Marian Manor

Henry

I toured Marian Manor. The staff member we met was very professional, very knowledgeable, and caring. The facility is so nice. It's a really beautiful place. It was competitive and comparable with the other places. The rooms are very spacious, very comfortable, very nice, and clean. They didn't smell like a nursing home or assisted living place. It smells like a hotel, like a nice, nice hotel. The lady who gave us the tour was very nice, gracious, and really knew her stuff. She was good.

Debrand

This place is a blessing! They take such good care of my father. It’s in a beautiful setting, it’s immaculate and the staff is so caring. Couldn’t ask for a better environment for my father.

CL

My mother-in-law used to be a resident of Marian Manor. She had a one-bedroom there with a private bath. I liked that it is affiliated with the Catholic Church, and I liked the people that were there. I definitely liked the location and I liked that the staff there were very familiar with my mother-in-law. She had the same person who was always taking care of her, and she had a nighttime person who always took care of her. Practically, all the staff there knew her by sight, and if she was to go out of her room, they would greet her. I believe everybody knows all of their residents there. It is a very caring and loving kind of place. They definitely exude the love and compassion there. What she liked to do was to go the common television room and there were some other people that also went there that she felt comfortable with. They would just watch TV or they would sit in front of the TV and take a nap, but they were just with somebody that they were comfortable with. She used to enjoy going down for breakfast and dinner and sitting with some regulars there, and just being in the company of someone that she felt comfortable with. She is very shy and does not warm up to strangers very quickly. The food there was very good; I was surprised at how good the food was there. They had probably like three different entrées that you could get for dinner, and there were always snacks. You could always get a hamburger or grilled cheese or something. They had two different entrées that you could usually choose from. There was an assortment of breakfast that you could pick: cereals, oatmeal, eggs. There were many different ways you could cook eggs. Cleanliness was like next to godliness there; it was extremely clean, very well kept, neat as a pin. It did not look used or worn, it looked very comfortable and inviting, almost brand new. There were nice things to look at. They had fresh flowers, a player piano in the lobby that sometimes they would turn on at different times of the day. It just played very calming piano music. I have not seen anything better than Marian Manor. They had plenty of activities, she just did not like to do them. They always had something there. They had a minivan of some type where all you had to do was sign up and they had outings for you. You could sign up and go to either the concert at the Sandler Hall downtown Virginia Beach or they would take you over to the museum or any event that was going on. They always had something going on. I would get a newsletter from them that told me what they were doing. They invited us to come up and have dinner with them, and it was a very nice dinner environment. It was like being in a very large restaurant. It was comfortable. There were lots of wheelchairs around and stuff, but it was really very nice. For their holidays, they would always invite the family to come up and have meals with the residents. I was amazed by the price points, but when you call around and shop it is a fair value.

cheisch

Marian Manor is the very best quality facility around. They are the only facility that offers so many diverse activities including a college level painting course. The staff at Marian Manor are always very helpful and contribute to a happy environment and their food is delicious!

Mary745400

My father is at Marian Manor. He's fine and enjoying himself. It's clean, and they're well taken care of. They do a wonderful job but maybe the food could be a little better. They have bingo and all kinds of activities. The dining area is clean.

67Lemon

Positive - office and nursing staff are caring and conscientious, plenty of various programs and activities to keep residents socially active, physically fit, and spiritually connected. The housekeeping and maintenance staff has also been conscientious, friendly and helpful, even beyond the call of duty at times. Negative - I have observed the downstairs rest room, off of the living room, to be dirty, even very dirty, on several occasions, sometimes on weekends when there may be less staff. Once there was feces on the floor and toilet, which had been there for a while because it was dried up. The biggest complaint right now, is the food. A new chef came on late in 2015, a huge change from the previous chef. The food had been delicious, healthy, and in a style that the residents enjoyed. The food now is not heart-healthy at all, much more starchy, very little meat or protein, overcooked vegetables, and in unusual or poorly executed styles. Maybe there has been a budget cut as well as the new chef. Some of the dining room staff are friendly and helpful, some are insensitive to the needs of elderly, even rude. Residents are assigned seats in the dining room, which may be more efficient for the staff, but it makes socialization more difficult. The grounds and gardens provide a pleasant, natural environment, and the students from the neighboring school sometimes come to share an activity with the residents. There is a daily exercise class, and daily evening prayer, both led by residents.