Nursing Home Communities in Brattleboro, VT

"My husband was in Grace Cottage Rehabilitation Services. It was great. The care was wonderful. The staff was great. The food was good. My husband had physical therapy and occupational therapy. The place was lovely. It was clean. The people were compassionate and they were very good."

"My dad is currently in Keene Center for short-term rehab. I like the location. What I don't like is they're short-staffed. When I try to call their main desk, I rarely get somebody, even during the day. The communication there hasn't been good. I just learned that he had a direct line to his room. Maybe it's on me, but nobody ever said, "Can I give you his direct line?" The receptionist would hang up on you. It's just frustrating because you want to get a hold of your loved one and you can't. My dad doesn't have a cell phone. He has a memory issue, so we kind of depend on the old-fashioned way. They need some training and they need more staff. When I've been there, my father doesn't always have sheets and things and the place is dirty. They need more attention to detail, but I understand they're struggling with staff, every place is. He does not like the food. They have a library and he loves it. The facility is just average. I don't see anything special or anything extra. If we were to try to move him to long-term care, from my perspective, I would not stay in that facility. I will look elsewhere."

"Overall, I was pretty impressed with the services and care my friend received at Westwood. Because I live quite near the facility, I dropped by to see my friend often at all different times of the day and evening and I never found him uncomfortable, uncared for or in any way not cared for. The provided a specialized diet recommended by his doctor, as well and ongoing physical rehabilitation. In addition, the staff seemed warm and friendly and to truly care about the well being of my friend. "

"My wife is at Poet's Seat Health Care Center. She still needs assistance with walking, sitting, and standing, but she's improving, she's not agitated, and she's cooperative. I like the staff. I'm pleased. I have not been able to see the rooms because of COVID. I visited her once, and it was in a common area. They don't let you in to the rooms. She's working with PT and with the social worker. She certainly needs nursing care assistance and care with toileting. They have some activities, but she's very limited in what she can do."

"My husband was at Charlene Manor Extended Care. We chose it because it was like 20 minutes away from our house, and I got good recommendations from different people. It was rehab care. They showed him how to walk with one leg, or move around and get on chairs, and get off chairs, and stuff like that. Most people were kind and good to him. Regarding food, I ate supper with him, and it costs me $3 to do that. It was OK; it wasn't bad. Because they're short-staffed, some things didn't get done. Nevertheless, when I went in and visited, they welcomed me. Everything was pretty. They had flowers out, they had a big piano there, they had people singing, and a little guy was playing guitar. It was lovely. They really sold the place. They had television, bingo, and exercises. They had a lot of books there to read. They offered a lot of activities. They had a schedule, and each day they would tell you what was going on, so you could go with that activity if you wanted to or not."

"My experience with the Farren Care Center in Turners Falls, MA was a good one. I found the nursing staff to be caring and compassionate and most importantly they were very patient with my loved one. This is a long term care facility for people who have a medical diagnosis as well as a psychological diagnosis, so the patients are often difficult and they are always testing boundaries. I think it's important for the nursing staff to maintain the set boundaries, but they find a caring and cheerful way to redirect their residents. Residents follow a relatively tight schedule (which serves this facility well) and they are paired up with aides and nurses that are familiar with their requirements for care and who become their friends and family over time. It's important to say that this is a charitable facility and many of the residents have no family or friends come to visit them. The Farren provides a large family for people who were given up on years ago. "

"The experience at Buckley/Regal Care was excellent....from the talk with Alicia in admissions to all the wonderful staff on 3rd floor to Cassie from hospice who was there within minutes after I arrived the day Ellen passed on. Thank you so much, Emily"

"The staff is really incredible there. They foster an inclusive, safe, and interactive environment for the residents, and I feel that they genuinely care for the patients. The facility is clean and organized, and it seems to be a really tight ship. The patients mostly seem to be happy, and those who are able are encouraged to be social. Patient inactivity is average for a nursing home, but I feel that if a patient is able to engage in interactive activities they are encouraged to do so. I sometimes feel a sense of college dorm at the facility, not in any of the bad ways, but in the way that they attempt to build community through social events and the diversity of activity areas throughout the home. It is an excellent facility with a dedicated staff that is an asset to the local community. Of each of the horror stories I hear about nursing homes in the media, I cannot imagine any sort of that instance happening here. The facility is second to none, and the excellent staff complements it. "

"I rated this home a 3 because there was some good and some not so good areas in this home. As soon as I entered the home, the first thing I saw as I walked down the halls was some elderly residents just sitting in wheelchairs outside their room, some beds along the corridor, it felt too much like a sterile hospital to me rather than a "home". There was a big kitchen and the food did look nourishing and tasty. I saw an activity center that seemed like it had some fun activities for the residents there, those that wanted to participate anyway. The personnel seemed very friendly and helpful. There was an emergency there while I was there and the response was very quick. I didn't seen any residents sitting around needing/wanting help with no response from the personnel.All in all, I thought this was a decent place for residents, but I do think it could use a facelift. I think it could be made to be more "homey" by adding warm colors on the windows, blankets, things like that. I just thought it was too "white" and sterile looking. If I were looking to place someone in my family in a facility like this, I think I would do more researching after touring this place...somewhere that's not so "hospital-like". "