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Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House
7657 Meredith Drive, Gloucester, VA 23061
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Gayle
5
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May 31, 2024
I went to Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House. This place was a little closer and a little easier to get to, and the hospital was right next door. It's a little older and the residents' rooms were a little smaller than its sister facility, but otherwise it's excellent. The atmosphere is happy, warm, and welcoming. The staff is very dedicated and very knowledgeable.
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About Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House in Gloucester, Virginia
Welcome to Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House, a premier senior living community located near historic downtown Gloucester and managed by Commonwealth Assisted Living. A tight-knit community with a family-like atmosphere, Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House has easy access to healthcare facilities, shopping, dining, and more. We provide comprehensive services for residents to ensure they maintain a quality lifestyle. Among the most distinctive features is our signature Sweet Memories program, which received a best practice award from the Virginia Assisted Living Association. This program is specifically designed for residents experiencing memory loss, Alzheimer's, or dementia. We also recently added new suites to this community. Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House boasts a variety of amenities, including nutritious dining, housekeeping, linen services, therapy sessions, and transportation arrangements. For our active residents, our full-time activities director coordinates daily activities, trips, and social programs. Residents enjoy suites and companion rooms with private baths, and deluxe private suites are also available. With no entrance fees, enjoying life at Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House is an affordable option. We believe in personal and dignified care, which is why team members are on-site 24 hours a day, and we develop individualized care plans for each resident. We understand that everyone has unique needs, and we tailor our services to our residents, such as medication management. The attentive and experienced caregivers provide compassionate care to residents, ensuring they have all the comforts of home and maintenance-free living surrounded by friends and neighbors! Our residents quickly become like family. With a variety of living options, you'll be sure to feel right at home. Explore Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House further and schedule a tour today. To learn more about this provider's license and review other available state reports, please visit: Virginia Department of Social Services Facility Search
Reviews of Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House in Gloucester, Virginia
Gayle
5
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May 31, 2024
I went to Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House. This place was a little closer and a little easier to get to, and the hospital was right next door. It's a little older and the residents' rooms were a little smaller than its sister facility, but otherwise it's excellent. The atmosphere is happy, warm, and welcoming. The staff is very dedicated and very knowledgeable.
John
4
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November 17, 2023
My father-in-law stayed at Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House. They were great. They're very caring people who went out of their way to make them comfortable. It was well kept up and very clean, and they took a lot of time and effort with its appearance. The food was pretty good. It's on par with most restaurants around here. It was well worth the cost of somebody being there. They have some very nice facilities and corresponding to that, the rates were reasonable. It was the colocation with the hospital, which is very good, and the closeness to home that sold us on the place. There are probably two or three that were a little nicer, but they were much further away.
Chris
5
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October 1, 2023
I went to look at Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House. I spoke with the director, and she was very considerate and professional. She gave me the impression that she genuinely cared. We went through a tour of the place and spoke to the person who's in charge of the memory care section. I walked out of there feeling a lot better than I did walking in. They have an outdoor space that's in the middle of the building, so they don't have to worry about the residents wandering off. They showed me a single-person room and a double occupancy, and they both were satisfactory. The single rooms were a lot more personalized because there was just one person in them. The double occupancy looked nice as well, but it wasn't as personalized as the single rooms.
Carry
5
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October 9, 2020
I took my sister over to Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House. She just got a chance to look at the outside of the facility. She is aware of where it is, and she got the chance to see the outside of the facility. I spoke with the coordinator personally. I got a chance to have a little chit chat with pretty much everybody in the facility, although it was on a Zoom. We had a Zoom meeting and hooked up that way. The outside was very nice. Very elegant. It was not a scary-looking building. The landscaping and all of that was wonderful. It was very clean with a nice, modern appearance. I was pleased with that. It was very well maintained. I spoke with one of the placement coordinators. She had me on the phone, and we did a Zoom conference. As she walked around the facility, inside and outside, she gave me an opportunity to see inside, what it was like, e.g., the rooms, and who was in charge of what. I met some of the staff. It gave me a really good idea of what the facility offered. I was actually very pleased with that, but I'm not the one who's going to be living there. When I brought my sister so she could see it again, we needed to have special permission to go in. We just kinda went there on a whim. She only got a chance to see the facility this time from the outside. She is familiar with the facility, although she has not been in it yet for herself. They have activities. From what I'm understanding, very slowly, they're able to relax some of their restrictions depending on the visitations. They are allowing some visitations with one person during a certain timeframe. They still have to maintain social distancing, and they still have to maintain masks with no contact, but at least they get to be in the same room this time.
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Lee
4
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June 20, 2018
Commonwealth Senior Living is very nice. There seemed to be a lot of activities. The rooms are normal with a small kitchen area. The staff treated me very well. I was invited for lunch, and the food was very tasty and well-presented.
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WellDone
5
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December 1, 2016
We visited friends at Gloucester House and brought them requested items/goodies, and fixed their equipment when they needed it. The nurses were dedicated and friendly, and very patient with some very trying residents. We needed to store ice cream and other goodies in the nurses station sometimes and everyone was very good about leaving it for our friends. The nursing home is always clean and well maintained. The food served to our friends looked and smelled quite appetizing. They frequently have fun activities for the residents and there are special events for the holidays too. Seems like a great place. If anyone we know needs their sort of care, we wouldn't hesitate to recommend them. The only caveat is that - at the time, they may have fixed this - they needed to get their internet upgraded to current standard limits. We couldn't even get our friends' computer's virus definitions to download. Regular internet surfing was out the question. Aside from that, its a great place!.
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Judy542752
4
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November 6, 2016
Gloucester House is very clean; it has no odor. The staff is fairly knowledgeable about what my mom needs. The weekday help was pretty good; however, the weekend help was not very knowledgeable about what’s going on with her. They keep her clean. The lady I spoke with the first time was very helpful in mom’s financial issues. It was like a home away from home.
Provider Response
On behalf of Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House, I would like to thank you for taking the time to review our community and for your positive feedback. Providing our residents and their families with high-quality care, dignity, respect, and compassion is our top priority. I would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss ways in which we can improve our care and our processes to ensure that we are doing everything we possibly can for all of our residents. My e-mails address is gjones@commonwealthal.com and my phone number is 804-693-3116. Thank you again and I look forward to hearing from you. Garrett L. Jones, Executive Director of Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House
Daughter 103176475
3
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June 10, 2016
We had a very bad experience at Gloucester House. Half of my dad's clothes were stolen, and he came home with bright red genitals and t-shirts with urine on them, so he wasn't changed every two hours. In two weeks, I only washed two pairs of socks, so he wasn't getting two showers a week and bed baths every day. On Sunday, they took them to the hospital without calling me, where he coughed up blood. The community was clean, and food service was good.
Provider Response
On behalf of Gloucester House, I would like to thank you for your comments and for bringing this to my attention. Providing our residents and their families with high-quality care, dignity, respect, and compassion is our top priority. I would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss ways in which we can improve our care and our processes to ensure that we are doing everything we possibly can for all of our residents and for you. My e-mails address is gjones@commonwealthal.com and my phone number is 804-693-3116. Garrett L. Jones, Executive Director of Gloucester House
George106564250
4
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May 18, 2015
I like it Gloucester House. The people were nice, and the room I stayed in was very clean. I also liked the food.
Cheryl84019050
4
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February 11, 2015
My mother-in-law has been in Gloucester House for about a month now. We like the room very much. It is assisted living, and they also have a memory care unit. The staff is very accommodating, and any time we have a problem, they're always available to help. She was playing bingo just the other day, and of course they have church a couple of days. They have social times, and she has had little manicures. They had a root beer float in their very nice dining room. I tried the food there, and it is good.
Judy Rice Mitchell
5
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January 12, 2015
This is a long overdue letter of thanks to Gloucester House for the care of my mother. I truly believe we could not have found a better place for her to finish out her years on earth than in the Sweet Memories Unit at GH. Hindsight is 20/20 and we can see how it all fell into place. We (my sister and I) feel we were "lead" to GH. It all started back in 2003. My husband and I purchased a home in Hayes. We physically moved in 2004. At the time, my mother and sister shared a residence in northern Virginia. As we got out into the community of Gloucester, people would inquire as to why we chose Gloucester as our retirement home. I always answered, "I don't know. It just happened." A friend of mine told me that there had to be a reason so I started looking for the reason. It took several years before I realized why we were here. In 2009 my sister became engaged and married. It was her first marriage at the age of 66! She called me and asked if I could find a home for mother who had been diagnosed w/Alzheimer's for years and was 96 years old. I did not know where to turn. I picked up a copy of Senior Living and found that GH offered care for Alzheimer patients. We came to GH and we were totally impressed w/the facility. GH was like a home, not an institution. There were no elevators to deal with. The staff speaks English which was not true in northern Virginia. We met you and we were so impressed. It was such an easy transition from mother's previous living arrangement to GH. My mother was very happy at GH and we enjoyed visiting her there. Her happiness and comfort meant everything to us. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Provider Response
Robin37
5
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October 31, 2014
The people of Gloucester House were really helpful. We had a lot of difficulties and we were getting worried that we would not be able to get my dad into Gloucester House because they can’t take him in without all this paperwork. They worked with the doctor to get the paperwork all done and took that load off of my shoulders, which was really helpful. As far as the cost of being in assisted living, it is quite high, and they worked with us on this and how to make it more manageable. He has a room with a walk-in closet, a refrigerator, and a private bathroom, and then we put all his own furniture in there except for the hospital bed that he is using. I haven’t tried the food; it looks really good, but my father hates the food, and I think it is because it is more of healthy food and he likes to eat a lot of junky stuff. They play Bingo, they have movies and manicure day, they play cards and board games, and once a week they offer trips to Walmart or out to lunch at a local restaurant. They do a lot. They have church services, people coming in and sing, and people come in with dogs.
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Neal4
4
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May 30, 2014
We are good at Gloucester House for my mom. They are clean and organized. I like the staff. They are very good, cheerful, and very energetic. They really care about their patients. I have eaten there and the food is pretty good.
Caring 4202
4
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August 10, 2013
When I first took my mother at Gloucester House, we were happy with it because it didn't smell bad and it was clean. Everybody that was there seemed to be very enthusiastic about their work and seemed to be happy. But since my mother was there, the staff had changed quite a few times and that was kind of upsetting to me. We were really concerned about why things were changing around so much, but things seemed to have stable. The facility is very expensive. She got a private room and it's very nice.
Weber Ski
5
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March 10, 2013
My mother ( 88 ), has been there for 1 month and likes it. She is in the Assisted Living side. She is lucky enough to be mobile and able to move around without help. She said the food is very good with many choices. The staff is friendly and helpful. The facility appears clean and not crowded. I will post more as her stay progresses.
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Services and Amenities of Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House in Gloucester, Virginia
Dining
- Communal Dining
- Guest Meals
- Casual dining
- Flexible food options
- Flexible meal plans
- Resident-assisted menu development
- Room Service
- Beverages provided
- Fine dining
- Meals provided
- Snacks provided
- Flexible dining options
- Flexible dining times
Games Hobbies & Recreation
- Arts & Crafts Activities/Programs
- Literary Activities/Programs
- Educational Activities/Programs
- Music Activities/Programs
- Facilitated Field Trips/Outings
- Tabletop & Other Games/Programs
- Horticultural Activities
- Intergenerational events/programs
- Activities staff
- Culinary Activities/Programs
- Cultural activities/programs
- Entertainment activities/programs
- No woodworking
- Organized activities/programs
- Performing arts activities/programs
- Recreational activities/programs
- Seasonal, holiday, and themed events
- Social Activities/Events
- Spiritual activities/programs
- Technology activities/programs
Housekeeping & Maintenance
- Laundry Services
- Linen Services
- Bed Making Services
- Housekeeping Services
- Maintenance & Repair Services
- Maintenance Staff On-Site
- Pest Control Services
- Private Housekeeping Services
- Trash Removal Services
- Groundskeeping Services
Room Amenities
- Wifi/Internet In Unit
- Telephone Hookup
- Cable/Satellite In Unit
- Closet Space In Unit
- Furnished Units
- Individual Climate Controls
- No Kitchen in unit
- Shower in unit
- Unfurnished units
Resident Information
- Offers Respite Care
Companionship & Escort Assistance
- Escort Assistance
- Travel Companionship Services
- Companionship Services
Staff Training & Qualifications
- Flexible staffing
- Interview Every Team Member in Person
- Male Caregivers
- Reference Checks
- Staff are licensed or certified
- Staff screening conducted
- Staff to resident ratio meets state requirements
- Staff trained in aging & mobility
- Staff trained in ambulatory assistance
- Staff trained in behavior management
- Staff trained in client rights
- Staff trained in diabetes care
- Staff trained in diversity/inclusion/sensitivity
- Staff Trained in Ethics
- Staff Trained in First Aid
- Staff trained in Medication Management
- Staff trained in memory care
- Staff trained in safety
- Staff trained to monitor for abuse/neglect/exploitation
- Staff Training Opportunities
- Trained staff on-site
- Staff trained in chronic diseases/illnesses
- Staff trained in disability care
- Staff trained in personal care
- Staff trained in taking Vital Signs
- Staff trained in use of medical equipment
- Staff trained in diet & nutrition
- Staff trained in disease/illness management and prevention
- Staff trained in fitness & wellness
Ambulatory Assistance & Accessibility
- Accessible Facilities
- Ambulatory Assistance
- Ambulatory Assistance Features
- Hoyer Lift
- Mobility Assistance Features
- Mobility & Wheelchair Assistance
- Transfer Assistance
- Two-Person Transfer Assistance
- Wheelchair Accessible Facilities
- Wheelchair Accessible Transportation
- Accessible apartments
Kitchen Types
- Kitchenette
Financing & Payment Options
- Financial Guidance
- Rent And Care Fees
- All Inclusive Rent
- Home Sale Assistance
- Accepts Check Payments
- Long-Term Care Insurance Accepted
- Medicaid Not Accepted
- Medicare Not Accepted
- Private Pay Accepted
- Veterans Aid (VA) Benefits Accepted
Guests
- Guest Parking
On-Site Services
- Religious Services
- Veterans Affairs (VA) Aid Assistance
- Elderlife Financial Planning Services
- Mail pick-up
- Travel services
- Church services
- Mail delivery
Therapies
- Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation
- Pet/Animal Therapy/Rehabilitation
- Massage Therapy
- Occupational Therapy/Rehabilitation
- Speech Therapy/Rehabilitation
- Support Groups
- Therapy/Rehabilitation
Inside Amenities
- Cable/Satellite TV in Common Area
- Recreational amenities
- Laundry facilities
- Shared Common Areas
- Entertainment Venues
Diet & Nutrition
- Dietitian-Approved Meals
- Chef on staff
- Diabetic
- Dietary services
- Low Salt
- Special Diets/Dietary Accommodations
- Vegetarian Diet Available
Parking Options
- Parking Lot
Campus/Building Details
- Convenient location
- Flexible Visitation Hours
- Scenic views
- Single-floor building
- Smoking Allowed
Fitness & Wellness Programs
- Fitness & wellness facilities/equipment
- Salon Services
- Yoga/Stretching opportunities
- Life enrichment activities/programs
- Balance activities/programs
- Brain fitness activities
- Chair fitness
- Dance fitness
- Fitness Opportunities
- Group exercise
- Health & wellness activities/programs
- Health & wellness education
- Meditation opportunities
- Personal Training
- Fitness & wellness staff
Health Services
- Hospice Care
- Medication Reminders
- Immunizations
- Companion Care
- Diabetic Care
- In Home Health Care
- Medical Care
- Memory Care
- Podiatry
Outside Amenities
- Garden
- Water features
- Enclosed/Secured outdoor common areas
- Outdoor common areas
- Patio
- Walking and Hiking Areas
Transportation & Shopping
- General Transportation Services
- Medical Transportation Services
- Transportation Services for General Shopping
Personal Care
- Cooking services
- Phone Call Assistance
- Refriderator Checks
- Administer Medication
- Bathing Assistance
- Cueing & Redirection
- Dressing Assistance
- Grooming Assistance
- Health/Medical reminders
- Meal Preparation
- Mealtime Reminders
- Oral Hygiene Assistance
- Personal Care Assistants
- Personal Care Reminders
- Shaving Assistance
- Toileting Assistance
- Urinary Incontinence Care
- Meal planning
- Medical Appointment Scheduling Assistance
- Feeding Assistance
- Writing Assistance
Safety & Security
- Fall Prevention Program
- Personal Medical Alert Systems
- Emergency Preparedness Procedures & Facilities
- Emergency Response System
- Controlled Building Access
- Safety & Wellness Checks
Pets
- Pets
- No Large Dogs
- Visiting pets allowed
- Pet care resident's responsibility
Languages
- English spoken
Additional Amenity Information
- Technology: Emergency Call System
Costs for Commonwealth Senior Living at Gloucester House in Gloucester, Virginia
Independent Living
$3,200
Starting Price
Assisted Living
$4,200
Starting Price
Memory Care
$5,400
Starting Price
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