Somerford House - Frederick

Angie

My father has moved into Somerford House - Frederick. It's close by. He was able to get his own room at the same price. I like the staff. They just need more staff. Other than that, everything is okay. They get right back to you, they respond well, and the care is great. Anything you ask for, they try to accommodate, except for the price. It went up 7%, but we're VA, so we're trying to get assistance with that. Their food is not like chef-style preparation. My father is allergic to shellfish, so I had to correct them a couple of times. The way they prepare it is they cover it and put it on plates, and then they feed it to the clients. However, I think there's a different way that they could do that. They either put them in a steamer or something like that. I think they could just change that a little bit. I also think the facilities could be a little bit cleaner. However, once you tell maintenance something's broken, they are on top of it.

Judith

Somerford House and Place Frederick made me feel like they would be happy to have me there. They were very welcoming. The one-bedroom apartments were small, but they were clean. The dining area looked nice. I saw some people playing bingo when I was visiting. It's a wonderful location. It's next to a manmade lake. It's beautiful. It's all on one floor and it's a square shape, and the center of it was a nice courtyard. That was very nice.

Mary

I found Somerford House & Place Frederick to be very helpful because I was just at the beginning of my search and they helped in getting me started and sending me information. The staff is very pleasant, very helpful, and very knowledgeable. My niece has been there for just two weeks, but she's already involved with their activities. She has a studio apartment and it's really lovely. It overlooks a lake and she has a big bay window. It's perfect for her. They have everything there. They have an exercise room, beauty parlor, a game room, a bistro, and a dining area. She said the food is great and that she can eat something anytime she wants. She could just walk down to the dining room and they have treats and stuff for them. I think it's in a lovely setting and they've been accommodating.

Jill N.

I was very impressed with Somerford House & Place of Frederick. It was clean, bright, and very active. While I was there, I didn’t see any resident "parked." Everyone was either engaged in an activity, interacting with people, doing something on their own, or moving from one place to another. I was very impressed with the level of individual care that was shown. The location was lovely because there were a remarkable number of places to sit and enjoy the wonderful views or to go out and putter around a little bit in an outside area. I have never seen any other area as well and thoughtfully set up as their memory care center. The amount of attention to detail and the thought as to what their clients might need blew my mind. There's no doubt in my mind that if my mom would need memory care, that’s where she'd go. The private rooms were bright and sunny and relatively spacious. The hallways were nice, wide, and full of artworks. There were several small groups doing different things, like watching TV in one of the common areas. They had an entertainment schedule that evening that people were talking about. The different dining areas were very well set up. I was particularly impressed with the number of small nooks that they had throughout the whole dining area so that nobody would be sitting in the middle of a big crowd of people trying to eat dinner. If I needed any kind of nursing care, that’s where I would want to go.

Debi228388

We liked Somerford House, and that would be our choice of place to go. It was very clean. The people seemed very happy. I liked the rooms. They had nice activities. They had an outdoor garden area, and they had a lake there that they could walk around. They serve meals. They have a workout room and a library.

Ted138130

We visited Somerford House & Place of Frederick. We had a good tour and enjoyed it. We would like to visit again. The facility and rooms were very nice, and the people were nice. They had a walking trail around the community and lots of planned activities for the people.