Fairborn Assisted Living

Linda

We toured Fairborn Assisted Living. They were very friendly, and my sister was impressed with them. We went to the memory side, and they did not have any openings at the time, so she was on the waiting list. When we walked out of the building, she said that's where she wanted to be. All of us had a positive experience with them. The person who gave the tour took us over to the assisted living side as well to just kind of show us the first floor, which had the dining room and the living room area. They have an activity room and a patio that's enclosed, so everybody can go outside if they want to. It was a little garden area with a couple of benches underneath a covered overhang where the residents could sit and talk, which was kind of nice. We were out there for a couple of minutes. The memory care unit is a lockdown unit, and the residents are escorted to the assisted living side by a staff member so they can participate in activities whenever they want, and then they are escorted back to the memory care side. The family members are given a code to be able to get into the memory side whenever they want to come and visit, so they have access, but the residents that are there are locked down in case they have wandering issues. We did not go into the assisted living side of the dining room, but the memory care has a breakfast area there. They have 14 residents on the memory side, so it was big enough for 14 of them to have a meal together. From what I was told, the person who does the cooking makes meals according to the residents' tastes.

Dan

Wickshire Fairborn was very pleasant and had a very homey feel. It was a comfortable feeling there. The staff seemed very capable and very caring. The facility was nice. It wasn't a brand-new building, but it was very well-kept. It was just a very nice overall facility from what we saw. They have trips where they would go out and eat certain days of the week or month and go shopping or go see a movie. They also had entertainment come in, maybe somebody speaking or somebody coming in every Sunday and playing the piano and singing. They had crafts and things that they did on a one-on-one basis or in a room exercising or whatever the case may be. They had a nice variety so you would not be bored.

Jennifer

My parents moved into Wickshire Fairborn. We chose it because they sent two movers to move my parents' stuff and waived the community fee. They also honored the monthly rate that the other facility had, up until December of 2023. Everybody is friendly and helpful. The facility is clean. They have a lot of family involvement. The staff and the other residents are very nice. My parents' room is smaller than the other facility, but it is clean and up-to-date. I'm not going to say it's spacious, but it's big enough for two people. The dining area is very nice, clean, and has a cheerful atmosphere. The food is good. They do bingo. They have different people come in for music activities. They have cooking classes. Their family night was fun, with different entertainers. A lot of the residents play cards together in the sitting area.

VS

My friend moved into Wickshire Fairborn. It's really great. She has a deluxe room, and everything is included with it -- laundry, phone, Wi-Fi, TV, and three meals a day. It is actually much better than a lot of the other places. They said they have different activities, I know they have happy hours, and they have people coming in. Apparently, they have a small one-bedroom, a one-bedroom deluxe and a two-bedroom, but she has a one-bedroom deluxe. The staff has been wonderful. So far, they're excellent.

Kathy

It was very nice. We took our mother there. It had an elevator. She has dementia, and she was so nervous about it. But it was nice. We liked it a lot, and it's in Fairborn. We saw a one-bedroom with an extended living room and a small kitchen. It's more than just one bedroom with a sitting area, which we liked. They had activities and played all kinds of games, but we weren't there when they were doing them. They had a lady who plays the piano. They showed us the activity room and a special room if you wanted to have guests. It had a little kitchen on the side where you can make things where you can invite people or your family. The staff was very good. It was very clean. The menu looked very nice. The dining area was very nice. They had a little garden with flowers and a nice little sitting area that was really pretty and had a lot of greenery.

Dave

It is fantastic. The rooms are excellent and we loved the food. They have a salon and a lot of activities for the residents. They're getting ready to renovate the dining area. The staff were very caring, they're just an excellent place.