Arbor Place: testimonials - Dementia Nursing Home Assisted Living Elderly Medication Management Rockville Chevy Chase Maryland MD Washington DC Potomac Best Alzheimer Dementia care


	"The care and concern of the staff, the responsiveness of you and your wife Eileen to all our family phone calls and questions, and the brightness and beauty of Arbor Place have resulted in only what can be described as a "minor miracle" concerning the near transformation of my sister." read more » – M. Steven Piver, MD, LLD "The quality of my mother's life improved enormously after she moved to Arbor Place. Her anxiety went away. She made friends, becoming particularly friendly with a woman who had gone to the same high school my mother had attended in Brooklyn some eighty years before. She participated enthusiastically in all the activities, especially enjoying singing, walking in the garden and socializing with the other residents and staff. While she might not have remembered what she did every day, while she was doing it she was very happy." read more » – Joan Weiss "It is, perhaps, easy to comment on the superior supervision, nurturing and stimulating environment, unusually appealing physical facilities, and attention to detail you and your staff provide to your residents. In many ways, those are the products of the personal and constant involvement of you and Eileen, and of the extraordinary staff quality and favorable staff-to-resident ratio you have created. I would add that your responsiveness to our family's needs, the time you took to counsel us about our options and to answer our questions was extraordinary, particularly given the other demands on your time imposed by the residents themselves." read more » – Stephen A. Weiswasser "I'll never forget the picture of Mom's first day at Arbor Place – dancing and smiling. What a change from her days at home, which had regressed into meals, naps and anxious phone calls. I see that at Arbor Place you still believe that Mom can laugh, love, appreciate beauty, have fun, and be herself, regardless of her impairment. Whenever I call, she always says that she's happy and she's fine. Recently she said, 'I'm just living my life, hon.'" read more » – Harriet Wichin "I am continually amazed with the care and kindness shown by your staff. My mother-in-law is nurtured, and stimulated by music, touch and conversation. The other day I watched her dance... You have shown me that memory problems need not destroy a person's dignity." read more » – Marilyn Berman Pollans "The environment at Arbor Place is home-like, not antiseptic, and filled with warmth and love. The staff have obviously been well-indoctrinated as to the need to be patient, kind and interested in the well-being of the residents. I salute you both for being in the vanguard of the movement to deal with this segment of our society." read more » – Julius Piver, M.D., FACOG "For the entire duration of [my father's] illness, my family witnessed nothing but kindness and professionalism from all of your staff, and the quality of care he received left us confident that we had chosen correctly in placing him in your care. Because of our experience we would recommend your facility to anyone." read more » – Aaron S. Teitel "I would sometimes have hurt feelings when Mom and I would be out gallavanting – we loved to shop and do lunch – and Mom would say, 'Take me home'. By 'home' she meant Arbor Place. She knew that she was safe there; she had loving care, she loved the staff and she had a wonderful friend, Irene. She and Irene shared a wonderful friendship – they giggled like school girls, watched out for each other and were so proud of their families. Their friendship in their twilight years was a wonderful thing to bear witness to." read more » – Patricia Sears Kraemer "You have given my grandmother so much to care for and do each day that she has very little time to stress over the things she stressed about when she was at home with the care givers. In your facility she laughs, she draws, she sings and dances. Your incredibly caring and loving staff treat my grandmother and each resident as an individual with respect and love and lots of smiles and hugs and kisses... I don't worry any more about my grandmother's quality of life. I know in your hands she gets better care than I was providing for her at home." read more » – Maria A. Maestros		"My visits to Arbor Place before my mother moved there always left me feeling hopeful and happy. I remember my first visit, when the residents had me in stitches. My visits there continue to be positive, and I generally find it hard to leave! Your staff are absolutely wonderful, and the fact that I can drop in at any time and find my mother engaged and smiling speaks more for your level of care, and their dedication, than I could ever put into words." read more » – Stephanie Waldron "Arbor Place is the only dementia home I found (and I spent a year looking) that doesn't simply warehouse its residents. Others talk about activities and programs to stimulate their residents. But when I dug into what's actually offered, I found little more to engage residents than TV. One place talked proudly of their morning exercise class but when I showed up at the appointed hour, I found that the class involved slipping a tape into the VCR. Nobody participated. At best, the level of care was geared to the custodial needs of residents. "Arbor Place recognizes that to truly engage dementia patients you have to be proactive. You have to literally pull them out of their chairs and get them dancing, singing, talking about old times, and fill their days with enough activities to tire any camper. This takes an extraordinary level of staffing beyond the custodial. Arbor Place provides it." read more » – John Margruder "From the first day that I dropped my grandmother off at your place, the smile has never left her face. I drop in often, sometimes in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon. She is always smiling and she is always having fun! I haven't heard her complain of having nothing to do since she has been here. She even brags about her art projects! I never thought I would see her do them." read more » – Melissa Tritto "The improvement in the quality of our mother's life was immediately evident. At Arbor Place, she is with her peers, in a safe place, with a predictable routine. In an accepting, nurturing environment, she is encouraged to exercise the mental and physical skills that are still available to her. We have been surprised by some of her beautiful artwork, and we love to arrive and find her reading poetry aloud to the other residents or doing the jitterbug before lunch." read more » – Linda W. Schlafman "I visit my husband whenever I can get away from the office – morning, afternoon or evening, and I don't think anyone would be surprised or inconvenienced if I appeared at midnight. If I haven't had time for lunch, I eat with the bunch or they set a table for the two of us. If it's too cold for us to take a walk, I join whatever activity is going on. And that's one of the truly special attributes of Arbor Place. I can collaborate and participate in my husband's care to whatever extent I want or need. "I used to worry all the time. Now I know everything about his environment and I never worry about him. Nothing is perfect when Alzheimer's strikes, but he is in a rare place where the staff are my angels. He is surrounded not only with wonderful care, but also and always with affection and respect." read more » – Bett Notter "The love, caring and compassion that you have shown [my mother] and all the residents is remarkable in today's world. The atmosphere that you have created at Arbor Place truly allows the residents to thrive to the best of their ability. All of you have consistently gone beyond what was simply required. Your efforts have made a difficult time much easier for my mother as well as for my sister and myself." read more » – Ronald W. Wichin DC "One day in the early summer I was visiting in the afternoon and we were sitting outside on one of the benches. A staff member came over with a drink and a snack for us. These were the touches that made a difference for me and my mother. Mom said since she couldn't cook any longer, she didn't have to feel bad about not offering me something when I came to visit – because the staff did!" read more » – Susan W. Morris "All of the staff have blown us away with their compassion, their support, and their care. You both should be extremely proud of Arbor Place and the homey atmosphere you have created giving hope and comfort to the residents and their families. We have noticed that our mother is not stressed out, but is now enjoying her life knowing her husband is being cared for and is happy. He loves everything about Arbor Place, from the staff, the food (including the nighttime snacks), the putt-putt golf, and the comfort of his bed. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts." read more » – Ginger Martens