The Homestead at Rochester

My mother is very happy at The Homestead. The meals are great, and I think they are doing a good job. She is a diabetic and taking a few pills, so I am providing the medicine part of it while they provide the labor part, which is on a scale with categories. Everything is pretty good. The place is nine months old and beautiful. Everything in there is gorgeous. They have a big lobby. They provide lots of activities and entertainment. Today there is an ice cream social at 1:30 and two days ago they had some speaker from a local newspaper come in and give a little speech; they do all kinds of stuff.

Homestead provides assisted living, independent living, and rehab, plus a nursing home unit under construction. I like the diversity of care that is available there. I like the list of services that they provide and how they calculate the need for services and cost factor. They have a very nice facility. The food is good, too.

The Homestead at Rochester is a lovely assisted living facility which offers the convenience of having access to some of the best medical facilities in the nation, while providing a small town atmosphere. We thought it would be an idea place to check out for our uncle, who has developed extensive health issues over the years, such that he needs full time care. The Homestead community includes the kind of tranquil rural environment that our uncle really likes- but has all of the modern trappings that he needs. The rooms all feature many book cases and country-like furnishings amid a colonial building structure. The safety of the residents was kept in mind when the buildings were designed. There are lovely shrubs that are obviously well-kept at the entrance. From the Queen Anne chairs in the receiving room, to the magazine racks in the sitting rooms, every detail looks as if it had the residents in mind. The dining areas include long family style tables, casual tables with both very comfortable large stuffed and smaller chairs, a large meeting room with convention room type seating, an exercise facility, beverage and snack centers, a formal dining room with fresh linens, and private dining areas reserved for friends and family. The snacks are displayed so that residents may enjoy them at any time. There is a full service salon, large library, pool table, smaller more intimate TV settings with comfortable couches and chairs, laundry facilities and french doors adorn many of the communal rooms. Every unit has its own easy to manage temperature control and many have private decks and patios. There is a Zen garden, multiple ponds, and walking paths to enjoy. We could tell that the residents are well taken care of with kind, friendly and caring staff who attend to their needs with grace. It was clear to see that our uncle would really enjoy living in this community.