The Atrium at Drum Hill

Bonny

We went to look at The Atrium at Drum Hill. It was amazing but quite expensive. I wouldn't call the rooms spacious, but they're not tiny either. We looked at a room where my brother-in-law would have a roommate. It would certainly accommodate his bed, TV, and a couple of other things. They have a big entertainment room, an art room, a small theater, and beautiful patios on both wings of the building. It's all fenced in, so the residents can go out at any time and sit on the patios. It had beautiful flowers and a vegetable garden. We only met a few members of the staff. Nancy was high up on the ladder, and she was amazing. The few other people that we met were very friendly and welcoming. It's a great facility, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to the folks.

Susan

I toured The Atrium at Drum Hill. The place was nice. They had activities for the people. When I was there, there was somebody there playing a musical instrument, and they were singing. I just thought it was nice. They had a nice little dining area where people could get to know each other. Everybody seemed happy. The staff were nice people. I could see that they were helping the patients there. I liked that it's not a very huge community, but they seem like they're caring and will go out of their way to help.

Joan

The Atrium at Drum Hill was wonderful. I have not had anyone in there, but I did take a tour of it, and I met with the staff. This was not the place for my significant other at that time, but I had to see it. I know it has a good reputation, but it was not the level he needed. It was a little higher level for Alzheimer's patients, but it's wonderful. I visited a respite room. The community that they deal with, I think, they do a great job. I was very impressed. Some residents were more independent, of course, but I think the primary residency is skilled nursing people. We saw more patients that were in wheelchairs and were kind of out of it. They were so well taken care of. The facility was immaculate. The staff is just wonderful. They were doing a great job. They do the best they can with the community they're working with. They're constantly stimulating them. I don't think it's highly expensive. I think it's within the realm of what everybody else charges. I observed good care for the residents. I saw attentiveness and I saw caring. Overall, it was a good feeling. I was there just to see if this is the right place for respite, but it wasn't for him. It was just a very clean, neat, wonderful, and compassionate place. My observation was all good. I saw the community, and they were there in a big room in an activity singing and then the staff was there with them. It was wonderful. It was very good. It's a beautiful location, and it's easy parking. It's got plenty of land around them. It's perfect, it's great. It's not in a congested area.

Reviewer#AT0912

We've chosen The Atrium at Drum Hill for my mother. It was a well-laid-out facility. The people there were nice. They appeared to cater to memory care, and my mother has dementia. She's been there for three weeks. I like them. She said the food was good, it's fine. They have music. They have group activities where they play games, different kinds of games like throwing balls, a little bit of physical activity, batting around balloons and things like that.

Reviewer RC#1227

I went to The Atrium at Drum Hill. It was very nice, but it was more geared toward people with more advanced memory problems than what we have. It was a lovely place, but not for us. The rooms were very, very nice. It was like a little studio apartment, very sunny, and it was very nice with a little bathroom. The staff was very friendly and very, very nice. Everything was very good. I would highly recommend it to someone that needed it at that stage of their lives for sure. Everybody was friendly. The staff seemed motivated, and the people were smiling. Everybody was very caring. The room that they showed was empty, but it was nice, sunny, and bright, like a little studio apartment. Mostly, the people seemed friendly, homey, and just really nice people. Because of the pandemic, I didn't see much. They set me off and talked to the director for a while and then he showed me a spare room. I got to meet a couple of the staff members that he brought in to say hello, but I really didn't get to tour or anything given the current situation and pandemic, so it's a little different for me. I just saw one big room with a piano and things like that. I really didn't tour the whole place, but everyone I've met all looked pleasant.

Ann

The Atrium at Drum Hill is a really wonderful place. My father had lived there himself, so I really wanted my husband to go there because they give excellent care. Unfortunately, my husband was rejected by them, because his care was going to be too much, but they checked him out a couple of times to see if they could take him. The staff was excellent. I can't say any more than that they were my first choice. The person who accommodated me was very helpful. I already knew what it was like having my father there for a few years. I sat with the admissions and the nurse, and they were very accommodating. The place is clean, the caregivers are always excellent, and very caring. They gave me a list of activities to keep the residents very active. I can't say any more good things about them; they're one of the best. The rooms were accommodating, nice, clean, and each resident has their own bathroom. It's very homey, and they have wonderful people there.

Frank B

I had an interesting tour at The Atrium. It gave me an idea of what I really need to look for. It was a beautiful and well-designed community, like living in a hotel. The activity room was in the center and a very big area. Off of that were smaller activity areas. There are two different dining rooms and two patios. They also had areas for walking. The rooms were one-bedroom apartments or studios. There was ample room to move around. Each room was equipped with cable for personal television and telephone, and every room had its own bathroom. The bathrooms were very spacious and had a shower with a very short step to get in, so there's no climbing. The staff was excellent, very nice, and very cordial. They followed up to check on my brother and moved through the facility all the time to make sure that somebody doesn't need something. They take care of all the patients and laundry and cleaning.

Edward

The Atrium at Drum Hill was very nice. The rooms were clean, nice, and a little small, but I liked the shower system. The staff was very friendly and very caring with the patients. They gave me a bag of cookies, but I didn’t try the food.

dee567771

The Atrium at Drum Hill was a very nice place. Our experience was positive. Because my aunt has the beginnings of dementia, we were looking at memory units. However, the thing about their memory unit was that it was a separate building from the regular assisted living. My aunt would probably have to move twice once things progressed.

S2

The Atrium at Drum Hill was fine. It had a huge sunny gathering room; which I thought was good. Their dining-room seemed alright. It’s not a question that any of these places were bad or anything like that; the biggest problem I saw was just the cost factor.

Provider Response

Marianne16

The Atrium at Drum Hill was very knowledgeable about people that have Alzheimer's at different stages, and they were very forthcoming in what we can expect, but not pushing in any way for us to go their direction. They felt that my mother-in-law wasn't a good candidate for them, and they recommended other places, so I appreciated that. The people there were at advanced stages of memory loss. They don't have the apartment setups that some of the other assisted living facilities have. It was mainly like a hotel room with a bath. When we were there, they were in the middle of having a choral reading where people were reading together. They had art activities, and they also had recreational activities. The dining room looked nice, but I didn't see the food. They sat and talked with us for a long time, and that was really nice. I was impressed with the time they took with us.

Provider Response

Sharon41

The Atrium at Drum Hill was wonderful. The staff was fabulous. They were very caring and intuitive. The food was excellent. They tried to tailor the activities with the residents. If they found the resident to have a particular interest, they would try to have that. They had engineers, so they tried to do science projects. They did a lot. I was very happy with their services when my husband stayed there.