Anchor Bay at East Providence

Joseph

I visited Anchor Bay at East Providence. The layout of the building, the rooms, the setup of the dining rooms, and the halls seemed very, very appropriate, and I liked that very much. I realized they have a lot of people to take care of, but it's very good. It was just about what I would expect for a place like that. It was very nice and very clean. They have a game room. At the time we went in, there was a whole room of people in chairs doing chair exercises and a room where they were sitting down, talking, and stuff of that nature. They had the regular dining. It was a combination of a place where they could eat if they wanted to, or they'd spend the day there just sitting at tables in groups. There were two to three at a table. They had a beauty parlor. The dining area had a setup to prepare meals, to warm them up, and stuff like that, so you could be guaranteed that you'd have a nice warm meal if it required it. They've brought them from the kitchen up there, and then they serve them to the people. The staff was very, very knowledgeable about the place and very accommodating. He didn't go much into the details of the finances, which I was interested in, but everything else, he was perfect. The facility was very good, very clean, and very nice.

Cathie

My dad will be moving to Anchor Bay at East Providence. It's beautiful and it's a nice location. I like the rooms, he has the option of a 1-bedroom or a studio. There's no carpeting so there's no worry about staining the carpets since their hardwood floors, so I like that. There are a lot of activities throughout the day for the patients. I like the office manager who stayed in touch with me throughout the whole process and is working closely with me. The staffing there seems great. They have a communal dining area, it seems nice and clean and there's no odor in the whole facility. The staff who gave me the tour was great.

Karen

I liked Anchor Bay at East Providence. It is more of a modern design because it's newer. I took a tour of the whole place and model apartments, and then the empty apartments. Their view is kind of set back in a marsh area, so you have a lot of wildlife back there. They encourage bird feeders and they have small garden plots where the residents, if they're gardeners, can go and plant flowers or things that they loved to do during their life. It's like a good second phase to your life. It doesn't make you feel like you're institutionalized. I thought they really cut down on that institutional feeling, so it was very, very pleasant. That's the word I came away feeling. Oh yeah, I was introduced to a lot of the staff, the fellow who guides the exercises and the young lady who does the crafts and things, the people that were showing me around, and you could see them interrelate with the residents there, and they knew everybody's name, so that was nice. And they ask questions. They didn't know who they were going to run into, but they asked questions about their life, and so it means that they were interested in, and cared to know that stuff.

Jane

We chose Anchor Bay at East Providence for my dad because it is twenty minutes away from my house. Before, he was three-and-a-half hours away, and we're the closest relatives, so it was hard going down there, especially during COVID when we couldn't see him for the whole year. It's assisted living, and then they also have memory care, but he is in assisted living right now at level three. I just moved him in there yesterday, but overall, I'm happy with it right now. During my in-person visit, they were very good, and they were very nice. I talked to the sales and marketing rep there. I met a lot of people as we went through but because of COVID, not a lot of people were out in the halls. It seems like a nice place, and the rooms are bigger. My dad is in a studio apartment. The staff seems fine, and they all seem very nice. They are eating in the dining room but only one person to a table. The place is very clean, nice, and open, and I think it is better than where he came from. Now that his physical body has declined a lot, he is better on the ground floor. We actually picked this place because the studio was on the ground floor, and he could get to places easier and not be out of the way.

susancatherine

The warmth, generosity and deep kindness that Ashley gave us as we looked for homes for my 90 year old mother was so special. Their care and thoughtful went WAY beyond what any other facility or person offered~ And during a covid virus they worked with us on room size, sending videos, photos, measurements, hot cocoa with marsh mellows!? :D Unbelievable! My mother is so happy. With great heartfelt thanks from our entire family! xoxoxoxo