Nursing Home Communities in Glastonbury, CT

"Salmon Brook Center is a nursing facility that has a rehab wing and a residential wing for memory care patients and patients who need 24/7 nursing care. The staff from the orderlies all the way up to the head nurses are wonderful. Everybody, including the physical therapist, is so kind. Families can visit anytime they want, day or night, any day. They can also bring pets to visit their loved one if they want to. It's a very friendly kind of family atmosphere. There's not enough parking, but it's conveniently located close to a bus line. The actual building has just been remodeled. The rooms are mostly double rooms and have windows. The residential rooms have singles, but we didn't spend a lot of time in the residential area because our friend was in rehab. My mother was OK with the food. The facility was a very nice, good place."

"Glastonbury Health Center has an excellent staff that is truly caring and professional. The nursing staff was very Attentive and took the time to explain all questions The physical/occupational therapy department made it possible for me to rehab to the point that I could return to my home. I really feel that everyone at GHC was sincerely interested in my quick recovery and rehab.."

"The staff is totally unprofessional and borderline abusive; the patients are relatively ignored and herded like cattle. They over medicate and under-rehabilitate their patients leaving them dependent on substances and waiting out their term. I could never get a hold of someone in charge there to formally state a complaint, either. On one visit, I got into the room and my mother was lying asleep. The nurse came in and forcibly woke her. Afterwards, she gave her a collection of twenty pills, some of which she openly admitted were for later in the day, and then made her take them all. Originally she didn't even bring water for my mother to take them with. The home even has a smoker's club where the smoking patients can go out as a group and smoke! Much of my mother's health issues are directly related to cigarette smoking and i feel like enabling people in this regard is against rehabilitation standards. My mother is now home and worse off than she was when she was in the hospital before she entered the assisted living home which promoted high quality rehabilitation services. I would say that this is certainly not the case. "

"Their cleaning staff are always keeping the rooms clean as well as the common areas. The nurses are top notch and on the ball. The food, surprisingly good. I I would feel very comfortable with referring this place to family and friends."

"I was nervous to have my father go to rehab during this pandemic but I couldn't help him at home. The COVID caution and rehab care he received at Apple Rehab Rocky Hill was really much better then expected and helped my feel better about his safety. The first 10 days I was allowed to see my father on video chats. I got too meet his care takers and see that he was happy. After his quarantine period I was finally allowed to see him and he had already made so much improvement. I was so impressed with his therapy. I think he even had a little crush on one of the staff :). Thank you Apple Rehab!"

"The staff my okay, mostly left people alone with their family when guests where there only popping in to give food, medicine, and to check up. The food wasn't very good but that's something you kinda expect in an assisted living facility. The hospital was very clean and the dietary staff was very good and accommodated my grandmother excellently. Building it self is very nice and is and is in a very nice area next to Goodwin park on the Hartford Wethersfield border. It is a very secure facility, but is nice, not industrial and sterile looking like some look. They have all the activities and amenity that youd expect in a nursing home like haor salon, cafeteria, bingo, and community rooms and such. The people there are mostly elderly and some younger patients in need of physical rehab and such. "

"My mother is in Ellis Manor. I think it is serving her very well. They are taking good care of her. However, it is struggling like a lot of the nursing homes. They’re struggling right now because of funding, and it is not their fault. However, the overall care is excellent. They’re taking very good care of my mother. She needs more care now than she did before. My mother has her own her room, but she shares a bathroom with somebody else. It is not spacious because it’s a nursing home, but she has a TV and her bed. It is nothing like living in a facility, but they are taking very good care of her. Right now, they’re in the process of changing how they do care for people there. They’re dropping their staff for one thing, and they’re also putting a new thing at the place, that if you’re walking by and somebody needed your help whether you were their aide or not, you are to go in and help them no matter what. I think they’re upping their care level. I think they’re trying to do the best they can. "

"I toured Avery Heights. It's a beautiful place, it looked like they have a camaraderie there among the guests. It was very well kept, and it was beautiful inside. The staff was very nice. The rooms were very well laid out, it was spacious enough."

"My mother moved into Jefferson House. She had been there for three months of rehab. The upkeep is good. The layout is fine. The nurses and CNAs are just wonderful. They're a caring group. My mother, who is fussy, likes the food. They have activities. My mom has been very happy there."

"Jefferson House is fairly modern and up to date. The residents had their own, semi-private rooms and a very nice dining room. One drawback was that the monthly fee was $14,000. Many of the residents were confined to wheelchairs. Some of them were well into their 80s and 90s, and snoozing in their wheelchairs. They were highly rated on Medicare.gov. "

"I was able to visit Hughes Health & Rehabilitation. There were a couple of reasons why I didn’t want to place my husband there. One was that there wasn't a separate parking lot, so you had to park on the street. I do have a handicapped parking permit tag to be able to park wherever I wanted, so I had to use one of the three spots on the side of the front lawn for handicapped people. I would improve the parking. The facility was a very old building. Part of the patio was attached to this huge house, like a mansion. Unfortunately, I found this to be a very old a facility; although it seemed adequate, and I didn’t think my husband would like it there. It was just kind of dreary and dark, and the atmosphere was quite depressing to me. I did see the rooms, but only from the doorway. I would not feel comfortable driving there and being there, especially at night. I was uncomfortable. I would like to have brought my husband to this facility, not only for rehab but also for long-term care, but I don’t think he would be comfortable. The dining area was located off one of the corridors with nice, big, round tables. It was bright, and the food was attached to a kitchen for that particular wing or section of the rehab facility. I could see that they had celebrated holidays, and people are allowed to visit anytime. "

"I had my mother at this facility. They had wonderful CNA's nurses, rehabilitation services, the food was delicious, and a great recreation department. They had music all the time and the recreation staff often visited to see if my mother needed anything. The dietary staff came to make sure she enjoyed her meal and if she didn't they would get her something else. I would highly recommend this facility to anyone."

"Both my grandparents stayed at this facility together in the same room. My grandmother was ill, my grandfather paid "rent" to stay with her so they could be together. The staff that I met were attentive, kind and friendly. They made conversation with my grandparents and seemed to genuinely enjoy meeting me and their other visitors. The amenities seemed appropriate for the type of facility. The dining room was impressive looking and inviting - decorative in a way that helped the patients feel as though they were at home vs. eating in a dining hall. The facility was easy to access. Parking was sufficient. The building didn't have that hospital smell that I expected even though I visited during dinner time. The building and my grandparents' room was clean, modern, and the decor was simple yet comfortable. I know that my grandparents enjoyed staying here. They said the nursing staff was exceptional. Each time they go back, the staff remembers them which helps them to feel at ease during the transition back into the facility. "

"My father was in this nursing home after he had a stroke. They took very good care of his diabetic needs and emotional needs. The nurses were very nice and helpful every time I visited. He was never in the same place for long because they had adequate lifts to handle tall wide people. They bathed him often even though it wasn't an easy feat due to his size. Because of the way he was taken care of, he had very good report with the staff. Next to the facility are horse stables, and my father's room had a view of their horse paddocks only 10 feet away. They also have a garden out back with rose bushes and a patio with furniture for residents and visitors to sit on. There are no fences around the property to keep residents in or people out, but it lends a sense of hominess rather than being in a prison. The facility also is in touch with some of the local churches that provide bussing for residents to go to their churches, even if they have a physical difficulty like needing a wheel chair to get around. Also the people from the church would visit residents throughout the week. When my father passed away at the facility, the residents were helpful in getting my father's belongings together in a timely manner so we could figure out what to bury him in. I am very grateful that he was at such a caring facility. I have only good memories of my father and I there. "