Excellent place to live out golden years. I have acquaintance who is more than satisfied. Built…read moreworking relationships with intelligent peers. Trade offs necessary wherever one settles. I would be happy to discuss. Feel free to call. Barbara Tanzer 984-335-2284.

It has been quite a while since my mother had to leave Springhouse Independent Living Community for…read moremore care, at age 95, after living her happiest 7 years, since my fahter's passon. Daughters can be very over protective of their aging mothers, as I was, but she thrived at Springhouse, enjoyed many friends and activities, pretty good food in the elegant dining room, shows and activities, providing more socialization. She even had an art show of her very own. Although Independent living was not designed to provide health care, there were times she needed to be looked in on. She had to leave for medical issues during the early panic of the pandemic, never to return. I was critical then, but now know, safety of the residents took first priority. I was hoping to move her into Springhouse Assisted Living, but it didn't work out. She needed more care. Her last two years at a medical nursing facility were not happy times. So now, if I want to remember the good times, in my mind's eye, I see her at Springhouse all gussied up for dinner and chatting with friends.

Tried to convince my grandmother she had dementia, turns out she had Pneumonia and was having…read moretrouble because of that. She was there for physical therapy, the only physical therapy she got was trying to get away from heavy handed staff. When my grandmother was scared and confused due to fever we were trying to get information and kept hanging up/ putting us on hold. The place is creepy looking on top of everything else. Don't have anyone you know go here

I have the honor of working with the team at Marian Manor. Even through the pandemic they kept…read moregoing and worked to provide high quality care to those they serve. The team lives the mission of the Carmelite Sisters every day!

A 5 star-facility that we are happy my mother is at. She has now been in there Memory Care unit…read morecalled "Avita Community" since march 2022. She is 97 and has limited age related memory. She does have ups and downs physically, but the attention and care she gets brings her right back to as they call it her "Baseline" Head nurse Enid Parker and nursing staff Jason, Karyn, Annett and Judy give her compassionate care. They readily inform us of a status change, if a new care plan needs to be put in place or just updates of the days events. This is key info as we are out of state. On many occasions, we have participated in the activities run by Taryn, Anna or Dawn. They do keep them active and focused even sending us a video or her dancing. Yes, the "Avita Community" has a safe, secure area, but it doesn't feel like a prison. Cloth napkins on the table, beautiful outside area, large activity room. She has a large bedroom/private bath that the housekeeping dept. has kept fresh and tidy. Hat's of to the Chef, yummy food even we have sampled, the best baked haddock ever, delicious butternut squash, mashed potatoes and a mouth-watering lemon square. A real home-made meal. Upon arriving at Carriage House, we have been greeted by many of the assisted living residents enjoying rocking on the front porch. Upon entering you are greeted by very professional reception worker, Joanne, Karen, Sue or Cathy. They help you thru the precautionary steps you must follow to visit. We love that the communication is transparent and readily available even including from Director John Radcliff. Many thanks to all those we have not mentioned such as the aids that work hard. Carriage House has giving my Mom back her life Craig and Judi S

We moved my Mom into the memory care side of Carriage House a few months ago, and she is loving it…read more The staff are so caring. She gets a ton of individual attention and support - not just for the necessary things (bathing, dressing, etc.) but also on the social front, finding what she likes and helping her do the things she enjoys doing. I love knowing that she's in such great hands!

The staff at Old Colony Hospice and Palliative Care took extraordinary care of my mother during her…read moredecline from dementia over a period of six months. Their nurses, social worker and chaplain visited regularly, keeping close communication with her memory care facility staff, home care agency and especially with my family, patiently answering our many questions. Our input on Mom's care was respected, and when the time came for a move to the Ruth McClain Hospice House, we knew we were in good hands. The people who work there are highly trained and very personable. They love their work, and supported my mother with astute attention to her needs, as well as helping my siblings and I through a difficult time. We were so impressed with the superior quality of Mom's end-of-life care.

My husband had been ill for 9 years so we had been in and out of hospitals and rehabs for…read morerecoveries for years. But at the end my husband wanted to die at home and Old Colony Hospice made that possible. For over 2 weeks the nurses and aides would come on a daily basis. And all looked after my husband with such care and understanding. They were sensitive to our wishes even if they seemed counter intuitive and they were at the end of a phone at 3:0am or in person at midnight if we needed them. And in the final hours, which even if they had experienced many times, they treated us like family and had words of comfort that made a huge difference. I couldn't recommend them more.

Wonderful experience here Had right knee replaced…read moreEveryone here was great Spotless facility

Stay away from the skilled nursing part of Hebrew Senior Life in Dedham. It gets worse and worse…read more Your loved ones will be propped up in front of the TV all day unless you are a constant advocate. The doctors will give as much medication as you will allow. That's all they know how to do, apparently, and tell you to prepare for your loved one's death, no matter the situation! I've spoken to several families who were told the same thing! Dr. Liff has anger issues; she is nasty! Dr. Cohen has NO personality and absolutely no bedside manner. She is cold and a danger to the patients. They are both scary and think they are something special. They certainly are not!

I knew some people who had used Good Shepard for their family member's home-based hospice care and…read morethey all praised the organization and expressed gratitude. So when my husband needed hospice care, I turned to Good Shepard. I expected that as a non-profit organization that their resources would be fully focused on caring for the patient and the family. My son (who took intermittent family leave) and I provided all the hands on care for my husband under the guidance of the hospice nurses. My husband told me that talking to his hospice nurse and her oversight made him feel less anxious. And he was very relieved that his pain/discomfort was managed so well. He had an assigned primary nurse M-F and weekend nurses visited as needed. We had frequent visits in the last few weeks. All our calls when things were difficult in the night were managed quickly and well. I highly recommend Good Shepard to other patients and families.

The greatest regret in my life was turning over my parent's care to Good Shepherd Community Care…read morefor in-home hospice "care." They made all kinds of promises to get our family to sign away Medicare benefits so that they could begin collecting fees and delivered on none. They made diagnoses based on scant information, told us we would direct decisions about care, then just plowed ahead with their own plans without communicating at all. Nursing care was burnt-out, depleted and lacking in compassion. Social work/grief counselors were inexperienced and unprofessional. Leadership was unresponsive and antagonistic. They facilitated our parents' demise and somehow, made the most difficult time imaginable markedly worse.

I shudder to think of what is going on for the elderly residents at this facility who are sick and…read moredying there. Both my father and aunt were in Benchmark facilities and horrific is not even a strong enough description. . I got my father out barely in time. These are not nursing homes and I fear they are being left uncared for as they always say they "can't provide 24 hour care". Are they doing it now? Why are there so many cases? There is little to no state oversight because they consider these "apartments".

My grandpa describes most aspects of this place as "ok," but he tends to undersell things. This is…read morea pretty sweet residential facility, especially if you're an octogenarian or older. The people who work here are super nice, and there's even a maltee-poo who hangs out in the lobby. Hugo is the best waiter because he brings my grandpa extra servings of matzoh ball soup (his favorite) on Fridays.

This is a long review but hope that it will provide some balanced info as you consider your…read moreoptions. Our loved one was a long-time resident of Goddard House (GH). They entered as an alert and mobile resident. GH promises "you can age in place" but our loved one was forced out as they required more care in spite of the fact that fellow residents were wheel chair restricted and required all sorts of care. Our family was willing to provide 24/7 private care but still we were told we had to leave. GH is a non-profit with volunteer board that is supposed to oversee the organization. There are no terms of office for these trustees; they serve year after year, including the board chair who hired a for-profit management company, SLR which brought tensions. SLR yanked long-standing, resident-focused policies such as financial rent assistance if family paid in full for three years. Policy is gone. However, the board chair requested the admission of at least one resident with full financial assistance at the outset because this person was a friend of hers. There were four changes of Executive Director in the time we were there and at least as much as head chef in the kitchen and head of resident care/nursing. I do not believe there is an R.N. on staff. The facility is outdated. Several bathroom resident falls occurred due to outdated bathroom design. Apartment bathrooms are being updated now as residents vacate but it does not help families whose loved ones fell. Additionally, carpets on 2nd and 3rd floors are original to construction! Yet, the board sits on a hefty quasi-endowment and does nothing. Lastly, the organization was slow to respond to a gastrointestinal virus that initiated in their kitchen and spread throughout the community. Goddard is terrific for a resident who is independent, mobile and requires little care. Brookline is a great location because of its proximity to academic medicine, but if your loved one requires additional care as they age, you may need to leave GH or you might be one of the fortunate ones to be allowed to stay.

I came to visit my mother. She likes all The interesting activities and generous care. It's very…read moreprofessional establishment and I like the chicken coop in the back.