Brookdale Canton

Cynthia

My mother is staying at Brookdale Canton, and it's been wonderful. They provide three meals. They clean her room once a week. They do her laundry once a week. She has assistance in the bathroom when she needs it. And then there is a doctor on staff if you want to use their doctor. There are nurses on the premises 24-7. My mom is in one bedroom, and it's the largest room. She has a bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchenette, and a living room. There are smaller rooms available for single or double occupancy. They have a beauty salon, an events director who does activities and exercise classes, and puzzle tables all over the place. My mom has a therapist that comes in and works with her.

Tricia

We had a very good tour experience at Brookdale Canton. It was friendly, clean, and cheerful. The food was good. They had one entree, but then they also had the "always available" menu. The facility was in excellent condition. The rooms just seemed a little smaller. The dining area was very nice with lots of windows and light. The activities, though, seemed a little lighter. They had more for the women. They had bingo once a day and crafts, but the activities for the men seemed a little light.

Charlotte

We went to Brookdale Canton yesterday. It was very comfortable, very welcoming, clean, and in good repair. Everyone I spoke to was happy to be there. They had nothing but good things to say. I was impressed with the staff. They're very knowledgeable and caring. We did not try their meals, but we did discuss that if this was a place my aunt and uncle were considering, they would arrange for us to have a meal together there so they could sample the food as well. I like the security of the community. I love the courtyard. It seems homey. It seems like you have a front yard, not just your room. They had a very nice sunroom where I think a lot of activities happened, and it was very similar to the sunroom that my aunt and uncle had, so I think they would enjoy that.

George

We chose Brookdale Canton for mom. She hasn't moved in yet though. It's very nice and very clean, and there were a lot of friendly staff members. There were not a lot of residents there. It was only probably about 30 or so residents there, which was nice. It was a nice facility, that's why we chose it. She's got the studio. They're all roughly the same size. It's been repainted and everything's been changed out with new rugs. It's a studio apartment, so it's not very huge. The closets were nice and big. They were having some bingo or some kind of game activity. I know they have a schedule every day. They also have social hours and things for the garden. At the time I visited, they were all around, just kind of socializing with each other. There are hair and nails people that come in. Other than that, I didn't see a whole lot more. I didn't get a chance to look at the social activity part. The facility was pretty nice, with newer upkeep, and it was very clean from what I saw. It's one level that makes it very good for mom in terms of not having to use an elevator or get upstairs. It just completes a circle, so it's very nice that she could go from one end to the other, and that's where she could get exercise. There's a courtyard within that circle. There are a lot of things to do out there. They just had an Easter egg hunt with the kids that came. They have small garden activities. There's a nice garden bed that was up, so the residents don't have to get down on their knees and get on the ground to work in the garden. It's more of a tabletop garden. It looked very clean and well kept. I've met the staff, but I haven't interacted with them too much yet. I met with the head nurse. They had to do an evaluation just over the phone for now, but they'll do a full evaluation. The cook has been very nice. My mom is Japanese, so she said she'll make some sushi for her. We heard some really good things about Brookdale, so we kind of decided to go with that just from experiences with our friends.

Dee

My mom's overall experience with Brookdale Canton is very positive. She's not a real social person by nature, but she is starting to get to know people, and they tell me that she's starting to come out of her shell. The staff is excellent. They're attentive and very good at communicating with the family about anything. They've been communicating with us and responding when we have needs. The upkeep is also excellent. So, we've been pleased. My mom says she's really happy with the food. Her room is sufficient and she has no complaints about it. She said that we chose well for her and that she has the room that she needs. As COVID lifts, we'll be able to take her out into the rest of the facility, and the various sitting areas and different things. We're just a little bit limited right now, but she is receiving occupational and physical therapy. Normally, they are an active community. There are a lot of things available to them, both in the facility and opportunities to go as a group away from the facility for shopping. So far, it's a very great environment for Mom.

Ledair

My mother moved into Brookdale Canton a week ago. It's excellent. We liked that it's a small community, everyone is very friendly, the staff, even the residents are very friendly. I like the security there. You can't get in or out without being buzzed in. The courtyard is private, so no one can get to the courtyard from outside the facility. My mom has always been afraid of her own shadow, so she feels secure where she's at. It goes like in a big square, and then the courtyard is in the middle, the outside courtyard. So my mother literally cannot get lost there. She just keeps walking, and she's going to end up where she started. The fact that she has a key to her room, and she can keep her room locked at all times if she chooses to, because the only people, the staff carry like a master key to get into her apartment if they would need to. That's an important thing for my mom, she has that security because she likes to lock her door when she goes to sleep at night. She likes it locked when she leaves her room, which they encourage them all to do when they go to the dining hall or whatever. Their calendar of activities seems full. The staff is wonderful with my mother. She got to choose her own colors for her room. She got a new carpet and new paint when she moved in and she got to choose the colors of her bedroom and the color of her living room. The apartments aren't huge, so that would be on the minus side, but I still think you're getting a lot for your money. They do offer one smaller and one larger than what my mom is in. But the larger one, I didn't feel the square footage was worth that much extra money because you weren't getting that much more footage. But on the plus side, I love it that I would not have to put my mom's name in all of her clothing. They do not do group laundry where everybody's laundry is being thrown into big washers and dryers. It's not like that. They do my mom's laundry separately. The only thing that has to have my mother's name on it is her laundry basket with her room number. That was very important because we were not going to allow them to even do my mom's laundry. We were just going to pick it up and do it because I didn't want my mom's things in with everybody else's. My mom has not had any complaints about the food so far. Her parents managed the Atwood Yacht Club for years. My grandmother was a wonderful cook and all her daughters were good cooks and my mom has not complained about the food once. Yesterday, she went and got her hair done. She went and played euchre, and they had bingo the other day. So, I would say that the activities are great.