your person, that's in there. That was my first choice because my mother had been there and I had been familiar with it. I realize things have changed over the years, but I was so hoping that it would still be a good place and I wasn't wrong, so that made me feel good. Everything else that was in our price range was further out. Another reason for that choice is because it's right here near my home.

Mark

What I like best about Gardens of Westbrooke is that the building is sort of a modified large X with all the rooms on it. There is a giant lobby that connects to all the halls and the main entrance. So, it is conveniently laid out. There's a fair amount of wheelchair people here and they get around OK. It's comfortable. The staff is dedicated and desirous of doing a good job (but not always properly supervised). The food is excellent in taste, quality, and menu variety. There are activity areas in each of the four major halls. They have several screened-in porches, which are nice, and it's in a partially wooded area and the grounds are pretty nice. I think you get a lot of value for the money. My main problem here is there are a lot of dementia residents. The building holds about 100 and is nearly full and there are probably about 20 or so dementia residents. They're monitored, but very lightly, and they kind of wander around themselves around the building wherever they want to go. There's sort of a policy of benign neglect of dementia residents.

Gloria

We went to the Gardens of Westbrooke. It was a little older, and it just didn't look as nice as the others. It was a lot less of a monthly price than what mom has. The studio they showed us was a little bit smaller than what mom is in now. The surroundings were a little bit older and not decorated to what my mom's taste is. They do a lot of activities. They have sunrooms and screened-in patios. I met a few of the staff at the front office. We got to talk to two people there. Then the young lady gave us a tour, and we got to see the activity room. We saw that they were doing some kind of art project, and everybody in there seemed really happy. They were doing something for St Patrick's Day to hang on their doors. We did tour the dining room, but we didn't eat any food.

Raymond

I toured the Gardens of Westbrooke. The building was set up like a cross. So, we went through some of the different rooms. I saw a shared room with two beds in it, but there was no kitchenette. There were also private rooms available. The facility was nice. It had a beautiful yard and screened-in room where they could sit. They had a nice cafeteria. As a whole, the place was very nice. The staff who assisted me with the tour was very nice and very informative. She showed me everything that was in the place. They had a little salon for your hair. They had areas like a library and a TV room where the residents could sit around and watch. They had a calendar with all kinds of different activities for them, like bingo.

Joanne

I thought the people at Gardens of Westbrooke were very sweet. I even talked to some of the residents and they loved it there. The one gentleman that caught my eye has been there for a year and he said they are the nicest people. They were very helpful and if my mom was still alive now, I probably would have put her there because it just seemed like a perfect fit. They had single rooms and shared ones. I looked at a room where a lady lives there and I said "This is very homely.", and she goes, "Yep. That's what we do. We make it ours." They have a big calendar on the wall and it tells you what they do every day, and every day was different, which I thought my mom would love.