Harvard Square Retirement & Assisted Living

The staff here is good, however when my grandmother lived here with my grandfather, he was really sick and my grandmother said to come check on him every once in a while. But they never came to check on him. Soon he sadly passed away. Overall, Im rating a 3 star out of 5

We are so pleased with the friendliness of the staff. It is a clean,and engaging place. Our family member enjoys the dining hall too.

My father has been in assisted living at Harvard Square for almost 7 years now. We are both very pleased we made the choice to have him live here (I looked at about 5 places). Positives: very friendly and down-to-earth (MaryBeth at the front desk is absolutely awesome!); excellent food (no set hours, which is a big plus and different from many other retirement homes); take great care of my dad (he has really complicated medicines and they handle it just fine); good value for the cost. Negatives: Really nothing major. Any time we have a problem, we bring it up and it's usually resolved relatively quickly (thank you MaryBeth).

It is with heartfelt thankfulness, that I submit this 5-star rating for the Harvard Square Memory Care facility, its staff and most importantly, the loving and dedicated care they provided my father. From our initial tour with Grace, to the tireless advocacy by the Memory Care manager, Maria Blaylock, to the unfettered joyfulness in caring for my father as exhibited by caregivers Abby and Francis, Harvard Square Memory Care was the best place for my dad.Beyond its inviting, spacious architecture, Harvard Square Memory Care provided an enriching program of activities, that engaged my father in a moment-by-moment fashion. My dad loved the sing-alongs, but he also enjoyed the outings to places like the Royal Gorge and a local high school as part of a Veterans Day awareness program. There was bowling, trivia games, bean bag tosses, and water color painting. Meals were always on cloth table cloths and featured plentiful, nutritious food. This years Christmas party featured a gift exchange, special Christmas photos in frames for each resident, and yummy appetizers. But the overwhelmingly most important attribute of my 5-star rating is the staff. They are the ones who cared for Dale on a day-by-day basis. They helped him dress, find his walker, know when to go to dinner, and how to get to his room, all without the slightest edge of impatience for these seemingly mundane tasksones that you and I take for granted. Their care was genuine, sensitive, and always respectful. Of course, a great staff is the result of great leadership. For Harvard Square Memory Care this leadership came from Maria Blaylock, manager. Her staff refer to her as mama because of the authentic, deeply human way she teaches and leadsalways a gentle touch, a kind tone, and an encouraging word. Maria tirelessly advocated for her residents and staff, resulting in a happy mix of clientele and people dedicated to helping those in need of memory care.