Memory Care Communities in Avon, OH

"So far, Vitalia Senior Residences at Westlake is good. My mom has been there, and it took a little while for them to get their act together with the pills, like getting them to her the right time and all that, but I think that straightened out. Otherwise, I think everything's fine so far. They have a combined studio, which were two studios with the door in between, making it two rooms. It is actually bigger than a one-bedroom. My mom lived five minutes away from the place, so she's familiar with the area too. We had lunch there and the food was fine. They have this little bus that they use to take them shopping or to other places, like they went to a Chinese restaurant the other day. She's too new to be doing this, but they have a happy hour, people that come and sing, some entertainment out in the courtyard, and lots of activities. They're short on staff right now, but that's not just their problem, it's everybody's problem."

"We checked Vitalia Active Adult Community North Olmsted. It's way too far out and way too much traffic; but otherwise, it was absolutely gorgeous. They have wonderful staff, wonderful facility, and beautiful apartments. It would have been a perfect place for my parents if it was not too far out. They have another assister building not too far away that is a skilled nursing home, but it's not on the same site. We would have physically had to move my parents about 10 miles for the next step down. They are connected to each other literally through a walkway. They actually have not officially opened their assisted living yet. There are only two people living in that facility right now because they were waiting for their license to get there. Then they have seven others to move in there, and then they have lots of rooms available. We did get to tour it, but they weren't going to be ready for more people to move into like the beginning of September. As far as their full meals, the kitchen was not up yet. The residents that were living there were in the assisted living side. It's a brand new building, and they have just finished building it. They had two people on that side working full time: a nurse and a nurse's assistant. They had an activities person over there working right now. We met everybody that was there at the time, and they were fantastic. The distance is the problem; it is way too far, and it is really in the middle of nowhere. It literally is on the North Olmstead-Westlake border. The problem is it's in the middle of a MetroPark, and there's really nothing that they could walk to to do anything. There's a very busy road that runs right past it."

"Danbury North Ridgeville had a nice layout, but it was too expensive. The staff was very nice. The facility was extremely clean and organized. The sizes of the rooms were adequate. The dining area was like restaurant-style."

"I saw the memory care at Bickford of Rocky River. They just gave me a tour of the place. The girl answered my questions to the best of her knowledge, as far as I'm concerned. She was working at the front desk. I was looking for respite for a week, so they showed me, and I told them that my mother would need to be in the memory care unit in a locked-down area. I don't need for her to be in a regular room and find her way out the door, because it's easy for them to do. The one thing I didn't see too much was the staff taking care of the residents. Of course, they could have been in the rooms with them. The rooms were OK and nicely sized. My mom wouldn't need a big room anyway. She just needs a bed to sleep in, a closet to hang her clothes in, and a bathroom to use. Everything else is outside. They had their meals in the dining room, and she said they have activities. She just filled me in with those kinds of things. They had a beauty shop there, a spa room, and an area where you could go wash your clothes, but they would have to do that for her. They have activities and physical therapy too. For a week, I don't know how much they can do with her, but the thing is just to have a safe place for her to be for that week. The girl who took me around just filled me in with little bits here and there about the place and what they do. She did all right with the touring and just letting me know they have activities, ice-cream socials, popcorn, movie nights, and bingo. It's a nice place. It's like an old Southern type of a house, and it's not a big place. It's not been added onto or anything. The surrounding area was very nice. They keep it up with flowers. It's very homey."

"My mother is in Symphony. The people seem very nice. She has not been there very long, but I can tell it is a first-rate place. The cleanliness is first rate, and the food looks good and well prepared. The staff is very friendly and cares about their business. "

"It was close to my sister. It was clean. Everybody seemed nice and friendly. The person showed us everything even when we didn't have an appointment and talked to us for a while. It was great. "

"I liked it a lot, but the apartments were too small. Everybody seemed very nice, and from what I saw, there would be no problem. However, after we saw the size of the rooms, we didn't go into any more detail. The location was good, and the amenities that they offered were good. The only complaint I have was the size of the apartments. Also, they allow pets, but the problem is come winter with the snow and everything, neither my husband nor I would be able to take the dog outside for a walk or even on a leash. They had no place that you could just let the dog out where it could be fenced in. "

"I went to Vitalia Senior Residences at Strongsville. It was nice and well maintained. It's newer, they have a few of them, so my description of it is that they have it well organized and they did adhere to COVID compliance and protection for any visitor that came in. So I'll be assured that you'd be OK taking a tour at this time. The staff was very nice, very informative, very empathetic, and we used the word very, quite a bit because they did their due diligence. I did not see any activities because I was directed strictly into their memory neighborhood due to the diagnosis of my father. They customize activities for that individual and the family as far as what that person can do. The area which I toured was very quiet and a lot of things were shut down because of the COVID situation. They were still following COVID protocol, and not opening common areas, so I didn't see anybody. I was informed that they seem to do individual accommodation, they referred to them as apartments, and they were quite sizable. You have to supply everything, they don't supply anything. It's an empty unit and then you would supply whatever personal items, everything. The dining room is extremely different in the memory neighborhood versus the assisted living. Assisted living is quite elaborate. It looks like a little hotel or restaurant. The memory is more like a little kitchenette, not much. They have twenty-five patients in the unit and it's run by one nurse and three aides. It's very clean, open quarters, and it's quite different from the others I've seen."

"We chose Brooklyn Pointe for mom. I liked the cleanliness, the personable experienced staff, and qualified staff. The staff who gave us the tour had a positive attitude and clean hygiene and was professional. The rooms were clean, modern, up-to-date, and new. The dining area was clean and open space and had a friendly atmosphere."

"Cardinal Court is a very new, clean, and modern community. I felt that they're too new. The person who gave me the tour had only been there for a couple of days and couldn't really offer me a lot of knowledge about the community. There weren't many residents yet, so it felt like we were walking around in an empty building. The staff members were all in one room because there was a family party, and once I met them, I could see that they were very engaged. I was shown a nice-sized, bright, and clean private room with its own bathroom. They provide three meals a day plus snacks. I think they need to build their business first. They don't provide transportation, so I would have to pick up my dad for his doctors' appointments."

"My mom has moved into Vitalia Active Adult Community at North Royalton. It's beautiful, it's brand new, and it's very light and inviting. When we were looking for places, the staff were very helpful and very responsive. My mom's room is a studio. It's small but spacious. It's enough for one person, there are lots of light and it has a nice big bathroom. She's been there for two or three weeks now. When she got there, she had COVID, so she was isolated. They have amenities. They have an exercise room. They have a theater. They have a library and gathering area. They have a patio, so there are lots of nice spaces. I have tried the food and I thought it was very good. However, I've struggled a little bit with maintenance. When we need something done, it takes a bit of time. "

"My wife is in Arden Courts. Everything is good. They serve good food and have activities, like musicals and crafts classes. They check on the people every hour and know their people because it's like being at home. They seem to have a good rapport with their people. "

"Mount Alverna Nursing Home is a very nice place and my mother is well taken care of. "

"The tour we had at Vitalia Rockside - Active Adult Community was very nice. The young lady that I worked with was so sweet. She made me feel comfortable. I had some questions that she said she would look into for me and she also told me, "You can come here and join us for things. If you want, I'll send you a calendar when things go on and you could come and join us." I thought that was nice. It's modern. They didn't have a lobby or a place where people could go outside of their rooms. All they had in the middle of it that I saw was their dining area. There weren't a lot of rooms like seating rooms and things like a lot of them have. They said there was a library on another floor, but I didn't see it. The food was awesome. They offered me lunch. The menus were very good. I had an omelet and it was very good. They have a bakery and things, restaurant style, where you can just go and get something all day whenever you want. The chef is good. They gave me strawberries, and they were fresh and so good."