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!

My mother-in-law lived in the Evergreen neighborhood for persons with dementia. I cannot speak…read morehighly enough of the care she received there. The staff was so sweet and engaged. Everyone was very loving with my mother-in-law and it was obvious they genuinely cared for her. One care giver even came in on her day off to help my mother-in-law celebrate her birthday with a big cake. No place is perfect, but I can honestly say we felt blessed that we chose Arbor Terrace to help us care for my mother-in-law. Good people make such a difference!

From the owner: Arbor Terrace Burnt Hickory offers upscale assisted living and dementia care in the heart of…read moreMarietta. We honor individuality and celebrate each person’s unique life through deep connections with our residents and families. We create delightful surprises and meaningful moments within a safe and caring community.

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

My mother was sent here for rehab. Over a 3 day period she was bullied, intimidated, manhandled…read more(with bruises) left for long periods (over an hour) in a dirty diaper and because of the poor care she has a UTI. They cram patients into tiny rooms with 2 to 3 people sharing the space and if you want a private room, be prepared to pay $300 a day! But, don't expect to be able to have any creature comforts. They are not allowed! You can't use your own walker or wheelchair either. If they find one for you it will be mostly broken. My recommendation? Find a safer, better run facility that is staffed with people who actually care about their patients.

This place is horrible. Patients are mostly unattended all day. Takes 20 minutes once someone…read morepresses a call button for anyone to come. My mom fell there going to the bathroom and they did not an xray for over 60 hours from the incident. She had a broken pelvis. She died a week later. I am filing a report against the facility and can't stop thinking that if I didn't bring my mom here she wouldn't have died. Please do not bring your loved ones here, the treatment is awful and frankly inhumane.

Lynn was instrumental in helping us find a memory care place for my Mom. She is in a good place…read moreand we are forever indebted to her!

After a neurologist diagnosed my stepmother with severe dementia, a social worker in the doctor's…read moreoffice recommended Atlanta Senior Advocates to consult with on next steps for her living arrangements. At the time, I thought "Yikes, I wonder how much money that's going to cost?" After a few weeks, I called Atlanta Senior Advocates to feel them out on their services and the fees. Turns out, they don't charge to put together a list of long term care facilities that meet your budget and geographical preferences. They even make all of the appointments for you for tours of the facilities. Everyone I dealt with at Atlanta Senior Advocates was great -- so kind and helpful. Lynn Linnane was the person who put together the long term care facility list for me to choose from, arranged all the tours, and followed up after the tours to get my feedback. But, she did so much more than that. There were a couple of bumps in the road (including the pandemic) that delayed my stepmother's admission to the facility we chose, Lynn was on top of everything and provided emotional support as well as problem solving for me to get my stepmother happily moved in. In short, Lynn was amazing -- and I never paid a cent for all of this service.

I cannot praise Lateisha and her company, Tender Love and Care enough. We were in a bind needing…read moresitter-bed care for my 90 year old mother after a fractured hip repair. She is currently in memory care and it was important for her to go home to familiar surroundings & rehab there. Lateisha met me the next day after calling her and stayed the night. She and her team are lovely, well trained care givers and I was relieved and confident in the superior care my mother received during her recovery. If you need help in any way, Lateisha Brown/Tender Love and Care is an Excellent Resource! Pat

TLC is responsive and reliable. I need help caring for my elderly mom from time to time. I had…read morehad some negative experiences in my mom's healthcare in the past, so I was skeptical at first having someone come in our home to help. My fears have been lifted. With TLC, I know I can get quality care when I need it. I feel very comfortable with their care of my mom. My mom and whole family love them.

Do not take your love ones here for care. You will never hear from them again. They take the…read morepersonal phones away from the residents . When you call the front desk to speak to your loved one they have to transfer you to memory care either you get a recording or they tell you they have to call you back and you never get a call back. When I visited my loved one I found the night staff sleeping in the aroma therapy room. Another resident asked me to help her put on her pajamas and I witnessed another resident fall with no one around to help her . NO-ONE! The thievery is heavy. You will experience missing items and during an untimely demise the nursing staff will provide you with medical misinformation that is convenient for them and they do not adhere to proper protocols . Not contacted by the POA for things they should. And don't think you will get any restitution from the corporate staff . I made several calls to the corporate office. Everyone is on voicemail and you will not get a call back. This place is a black hole. Non communicative, they lock your loved ones up and don't let you talk to them , and lie about their medical situation. If your family member passes away there anything valuable will be taken by the staff. My loved one was found stripped of her jewelry and in a gown (that wasn't hers) on the floor . They have no equipment if someone goes into cardiac arrest. They didn't even call the coroners office and lie about the cause of death. Remove your loved one from this facility because no one cares . If they do care it will be hard to find them. If you want to never ever hear from your loved one again this is the place for them. If you want your loved one to be stripped of everything they own , this is the place for them. If your family members have to show up at the door of the Social and demand to see their loved one like we did then this is the experience you will have. If you want a company that corporately says they care but remains unresponsive to calls and refuses to call you back, then you have found a great home for your Loved One! I pray that your family members find better care in the winter of their lifetimes. We were very active in our loved ones care but found that the Social wasn't . RIP The Social, cause you can't run a business like this and you know you aren't going to get a lot of feedback from your residents because the only way out is the inevitable.