Warwick Forest Retirement Community

We chose Warwick Forest Retirement Community for my mother because it was convenient and appeared nice and everything matched up to what we were looking for. The rooms are nice and fairly large. So far, so good. She's only been there for a week or so, so we're just kind of seeing how things go. My mother isn't one that participates in a whole lot of different things. They have activities, but it's limited because of Covid. Everything is pretty much inside there in the building, and they're not letting people come in because of Covid. She seems to be okay with the food.

We have toured the Warwick Forest. The place was really nice. The specific floor plan we were looking at has additional storage room. Their separate storage area is very large. We had a choice of the carpeting, wooden floor, and the paint color, and which was really very nice. They had a theater, which is a little bit unusual, as other places we visited did not have a theater. They had standard transportation to doctors' appointments, shopping centers, and to local artistic theater. We ate there after the tour was over. They had the typical meal plan where you get 30 meals per month per person. The only downside is they do not carry over at the end of the month, so it is a use-it or lose-it meal plan. They have two doctors who live on-site and will actually come to your apartment to see you, house call style, which would be very appropriate. However, you're not required to use their doctors. If you don't want to switch from your current doctor, that's fine with them, but it is available to you.

My mother was in Warwick Forest for 20 years. When she was in independent-living, she was very happy. When she moved into assisted living in January of 2016, that’s when we saw a difference in care. The nursing staff was good, but they were experiencing a high turnover. The food was not good at all; half the time, it was cold. They didn’t have enough to go around for selections that were given for entrees. The community was built in the mid 70s, so it was dated.

Warwick Forest is the best one we liked. It's a large facility and affiliated with a hospital health system, it's very well-funded, and it has life care, independent living, assisted living, dementia units, full nursing homes, and a rehab facility. The maintenance is wonderful, and the rooms are very nice. We have a 1350 square foot apartment, and the food is good. It's not gourmet, but it's good food. It's like a restaurant-type system, and the restaurant is open from 8:00 in the morning until 8:00 in the evening. You can eat any and as many meals as you want there. You have an allocation that's approximately $10 a day as a part of your rent, and $10 goes a long way here because for example, you can get a buffet breakfast for $5 which is all you can eat, and you can get a $7.50 buffet dinner which includes everything from dessert, to entrees, to vegetables and all kinds of stuff.

Warwick Forest was a very good place, and it's probably where we're going. It was clean and well-organized. They had independent living, assisted living, and memory care. When your money runs short, they don't kick you out, but there was an upfront fee. They provide buses to the stores and trips. The environment of the place was good.

We have my parents in Assisted Living at Warwick Forest now. I’m very happy with them; they’re very responsive, and cleanliness is great. Dad fell last night, and they got him up. They have EMPs. With the transition, his blood sugar was going up and down, so they started monitoring it every four hours and kept an eye on it. Usually there’s one grumpy person, and I have found that grumpy person, so we just avoid her, but it’s been really good.