Stella Maris Inc Home Hlth Age Baltimore, MD

We took a tour of Stella Maris. They were very helpful and very good. The problem was on my brother's end. Everything was really nice. They were the ones that recommended that he have the power-of-attorney on everything first. The rooms were a little smaller than I expected them to be, but other than that they were all fine. The place was pretty old, but it looked clean. The woman during the tour was wonderful and very helpful. We saw some residents in the hall. There was a community room. Most of them were sitting in their wheelchairs. Some of the nurses were pushing some of them. Everything looked fine. The rooms were small, and most of them were two in a room. It looked comfortable. It had the TV and everything like that. The beds were made. We had no issues at all. The staff answered any questions. She just seemed to be really concerned in trying to help him. The little bit I saw seemed fine to me. It didn't seem like some place where I wouldn't want to put him. They need to update a little bit.

I believe there was a time that Stella Maris was the best nursing home in the Baltimore area. Well, times sure have changed since my mother became a resident over 6 years ago. First of all, the place is filthy and in desperate need of refurbishing (except for the Hospice wing). When you walk in the main door on my mom's floor you are immediately hit with a strong smell of urine; which is quite awful considering the kitchenette and eating room are near the entrance. I've never tasted the food, but by the looks of it, I wouldn't want to. Some of the staff are pleasant, but a lot seem to hate their jobs - and it shows in their attitudes and level of care. My guess is there is poor management and the facility is understaffed. There used to be great activities for the residents, but now they mostly just sit in the halls and TV room in a somewhat vegetative state. There is very little mental stimulation or physical activity for the residents. The rooms are small and dated with old banged up furnishings. The worst thing is that they rarely clean the rooms properly as there are dust bunnies all over the floor, dust on the furniture, and very dirty bathrooms. If you want a clean room, you have to do it yourself, as I have seen many family members do. All in all, Stella Maris has become a very depressing place and I can't wait to get my mother out of there.

Stella Maris wasn't something that we care for now. It was more like a hospital. The staff members were fine, but the room reminded me of being in a hospital. I didn't like that. The residents weren't doing anything. Some of them were eating, and some of them were just sitting there. They had a TV area, but the place needed to be updated. They hadn't updated in years so the carpeting was old and dirty.

My grandma is a resident at Stella Maris and has been receiving excellent care. The staff is very attentive and any issues have been handled quickly - very professional. The building is kept very clean. Some care homes smell and the residents look like they are there just waiting to check out. When I see residents in the halls they look engaged and happy. The staff has gone above and beyond to care for my grandma just like she was their own! All over very impressed.

I think Stella Maris is a pretty good home. It's close to where I live. I don't have any complaints.

My grandmother wanted to go to Stella Maris because of the fact that they are a Catholic-based facility and she knew that she would be taken care of as well as she could be. The staff at Stella Maris are very pleasant and made sure that my grandmother was as comfortable and as happy as possible. They treated my entire family like royalty; I can't say enough good things about them. Sadly, my grandmother was not at Stella Maris for very long, as she died about four months after she was admitted; but the staff made her last four months as good as they could have been, considering that she had been diagnosed with dementia and was very frail by the end. It isn't the cheapest facility in the world, but it's quality, and after all of the horror stories that I've heard about elderly care, quality is what's the most important.