The Atrium Johnstown, PA

We were impressed with The Atrium. It really was a nice place. The staff members were very nice. They were wonderful. When we visited the residents were having their lunch time, so we didn't see many activities. We heard from the staff member that gave us the tour that they have daily activities. Overall, we don't have any issue with regard to the place. At the top level (AKA the third level), they have skylights, which my aunt really likes. They have good lounging area, which is a nice plus. The room was a pretty good size for one person. It had a nice layout. We talked to one of the staff members there and she was very nice.

My wife is in The Atrium. The staff has been very pleasant and responsible. The food is average. Her room is above average and has plenty of space. They have common rooms, TV room, activity room, kitchen, rehab room, and sauna and Jacuzzi room. They're very good, very friendly, and very helpful. Parking is a problem.

My brother is in The Atrium. It's a remodeled old motel, it looks like any other building, and there's a patio at the back. The staff all seemed very capable and caring, and everyone has been very nice. Everyone seems satisfied, and they all like the food. They don't want anyone to eat in their rooms, so they're all expected to eat in the dining room.

The Atrium was a nice place with nice people. It's on three levels. My mother is not very mobile, and the only rooms they had were o the second floor and up. They had an elevator, though. They apparently have a lot of people who visit, and they weren't quite prepared for me to show up. They had to find somebody to take me on a tour. I was there on time, but it's like they weren't even expecting me. The person who does the tours was off somewhere and wasn't available. Somebody else did the tour with me and went through everything they had. They told me normally during the day there are 12 or 13 people working and eight at night. They have 245 occupants. That's a small concern. I had a feeling that they have a big turnover of staff because even the person giving me the tour didn't seem to know all of the staff. It was a nice place, well kept, and clean, but it wouldn't have worked out well since I'm not sure if my mother is capable of taking the wheelchair over to the elevator and maneuvering herself. All of the cafeterias and everything are downstairs on the bottom floor. The other thing was that the woman giving me the tour had no idea whether they had rooms availble or not. They found a double room and a single room on the upper floors. The problem was that the bathrooms were not handicap-accessible. They had a library and plenty of activities with everything posted so residents can see it.