Cook's Pond Senior Housing

SDBmorriscounty

Senior living here is isolated if you don’t drive. Walking is limited on this steep hill. Laundry room too small to accommodate everyone. Appliances showing age. Toilets overflow often. Garbage Shute usage disallowed. Residents must bring refuse to a dumpster. Not enough maintenance personnel. On the plus side Quiet location with nice views.

dgerhard

There was a lot of positive and negative when it came to this facility. I believe they come hand in hand when dealing with such a particular demographic. There is no "utopia" of assisted living facilities out there that I know of. The things that were real positive about the place were that you never noticed the staff. It was like a well-oiled machine, and like any good hotel the less you notice the staff the better your experience tends to be unless you are being neglected of course. The facility was clean and everything was always in working order. If there was a problem with something in her housing it would be addressed and fixed in a very timely manner. The only really downfall of this type of facility is it becomes very "cliquey" almost like high school. People become good friends and tend to shun others away. At first my grandmother felt this way and wasn"t really too happy being there. That is no way to spend your final years. Granted eventually she made some friends, but that is a horrible feeling to have. So if there is any way to prevent that, I think a "utopia", of assisted living could be created.