Memory Care Communities in Cheektowaga, NY

"So far we've had pretty good experience with Juniper Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center. The staff has responded to us quickly, they seem to be nice, involved, and on top of things. However, we can't get in there right now because of the virus situation. From what we have seen, they're doing a pretty good job. It's a very nice place and it's new as well. Because of the quarantine my mother can't do a lot of activities, but they did go in and work with her personally. They've been handling things very well so far and they have really great lines of communication."

"Beautiful community. My best friends dad lived here for two years. I highly recommend their care. The staff and nurses were very attentive to his needs. We visited at all different times and found a sense of peace every time. They really know what they are doing. In the end hospice came in and Richard passed in his "home" with all of us around him. The managers and caregivers were simply incredible. They all took turns sitting with him nd comforting all of us. I believe that the care at Brookdale Niagara is unmatched anywhere. I work In healthcare and have seen most of the local senior care facilities, the place is the best. You will feel completely confident in the care here. It is a beautiful community as well. "

"My husband is in Glenwell. It is very good. The staff is courteous, helpful, and very accommodating. He has a physical therapist who comes in. They have bingo, card games, coloring, and a snack room. They can do a little better on keeping them occupied. They're repainting and cleaning the dining room and the hallways. They take very good care of their facility. He's in the memory unit. They mostly stick to themselves and everybody's quiet. He has privacy even though he's with someone else. I was very happy to put him in there. They keep the areas clean and they have people who will entertain them. There are rooms where they can watch television, so they don't have to be in their rooms all the time. They have a doctor on-call. It was the best place for him for the money I had."

"Fredonia Place of Williamsville is a beautiful facility. I toured the memory care. The rooms were beautiful, and very well maintained. The room we toured didn't have any furniture in it because the customer would be providing the furniture, but the whole facility was clean. It was the intake manager I was talking to, who was extremely helpful, listened to me, and gave me a straightforward answer each time."

"The rooms are much cleaner than a year ago by about 85 percent. The patients are dressed in clothes as opposed to hospital gowns all the time. The professional staff are top notch. I attribute the positive changes to staff changes who are working hard to improve the quality of life for the residents. If I have to make one comment that could improve it, would be less aides loitering around the nurses station on their cell phones when they could be shaving a resident, trimming nails, brush hair. and more personal interaction with the patients."

"My mother was in a nice-sized room at Community Pride Senior Living that was well taken care of for her. Activities were something she could participate in generally every day. The staff was qualified and very open to any suggestions or to her needs. It’s a small facility, so they’re able to interact quite a bit. It’s good quality food with nice, varied meals and one choice at each meal. "

"We visited Brompton Heights, and at that time, we were looking for independent living, so we only looked at the independent living section. I saw the main dining room where everybody ate together. It looked like a very luxurious restaurant. It was a very beautiful facility. I thought they had good food, but I don't remember much of the selection. The girl that walked us around was very helpful and very friendly. The place had a homey atmosphere. The inside was fabulous, and the grounds outside were just OK. The outside looked kind of like institutional, there was not a lot of ground, and they had very little parking. My mother was looking for independent living, she was driving her own car, and there was like no parking. However, it was located in a very nice neighborhood, and it was within two miles from a large hospital. They had different activities to keep the seniors on their toes. "

"GreenField has everything -- e.g., nursing home, rehab, assisted living, apartments -- and the last thing they've added is a separate unit for Alzheimer's patients. I was a patient there for rehab when I had both my hips done. The staff was very accommodating and very helpful. Their rehab program is probably one of the best there is because it is a dedicated rehab program. To illustrate that, GreenField rehab had their own living section and their own menus, and they eat in the separate dining room. It was outstanding. "

"Mary Agnes Manor is what I was looking for. It is centrally located and easy for me to get to here and the city. They have a private room and do not have to share a bathroom. There are plenty of activities and little stores where my mother can go and purchase things she needs. They have a dining room and a breakfast area, and a choice to eat either breakfast or dinner. They also have a solarium with a view of the lake. It was very nice. They had everything that I was looking for. They take them to their doctors’ appointments. Everyone that I met was friendly and helpful. "

"I toured Heathwood Assisted Living & Memory Care at Williamsville. I was impressed. My general impression is that it's a very typical and very nice residential assisted living/memory care facility. It was open. They were friendly. I felt comfortable there. My reluctance was, in spite of what they shared about the balance of gender, I didn't see many or any men. I know in the demographic of assisted living, you're going to have a lot of older women, but I didn't have a sense my brother was going to be quite as comfortable because it felt like it was very, very skewed towards older women. It's very nice, it's very traditional and it's very pleasant. I walked in on a very rainy day, and somebody was playing a little grand piano in the activity room, and the people seemed happy. The rooms looked very nice, and they were clean, but it was a little bit more expensive than the one my brother was going to now. It's very much what you would expect. The grounds were beautiful. It was absolutely a gorgeous place to go outside. There were walking paths and places to sit. So that was impressive. The staff was very down-to-earth and very friendly. He contacted me a couple of weeks after I had visited, which I thought was rather strange. It was kind of a long period of time to kind of get back to me. He made it sound like they had availability and yet it didn't sound like he was urgently looking to fill it and yet when he contacted me, he seemed to be. I had told him we were looking for places within 30 days but two weeks went by before he picked up the phone and said, 'Hey, how are you doing?' "

"The tour experience I had at Bristol Village, Inc. in Clarence Center was very positive. The man who gave us the tour was very nice. The living atmosphere was good, it was positive. We liked the place a lot. We liked the surroundings and that it was out in the country. The grounds and the building itself were kept up and newer. The rooms were nice too and the maintenance was excellent. We went through their cafeteria, the dining room, the front room, and the recreation room where they do things. They were all very good."

"My mom moved to Brothers Of Mercy Sacred Heart Home. It's really been very positive. They're very caring. They get all three meals and snacks. They always have snacks available. The facility, it's single-level. It has wide halls, no obstructions, and her doors are all wide. She's got a sliding door in her bathroom. It's just really nice. It's newer. They have bingo. They had a custom party for Halloween. They went trick or treating. They do manicures. They do have happy hour and they usually have snacks and drinks. They have games. They have name-that-tune kind of games and things like that. They always have puzzles going and coloring. They do have a lot of what's going on. I think it's well worth the money."

"Westfield Commons is beautiful. It looks like it came straight out of an HGTV episode, warm and welcoming , with several gathering spaces to accommodate a variety of social needs and preferences. There are a beautifully appointed game room for card and board game players, a parlor for quiet conversation or reading, a kitchen for cooking or baking, a larger gathering space for special events , (of which there are a never ending variety) and a charming community dining room. The private rooms range in size from good sized studio apartments to larger, one bedroom apartments all of which are very nicely appointed with window and floor coverings in fashionable neutrals. There are spacious closets and a bathroom with a walk in shower equipped with grab rails. The staff is highly professional, warm, friendly and very accomodating. Best of all, they are in good supply, there at a moment's notice when the residents need them, not under scheduled as I've observed several other facilities. Quality personal care is the obvious top priority at Wheatfield Commons for which my very active and sharp-as-a-tack 99 year old mother, my family and I are eternally grateful. I can't recommend Wheatfield Commons and DePaul too highly! "

"When we placed my mom at Elderwood in Wheatfield it was one of the best facilities for dementia. Sadly, it has declined terribly. It is extremely understaffed. My mom’s dementia unit with 20 patients frequently has only one aide and sometimes that aide also has the 20 additional dementia patients on the other side. Some of the aides hide in the utility room and aren’t on the floor for extended periods of time. I have spent thousands of dollars on clothes for mom as they keep “disappearing.” Currently she is missing 5 pairs of jog pants. I put in for reimbursement of 3 hoodies last March. I am still wsiting for reimbursement 7 months later. It is impossible to reach anyone at corporate office. I and my 4 daughters are checking on mom 5 days per week. So sad and frustrating."