Van Dyk Park Place

Maureen

I'm leaning towards Van Dyk Park Place because of the location of my mother's home. The staff was exceptionally kind and greeting and forthcoming. There was a bistro there, and it has the largest rooms of any of them. You get what you pay for, but they're moving my mom out of her house and we knew we would have trouble getting her to leave her things. So by having a larger room, she's able to bring a few more things with her and feel a little more at home. They have lovely outdoor spaces, very nice indoor spaces, when we got there they were decorating for the fall with beautiful decorations. That's another thing my mother likes-- to decorate for the holidays so that would make her feel a little more at home. So it ticks a lot of the boxes. It was immaculate, the yards, everything including the outdoor and indoor space. They were renovating but it didn't spill out into where the residents were.

Roxanne

Van Dyk Park Place was a beautiful and elegantly cared-for community. The people and the staff were all very warm, very friendly, and very compassionate. My mom's room setup was absolutely beautiful, and they did a wonderful job moving her in. It was easy and smooth. I had a little problem getting her medical bed over. It was phone tag with an outside company, but they stepped in and said, "No worries, we can help you out for a few days until your bed comes." I thought that was wonderful. Nicole absolutely made all of the transition very, very easy and made me feel very comfortable. Pam was wonderful, too. They made themselves very open to doing FaceTime calls with her any time I wanted, and they're following through with her care, like her occupational and physical therapy. They were all so helpful and so kind. She is in a shared suite, but she has her own bathroom, which was a big plus, because a lot of these places only have a shared bathroom. One of the nice things they did was to waive the move-in fee for me, and that was a huge savings. They also did all her COVID shots before moving in, and I think she's getting her second one today. I understand that it's privately owned, but it felt more like a personal family transition. It's just been really, really great.

Falan543

Very beautiful space with kind staff but the residents seemed bored and disengaged. There didn’t seem to be a lot going on and the costs were significant. There wasn’t much of a chance for folks with memory impairment to go outside on a regular basis.

Debbie

We went to Van Dyk. It seemed nice, clean, and the people that were there seemed happy. The admission girl seemed pleasant, informative, and caring. I saw studio apartments, and they were pretty good. They serve three meals a day, and they have a bistro. It seemed like a nice enough place.

Karen117677750

My mom is in Van Dyk, and everything is really nice, but they don’t have any Wi-Fi or computers available to the residents. It’s very large but still homey at the same time. The staff is very good. The room she had was a very large studio, it’s comfortable, and it had a little separation between the bed and the living area. They had games, entertainment, and music, Christmas fun, and exercise. She liked the food and she gained weight. The dining area was beautiful, big, and open.

Laura102857250

My mother's cousin moved into the one in Hawthorne named Van Dyk. It looks clean and new. They have friendly people, and it just looks like a nice place. The apartment is a nice size, and I am just pleased with it. The woman at the front desk was very helpful. We couldn't figure out where she was, so the woman got up brought us to the elevator and told us exactly what to do and where to go. She just seemed really very kind and very nice. If we had any questions we could come back to her. My cousin is very happy with it because every night she says there is music, and there is always something. She even went to the church for the first time in many years. She's only been there for three or four days, and she already found a friend. We were surprised because she was very nervous about going, and it ended up working out. She was alone for like over a year. She asked how she stayed home alone when she should have just come here because it is such a nicer place. She doesn't have to cook and she doesn't have to clean, and she is just happy. I'm very happy with it.

Caring81325150

I've known about Van Dyk's for years because I live in New Jersey. It's very lovely inside. The decoration of the public rooms is over the top, and it's all very grand. The private rooms that I was interested in and I could afford were very small, and there were only two windows in the room. I could not stay in a place like that. There was one of the people who worked as a representative of that place. She was with me, she was very pleasant, very nice. I looked at their menu. Their menu looked interesting, but then lots of menus look interesting. I saw their library. I was not impressed.

Pat42

Van Dyk's Park Place was a very nice facility. It's family run and they have been in the business for 60 years. We have my mom all set up and she will be moving in there next week. This place is wonderful. It's a very happy place. We went to a lot of different places and this one has very large rooms. Even the smallest ones they have were larger than anything else we'd seen. Also their food is excellent.

Leaf4

Van Dyk Park Place is very good, very accommodating and very caring. Besides the fact that it's very warm and homey, it's like a family and that is very important. They're excellent.