I really wanted LP to be better than this rating. - Is it…read moreclean? Seemingly yes in the public areas. - Are there basic systems to make sure your loved one in Independent Living (IP) isn't found dead days later. Yes. - Other than that, it is so very challenging to provide a review of all the issues related to: -- lack of follow-through by IP staff with family caregivers, -- lack of the same by the medical department, and even more so when (gosh forbid) your elder has to go to Rose Court because RC and Medical don't seemingly share data on your loved one. (BTW, the emergency care team at RC is great in and of itself.) Keep your loved one away from the live-in side of RC except for those in deep need of 24X7X365 help. It's a lock-down unit. --lack of staff owning up to/ responsibility not doing their jobs Are the grounds lovely, yes. Is the food really a 1/2 step down from anywhere you don't want to eat again, yes. The local HS kids try to provide good service but fall short. I will admit it can't be easy on the dining room managers to manage the quality of food delivered, food prep itself and training kids in hospitality to serve seniors. And all this for a $250K* buy in (1bdrm) plus ~$2K a month rent with one meal included. Lots of activities are available but I can't speak to the quality. 90% returned to estate when resident dies. *Price from about 5 years ago so this has probably increased. I'm just so frustrated. It's too late for my person to leave because it would be too much disruption. I will keep on advocating and try not to lose my mind. For whomever reads this review, survey all the options and if LP keeps rising to the top then know you will need to be your person's absolute advocate at every turn, with every interaction. Get yourself a notebook and keep it with you to track every interaction.

My mother liked living at Linden Ponds, but we (her adult children) all think the place is a huge…read morerip off. Their commercials are very misleading. Linden Ponds is "independent senior living." You put up a huge sum of money to move in, and then pay an outrageous monthly fee that amounts to a condo fee, with a meal plan thrown in. The food is mediocre at best. How they can possibly justify their $4,000+ a month fee (when you've already given them hundreds of thousands to pay for your apartment) is a mystery. They put my mother, who has dementia, in an ambulance one day and NO ONE CALLED ME. My mother was on a gurney in the hospital, alone, for 12 hours before a nice nurse took pity on my Mom and helped her to call me. I would have rained hellfire down on them for this, but my mother was still living there and I didn't want them to take my fury out on my Mom. Mom is at a new place now where for NO deposit and a bit more each month she gets three meals a day, laundry, and housekeeping done for her. Linden Ponds charges extra for EVERYTHING. It was a very happy day for me when we drove out of their, never to return.

Called on 9/9/22 and again on 9/14/22 and left messages both times with the Director of Admissions…read moresaying I had some questions and might want a tour. Included my name and cell number. ZERO call backs. Totally unprofessional and rude. If this is the kind of profound lack of respect they have for people with questions, how do they treat their residents? Why have voicemail if you're only going to ignore people? Shameful.

I had posted a review last summer about The Royal, not a great place for anyone especially someone…read moreyou care for. My dad went for 2 weeks of rehab. Admitted in April, died in December. The PT was probably just ok, food was awful. The administrator was an ass. His name is Ed Herman, referred to himself as the sheriff. I could go on and on. All they want is your money, chose somewhere else. Please note, my review was removed

My mother has been here since January. She is in her final…read morestages of life and on hospice. The staff here have been so good to her !! I feel they have treated her with the utmost dignity,care and respect. I'd like to thank the staff: CC, Polly Rosa just to name a few. Thank you for caring for my mother!

What a lovely home this is. If you or a loved one have to spend time recovering from something…read moreuntoward, this is a very comfortable place to do so. Nice staff that go out of their way to make the residents feel comfortable, the menu is varied and well prepared, the rooms are pleasant and for me the most important thing - no "living odors" in the halls! The public visiting rooms are beautiful; oriental rugs, comfortable chairs and sofas with plenty of room to maneuver wheelchairs through. The dining room is set up with seating matched by the staff but you skip can this if you prefer and have meals in your room. Also, takeout food is acceptable as diets allow which is always a plus for someone shut inside indefinitely. All in all, my family was very pleased with this facility, and our recommendations to friends were also echoed positively by them. It's the go-to for our family for care emergencies going forward.

My 92-year-old mother was admitted to rehab after a brief hospitalization at SSH for a left-sided…read morestroke. I live in New Jersey, but I'm closest to her and have been involved in her care. My only contact with the staff has been by phone, and every single one of my interactions was unpleasant. The very first call I got was from the discharge planner, who was incredibly abrupt. I tried to talk to the charge nurse for the unit, but I left three messages and didn't receive a return call. After my mother started getting bills at home (which she shouldn't have received), I left 2 messages for the administrator and 2 messages for billing, and didn't receive a call back. The only calls I did receive were from a nurse who wanted to put my mother on opiates for pain, without optimizing her non-opiate pain meds. I requested an update in 2 days, but of course nobody called me back. Since my mother is only partially verbal, she can't complain about the lack of attention. I can. I'm a physician, and I can tell from 300 miles away that CareOne Weymouth is suboptimal. I'm only glad that I got her transferred to another facility. For a facility to have an average of 1 1/2 stars when the lowest rating is 1 star, it must have some serious deficiencies. If they can't bother to return phone calls, it's no wonder they receive poor reviews on other aspects of care.

I forgot to Mention that they ran out of medication for my…read moreback pain The bathroom was filthy. Urine on the floor. I was there for 3 horrible weeks The cleaning person came by once Thank god I went back to south Shore Hospital. I had surgery for 24 screws and 2 rods. I had visiting nurses and therapy at home Do not send anyone here. Absolutely the worst place.

Well, Ingrid certainly knows how to contact a mover and do some things. HOWEVER, I used her…read moreservices twice and when it happened to be on site on the actual day the move, I found Ingrid to be very impatient, and would interrupt the movers when they were trying to ask me a question. The first time I used her services I thought perhaps she was just having a bad day. The second time I realized I was just better off doing it myself.

DO NOT HIRE THEM!!! They were highly incompetent in almost every aspect of our move. The truth of…read morethe matter is that they are taking advantage of the elderly and people in vulnerable positions. Let me explain. I am disabled. My mother works all day. My Stepfather passed away in 2017. Our Large Estate was too much for us to handle on our own. We needed a clean out done (lots of junk) But also needed movers to help us pack what we would be taking with us. They claim to "Do it all!" Boy they sure do! They'll DO you alright. DO ya right in to the dirt pal! Don't get me started on their cleaning expertise. The place was so clean it was spotless almost as if our possessions weren't even there! Oh wait a minute, that's because they weren't! They'll clean you right out! They come in and under the guise of helping you pack, eye ball all of your belongings and decide what they will keep for themselves to sell off and what junk they will wrap up and send off with you! My mother can not believe how many of her precious things were not packed and mine too. The owner Ingrid wrapped up my stepdads ashes! His ashes! The one thing my mom said she'd personally bring with her they packed up. and very disrespectfully at that. Thank god my mom saw them in the box on the floor. Ingrid then tried to convince me that I did not need my rolling closet that was like 100$ I assured her that I did need it. Guess what! She decided I didn't! She kept it! My moms reclining chair. They took it! My mom flipped and they brought it back. The back that had been damaged previously was already fixed!!! They played it off like that was a favor.. lady had our chair fixed and never told us about it haha! Sounds more like it was getting ready to be sold rather. Plenty more went wrong here I won't continue. Ok I will. They took my tools and my brother had to go retrieve them. He approached a guy on the truck. The guy pretended he "Didn't see NO tools!" His words. My bro spotted them behind the guy. GUY was blocking/hiding them with his body! Furious and befuddled that the jig was up the guy threw them at my brother. Not only did they poach anything of value that we didn't specifically say pack. They were highly disrespectful with the things they packed for us and super gentle with everything in the clean out. I mean it's almost as if the trucks were swapped and we got the clean out truck and they kept our possessions. I mean the truly disgusting and despicable part of it is that the place pretends to be a beacon of light in a tough time. Like especially after grief or a death apparently or a loved one too old to take care of themselves. They cater to retirement homes and estate sales etc..etc.. I'm disabled but I'm only 26 and am able to tell you all what happened. I can't imagine how many sickly and elderly people these folks must have Swindled that simply can't speak on it. I mean retirement homes for goodness sake. From a hypothetical stand point I could easily imagine an elderly woman saying "hey where's this and where is that?" But everybody just thinks she's old and crazy and never had a radio from 1936 or maybe she even thought the year now is 1936 so like who would really care right??? Nobody would care that's who and that's exactly what New Leaf is counting on. Their counting on that very sentiment all the way to the bank!!! How do these folks from retirement homes feel I wonder. That their stuff was taken. It was (hypothetically but entirely possible) an old person's that probably can't use a computer and give a review or they're dead and buried and rolling in their grave. Not able to say how mortified they are that their possessions were hawked and sold and everything was handled with utter carelessness. My mom had to write on the boxes with a sharpie because even their stickers were cheap. They would fall right off and wait here's the shocking climax...even more stuff got mixed up and "lost" ..cough "sold " Not to mention this was not a cheap service. So we essentially paid to have our items stolen from us and sold elsewhere for a profit. The term from Seinfeld "double dipping" comes to mind.

Fabulous place with kind, caring staff. It has so many things put in place for people with…read moreAlzheimer's and dementia. There are activities all day long. My mother has done so well here.