The Nottingham

Joanne

I am choosing The Nottingham for myself. It was just beautiful. The dining room was formally set for dinner when I was there. They had a bistro where you could buy food. The residents were very busy doing activities. They had a pool and a hairdresser. They were doing exercises, games, and lectures. It was just overall very lovely. The views of the countryside were beautiful, and the grounds were well-kept. I ate at the bistro twice, one was breakfast and one was lunch, and it was lovely. They had a good selection of food. The staff was very helpful and friendly.

Jacqueline

The Nottingham was an excellent facility. It's a senior living and assisted living. They have everything. The staff was wonderful and very pleasant. The place was absolutely spotless and very secure. You have to be buzzed in, and there was a receptionist at the desk. You cannot go anywhere unless somebody takes you. I did get to see some outstanding rooms. It couldn't have been nicer. There was a nice fireplace in the sitting room. It's beautifully done. They have just about anything you'd be looking for. The nursing care couldn't be better. They gave me a menu for the dining room and it's outstanding. It's like you want to stay there. They have snack bars and a game room. You could have one meal a day or three meals a day, housekeeping, and transportation. The room comes with a TV and a washer and dryer. The room size was beautiful. It is a place to think about. The location is perfect. It's 5 minutes off the main road, which is Route 481. I passed by a few people that work there and they were very pleasant. Everything was very clean and neat. Their housekeeping keeps everything so clean. It's that way all the time because they could not have done all that right before I got there. Everything was done just right. The dining setup was absolutely beautiful. It's like a very high-class restaurant with a table setup.

Mark

We toured The Nottingham. We were impressed with them, but the one drawback was that they could only accept about 20 people in their memory care wing. The other facility could accept about 68, and they had like five openings available right away. The Nottingham, since they could only accept about 20 people, had like about a three to five months waiting period. The overall experience was very good. The staff was very professional. They had very high ratings. I was very satisfied with talking with them. They were very informative. We didn't try the food. It was a time when the food wasn't being served, so we didn't observe that, but they explained that they cater to individual dietary needs and so on. The dining area was very neat and clean. There were a few people there just having coffee or something because it was kind of mid-morning. But it just seemed very clean. The rooms were a little bit bigger than the other facility. They had some of their own furnishings in the rooms, but people were allowed to bring in some of the personal furnishings to give it a kind of a homey feel.

Steve

My dad will be moving into The Nottingham. It's very nice, and the people were very polite. We were walking, and the staff was showing us the place. If a client walked by, they knew all the clients' names. It wasn't like, "Hey, how you doing?" They knew everybody that was there, which really surprised me for what they have. The place that he is going to rent or stay has a bathtub, and they're going to exchange it for a walk-in shower. So, it's going to be like the middle of May before they get the walk-in shower, and everything installed for them. He's starting with the independent, and it's affiliated with assisted living and the nursing home. So, he's there, and as he progresses he will still be in the same facility. We really like that idea too. They have like an exercise room, but they have a bike, the treadmill, but they have a physical therapist on hand that can set up a routine for you to help you. They are there if you need physical therapy, to help you through your physical therapy. They have a pool there, and it's not opened all the time, but when it is they have the lifeguards there. They have the water exercise, and then then they do have open swim, but it's not open 24-hours. It's open when they have the lifeguards there. They have a huge restaurant, and it's like a five-course restaurant. You can have your meals there, but they also have a little bistro around the corner of it, that if you just want like a sandwich or pizza, hamburger, or whatever salad they have, it's all right there. The only thing right now that they said is, because of COVID, if your family comes to visit and you want to have a dinner with them, you can order the dinner, but you have to take it back to your room, because residents are allowed to be there, but family members can't. They can come over, and you can have dinner with them, but you have to take your dinner back to your room. We didn't get to eat, but they said, as we get closer to the moving and everything, we can come over. We saw some lady who had a hamburger. They had a nice big hamburger, and then they'll ask you what you want. Hers was huge; everything in a hamburger: lettuce, tomatoes, onions; it was a good sandwich. It was very, very clean. The staff was wonderful. Everybody knew each other, that was what really impressed me. It didn't smell like old people, like some place you go to. It was a nice atmosphere there. They have buses that take them. He can drive if he wants to, but if he just doesn't feel like driving because of weather or whatever. They have buses that go to grocery stores, and they'll take you to a doctors' visit, whatever you need. The building was nice, it was clean. It had everything, the library. They had everything that he wanted.

Terry

The Nottingham is an ideal location with many amenities nearby. It's quaint, not too big, and not too small. I just think it's in a perfect location, and that's what really caught my eye. The rooms are perfect, whether you're single or a couple. It's very clean and appealing, too. It's a pleasant and just an overall beautiful, beautiful environment. When I found out that I needed to be sixty-two years old to get into the place instead of sixty, I ended the tour early, but I do want with all my heart, if the Lord spares my life for two years -- that's where I want to live. It's a fairly new facility, and the security level is good there. You needed a key, and they need to buzz you in to enter.

John

I was very impressed with the staff at The Nottingham as well as the administration. They've taken very good care of my mother. The facility is extremely clean and well appointed. It’s comparable to an upper-end hotel. The food is very good and portions are ample. They have a variety of activities available for the residents. It's a community that you can start off in an apartment and as you require care, you can receive that care all the way up through skilled nursing, which is one of the things that I thought was very important.