Cambridge House of Swansea

I was shocked to see that a two-bedroom unit that's less than 600 square feet at Cambridge House of Swansea was $550 a month for two people. It was a three-story, X-shaped building with some weirdly shaped rooms. The rooms had slanted walls. The facility was in the middle of nowhere. The rooms were badly designed. If you walked into the kitchen and turned left, you would be in a very tiny living room. Then you would see a bedroom with a closet and a tiny bathroom. The food was bad. I didn't see the staff very much. The place was clean, as far as I saw.

Cambridge House is a new facility and it's very nice. The staff is top notch. For an assisted living place, they have a lot of nursing services available that most assisted living places do not like assisting with medications, dressing and showering which some of the assisted living places didn't offer. My mother is in between independent and nursing home. She needed something in the middle and this place really had all the services that she needed. Everyday of the week of the month there are special daily activities. They also have a lot of exercise programs for the residents which is nice.

The nursing staff of this facility was sub par. The food choices for diabetics in this facility are limited, if not non-existent. We ended up moving my mother to a new facility that has much better staff and meal choices.

I've visited with my grandmother several times at Cambridge House and I am pleased with the facility and the manner in which they help to take care of my grandmother. Her room is large and comfy with a living room, kitchenette, sleeping area and bathroom equipped with handicap guard rails and a sit down shower, so the chances of her ever falling in the bathroom are highly unlikely. The nursing staff at the facility makes their rounds throughout the day to make sure the residents who are on extensive medications are taking said treatments on time and consistently as they are supposed to. Sometimes my grandmother can forget things like taking her pills on time so this is something the staff does which comforts me. I know she will always have her medicine. The facility provides three meals daily in the cafeteria and the facility always seems to be alive with action. They have several recreational areas located in the facility as well as a gym, salon and several rec rooms with puzzles, musical instruments and big screen televisions so that residents don't feel like they have to stay cooped up in their rooms. Daily shuttles are offered to take residents on any errands or appointments they may have as well and there are also planned events away from the facility the residents participate in regularly. The facility also offers family oriented events during the holidays where families of residents can attend and celebrate with their loved ones. There is a nightly curfew at 8 p.m., anyone who is away must check in to let the staff know they are not going to be present at meals and this way they can also just be sure that all residents are accounted for. The residents are adults and are very much treated as such, allowed to come and go as they please and even keep their own vehicles on the property. It's extremely comforting to know that if my grandmother should not show up, someone will alert us and we will always know that she is safe and sound. I am extremely happy with the care that my grandmother has received at Cambridge house. She's also found a sense of community there as she has many friends in other residents. I would recommend this establishment to anyone who might be considering an assisted living facility for loved ones or one's self.