Gracedale - Northampton County

The one thing I liked about Gracedale is that it was extremely clean. There wasn't a dirty spot anywhere. It was so clean you could probably eat off the floors, that's how clean it was. The workers there and the staff, everybody was so nice. It just so happens one of my mother's neighbors, her mother was in Gracedale, and she had nothing but positive things to say about it. They took very, very good care of her mom. I'm just looking forward to being able to place her and then I'll take it from there. I'll check on it. Every time I go up, I'll make sure that she's getting her medicine on time and that she's kept clean and comfortable. There was just one thing that I didn't like, but it would not deter me from placing her there. Because of her income limitations, she would have to be placed in a four-bedroom unit, which is not a bad thing, but the only thing that separates everybody is just a curtain. It's almost like you're in a hospital, and everybody has their own TV. Because my mother is blind, her only form of entertainment are her audio books, and I was afraid that if she woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't go back to sleep and she put her audio book on, it would disturb everybody else in the room. That was the only negative thing, but that wouldn't deter me from not placing her there. The gentleman in the office said that they have quite a few patients who are very hard of hearing, so if anything, he could place her in a room with them so she could put her audiobooks on, and it wouldn't disturb them. The staff members were very kind and very pleasant. Any questions that I had they were prepared to answer. They didn't hold back, or they didn't seem like they were trying to sugarcoat anything. They were very upfront about everything, so I was appreciative of that. The facility is very nice. The grounds are kept beautiful. The building is brand new. They had the original building and then they just built a tower building, and that is where my mom would go, in the tower building, and it's brand new, so it's very nice. They have a beauty parlor, they have a library, and they have lots of places, rooms and tables where you could take your loved one for a private visit so that you're not disturbing anybody else. So that was very good.

My father moved into Gracedale and I think they're wonderful. It's not fancy, but it's clean, the people are caring, and I have no complaints at all. They have concerts and woodworking. The staff is very nice