Carriage House Senior Living Community

I was very impressed with Carriage House. It's very clean, well-oriented, the people and staff were very nice, and it was in a nice location. They have a game room, a church, outside seating on the grounds, and quite a few things for the seniors to do.

The room that I got in Carriage House is good. I have a roommate and we share a bathroom and little kitchenette with a small refrigerator. They have a library and a chapel, there are card games, Bingo, and they take us on trips to the mall or when we need to do personal shopping and things like that. There are also birthday parties, a Halloween party, and exercise classes. There are staff members that are willing to do everything to help you, and there are a couple that are there just because they need the job and not because they want to be there. So sometimes we get attitude. It's just expensive, although all of them are. They take care of my medication and personal needs and the doctor does personal visits every week, so that's nice.

The people at Carriage House seemed to be very honest and cordial. It was very clean. The staff seemed to be confident.

Mom stayed at Carriage House Senior Living Community in a very small room, and the food was bad. I paid them to give her her medications but half of the time, I would find out they missed something. So I decided to take her out of there. They had activities everyday but the residents there seemed a little older. They had people checking on her all the time which I appreciated, asking her if she wanted snacks or something. They also did her laundry. The community was laid out in a quad kind of way and each quad had its own dining room, so it was more intimate. They put too much pepper in the food and a lot of times, they couldn't eat it.

We visited Carriage House, but they did not have room accommodations for my parents. They took us and showed us the rooms that they have, and it just was not what we were looking for. As far as I remember, the community was fine, and the staff was pleasant.

My sister is in a one-room unit at Carriage House. It is pretty spacious and has room for a small bed, a recliner and a big closet and has a really nice bathroom with a walk-in, sit-down shower. They have people who come in to clean who do a good job. About the staff, some are good but others are not so good. They accommodate you, sometimes. Physically, the facility is nice. My big complaint is the food. You pay a large amount of money for someone to stay there, but the food is just not in line with the amount of money you pay. It is just not what it should be as far as the quality and the taste are concerned. I believe a lot of the food comes out of cans. They have social activities there but most of the residents don’t participate. My sister doesn’t participate either, but from what I observed, they have bingo, people come in to sing and play the piano, and have parties on special occasions. Every once in a while, they have a celebration, like at Christmas. They have a lady that comes in and does their nails if they want it. I think they offer good activities.

I liked Carriage House because it’s quiet, the patients were looked after very well, and it’s clean. It’s in a nice and secured place. We moved my aunt’s bedroom for her and placed it in a room with her personal stuff, and she found this familiar. The people working there were wonderful.

Carriage House has allowed my 92 year old mom to feel loved, cared for and more herself than in a really long time. The staff is amazing with their caring attitude. Where at another facility Mom was isolated, at Carriage House, Mom is brought into activities and her social as well as health needs are front and foremost for the CAREgivers at Carriage House. Our family could not be more pleased....over the top about Mom's care.