Senior Suites of Chatham

I went to view Senior Suites of Chatham, but they said I was not old enough and I had to be on the waiting list. The staff was OK. She showed me the rooms, and I would have loved it because everything I was looking for was included. She didn't tell me about the activities. I thought they could improve on the age range because they said 55 and up, but its actually 62. So, for me it was false advertising if you were not accepting 55 and up. I am 59 now and they were not allowing 55 to come; they were allowing 62.

I saw the Senior Suites of Chatham but I don't think they had assisted living because at that time we were looking for just senior independent-living apartments. The only thing I didn't like about them is the rooms looked like the dimensions were a little smaller but the place itself was really nice. I liked them as far as the way the building was made and the fact that the Department of Aging is attached to the building so that the tenants in that building would have the option if they wanted to go down and participate with some of the meals, the movies, the programs that go on during the day at the Department of Aging center. What I didn't like about it is just the neighborhood is a little rough but if you're getting dropped off or coming there, they do have a little parking lot and it is right on the bus line on a busy street. There are shopping, stores and businesses along there. They have a lounge on each floor. They have a washer and dryer and most of them have that on the floor. The rooms were nice. They always have the little models that are really cute and they don't put a big couch in there. They may put a love seat so the room looks bigger than the living room part. They have a dining where you could come down there and sit or you could have meals delivered at a certain time if you want to pay for that. They have security. What we didn't like about it is that after a certain time at night, you couldn't get buzzed in. If someone came to visit after 8:30 at night, someone would have to come down and let them in. That I didn't like because unless you had a key coming in, you'd have to be dressed or come down.

I like all the activities that Senior Suites of Chaham have for their seniors. They have the line dancing and they take the residents to shopping. They have different activities. They give them different party themes during the summer. They have a gym and beauty shop and that is really nice. The staff are very interactive and very caring. They want to make sure everything is okay and they seem to know the residents in the facility. I have eaten there and the food is very nutritious. It looks good and it tastes good. The residents also seemed to like it.