Memory Care Communities in Massillon, OH

"The rooms and entire community environment have been a blessing for our family. My dad is more active, eating healthier, and socializing with many. Speaking of food- it is amazing!! Chad runs an amazing kitchen and his staff all knew my dad's name the very first day. Chad's spicy chili is some of the best chili I have ever had!! As a matter of fact- it's all so very good!!"

"I am a current resident of Danbury Wooster. I'm very happy that I chose this place. It's pretty much everything that I expected. From different places in the area, I think it's more what I wanted and what I needed. The whole thing is basically assisted, but I don't need a lot of assistance. I'm in a one-bedroom apartment. It's a living room, a bedroom, a full kitchen, and a bathroom. There's a walk-in closet in the bedroom. There's a closet in the hallway, which is pretty good-sized. I have a covered patio. It's one of the better one-bedroom apartments. All the staff from the head person down to the one that scrubs the floors are all very helpful and pleasant. They know your name, and they are friendly. It's not like you're a number, you're a person. They serve three meals a day. Danbury is owned by StoryPoint, and they dictate the kind of meals they serve. The dietary, the people that cook the meals and the people who try to make things good, I'd give them a five. They try, but they're limited in what they can do. Wooster is a rural community and most of the people here are used to eating meat, potatoes, gravy and green beans or something like that. The menus that StoryPoint wants them to serve are like Mediterranean with more fish and grains and that kind of stuff. People are not used to eating it, so therefore they don't like it. Personally, I like it. We have two choices on every meal. We have very good activity people. There's always something going on. They bring people in to entertain. We go places. We have exercises every day. We go out to eat. This afternoon, they were showing a movie with popcorn and soda. I wish the money was a little less. They could do things a little more cheaply, but maybe not."

"I toured Brookdale Wooster. They seemed nice. The staff was informative and helpful, but I don't think my mom can afford that right now. The rooms were very nice, they were big enough for her to get around. The dining area was nice."

"I toured Sunrise of Cuyahoga Falls. It was a little bit more money than the other place. The staff was great. They were very friendly. The only room they had left on my second visit seemed like in an area that could be congested at mealtimes and stuff like that. We just didn't have the feel for it as much as we did at the other place. They had some beautiful gardens that they took residents out to. There were different areas where there's like baby dolls and a crib and they can dress the babies. There were old-fashioned typewriters and old-fashioned telephones. They have vanities set up so that the women could put some jewelry on and those type of things. And I saw them reading to them, which was nice. I think it would be a nice place to recommend."

"My church does ministry at Danbury in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. The residents seem very well cared for and they are always nice to us (there are 3 of us that go to Danbury in Cuyahoga Falls). I would give them a very high review. Lynn Bell Stow, OH"

"We have chosen to go to Mulberry Gardens Memory Care. I like the fact that it is a self-contained building that deals with nothing but memory care. It's beautiful and local. It's very convenient to me, just 10 minutes away. I've heard good reviews from other people, and I had a walk-through and interview with them. The staff was very friendly, very helpful, and open to any questions that I had. They even made some suggestions for me. It was very clean, very open, and well taken care of."

"I toured Brookdale Montrose. They have no pool, but they have two meals a day. It was very nice. I had lunch there and I had a hamburger. It was very good. As for activities, they have everything. They have an exercise room."

"Kentridge Senior Living was a very nice place. They have activities, and sometimes they have somebody who comes in and plays the piano. They have a little book club, you can choose to sit with the knitting club, and they have a gardening club, too. They have a little fireplace where people sit around and talk. The people and the patients there interact with each other. They have a very nice dining area. The apartments they showed me were also very nice. The person who showed me around was very nice and helpful."

"I loved Brookdale Bath, but they wouldn't accept my sister. The facility was very clean and attractive. The atmosphere was attractive and friendly. The dining area was open and attractive."

"I toured Vitalia Senior Residences at Montrose. In the independent living, their townhouses and garages look like there is a lot of independence. The properties were beautiful and it's accessible. The staff was were very helpful. The food didn't seem as mushy and it tasted like regular food."

"My aunt has been in Arden Courts of Bath for three weeks now. We felt it was the best fit for her because it was smaller and because of the way that it was laid out. We just really liked it. She's doing well there and thriving, doing a lot of activities and stuff. It's a complete turnaround from where she was. It's great. We're very happy with it. The whole facility is memory care. The staff is unbelievable. Every single person is so friendly. Everybody greets you and says hi. If you have any questions, they are on top of things. Nobody ignores you or anything. Every single person there is fantastic. We were there on Mother's Day and watched her eat, and it looked delicious. It was like a giant pizza meatloaf, green beans, and baked potato, and she said it was very good. The place is immaculate. There's a whole schedule of stuff on their calendar and the calendar doesn't even list everything that they do. The one time I went, they played basketball. They go outside, they do walks, they do puzzles and games, they have music people that come play guitar and sing, and they have happy hour Fridays where they do different activities. There's always something going on."

"I toured Heritage Crossing. It's going to fit my needs very well for my mother. The rooms were nice. The pricing was fair from what I'm seeing with the market. I liked it because there were more individual residents versus couples, which made it easier for my mother. In the lobby, everything is very welcoming. I like that they have very nice gathering areas all through the facility, so family and friends can always go off into a private area with beautiful furniture or fireplaces. They have a theater room. The activities that they have are fabulous. I met the chef. The restaurant looks wonderful. There's enough to pick some off the menu without being too much. I did look at the menu. It looks like a bistro-type menu. It was very nice, chicken waffles and that kind of stuff. I think the chef makes maybe one special for the night. Then you have a couple of other choices if you want. They had a trick-or-treat there yesterday from the kids' school. Kids in the area could come through. The residents made Halloween hats and cast and costumes and we're excited to have the kids there. I was impressed, like sitting in the lobby while I was waiting to talk to the medical director about my mother's situation. The housekeeper team, they're joking around with the managers. I love that. I just thought that they all seemed to enjoy each other's company."

"My sister had been ill and her dementia had worsened. We had secured an apartment at Maplewood but feared that she was too weak to be transferred there. I called Maplewood’s Director of Admissions to tell her of the situation. She informed me that she would handle everything. Two days later, my sister was transferred to Maplewood Cuyahoga Falls. The nursing staff just enveloped her. Kate, Director of Nursing helped us coordinate her care and nurses, Hallie and Megan were attentive, kind and supportive, as were the many aides that were assigned to her overtime. She was up and dressed every day. She was taken to activities and meals. I (or another sister) was there daily. We saw the kindness and compassion that was shown to everyone who lived there by ALL the staff. That thoughtfulness was also shown to us. My sister was blessed to live there for the last three weeks of her life. Thanks to Maplewood, she had a dignified and peaceful death. Our family was treated with extreme kindness, care and love. If looking for a care facility, look no further. The facility itself is beautiful. The rooms are large and cheerful, the food delicious and staff knowledgeable and supportive. I am grateful for Maplewood and recommend this affordable option for all memory care individuals. Maplewood staff was a blessing to our family. May God bless them in their work."

"I toured Vitalia Senior Residences at Stow. The place was gorgeous and very nice. Everything seemed like it was going to be great. It was very costly. It was probably going to be very costly for my mom's condition. She doesn't need two-person assist yet, but she needs a lot of assistance. They couldn't give me a price or an estimate or anything like that until she was assessed, whereas others could give me guesstimates at least. I just couldn't get pricing, and I was in a hurry because I wanted to get Mom out of the environment she was in. However, everybody was friendly. I met directors from different departments, and they were all very friendly. It looked like they had good activities too. The cleanliness was good. The room was nice."