Great ,Awesome staff Caring,loving, patient…read more Healthcare is a difficult area. Everyone will be treated independently.

Was NOT a good experience for our loved one...if u place anyone there...put a camera in their room…read morebecause that's where TRUTH is seen... Even when paying for full care and extra help...management was impossible to deal with..we tried and tried wit executive director and she and even corporate when we to them.. Made NO PROPER CORRECTIONS IN CARE... They did have several CNA'S That cared but management did NOT...

Great community for assisted living and memory care. Defintley one I would recommend having been in…read morethe industry for the last several years.

The building is lovely and the apartments are spacious. Staff seems to care about the residents…read more Great programs for dementia and Alzheimer's care.

Last nights Thanksgiving dinner was extremely enjoyable. The staff were dressed as pilgrims, the…read moretables were decorated as were the windows, the food was delicious and the feel was was one of family and joy. My mom has been in two other memory care facilities and neither one could hold a candle to the Oaks. The staff is so caring and loving. They treat all the residents like family. The management gets down and dirty with the care staff. Not one of them is hesitant to help care for a resident. I can go on forever in praising the Oaks. I am so thankful that Shelley was persistent in sending me emails inviting me to the upcoming events. That is what led me to choose Oaks when it was time for Mom to move.

I can't say enough great things about the Oaks! The staff is amazing and they genuinely care about…read morethe residents. The facility is beautiful and very well planned out. My mother is very happy living here and she comments often about how kind everyone is. The food is great, they have Chef Mark to plan and prepare the meals. I wish I could eat so well! The staff really go the extra mile, they let me know if there have been any changes with my mom, even if it's something minor. Mom's room is always clean, her laundry is done several time a week and is folded/put away for her. Her bed linens are changed once a week, the trash in her room is emptied daily. I would love to live here one day. Andrew, the Executive Director, is always out and about. He knows all of the residents by name and knows details about each one. He knew me by name before I had even moved my mom in. The Executive Directors at two other communities where my mom lived prior to the Oaks never left their offices and didn't know my name, even though I visited 4-7 days a week. Lynne, the Horizons activities director, is amazing. She has so many great things planned, my mom loves going for rides on the community bus, even if it's just the "scenic joyride" around Woodstock. My mother has lived at three other AL and memory care communities and the Oaks is by far the best. I visited four communities before selecting the Oaks. I also asked around a lot, talked to many people in the industry, including the caregivers, CNAs, etc. They all said how great the Oaks is and how much they would love to work there if given the chance.

I have worked with a lot of senior living communities, and Vineyard Johns Creek is a step above the…read morerest in the way that they approach senior living. Their goal is to get to know each resident and ensure that their residents are getting custom care through their programs and custom amenities. In addition to what the community offers, the Executive Director, Annette Fields and Sales Director, Christine Cavanaugh are two of the most compassionate individuals who truly care about the happiness of their residents. And, Customer Service Rep, Charisse Moore, is always so welcoming. I highly recommend Vineyard Johns Creek to anyone looking for an amazing senior community.

Not all Assisted Livings are created equal. The staff at Vineyard Johns Creek are very caring and…read morefocused on enhancing quality of life for their residents and employees. I absolutely love what this company stands for, living life you way, and am excited to see it come to fruition upon opening. I have heard nothing but good things about thier facility in Bluffton, SC as well, which Annette did the marvelous job of opening. So thankful to have such a caring & relationship-oriented facility joining our community.

My father has been a resident of Mt. Carmel for over five years. I am continually amazed at the…read morehomelike environment the owner and staff are able to create for the residents. It has truly allowed my father to regain some of the normalcy that he had prior to developing Alzheimers. I am also eternally great full for the experienced care he has recieved. My father was a resident of several other assisted living facilities in the area which supposedly specialized in Alzheimers care. However, that basically meant most of the residents took prescriptions to calm them down. Once my father came to Mt. Carmel, his medication was drastically reduced and he was able to participate in group activities and socialize with other residents and staff. I always recommend Mt. Carmel to anyone with an aging loved one suffering from Alzheimers. They are simply the best!

I just saw the review from William R. and I could not disagree more strongly. I am very sorry that…read morehe and his family member are in the situation they are as am I with my Dad, however this is the second home my dad has been in and even though the first place was more modern and had very nice staff and was only minutes from my home, it doesn't come close to the quality of care and understanding the staff and management at Mt. Carmel have for their extended family. The first thing that attracted me was the comfy homey feel and the way the residents were able to walk around without restriction, but also had resting places as needed,nice outdoor areas which all means alot to Alzheimers/Dementia suffers and most of all many of the staff members have been there for more than 15 years witch means alot to me and my family. I visit often and bring my grandchildren and have never been disappointed except for some missing eye glasses or socks but this to should be expected at this point in our loved ones life. We are the ones who now have to adjust,understand and just love them as they have loved us in the past......May GOD BLESS all who walk through this time in our lives with us and for us and those who don't understand yet.!

I am happy to report that my food experience here has vastly improved. The staff has worked with me…read moreand my dietary restrictions and have done a remarkable job at doing everything possible to provide tasty, nutritious meals.

Do NOT put your loved one in Memory Care at Historic Roswell Place. My mom was here and…read moresignificantly declined due to lack of care and neglect. There was a high turnover rate of care givers and other staff. Costs increased almost 20% within a year. The memory care is on the third floor of this old run down building, and she hardly ever saw daylight. They'll lure you in with a big song and dance, and then they'll put them in wheelchairs and they just sit there forgotten. Promises of 'activities, field trips, walks, porch visits'. It was sad and depressing every visit, and the third floor smells like pee. My mom was spry and could walk fine when she got there, and when we finally left for good not even a year later, we had to wheel her out because she never walked around and lost abilities, she was unbathed for weeks, and with a UTI. It's quite a shame. No one there, including the employees, are truly happy.

The two Safe Haven properties are wonderful places to consider for elders who are frail and need…read moremore one-one attention than many assisted living communities can provide. The staff are kind and caring and the environment is warm and homelike. And the owners are very involved in both places. Nancy Kriseman L.C.S.W

This place is a great alternative to the larger corporate assisted living communities. It's a…read moresmaller owner operated home with a friendly staff. They go to great lengths to make sure the necessary care is given to your loved one. They even have a garden that the residents can tend to and enjoy the "fruits of their labor". If this is a service you're looking for, then do yourself a favor and check them out.

Short-term rehab: Bug infestation during the day and night. Short staffed. PT/OT wrote my mother…read moreoff and barely did any exercises with her. Some CNAs were fantastic/others left my mother sitting in a chair without changing her for up to 8 hours. When a person is hoyered out of the chair and back to bed and urine rains down out of the hoisting pad - you know your loved one hasn't been changed or properly tended too. Lots of neglectful behavior.

Suddenly having a loved one need full-time care plunges you into a world where you're a novice,…read morelearning for the first time of all the choices, providers, payers, complications, pitfalls, and confusion of growing old in America. There is no handbook. It's little bits of knowledge you glean from friends, other people in a doctor's waiting room, caregivers, online searches, and AARP magazine. You piece together a plan: not knowing what all is available to you, what to avoid, what's a waste of time, what's going to be the best random choice you'll make, or what is going to happen next in terms of health decline or improvement. You make the best decisions you can, based on basically no knowledge/experience in a chaotic, complicated environment. Choosing Delmar for my mother was the best decision we made - luckily, fortunately, unknowingly. It comes down to, "What will her daily life be like? How will she be cared for, when I can't be there?" No online views of attractive facilities or happy residents can tell you that. It's a leap of faith, entrusting your parent to strangers. So I'm going to use this space to answer the kind of questions *we* had - in terms of what we found *at Delmar* , not the other nearby Smyrna/Atlanta places. For those, I can't help you - knowing teveryone gives the same standard info online, on the phone, in person. Every day I visit my mother, so I think I have a good handle on how they perform. **What care can she get?** This is a little complicated. Because I actually didn't know what kind of care she needed. Or how to determine that. I just knew that she could not live with us and he longer; her daily level of need was too great for me to manage. I was struggling to keep her showered, dressed, fed, taken to doctors, care with medicines & for wounds, much less entertained, loved, and cognizant of what's going on. A full-time job it had become. Even when I'd hire a "sitter" once in a while, I was using that free time to sleep or rest. Delmar helped me understand that they could do the care parts, so I could spend my time with her in other ways. She went into Assisted Living. (I had been so afraid she'd need Nursing Home care - which is a big jump from living on the same farm for 86 years, to basically a room. Though that's what she had, at our house for the past 6 months.) It was A LOT of "assisted" - and has grown to be a lot more, in the past 3 years. They did all the things I had been doing for her. She was still quite ambulatory, but had macular degeneration so her sight was about nil, and was very hard of hearing, so even with aids in, required yelling and patience. They offered MUCH assistance that we did not need. (But have since then needed): - Giving medicines - Getting her to the dining room for meals - Introduce her to other residents - Take her downstairs (for events, beauty shop, appointments) and take her back up - Do her personal laundry and also linens - Explain what is going on - Clean her apartment Eventually: - Give showers - Make her bed - Help her find clothes/dress - Remind her of dentures & hearing aids - Change diapers/help her remember - Walk her to bathroom in the middle of the night - Bring meals / snacks to her room And more. WITH A LOVING ATTITUDE, too. My mother is frustrating. But I've never seen a CNA or dining worker or maintenance person treat her with anything but kindness. Sure, there's the fact that I'm THERE and it could be otherwise when I'm not. But TRUST my mother would tell me! **How can I know things?" Delmar has been INCREDIBLY helpful in sharing what is available, outside of their own care - both free services and paid. They turned me on to how to get VA benefits, which halved her rent for us. Plus Medicare-covered podiatry services and flu shots. (Eventually, Covid.) And HOME HEALTH services to augment what Delmar does. Like, bringing in physical therapy, counseling talk-therapy, nursing visits. **Can we afford it?** It seemed SO expensive to us. But the other, less-great places around Atlanta were expensive, too. We didn't know how we'd swing it. But we DID know she couldn't live alone, nor could she live with us and get the care she needs. CONTINUED at https://mydelmaryelpreview.blogspot.com

Assisted living It seems that there is extra care and…read moresensitivity to seniors' needs. There were places to relax without being in their rooms, clear options for eating and an invitation for family to come and visit.

Loved working here!! The concierge team is one of the best I've ever worked with. Everyone really…read moreand truly cares about the residents. Had I not had to leave for professional life changes, I would still be there.

Woodland Ridge is amazing. Their leadership has a true passion for senior care and it shows. I…read morewas not surprised to learn that Woodland Ridge is a non-profit organization. My father, afflicted with Parkinson's Disease, needed a home where he would be cared for, even as his condition rapidly declined, and we were so blessed to find this amazing facility. Actually, a better term for it is "family." The staff truly love this place and you see it every day in how they care for the residents, even when the residents are having a bad day and aren't able to return the love. My father has passed on but I will be staying involved with Woodland Ridge as a supporter and volunteer, hopefully for many years to come. If you are looking for a home for someone you love, I would strongly recommend that you consider Woodland Ridge.

My mother In law spent time at Woodland Ridge in their memory care side and it was truly a blessing…read morefor our family. The staff are truly kind and treat the residents as family. We are grateful for the cozy rooms, the nice clean facility and the delicious food! We would highly recommend WR to anyone looking for an assisted living facility for a loved one!