American House Freedom Place Rochester

When we did a tour of American House Freedom Place Rochester, we didn't see too many people. It would take me about 18 to 20 minutes to get there; that's one of the things that would hold me back. I want to get something closer to home. The price is reasonable. The room looks fine, it's little studio apartments. The staff member at the tour, she was fine. They have no gym, no library. That doesn't matter because my husband wouldn't use them anyway. They had very long halls, and I'm afraid that they won't know if he falls on the ground or something. They wouldn't be able to see that because most of the doors are shut. They always say, "But we go by them, 15 times a day," or whatever. I don't care, he could be in his room, and he doesn't know how to call you. He could be on the floor and can't get up when he falls. So, this is something I have to worry about. I don't think they can improve much because it's their layout, it's the long hall. I saw only one other man there. That was not good. It was clean; there was nothing on the floors or anything.

American House Freedom Place Rochester was OK. It just didn't sit well with me. I just didn't feel it when I walked in. The staff was active with the residents and very helpful. It was a single story, and it was nice, seemed clean, and well maintained. The staff seemed to be engaged with the residents. I didn't see a library or a pool. I saw a little bistro area where you could sit and eat if you wanted to. I noticed an area like a media room where they had a big screen TV and there were some seniors (more memory care) sitting around and watching TV. I noticed the staff was there and interacting and keeping an eye on things.

I visited American House in Rochester. They offer memory care, but the reason I didn't pursue it was they couldn't show me a room that my wife would be in, and I didn't want her seeing something that wouldn't be happening so I canceled it. It's nice though; it pretty much has everything you need there. I didn't bother to go and see any of their apartments, but the reception area was nice. The staff who helped was fine; I didn't have any problem. They sat down with us and talked to us about their facility, and they spent time with us. It sounded to me like they have an entire month that they set up different activities for the people there. They can participate in those. It sounds like a nice place; I wouldn't give it any negative comments. I just went there to see if they have facilities for people with memory problems, and they do, but they didn't have any room available to show me so I didn't bother. The layout was nice, though, and the cleanliness, as far as I can tell, was good.

I visited American House Freedom Place. I thought it was OK. it was more like in the year of my parents, so I thought it was more comfortable for them; it was OK. My tour, I think was quite well done, it was professional, well done.