Sunrise of Smithtown

John

My mom is staying at Sunrise of Smithtown. The place is great and immaculate. It's really like living in a hotel and she gets great care. It's just a little pricey. The food is excellent and they have activities all day like Bingo, movies, games and arts and crafts. They have a ton of things for them to do. My mom is actually in a suite where there are two people who share a bathroom, but they each have their own private bedroom. There's also a little kitchenette area with a sink, refrigerator, and cabinets. It's very nice. The staff is excellent, and they're very good with my mom.

Jay

Sunrise of Smithtown was very depressing. I'm 74 and my wife is 71, and I'm not in great shape. I was looking at it and said this is a nursing home. There were people in wheelchairs. I thought it was something different, but I got the wrong vibe. It wasn't for me. The apartment had two rooms that were very small and had a microwave and bathroom. I'm coming from my house with four bedrooms, half acre of land and a pool, so it was very depressing. The facility was very nice, clean, and beautiful, and the people were very considerate, very nice, and showed us around, but it wasn't for me.

Bette843277

Sunrise of Smithtown certainly was beautiful when I walked in. They showed me a beautiful dining area with tablecloths and napkins for the regular residents, but for the people who were in the memory unit, I didn’t care for the way their dining area was. It seemed very small and very close together, and I didn’t like it as much. I was only there that one time, and it looked very clean to me. It certainly didn’t have an odor or anything, and I was shown the room that would have been available for my husband. It was for 2 people -- like a suite -- and would have been OK because they each have their own separate room and bathroom. I was there briefly, and I remember talking to a very nice young man who was the sales manager, but I didn’t get the same feeling going through their memory section.

Caring102132050

We found that Sunrise provides; if somebody has to be in a wheelchair, they will accommodate that. It has a homey atmosphere, and they have 60 to 70 rooms; there were studio room or two rooms and each have a bedroom and a living room. The staff has been very accommodating and very helpful. They have bingo, sing-alongs, they have somebody that comes in and plays the piano, and they have celebrations for the various holidays.

Caring86371050

I loved Sunrise. It was clean, bright, and airy. The residents looked happy. The staff was very friendly. The rooms were quite spacious with an area where the bed was, a dresser, chair, and a little kitchenette. It was quite nice. I didn’t taste the food, but they have a restaurant type of food. The have so many activities. They have a chapel upstairs, a beauty parlor, and a lot of stuff going on.

cgard318

Sunrise at Smithtown was my grandmother's home for the last two years of her life. Visiting her was often a stressful time. The smell of the facility was not pleasant. The staff did seem to try to engage the residents but I also saw men and women in wheelchairs lining the hallways for hours at a time. The staff would greet my family and I when we would visit. The staff would try to engage my grandmother in conversation but it was often futile. She was always clean. They took care to ensure that she did not get bed sores, which was a concern. Overall my family was very happy with this facility. We have recommended it to other family members and friends. They took care to ensure that my grandmother was always safe. I did see a resident try to walk out of the door on their own a few times and they were always stopped. This made us feel like we entrusted the right facility with my grandmother's well-being. When she died, the nurses were very caring and talked kindly about my grandmother. They thought it was wonderful that she died without a wrinkle on her face. She did, indeed.