Arrington Assisted Living

Arlington was a nice place with very nice and neat facilities. It was not just as homey as the other place I visited. The amenities were pretty good. The presentation was not as good because the lady who normally did it was out of town. The staff was OK. It was a nice facility but further away.

My dad is in Arrington. There are a few things that I would like to have there that aren't, but for the most part, my dad likes it there. The staff is really nice. There are a few little loopholes that have not been closed, and they do not take him anywhere. I do not like that because they say they will take him to Kmart or the farmer’s market or something, but they don’t.

Plantation Pointe (The Arrington) has different levels of care. It is a nice place, and they seemed to care about the patients that are in there. The staff is very nice. My mother-in-law’s room is large. The food is okay; it’s like cafeteria food. They played bingo a few times, and they tried to let them do crafts and word games.

We went into a lot of different assisted living facilities before deciding on The Arrington. A lot of them have a nursing home atmosphere or the facility itself looked like a nursing home, but this one is not. It looks homey and the furnishing in the mutual areas is very inviting. This is a fairly new facility – it's clean, upgraded and everything is modern. They're just wonderful and the nicest. The apartments have a bedroom, living room, bathroom, a little refrigerator and a sink. But we chose the one large room. With that, we were able to have a queen sized bed, a drawer, a dresser, 2 recliners, a love seat, a chair, some tables, lamps and a bookcase. It's large enough to be homey. They have a dementia unit, in a separate area that if they get kind of bad they can go into. That's in the same building. My mother has dementia. Right now they can both stay in the assisted living, but if the time comes that she may have to move into the dementia area, then my step dad could still be in the same building and be with her every day. Besides the dementia area in the assisted living, across the road is the nursing home. And they also have an Alzheimer's unit that is very well known in the area. A lot of places have different prices, they add for medical management, for cable and all stuff. We have one price that includes everything. Their staff is very accommodating, friendly and welcoming. They really enjoy the Bible studies and the church activities. The manicures for the ladies are like an activity, so there's no charge for that. In the beauty shop, they do a good job. They do a lot of bingo, card games and dominoes. Everything has been wonderful. I would highly recommend this place.