Chamberlain Graceful Living

Chamberlain Graceful Living was very nice. They showed us around and were very open to questions. It just didn't seem to be what we needed for my father, plus the location, but that was an option. It was a group home with a shared semiprivate room that he thought he'd like the best. However, it's just a very small space to share. There were two small beds in it, a dresser, and a TV. My husband said it's sort of like a cell for inmates, but they encourage people to be out and be in their community center. They just sleep in their room basically. The owner lives close by and was very nice to take us through. We took pictures, and he answered any questions we had. He gave us some information and said we're welcome to call any time. They have two people in each room. Right now, they had an opening for one male and one female, so they could take one or two more. I guess they would have 16 residents there. It was Memorial Day weekend when we visited, and they were going to have a picnic outside. They provide transportation also to the senior center in town if they'd want to go to the daily activities there. They definitely had things that they could do in their own backyard and front yard. It's in a neighborhood, so there's other houses right there too.

My sister is in Chamberlain Graceful Living for a month now. She's doing very well and she's very happy. It's just a wonderful place, and it's the right place for her. They have an activities director that comes in, my sister goes to adult day care a couple of days a week, and she also likes to sit there and do cross stitch. I've seen them serving lunch and dinner, it looked fine to me, and I think the food is great. The room is clean, they work very hard taking care of the residents there, and it's a smaller place. It's outside the city, it's very quiet, peaceful, very nice, very easy to get to, and it's excellent value for the money.