Memory Care Communities in Hagerstown, MD

"Tranquillity is on a beautiful property that was once farmland. It is just off major thoroughfares that make it easy and convenient to get to and from, but not so close, the roadway noise is heard at the residence. The building is bright, airy and welcoming. The staff are exceptional, and very responsive to the residents and family members needs. There are numerous activities every day from exercise classes to mental exercises, and even occasional outings. Tranquillity has three levels of care and hospice. They have a doctor and nurse practioner who are on site twice a week, and they have physical therapy on site. The only reason I am giving it four out of five stars is because it appears the staffing levels at meals and on the weekends are a little low requiring aging people to be a little patient and for some this is not easy. I am very happy with the decision my sisters and I made to move our Mother into Tranquillity. "

"My parents are residents of Paramount Senior Living. Other than the food, I like it. The amenities are very good. I have a meeting with them at 3:00 p.m. to discuss some concerns with them, so they always make themselves available to listen. They seem to act promptly on anything that I need to talk about. The rooms are beautiful. The staff members are amazing. There is no swimming pool, but they have a physical therapy room."

"My father has been in Spring Arbor of Frederick for three years now. His wife was in memory care there, and he's in the assisted living. We have been very happy with them. They just had a change of management, so it was a little touch-and-go there for a couple of weeks when they were trying to bring in new staff and new management. Overall, we were pretty pleased. They were good with the memory care for my stepmom. The staff members are usually very helpful and nice, and they have activities and transportation when he has to go to doctors' appointments. It's just been tough because of COVID, and they've just started allowing visits in the state of Maryland. They even have a visiting alpaca that comes once a month. The rooms are very roomy and very nice, and the housekeeping is pretty good. He has a little button that he can push when he needs help. We've been happy with them. He wasn't there for about a month and a half recently because he was in nursing rehab, but he's back now, and he's wheelchair bound just from being so weak from the pneumonia. They set up PT. We're very pleased with them. They've been good. We've had a few glitches, which I think was mainly because of management changing, but it turned out OK. He doesn't like the food, but I thought it was really good. The place is very nice, easy to get to, everything's spacious, and it's very fresh and clean. We really liked it; it's just far away from us. They have good things going on all the time. Compared to the other ones we've been looking at, their price is very fair, and you get good value for your money. I think they have a good staff-to-resident ratio. You couldn't visit them as much, but they try to do FaceTime and window visits. My stepmom had dementia, so she was in memory care, and they did a great job over there."

"We got my mother in here where her sister was; that’s why we decided to go there. The rooms were big and open; it’s good to get the walkers through. They got shows coming in, people singing, and bingo. The grounds were nice, and she seems to like it. "

"Have a high-functioning very senior relative (with advanced professional degree) in Connections memory care since early 2020 -it's been a unanimously positive experience. Staff has been professional, kind and facilities are kept safe in covid times. Nursing care is excellent, aides are ready to assist, food is excellent according to the relative, and activities are tailored to the interests of individuals. For instance, relative likes travel videos and fruity snow cones, so staff found videos and a snow cone machine. The head of Connections together with staff plus doctor-PA on call, to quickly address changing health issues and keep the family informed. The cost of Connections is reasonable, considering the level of attention needed by residents from bathing and dressing, to being prompted for meals and activities, to medication needs. It is a positive, friendly environment for residents, driven by the dedication of hardworking staff. In three consecutive days of indoor hourlong visits from bedroom, to family lounge, to hallways and residents' large activities lounge, we saw staff engaging with and encouraging residents. Birthdays are marked in the activities lounge, with residents gathering. Movies were shown, concerts were set up. The facilities are clean and safe with no objects left out of place. There is also an extensive gated secure garden area, where residents can sit in warmer weather. Top notch place."

"I have gone to Magnolias of Chambersburg. It's a memory care and assisted care living facility. Both sides are almost identical, so that if a client has to go from one side to the other, there's not much difference. It's a very nice facility, and it's more homey than nursing home-like. It's not huge, possibly 30 people on both sides. I was pleased with what I saw. I didn't get a nursing home feel, and everything is nice. The rooms are nice, the dining room is nice, and they seem to keep the clients engaged, which is also nice. The staff did a wonderful job explaining and showing everything, and she was very prompt to come out and figure out what my husband needed. I believe she went on vacation, though, and she was supposed to get back to me before she went, but she didn't. I still haven't heard from her, so I would say that I'm not very pleased that it's taken them so long to respond. The dining area was very nice. It looks like a restaurant, and that's how they serve. They also have a couple of lounges."

"I have my husband in a memory care unit at Village Crossing at Worman's Mill. It's lovely. They do a good job. I don't have any major complaints. Nobody is going to take care of your spouse the way you would, but he is being very well taken care of. He is healthy and eating, and so it's okay. They're very friendly, and they remember people's names. They recognize visitors once you've come a couple of times, so that's helpful to have somebody smile at you and welcome you. At the assisted living, they have all kinds of activities. For memory care, they offer exercise classes and physical therapy. They have a common area with a big TV, so you can go watch TV. Every holiday has a special meal. They're very attentive. The dining area and the food are okay. It's not gourmet food, but my husband eats most of it. When I go and have a meal with him, I have no problem with it. I think it's worth the value for money."

"I am very satisfied with Golden. They have changed management, and I have seen a big improvement in my husband. He had made friends, is not so anxious, and seems happy. They are working with him in therapy, and he's now walking. I'm hoping for good things there. The food is cold, and they're working on that. It was not appealing, but edible. Their staff is very good and honest, which is an important thing."

"I have family in the facility and before the new staff he was not happy and thanks to the new staff by the names of Tyreka B. ,Kayla and Other staff member Aiklah my brother is so happy and loves it there im so pleased I call everyday and I myself have talked to the staffb theybare so friendly and caring supportive and they b treat the r residents l ike they are actually human beings as before with the old staff my brother would say that treated him and the other like animals so thank you the New staff Tyreka kayla and aiklah for being so caring ❤ for all the resieents "

"Edenton is our choice for mom because it is smaller and the staff is very knowledgeable with all the stages of Alzheimer's care. They are very attentive and are able to react to the special needs of the behavioral disorders. She's in a room with a shared bathroom, two residents per bathroom. It has a closet and a window. The food is very nice. They had activities but she's not participating with the activities at this time. "

"I went to Silverado Frederick Memory Care Community. The staff was caring and hands-on. Their goal is to engage all the clients there. I observed the staff as we were walking around, but it seemed like a great ratio to clients. Every person that works there is trained for memory loss clients. They have special training there. I looked at the daily menu. The food looked great, and there were different choices. I saw a bus out there. They take the clients on trips, and so excursions are offered. They had a salon, a chapel, and a tranquility room, a quiet room that you could go to and sort of get away from noise or something. If you needed to go someplace just to wind down, they had that. They had a lot of activities offered."

"I went to Bethany Living thinking that they offered respite care, but they have permanent tenants or clients that stay there. There were seven residents and three care providers. The food smelled amazing and looked good. The residents that I spoke with were very happy and well cared for. The place was clean, and I liked it. It was a good community in a good area. It just did not offer what we need. The staff members were very friendly. They were dressed in uniforms. They were very polite and very comfortable. It was a private setting, which I like. I did not have a meal, but I went at dinner time, so I got to see the food. It smelled like family food, not like when you go to a nursing home or a center. It was nice. I saw the patient rooms, the bathroom, and the yard. I drove through the neighborhood."

"the facility has a very family type feel to it. the food there is pretty good, for lunch we had steak and cheese sub with fries. this would be the perfect spot to curl up and die. but anyways my grandma and grandpa live here they dont seem to like it to much but its great there is alot of people around their age they can talk to as for if they were not there they would just be all alone but i would definitely recommend this to any eldry people that i may know "