Manning Place

Manning Place was number one on my list for quite a while. It was very well done, well shown, and relatively newer facility than the other facility. They are built in a perfect square so you could walk all the way around and through the place. Some of the doors were open so you could see the kind of room space they had, and it was very excellent. They have a living room area where there are a number of residents hanging out, and that was a good thing. It is totally assisted, and they don't really take that next level of skilled nursing care at all, so I had to take that one off the list. It was also a little bit further away from where we live, so logistically it went to the bottom of my list. I didn't have much to judge their activities except for a group of people watching TV in their living room. The person who gave me the tour was very knowledgeable, friendly, gracious, and supportive of the community she was advertising, or she was showing. She was enthusiastic. She wasn't just the typical marketing person who makes something look better. She was very genuine in what she was showing me and how she reported it.

My father moved into Manning Place. It's awesome, I would pick it again, it's like family, and everybody is just extremely helpful. His apartment is a notch above anything I've ever seen. He has an apartment versus having a studio, or glorified hotel room, and his apartment is large and spacious. He gets three meals a day, he gets a lot of companionships while he's eating and the food is very good in meeting his needs. They have so many activities, he can choose to be involved or not, the activities director is very good at letting the residents know "hey we got bingo coming up." They have groups coming in now, they have church services, and prayer groups. They have organized exercise, have a family room, have an arts and crafts room, have a movie room, and have a courtyard. The residents can go outside and do activities outside, or just sit and relax. It's a very clean facility. The other thing that I really liked about there, is we only pay for the level of care that he needs. I'm not overcharged, so the rate is very good.

My mom is living at Manning Place in Greer. They have excellent service. I haven't been able to go in there since she went in because of the Covid restrictions. I was able to see the place when I moved her in though. The rooms are real nice, and the layout of the place is real nice. There's a garden that is right on the outside. They can go out there and work on their gardens, and they have dinners out there once a week. They have activities that they do throughout the week. They also have three meals a day. The only time I've been in was when we moved her in last June. She's pretty much on her own except she has somebody who takes care of her medicines for her. They have activities, worship services, crafts, and Bingo.

We found Manning Place for my sister. I think she's happy there. They're under strict COVID rules, they don't let people just come in and walk around their street, and they don't let people come and visit right now. It looks nice. She said they're gonna change the carpets in the halls and the public areas. The room looks good, it's spacious, it's a one-bedroom, with a private bath. It's a small community, and the full capacity is under 40. She was playing bingo, and they had an exercise room. I called and checked on her, and they said she had been exercising, so there are activities. I've met the staff, they seemed to be friendly, and they seemed to do their jobs, they smiled, and the people looked like they liked their jobs. It's not brand new, but they keep it up really well. They have internet and they provide a computer room. That's one of the lower-priced places, but they provide as much as the higher-priced place.

I lived out of town and called weekly to check in on my parent. The staff would not give any info. to me. What kind of people run this pl ace? The toilet leaked on the floor constantly. A safety hazard. Do NOT recommend Manning for anyone.

We absolutely love Manning Place. They do a wonderful job of taking care of my dad. We could not be happier. The staff members are very caring. They have gotten to know him, and he responds well to them. He really likes it there. He calls it home. We couldn't ask for anything more. They have all kinds of different things going on. One of my favorite things, I would say, is that they have music groups and people come in and do things. When my dad is not able to get out and do, they have people who come there. We like that as well. His room is like a baby apartment. It is really nice. He has plenty of room to have his bedroom area, his sitting area, his kitchen area and then of course the bathroom. They have a theater area and a craft room that they work in. Their dining room doubles as a place to do activities as well. One of my dad's favorite places to go to is the courtyard.

Manning House was not as clean nor as well appointed, but it was nice. The rooms were small. I think the maintenance director was the one who toured the property that day, and he was very nice and knowledgeable, but I didn’t had an occasion to really interact with him.

I visited Manning Place, but we found out that it would not suit my mother-in-law. The one-bedroom unit that we looked at was spacious. The staff was nice, and the facility was clean. My only personal drawback of this place is that it's near a high school football stadium, and it would be quite loud in there.