Marian Village

Diana

This is the 3rd year that my parents have been in Marian Village and it's been wonderful. They're in a 2-bedroom apartment, it's very nice, and with a deck. The staff was just wonderful and very attentive. My mom has a caregiver that comes in the morning and helps to get ready for the day and a caregiver that comes in the evening and helps her get ready for bed. They're independent living but they have assisted care. The only problem is that they don't have memory care there. They are hoping to someday have memory care, but they do not have it at the moment. The food is wonderful, they're always changing their menu, and there are several options. It's delicious. My sisters and I have gone down to dinner with my parents and the dining room is very nice. It's clean and bright, and you feel like you're in a restaurant and not a retirement community. They have a gym with a nutritionist and a physical therapist that works with the people that live there. There's exercise and they teach them what they need to do to keep moving. They also have Nintendo bowling games and bean bags. Every month, they have birthday parties for whoever is born in that month. Aside from all those activities, they have some entertainment there as well. The chapel is also there and my parents enjoy that they can go to mass instead of leaving the building because it's right there.

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Gina

Marian Village seems like a very good value; a lot is included. This one is run by the Franciscan Community. It's got everything we wanted for mom, especially the washer and dryer in the unit. She doesn't have to walk down the hall, and find out that the washers and dryers are busy and go back to her room. It was a good selling point there. Everything was nice and clean. All the meals were included. She's happy about having a bank onsite, a beauty shop, and a beauty salon there. The elevators and everything are more conveniently placed, and it is easier to move around than some other places. Everything was pretty straightforward. I toured the place first, and then my sister and I took my mom another time to check everything over again. They had a unit that would just be perfect for her. It was a 1-bedroom with a small bedroom/den so you could use it as a small bedroom or as a den. It was perfect. The unit she'll be moving into is close to the elevators, which is great for her. We found that some of the other places charge more the closer you were to the elevators. It was nice that they didn't charge more just because you were closer to the elevators. They have nice safety features and everything. It was important for her to be at a community where there was a church or a chapel. She's going into an independent living apartment, but there is always an ala carte menu. Just in case she likes a little help, maybe with dressing every day or showers every day. You can order that separately. Once we find that she need more services than we realized, she gets the first choice of moving into the wing where it's assisted living rather than someone who's just coming from the outside. She would already be a resident there, so she would get first choice. So overall, it would work perfectly for us. She gets all the safety measures, and she would be wearing a bracelet. If something happened, she could push the button. They would come running to help her. There's also some kind of monitor in the middle of the apartment, so if there was no movement after a while they would check on her. We saw the residents there, and everyone was friendly. I talked to many residents there on my visits asking them how they liked it, and they all loved it in every way. So that's really nice. We feel really comfortable about that. Their facility sits back farther from Route 7. They own a lot of land, so they could still expand even more. They have the option of building more as they need. My husband and I decided that if the day comes, we would love to live there. They have a cottage. They have garden homes for couples or people who still want to manage their own home with their car and garage. You could live in an apartment where you don't ever have to walk outside. They told us that if we would like to sit in the dining room and eat at some point with our mom, we could call and set a time so that they could have us come in there.

R.H.

We went to Marian Village. It wasn't a tour, it was sitting down in a media conference room and going over stuff with one of the administrators there talking. It was a good visit, we enjoyed it. We went over my mother's possible needs and what they could offer. They gave us good information and we talked about prices. It was maybe a 45-minute meeting, but it was good and very helpful. The staff who accommodated us was very knowledgeable, she was very helpful. She was patient and very pleasant to deal with. They went over the type of accommodations that they have, the price points, and different care levels. They also went over some activities and the meals for the residents. The facility was very nice, everything was very clean, and well manicured. It looked like a modern facility. It presented itself very well from the outside. As you walked in the building, it looked very nice too. It was very clean.

John

We chose Marian Village because of location, the 2-bedroom apartment available was very beautiful and of right size and it had a good location in the building, and we liked that we wouldn't have to cook anymore. We could have dinner there, but we have a full kitchen and we can cook if we want. The place is beautiful, well run, and very clean. The people are very friendly, and they have a lot of good activities, both on-site and offsite. It is a Catholic organization and it has a beautiful chapel, and we are Catholics. We were very well treated and the lunch we had was very good.

Mike

We went on a tour of Marian Village. The rooms were fine, but the whole area of the community seemed like a commercial type property. It was like a motel as opposed to a home; it wasn't anywhere near as cozy as the community we chose. The staff member who gave us the tour was very nice. I saw the dining area and it looked pretty nice as well. In terms of amenities, there was a very pretty chapel.

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Linda

My parents are in Marian Village. It's very nice and very clean. The residents are all smiling, and they look really happy there. The place is beautiful, and looks like a resort. Everybody is wonderful, the food is great, and they have a lot of activities to do. They take them to the stores and theaters, and have woodworking and crafts.

Kathy573400

I liked Marian Village very much. It was a Catholic community, for one, and I am Catholic. Also, I thought their accommodations were better. The staff was very friendly. The rooms were adequate, and the residents seemed happy. I thought it was clean.

Mary104240750

Marian Village was expensive, but the whole atmosphere, the staff, the graciousness, and the beauty was what I like the most about the whole environment. They have lots of activities, the food is delicious; they serve one meal a day. I would recommend them although it’s a buy-in facility.

Mary104240750

Marian Village was expensive, but the whole atmosphere, the staff, the graciousness, and the beauty was what I like the most about the whole environment. They have lots of activities, the food is delicious; they serve one meal a day. I would recommend them although it’s a buy-in facility.

Caring95682850

Marian Village is a very nice facility, it is clean, and the staff is very helpful. They take them out to movies, to the grocery store, to doctor’s appointments, bingo, crafts, they have people that come in to talk about politics, and they have their own chapel. The facility is run by the Catholics so she doesn’t have to go out for mass, and she is happy there.

Terry26

Marian Village is nice all around. It’s a little bit far out but I think they have a bus service. The dining room made us feel like it was a restaurant. The type of food that they serve is good and they have a good collection of food. The staff was very good, helpful and accommodating. The rooms were nice and they have access to the outside which is nice. You can go walking.

Dutch1

Overall, a very well organized and up-kept facility. My friends aunt was living there for a few years and she seemed happy with the environment and the staff that was assisting her. The only bone I would have to pick here is the actual age of the staff. It seemed the whole place was being run by teenagers. Packs of them congregated and socialized for an extended period of time that ultimately led to a loss of productivity. There were no adults in sight and it was tough to tell the nurses and CNA's apart. The food was actually quite good and always brought in on time. As far as I know , the medicine was properly distributed and theft was quite rare, which is unheard of in Nursing Homes. Overall, it seems like a great nursing home for seniors.