Memory Care Communities in Augusta, GA

"Aiken Memory Care seems good so far. Just anywhere you go, there's going to be some issues. It's just that they have to end up learning about the person, and then once they do that, it seems a lot easier. The staff is good. They seem to be helpful. They have arts and crafts, they do a lot of music stuff, and their food is pretty good. The dining room is fair. It needs a little bit of updating. I think they're about to replace the carpet in the hallways. It's a little worn. It's been there since the place was built. Besides that, everything's nice and clean. I visited several other ones, and what made me choose that one over the other one is that it was closer to my home."

"My mom has moved into At Home Senior Living of Thomson. It is wonderful. The director is a nurse, and she seems to be very hands-on. It is a little bit smaller community, but there are lots of activities going on. It has a higher ratio of caregivers to residents. The meals seem to be all home-cooked. There is a lot more attention paid to the residents. They have a monitoring system that they actually do. The staff members are responsive. The facility is nicely decorated, colorful, and clean. The residents are very involved. They just had a big Barbie party. They have pet therapy. They have a few independent games. The activities actually happened at the time that they are scheduled . They actually get the residents involved, and so instead of the same little group of residents that are willing to go all the time, they actually engage them and really try to get the residents."

"Thrive at Augusta is surprisingly larger than I'd thought from the street. There's a lot of space. The staff was over-accommodating, as well as pleasant and encouraging, so was the person who took us around to different parts of the facility. It's a very nice place. I've tasted their apple pie and it's wonderful. In terms of activities, there were some games going on. There seemed to be a lot of interactions between the staff and residents."

"My mom will be moving into Sodalis Martinez. It was very professional and very clean. They have a lot of options and a lot of things for them to do. The rooms were a nice size. I like the care because they will check in on my mom every hour. It' s apartment-style. My mom will have a nice room with a queen bed, a dresser, a chair, and a bathroom. They have a smaller room. They have a beauty parlor, a theater, family night, and a big dining room where people eat altogether. They do activities weekly, like taking them shopping or to the movies. We have been there for family night, and the food is good."

"My family have just placed my father in the Memory Care facility at Clairborne West. We are so impressed with the amount of care and attention he's received in a week, and whenever we call or email with a question, we get a clear response. We feel hopeful that this level care will continue and feel grateful that we have found such a positive and caring environment!"

"My husband will be moving here, and it's the one we chose because of the atmosphere, the surroundings, the activities, and the staff. It was just everything. They were awesome. They were friendly, courteous, and inviting. The rooms were awesome, too. They were beautiful and spacious. It was much more open. They have a pool, puzzles, and all kinds of ball and sporting games. They have everything that the residents might enjoy (everybody has different tastes). They have a walking trail outside and a quiet room if you just want to go and sit right by. One thing I liked about going there was that they said it is your home. If you want to get up at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning and come out of the rooms and walk around, you could do that."

"Benton House of Aiken was very nice and well laid out. The rooms were spacious but had limited kitchens. The people that live there usually have a kitchenette, which was small. But it looked like the menu was very full and variable each day. It's in a great part of town, too. The staff was very friendly, very thorough, and very patient. They were excellent. They had several outdoor courtyards, a beauty shop, and a van for transportation. They had like a movie room, too."

"We toured. That was way too big, too much. It had many levels of floors, like a casino major hotel. It wouldn't be for my dad. It's actually made by people who make hotels. That's what it looked like, a five-star hotel or something. He needs more of a one-level smaller place. We saw some rooms and stuff like that. They did have something outside. They did have some areas where you could walk around. All the meals are prepared for them. They had a schedule where they had a lot of different arts and crafts going on for the residents. They had a lot of things to do. The furniture is very hard. The pillows you sit on, and the couch itself, are extremely stiff. I guess they did that for a reason; a lot of the residents can't get up. They need to have that to be able to get up and down. The staff was OK."