Memory Care Communities in Durham, NC

"LiveWell - Cary wasn't something that we would be interested in, but I'm sure it served the purpose. It's a very small home. It was a nice little group setting for somebody that would need that. It was secure and it was clean. They had shared bathrooms. We saw a common living room, an outdoor area, a dining area, and a kitchen. Everyone seemed to have pretty close care."

"They took great care of my mom in Horizons...she was not the easiest of residents either...they really treated her great! We since had to move her to skilled but we miss everyone here!"

"My mom has been a resident of Brookdale Cary for over a year now. The staff is so kind, positive and caring. Some of the staff have been there for quite a number of years, which makes the consistency for the residents (and families) so nice. The fitness classes and cooking classes that are offered are wonderful and appropriate for the residents. Mom's room is spacious and comfortable. She enjoys the food at Brookdale as well."

"I went to Brookdale MacArthur Park. They offer them breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the cafeteria. They had nurses and doctors on-site to come to visit them. My mother wouldn't have somebody there with her all the time, but they would check on her every day if she didn't check-in. I didn't have anything bad about it. I loved it. It was a beautiful community. Everybody was very professional and gracious. It supplied all the needs of the tenants. The staff was very personable and very informative. He was one of the managers, and he's very professional. They made me feel like they would take good care of my family member if they were there. They had a garden patio, a library, a beauty salon on-site, and several physical and occupational therapists there on-site."

"I toured Sunrise of Cary. Their facility is so neat and clean. Their charges are too high, though. But according to their service, they are providing most of the good stuff. The staff has called me many times back and offered to help with everything. He is very good, very knowledgeable, and very helpful. He is responsive to any questions we have and he keeps up with all the potential clients. They have a salon right there, as well as 24-hour nurse visits to the patient. They also have a case manager there. I like the ambiance. I like their cafeteria, menu, and their family gathering places. They also arrange for special events. Their program is awesome, with so many good stuff. They have a balcony where the patient can sit privately or have an outdoor time with the family. You can just reserve that in advance, let them know ahead, and they will arrange everything, even lunch, dinner, or anything. It's like a five-star hotel or like living in a resort. They gave us a loaf of specially baked bread, which is a bread that's more like a cake. They have invited us to many occasions to meet and mingle or have a family member come and enjoy the meal while we discuss, but I have never gone."

LiveWell is Assisted Living, Memory Care, and End of Life Care all together in a beautiful home-like setting. With a 3:1 caregiver to client ratio during the day and 6:1 awake staff ratio at night, the level of care in a Care Home is unmatched. LiveWell has a full-time RN as well as House Managers that oversee the daily care. Each home has a max of 6 residents with their own individualized Care Plan. LiveWell can manage all levels of care from ambulatory to fully dependent. A tour is highly recommended to fully grasp all that LiveWell has to offer. To learn more about this provider’s license and review other available state reports, please visit: North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation Licensed Facilities

"What I like most about Brighton Gardens of Raleigh is the residents. They were so pleasant that you knew they had to be happy there to be that pleasant. The atmosphere is also very pleasant, and they're attentive to any of your concerns. Suzanne helped us and she was great. Anybody we saw interacted with us and they were very pleasant. They were having a social that afternoon, and several times they invited us to stop by if we could, and we just couldn't do it, but they really encouraged that. Everything was very clean and very nice. I was pleased with it."

"I visited Sunrise of Raleigh. The rooms were well cared for and seemed fresh, with no obvious wear. They have a salon on site, and the dining areas and amenities all looked good. The only thing I would put down as a wish they had is that I didn't see any walking paths outside the facility for those who were active enough. They had indoor courtyards where you could sit, but no walker walking paths or anything like that, but I could see that also could be a safety feature if somebody's in a wheelchair. They get on a path with an incline, which could be a problem, but I'm saying it from my dad's point of view. I toured the rooms and open spaces and generally came away with a positive feeling. The staff was friendly to everybody in the hall and knew most of them by name. I was happy with the answers and the back-and-forth that I got with the tour experience, and I talked to Jamie."

"We toured the Reserve at Mills Farm. The person who showed us around was very charming and knowledgeable. We told her what we were looking for, and then she gave us a tour of the facility. She sent us home with some paperwork, information, and maybe floor plans. She did take us to a unit. The ceilings were tall. It was lovely. All their units have a patio, which we'd be very interested in for a little outdoor space. The patio is small. It's just enough for two chairs, but enough to sit there and have coffee in the morning. She showed us all around, like a game room, dining rooms, outdoor spaces, and common areas."

"We chose Woodland Terrace for ourselves. It is away from the very busy streets, so it's very quiet. It's just 2 blocks from Trader Joe's and all those places where I buy fruits. To me, the location was great. We only have 180 residents. We have a pond with a walking trail and ducks on it. The people here are extremely friendly. I just came back from a friendship committee where I am a volunteer. There are a few things that I would personally want different. But to me, the things that were of high concern were the heated pool, the walking space, the fact that it's not too big, and the freedom we have in this community. We have breakfast. You just get bacon and eggs and other choices. By 11:30, we have lunch. If you want dinner, you pay an additional $200. We cannot eat two of these meals. It's impossible. We eat fruit in the evenings and that's good. They offer the activities that I need and they have good facilities here."

"My dad stayed at Spring Arbor in Apex. The staff was very attentive, would check on him, was very helpful, always smiling, knew him by name, and knew me by name. He thought the meals were boring, and they were often not very hot, but he enjoyed the people there, and for the little time he was there, he was happy to get his hair done. He was happy with the rehab that he was able to attend. So, as a facility, it ticked all the boxes except that his health degraded to the point where he exceeded their care capacity, and he was hospitalized. I didn't see anything wearing or tearing. It's just that the facility has been there a while, but they're keeping it up and lovingly taking care of it, which shows commitment. They publish their activities for the week, which are at least five days a week. They had something going on at multiple times of the day. People could pick and choose what they wanted to do. Some residents wanted something to do and led it themselves; others were staff-led. It was an active community."

Lynns Home at Sandy Forks is a full service residential care home offering each resident full assistance and supervision including onsite physician and assessments by a registered nurse on a regular basis. Located in between Six Forks and Falls of Neuse Roads close to 540 and 401/1. The goal for our home is to offer high-quality person-directed care while maintaining each residents individual preferences, independence, and dignity. This care home is a 2,000 spacious square feet which offers a new granite kitchen and multiple seating areas both in and outside of the home as well as lots of walking areas as well as a comfortable shaded side patioTo learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation Licensed Facilities

"My father stayed at Sunrise at North Hills. The staffing was good. The facility was clean. The food was fine. My father's room was clean. They did his laundry. They had a cleaning service to vacuum and clean things there. My father was involved in art. It was very expensive."

"My sister is in Spring Arbor of Cary. It has a nice appearance. It's clean. The staff are very friendly, they're knowledgeable and it seems like they care about the patients. They have a country kitchen where they can cook. They do exercises and they do say that they'll take them out, but my sister has only been there for such a short time, so I haven't gotten to see all those things. They have a group dining room, which is good because then the patients get to see each other. The dining area looks like a restaurant with nice tables and stuff, and the food looks okay. It looks good. It's cut up so that they don't have to use knives or anything."