Mt. Arlington Senior Living

kf30

Nice Facility food is good but they did not provide enough assistance for our mother. She fell multiple times and resorted to use a wheelchair. and was always forced to go to rehab before being allowed to return to her apartment. We moved her to a different facility which provides more one on one care and they had her walking within 10 days of arriving. She is doing great. We have spoken to other families that experienced the same thing.

Bea82

We had my 86-year-old mother stay here while my husband and I took a short vacation. She absolutely loved it! The staff is wonderful - you can tell they truly love taking care of people. There are a variety of activities every day, so she was never bored. The food was plentiful, healthy, and cooked just right. The rooms are comfortable and have individual temperature controls. The full-time residents all seem very happy to be there too. If you are looking for respite care, plan well in advance. The minimum stay is two weeks. The potential resident has to see their doctor for medical clearance and a TB test, and you will have to get all of their medications (even OTC) packaged by a pharmacy. Then there's a visit for an evaluation by the facility's own nurse, and a stack of forms to fill out. So it's not as fast or easy as checking into a hotel; but worth the trouble. We had absolutely no worries while we were away because we knew mom was in excellent hands! The cost for two weeks was $3500. (Check or money order only, no credit cards) As other reviewers have mentioned, they do seem pretty interested in your money. We had to disclose all of her financial information even though mom was not going to be a permanent resident, which bothered me because it's really none of their business. I'm pretty sure that's a common practice in the industry though.

Jack123678650

I like Mt. Arlington Senior Living. It is very clean and has been very good to my loved one for 14 years. The staff has been very good. The only complaint I have is that they do not respond to your telephone calls quickly. They have activities like bingo. He is in a two-bedroom unit with a shared bathroom and kitchen area.

Caring96940350

I liked the facility of Mt. Arlington very much, but I felt like I got a brush-off from the marketing director who I spoke with. It was almost like my mother did not have enough money to go in there. As soon as I told them my mother probably had enough money for about a year, and then she would be on Medicaid, I kind of felt like I got shunned a little bit. I thought the facility itself was beautiful -- the setting, the proximity and the cleanliness of it, and how the dining rooms were. I thought it was a very nice facility. The person who I talked to, and I am thinking she might have been a marketing director or something, she wasn't very helpful to me. I think she kind of thought it was too expensive for my mother and that she didn't have enough money. Other than that, it was very accommodating. Like I said, the facility was very nice, but it was not in my mother's financial range. I saw a sample room and it was very, very nice. The residents who I talked to, they all spoke very highly of the place.

Christine13

Mt. Arlington Senior Living was running a special price and it was great. They had everything else that all the other facilities had with at least $1000 less. They have a lot of activities. She loves bingo. They do movie nights. They also take the residents out, but she has not gone out yet. They have a bus that takes the residents out. They also have Catholic mass. The amenities are fabulous. The only thing that I can suggest is that they could have more evening activities because she gets a little bored in the evening and they only have evening activities once or twice a week, but I could talk to them about that and it's not a big deal. The staff are very good. They are very responsive. We had a problem with the first room and they fixed it for us. It's been great. We ate there the first night and the food is very good. The aides are very caring and attentive. The nurses are on the right path. There's a doctor that goes in twice a week which I think is great. They also have a podiatrist. They have a beauty parlor which she loves.

Sandra S.

Mt. Arlington is a little ranch facility. The accommodations were very nice. It's not particularly large but it's alright. There were a lot of activities for the people. My mother came with me the second time I visited and she liked the feel of it. She is a pretty active 86-year-old person, so she wants to go to an atmosphere where people do fun things and do all sorts of exercises that can keep them busy and that's what she wants. I feel Mt. Arlington could provide those for her. They also had a section for memory loss situation but it was not part of the facility. One minus point for Mt. Arlington was that, if you find yourself requiring full-time nursing care, you would have to bring in private duty nurses. You would not be moved from your apartment to a nursing facility. They don't have that.

Want better

If appearances and friendliness of the staff were all that counted Mt. Arlington would have a high rating. However, one must take a closer look at the managment and get everything in writing. Be wary of their procedures especially when low on funds.

SGilbert27

Seemed like a nice facility. My father seemed to like it. It appeared clean. Some of the staff seemed friendly, but a few seemed like we were interrupting them. I may go back.

caring10233

I'm very happy with Mt. Arlington. The staff was nice and the rooms are great.