Memory Care Communities in Chambersburg, PA

"I'm very pleased with Providence Place Senior Living of Chambersburg. They have a very high staff tenant ratio and a lot of activities. They do well-checks often. The food is wonderful. My father is very happy there and we are thrilled with it. He's got a small apartment. They have all kinds of different rooms. They have studio apartments and big and small apartments. They have art classes, a pub, entertainment, people come in and play the piano and guitar for them, they have church services, bingo, game nights, and trips. They have so many things. They have a library, a computer room, cooking classes, art classes, and crafts classes. They have five to six activities a day for them to choose from. Every day, they put a list on your door and let you know what's going on, and if you want to do it, you show up; if you don't, you don't. The staff is kind, patient, and very attentive. I saw the food and they're amazing. Because of Covid, we can't eat with them. We still have to wear masks as a visitor or a staff member. The clients or the residents don't have to, but we're still not allowed to be in the dining room with them. My father loves the food. It's almost restaurant-style. You go in and they give you a little menu and you circle what you want. You have to take a lot of elevators though because there are three floors plus the basement, and he's on the second floor."

"I found a place for my wife. The place is called the Leland of Laurel Run. It's very affordable. It's rather small. It's a privately-owned place. It's a really nice place. They have large private rooms, small private rooms, and then they have what they call shared private rooms in which they share a bathroom. They have all kinds of activities and stuff. The staff are all very friendly. They have a TV and air conditioning in the room. They have a dresser, a recliner, and a bed. They have a bathroom. The shared private one is the one where two rooms share one bathroom. It's an old hotel and they turned it into a care facility. They have meals and everything. They do the people's laundry for them. They have an in-house doctor. They pretty much take care of them right there. They don't allow them outside unless there is somebody with them. It seems like they're very down-to-earth people who genuinely care about people. The person who took me around was great. She was very friendly, down-to-earth, and caring. Maureen is the manager there and she takes care of your applications and stuff. She was very friendly and very nice, too. Everybody was very nice there. It's an older building, but everything is really nice, and they keep it up. They're going to start my wife around the regular section and then see how she does."

"I am planning to move my sister in for respite care. It was very clean and it had a warm setting. I was there when they were eating lunch, so I didn't see activities. I had a really good conversation with the person that set it up, Kelly. The staff was friendly, and they seemed to be helpful with the residents. The rooms were nice. They had some that were private and the others were semi, so 2 to a room. But everything was nice. They had a courtyard, which was nice and fenced-in. I could see that they would enjoy being out there. They had a little area where they could do gardening, a little area for music, and comfortable chairs for them to sit in. They had a nursery area that had a crib and a rocking chair and that was full of babies for those who needed that."

"We liked The Residences at Creekside. It was quiet and clean. We liked the way it was laid out. We saw a cottage, and the rooms were very nice. They're hardwood floors. The rooms were sunny. The area around it was nicely kept up with shrubs, etc. It was very nice. Because this is an independent living and a cottage, we would be doing our own food. They told us we could get food if we wanted to from the other part of the facility, but it's not directly physically connected to the building that we would be in. We were impressed with it. The staff who toured us was very helpful, not overly pushy or anything. She gave us the information that we needed. She gave us information that we might be interested in and she explained the whole place to us."

"We toured Somerford House & Place Hagerstown. It was very clean and very professional. The staff was very good. The building was very good. It was well-kept. The atmosphere was pretty calm. We just looked at a small studio. The size was fine for what I was looking for. The dining area looked very nice."

"My wife was in Forest Park for two days. The rooms were a little more comfortable, inviting, and aesthetically pleasing. It was clean, the rooms had big windows that let some natural light in, and the bed was good. The room was small, but nicely appointed. The staff was very good, the food was good, and other people say the physical therapy was particularly good."

"I’m here at Thornwald Home; it was closer to my children’s home, so they could visit me all the time. I can ring a bell, and within 7 to 12 minutes, there’s someone checking me out; they’re good. It’s a nice facility. I get along fine, I’ve made some friends, and they let me help out here. The staff was quite well-oriented, the aides were well informed as to what’s going on, and the nurses were up on each individual person. They have a pretty stable agenda, there’s a different menu every day, and the food is well prepared, but not gourmet. We’re very closely monitored here, and every night before I went to bed, they checked me for bruises or marks. "

"I loved Charlotte Home. But they can't take a diabetic on a sliding scale because they have less than 16 people and, with Maryland law, they don’t have to have an RN on duty, so there is no one to monitor me. The place was awesome. I went in, and it was like walking into a home, they were cooking roast beef for dinner, and the people were friendly. There was more than 1 place you could eat, you could tell that the residents were very happy, and the lawn outside was immaculate. I sat down and had a wonderful conversation with the director, and she was very informative."