Barnes Place

My sister-in-law is at Barnes Place right now. We chose it for her because of the good care they provide, and because it was actually close to where I live. So far the staff is also good. They've all been very helpful every time I call them, or we've had any problems. I haven't seen her since because of the COVID, but I have an appointment to see her soon. The main problem for now is she's not eating, but they are already working with that. I don't have any complaints about the community. They are doing their job and they're doing their best for my sister-in-law.

Barnes Place was very nice, very clean, and up-to-date, and it had good lighting. The dining room looked like you're going to dine in a restaurant somewhere. They've only shown me 2 apartments and they're also nice and clean. The person who gave us the tour was named Stephanie, was very nice and gave us a lot of information. She also called us afterwards to find out what we're going to do. It's more modern, open, with more sunlight and so on. The apartments have their own little kitchen. It's like your own little room and you have everything you need.

Barnes Place was my absolute favorite. It was beautiful, and the people were so helpful. The rooms were absolutely beautiful, even the small ones. The staff was wonderful. There was a worker named Carrie who called me at home because she had given me some names of other places to go. She’d call me and ask, “How are things going? How is your sister? Is everybody doing OK? Is there anything else I can help you with?” She was just wonderful. Everybody there was good and very pleasant. I was very impressed by them. I told them I want to go there.

Barnes Place would have been a very good choice. They were very personable and answered all of myquestions. The place was clean and neat. The rooms were studios. They had multiple rooms for activities that were very nice.

Barnes Place has everything that we needed, the staff was extremely helpful, and it was also close to my relatives, so it ended up being a great spot for my mother to continue to improve. They have scheduled activities beginning after breakfast that go through the afternoon, and they are pretty consistent with other activities. They have book clubs, bingo, card playing, arts and crafts, and they also different denominational services. So they have a number of things that she can participate in. I like their dining area; it is very open. I think that they had provided a nice Thanksgiving dinner with the actual turkey, so that was something that was very much appreciated by the guests. She has an L-shaped room with a small kitchenette complete with a small refrigerator and a microwave, it has a bath that is equipped for people that need help holding on, and there is a decent-sized closet. I was able to get a bed, a reclining chair, a TV and TV stand, and a little dinette table in her room. So I think it is very comfortable, and although it isn't big, it is adequate for her needs.