Nursing Home Communities in Opelika, AL

"The rooms are clean and they are allowed to make it personal with pictures, flowers and wall hangings. When I visit, the staff is friendly and helpful. Our group came to sing songs before covid and they gathered the ones who wanted to sing in the activity room. We had a high day with the participants. I know they enjoy singing and Bible talks. The residents that came in, wanted company and loved seeing the young people come in to sing and talk with them. Because of covid restrictions, now I visit with a mask on and a partner. When entering facility, one can see that it is clean and welcoming. The family/ dining room looks like home because there is a long beautiful table with chairs for family. I don't believe I have ever seen it used for family functions though. As one walks down the hall, there is a large bird aviary with small adorable birds in it chirping. I like that. I am always greeting very friendly from the staff when i walk in. The activity planner was very friendly and helpful too. I do think that more care should be given to the menu because there are those who may be diabetic or other restrictions and are served meals that contain large amounts of carbohydrates and not enough leafy green vegetables. My friend who is now deceased, did not eat the bread and potatoes because she said she was diabetic. Overall, Magnolia Health and Rehab gets a high approval rating from me."

"Regional Rehabilitation Hospital has been great, considering my dad's needs. We have no issues at all. It's a clean and well-staffed facility. The people are very knowledgeable, very caring, and attentive to his needs."

"My husband is at Phenix City Health Care. It's very clean, they take good care of him, and people are very nice to him. He told me the food is very, very good. The staff is also very cooperative. Whenever I go there and do his washing, and I ask them to take it back for me, they cooperate very nicely. The care is good too. The only problem is that they don't tell me all the extras that I have to pay for. The building is extremely clean and very well-furnished. The part that we've been in is furnished comfortably. It has a fireplace in there which makes you feel that you're at home. I've been going over every day to visit him, and at 3:00 p.m. there's a loudspeaker saying they're having this kind of activity in the dining room. They seem to have a lot of activities."

"I had toured Spring Harbor. I loved it; however, it was one of the places where you bought into it for life, and I couldn't afford the initial payment. It was like a minimum of $200,000. It was that kind of a place. It was about perpetual care, but the initial cost was too much for me. But it was a beautiful facility. The apartments for independent living are larger. The activities are first class, high end, and very cultural. They take their residents to cultural events in the city. They have lots of sporting and physical activities. It's just a very active community. The facility itself is immaculate and elegant. Everything about it is very high end. It's lovely. Everyone I met was extraordinarily friendly. There's a full-time physician available on the premises. It's just an extraordinary place, but it is expensive."

"I love this place, my grandmother stayed here for a while after her fall and they were the absolute BEST! They were always there to answer questions and made sure that my grandmother was handled with the care she needed and deserved. They were always prompt to her needs. Getting her in and out of bed, helping with her exercise, and making sure she was actually doing well enough to be discharged. They always made sure she was comfortable and I didn't feel the least bit uncomfortable being there as a 21 year old male in a nursing home.They treated my grandmother like family the entire time she was there which was about 5 months and I can never thank them enough. You hear all these stories about nursing homes being negligent and abusing their patients. Not here. They are the most amazing nursing home in the south east(maybe even the entire US) and I'm glad to say they became part of my family before my grandmother left. If it weren't for them she would have been in a wheelchair. This place is AWESOME for the elderly. They do their jobs and they do it well with care,respect, and know how! "

"My husband was in Orchard View for rehab, and I wanted to get him out of there as soon as possible. It's a nursing home, you can get rehab there too. They do not keep you informed about anything. My husband is deaf and I have to be informed of what's going on. I'm a hands-on person, I'm not one who just sticks him over there and leaves him. I want to know everything that goes on. I never got to see him when he was in there. I would have to keep calling to ask how he was doing, and they'd say, "Oh, he's doing fine," but that's not enough for me. I want to know specifically how he's doing and they didn't tell me that. I was never in his room, I couldn't go in because of COVID. His blood count got down so low and he was bleeding also. They had to call me and have him taken to the hospital. I don't think it should have gotten that low. They should have done something about it before it got that bad. The place was very clean but it was sterile, it didn't feel so homey at all. The only part I had ever been in was when you walk in the door and it's like you're in some institution. I never saw a single person there. Nobody was around wherever you went. At his current facility, you see activity all the time. I would take something over for him, I would bake, and they would say they couldn't give it to him. I don't see why not. I know the COVID thing is something we need to be careful about but there has to be some other way of doing things than just saying he can't have it. He went there for rehab and as soon as that was over, I took him out."

"Wonderful staff, took great care of my father."

"Hamilton House Nursing and rehabilitation Center appeared to be nice as far as we could tell. The rooms and apartments were fairly nice. The dining facility was pretty pleasant. The staff seemed to be nice. They had bingo, karaoke nights, card games, and crafts. "

"The facility is clean inside and out and free of garbage. The staff seems very well trained and sincerely cares about their patients. Seems like a great team to care for family members in need of rehab and assistance."

"We liked our tour of Magnolia Manor of Columbus skilled nursing level. The place was really clean and the people that we talked to were very knowledgeable, very kind, and took the time to explain things. They helped us understand the process and also made us understand that my husband might not be accepted because they have a way of not overloading themselves with patients that need extreme help, and they had a limit on the number of patients that they can take because they want to make sure that they are giving the patients the right care. But they were extremely helpful in helping us navigate these waters, and in telling us what they offer and could offer. We were able to go into the cafeteria. It was extremely clean, the food looked nutritious, and healthy. We talked to a couple of patients who were out in the hallway in wheelchairs, and asked them about their thoughts of the place and how they like it. One gentleman said it's OK there, and it's much better there than to be out in the street, and he said that the food was really good. The staff said that they do exercises, they have different kinds of entertainment for them to come in, and yesterday they had a Mardi Gras party for them. They also have accommodations to take them outside."

"This facility was a little questioning. #1 I went and looked up reviews before I went to visit and what I found wasnt pleasing. The rating scale is for 1 to 5. 1 being the worst and 5 being the best. There wasnt a 4 or a 5. Every rating ranged from 1-3 and that was enough to raise my eyebrow. I decided to go take a look anyway and the staff was a little unpleasant and when I asked questions, no one seemed to know the answers. The facility itself was very clean and presentable though. Maybe this place is getting the ratings based on how they were treated when they went because I surely didnt feel welcomed. "

"From the moment my wife and I arrived at River Towne Center we were met with compassion and kindness. Everyone that we have come in contact with: the nurses and CNA's, the doctors, the admin staff, the front desk personnel, the maintenance staff, the insurance staff and all those who work behind the scenes have treated us with kindness and respect. We weren't sure what to expect when we arrived at River Towne Center but I can say that we have been very pleased and are truly grateful to everyone here for their efforts to make us feel welcome and to ensure that that my wife Rita gets the assistance she needs to recover and to return home as soon as possible. It's easy to see that the staff at River Towne Center truly cares about us and our needs. Martina has been a treasure from day one. Without reservation I can recommend River Towne Center to anyone who needs compassionate around the clock care for themselves or their loved ones."