The Best Nursing Home Communities in Ulster County, NY

"The facility is split into different branches. I visited the main common area, and one of the branches where a close friend/family member was staying. The hallways were clean and everything looked well organized. The room was standard for what I would assume; nothing really stood out or made me go "wow!" The food was better than I expected, at least what I saw of it. When she needed assistance, it was prompt and courteous. I think the nurse genuinely cared about her concerns which is nice to see. There were different activity areas that I could see, which seemed nice and inviting. If she were in better condition, I would have encouraged her to try them out. It was nice to see it functioning more as an apartment complex than a nursing home. I also noticed that a large number of the residents gathered in the common areas and seemed to enjoy each others company. The general feel of the facility was good. "

"I was a patient at Woodland Pond at New Paltz at one time, and I have a lot of friends there, so I go there quite often. I know a lot about that particular facility, and I'm particularly interested in that one. In terms of the rehabilitation and the physical therapy, it was excellent. The room that I was in was very clean. They happened to be putting some new flooring in that particular part of the building at the time. I was checking on how they were putting in the flooring and things like that. I'm a very curious person and I like people, so I was busy meeting other people, seeing what they were doing, and how they were doing and stuff like that. I'm always interested in how things are going. I would have to say at that time they had a plumbing problem, but they fixed it very quickly. It had something to do with the temperatures. The staff was doing their job and maybe doing even better than their job. The first or second morning I was there, I met the woman who was in charge of nursing for the rehab skilled nursing facility. She popped right into my room and helped me. That was a fantastic opportunity, and there was somebody right there. I got to know all the cooking staff immediately. I was very curious at that time, and we had a big fight about whether I could have desserts or not because I have diabetes. I finally went out because all my numbers were good, they were busy measuring the blood glucose three times a day and everything was fine. So, at that point, I guess they denied me dessert. But the food was very good. I iked the food. Although I didn't eat in the dining room, I ate in my room or a separate lounge room with other patients. It's very clean. They have a library, a swimming pool, and an exercise room. They have a tavern, maybe they call it the pub, where you can have late breakfast and visit with friends. They have a lot of activities, both on the main floor where the apartments are, where they enter the building, and in the other end of the building, where the more serious medical conditions are. There's a room upstairs where they have a lot of activities also. So, they have a lot of things happening, as well as excellent, facility-type things happening, and it's clean. It's costly; it's very expensive to go there and stay there. I have to say it's not economical at all. You have to buy into the place for $300,000 to $400,000. Then you have a monthly charge of, maybe one or two thousand, something in that range. I don't know those costs specifically, I know from my friend who lives there what she pays. I have time to try to figure it out. I would have to sell my house to be able to go there, but I'm not sure if I would have enough monthly income to stay there. Those are things I have to figure out. Plus, I own a lot of original artwork. I see they have a lot of artwork on their walls. I don't know where that artwork on the walls came from if it was owned by individual people who have moved there, and they would take that original artwork as a down payment or not. I don't know how they work. That's another thing I need to point out and haven't had the time to go over and visit. I think you get your money's worth, but you pay a lot to get your money's worth. So, it's hard to say it's not a bargain, and you can't say it's inexpensive."

"The staff at this facility are kind, polite, caring people. They went out of their way to accommodate my friend and have been providing great care. The rooms are clean and the views outside are wonderful. It is a clean facility and the residents are treated with compassion and dignity. Everyone has been helpful and accommodating . If you need a place for your loved ones, I recommend you go and visit The Eleanor."

"I Really Appreciate All The Staff at Mountain View Nursing & Rehab they were all great to my love one. "

"My dad's in Hudson Valley. It's a very nice place with attentive staff who take very good care of him. They have crafts, movies, and church services. It's easy to get to, and a portion of it looks remodeled recently. "

"Mother has a shared room at Wingate, and her part of the room was small. She is there for rehab. I thought the staff was very nice. "

"I'm now at The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at River Valley. I don't like it. I'm healthy now; I got to get out of here. There are no activities. There's nothing new. I have a roommate, and I can't talk too loud now because he yells. We don't go out at all. They don't have a courtyard."

"Lutheran Care Center at Concord Village looked well-run. It was clean and bright. There seemed to be good interaction between the staff and the residents. The staff who showed me around was engaging, nice, and informative."

"Elant at Wappingers Falls is a wonderful facility that has been nothing but hospitable to my grandmother. It is spacious, cozy, and offers the elderly a dignified life despite sacrificing their independence. The staff is exemplary. My experience with them has been brief, but even in my short stays at Elant they have tried to accommodate me to the best of their ability. My grandmother tells me this is nothing out of the ordinary. She claims that they are almost excessively attentive and she is never left wanting something for very long. It doesn't hurt that the premises is gorgeous, either. It is located in the heart of the village of Wappingers and features beautiful landscaping and an immaculate building. Everything inside is very clean and orderly, and the rooms are quite comfortable. Again, my experience with Elant has been fleeting yet positive, but I know my grandmother would not hesitate to recommend Elant at Wappingers to anyone in the area who is considering an assisted-living facility. "

"The rooms are very clean in the four years that my father lived there. The food was prepared with a great deal of thought for each individual resident. My father could not chew easily for the last two years of his life even though they tried with outside professional dental help. But, they always made sure he had variety and nutritious meals they were built around what he could eat. I can't not stress enough that this modern Nursing Home, set in the most beautiful New York country area, is one of the best I've ever seen. None of them have perfection but, they will work on problem areas and they really care!"

"The front desk staff at Wingate is always so friendly and welcoming each time I visit. As a recent newlywed they were all excited to see me and my husband as my grandfather had talked to them so much about it. The food staff and nurses are friendly enough, no one is downright rude, but they don't go out of their way to be extra friendly. The facility itself is on a nice piece of land and is always clean. I have yet to go there and see the place in disarray. My grandfather is there at Wingate seven days a week to visit my grandma, and never has had a bad thing to say about the place. My grandmother is on a feeding tube and isn't coherent, so we can't ask her what she thinks of her treatment, but we are happy with how she is treated while we are there. "

"Elant is a wonderful facility. The staff was very kind and performed their jobs well. My grandmother was bed-ridden and never got a bedsore while in their care, unlike another home she was in. Their Newburgh campus has a lovely outdoor patio area for residents to sit outside it, there is always staff members out there in case anyone needs help. The building is all on one floor, with very wide halls and doors making it easy for wheelchairs and power scooters to maneuver. Elant is also a very clean facility, many times when I was there I would see someone wiping down counters, hand rails and many other commonly touched surfaces. Everyone I spoke to that was a resident there seemed happy with the facility itself. The only thing Elant has wrong with it is unclear visiting hours, after 8 months I still cant tell you what their hours are. I think they may change everyday depending on someones mood. "

"Staff is truly caring. Great rehab facility & staff. Food is less than desirable, though. I stayed there, personally, for 3 weeks after a catastrophic illness. I was treated very well. "

"My mom stayed at Montgomery Nursing Home and the people there were very good. The only problem I had in there was that that place needed an update as far the surroundings. When I first walked in there, it was very gloomy. They did have a lot of nice activities for the people. The food was very good, and the dining hall was very nice. The people living there were very friendly as well as the staff. They checked in with my mom; they knew we were worried about her because she had the flu. They were checking on her, and they reassured us. The staff was really good. The only problem I have with them is the aesthetics, if you want to call it that. There was a garden area, but there was nothing growing. It could have been more pleasant looking for people, but it looked like it was just let go. They were busy, I know, but I thought that as far as appearances they could have maybe been updated a little bit more. The only other problem we had, besides the aesthetic, was at one point we were not sure if my mom had or did not have pneumonia because we were getting mixed messages from two different nurses at that time, and we were very confused about that. One time they said she had a small pneumonia, and we did not even know what that meant, because pneumonia is pneumonia. Then the next day someone said she did not have pneumonia. So, it was conflicting messages from two of the nurses. It was just that and the aesthetics, but everything else was very good. They were very good in looking after my mom. The room was comfortable. It had windows, the bathroom was modern, and it looked nice. I would not say it was great, but it was good. It had a comfortable chair, a TV, and a dresser. The rehab I thought was very good, they gave her rehabilitation as far as getting stronger to walk. They also gave her speech therapy where they would give her a little paragraph to read and go over it with her to see how much she remembered. They did the clock test to check for Alzheimer's and memory problem. She nailed the clock test. It's where they give them a circle and they have to fill in the numbers and the clock hands. They did speech therapy and physical therapy. They had a hair salon where they took her for her hair to be done and her nails got done. They brought in a therapy dog, which was nice. We were able to stay there as long as we wanted to. They had a secure door so if you wanted to come in and out you hit a code to get in. As far as the activities for the people there, they had so much entertainment. They had a main hallway where they could watch movies or have people sing. During St Patrick's day they had a lady that came in to sing and you could see it was really making the people very happy. My mom was actually singing along. It was really nice to see that. It's a beautiful area and you will have no problem parking at all. I just thought that as far as visuals, it could have been a bit more cheery, if that's the right term to use. Like pictures on the walls or the paint, it could have been a little bit better."