Glen Arden Continuing Care Retirement Community

Carolyn

My father has been living at Glen Arden for eight years. He is very happy there because there are so many opportunities for social interaction. In addition to movies, in-house cultural entertainment and day trips to local points of interest, residents often organize small groups for those who would like to share a hobby. For example, there have been current events discussion groups, book groups, and groups that meet to create art, crafts, and poetry. I have met many residents and many staff members, and everyone is positive and supportive. The atmosphere and physical environment are lovely. Our family appreciates the thoughtfulness put into this well-run facility.

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There are lots of issues with this facility. Administrator appears to lack credentials and ability to operate a facility of this caliber which required the employment of Chrystal Run Healthcare to oversee and manage the Healthcare Center. Food service has been horrible. For several months they couldn't get or maintain dining room staff so they had to resort to buffet service. Imagine people with walkers trying to negotiate that setup. It just didn't work. The dining room runs out of food and had a challenge delivering food to diners that is hot and cooked properly. As for the apartments... we've had challenges with room doors de-laminating, windows that don't move easy enough for an elderly person to open and close, heating/AC that doesn't work at times, just to name a few challenges. Work orders sometimes take a long time to be addressed. I could go on and on... Let's just say that my mom is very unhappy and I wish we never selected Glen Arden as a place for my parents to live.

Ed014714

I’m very impressed with Glen Arden as the staff and the residents were very friendly. It’s very well kept and everything , the nursing care apartment and the entire operation, was first class. It had a beautiful setting, about 60 miles from New York City near the very beautiful Hudson River Valley. I had a very pleasant atmosphere, and you can move from one step to the next, from independent, to assisted, and to nursing care.

Elaine444106

Glen Arden is a continuing care community, and it is very, very nice. You put down a deposit according to your needs. You get one meal a day, plus a nice snack bar for other meals. They have a lovely dining room where we had an excellent meal. We also attended a workshop on "what is a continuing care community," so that was very interesting for all of us. They have lovely apartments with one bedroom, a living room, and a small kitchen. They have a swimming pool, different exercises, and a bus that goes out constantly to shopping and what not. They have very lovely activities. You don’t get the feeling that you are put in an old folk’s home.

GeorgeHMJAB

Glen Arden, Inc was great; even Mom liked it. It had a pool, a really nice eating area, library, and health club. The place was fairly new, and the apartments were a nice size. The staff was great and put on a presentation for us that was very impressive. They were terrific, answered every question, and were very friendly. They served us some cakes and cookies. The place was clean, and the movie room and library were good sizes.

Caring71760250

I visited Glen Arden because it was not far from us. The facility was very nice. They have very nice apartments especially their two-bedroom and their bedroom with a den. They would re-do them for the new occupants. Some of the apartments did have balconies but they were rather small.

sisterhood3

I visited Glen Arden for my mother but she's not open to moving. I just wanted to have this on hand in case she's open to going there. The place is beautiful. It would be a lovely situation for my mother because I feel she would have more of a social life there. My mother is more than legally blind. I feel that she's very isolated in her own home. She only has me or my daughter to stop in to see if she's doing okay. If she lives in an assisted living, I don't know if she's ready for a nursing home yet, but I feel that she'll have more of companionship there. The staff were very nice. The place was very clean and the conditions there are beautiful. It's very expensive but I don't think that's what's stopping my mother. She just has the decision of staying in her own home as long as she can. It's a lovely place, it truly is. When I get to be this age and I need to do something like that, that's where I'm going to go. They have individual apartments depending on the type of assistance that you need. It's a very large facility. They take trips with the most of the seniors. They have a lot for them. I just feel that my mother would fit greatly in that atmosphere.

Caring 5845

I had friends in Glen Arden. There were two dining rooms, one was where the residents ate and they got three meals a day. The bigger dining room was where the food was catered when we had our Christmas parties there and it could hold about 100 people. They also had a beautiful library and swimming pool. I had seen several rooms and they were well-furnished and nice. There was a choice of one bedroom or two bedroom.

Aaron2

The facility employed friendly staff and the residents were happy. While each resident had their own apartment, there were nurses on each floor. It was a large community, well kept and cheerful. The location had something to be desired however, as it bordered a highway. On thep lus side it was next door to the hospital in case of emergency.