Georgetown Living - Assisted Living - Certified Alzheimer's Facility

This most recent review by 'Virnita' is 100% contrary to my experience over the course of 2+ years. My mother was 98 years old with vascular dementia when we had to move her from my brother's home. My mother stayed there for two years until she died at almost age 101. We could not have been happier with the choice we made. The rooms are laid out perfectly with respect to the common areas so that the staff can keep track of everyone as they go in and out of their rooms. The staff was extremely (and consistently) competent, caring, and dedicated. Every time I visited my mother, I was 100% confident she was being treated very well. If you are considering this kind of place, I recommend you visit them. The top people are especially impressive in their dedication to their residents.

Not a good place to work nor to keep your family. I was a cook there for 2 and a half years and saw first hand residents not getting the proper care, residents not getting proper incontinent care , many forming UTIs and other Illnesses and being mistreated verbally by staff. Workers are not certified and most do not have experience in this kind of work, which is not good because one need to know and understand the minds of the residents to work effectively in such environment. It seems as though they just hire anyone to work and proper care is definitely not being given. I think that is one reason why they have such a high EXTREMELY high employment turn over rate, and while working there and after I left I finally seen why, management does not treat their staff fairly all the time and can be very rude at times. When I put my notice in Jane the director avoided me and stop talking to me (thats not they way to treat a employee of 2 plus years)They call this a assisted living this place is not that it is a nursing home with only a nurse on call, workers who have zero experience in medicine are able to issue meds even narcotics That only a certificate nurse should be handling. (Meds have come up missing several time.)Assisted living but you are for a fact worked like you are a CNA without that same pay.The cooks nor the person over the cooks Nicole have their food handlers license for the state.I would not recommend anyone to work her nor to take their family. Things seem nice upon first appearance but keep your loved one their long enough youll see how fast they change for the worse. Work here long enough and youll see how things arent what they seem!

Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's is a difficult and consuming task. And one of the most stressful and challenging things you face is deciding when to place your loved one in a residential facility and selecting one that is right. Caught with conflicting emotions one can easily be racked by guilt: am I doing the right thing; is this the right choice; will she be happy. I went on such a personal pilgrimage a little less that a year ago and I found Georgetown Living. My wife has been a resident there since early June of 2017. Within a week it was clear that I had made the right choice. Its size makes for an intimate rather than an institutional environment. Paula has the support of a caring and loving staff, their concern for her was genuinely real, and they responded well to her and her needs. Each staff member knows what is happening with your loved one: did she sleep well, how did she do at breakfast, is she accepting her meds - ask anything and they know. Staff attitudes are of paramount importance, and this staff responds to all of the residents with warmth and compassion. Of course the facility is clean, the food well prepared and the activities varied. But for me the staff interaction is the key, and it is excellent. I highly recommend that you seriously consider Georgetown Living when you feel it may be time.

This is not a facility like others that I visited. The ratio of staff, their deep understanding of Alzheimers and their approach to cognitive therapy is impressive. The facilities are lovely - light and bright and conducive to community. Although Georgetown is growing by leaps and bounds, the still-rural 15-acre setting is lovely. Goats, donkeys, and longhorns are part of the daily walk. There are regular visits by musicians, therapists, and multi-generational families. A koi pond and rose garden are inviting. And the rooms are cheery and bright with large windows looking out into pastoral settings.My mother had a type of dementia that contributed to considerable behavioral issues. GTL management was very helpful in trying to mitigate the behaviors and work with us so that she could age in place. The staff, despite what had to be a trying situation, was never anything but kind and loving. Throughout my mother's stay, the decisions made by staff in concert with our family were done to try and make the very best of a difficult situation. I was grateful that my mom did not linger - and when it was time, we were able to bring hospice in to allow her to pass in peace. In the end, it was the kindness that stays with me. I was whelmed by the caring of the staff. And, that is all anyone can ask.

A lady we knew from a previous Assisted Living home moved here and recommended it. My mom has had several strokes and needs at least 2 people to help her move from her wheelchair to her bed or a recliner. Some places will not take people who need that much help. They have registered nurses on staff and tell me that they can handle pretty much anything but a tracheotomy and chemo. There are even therapists on staff.My mom has been at GTown Living for 3 months now and I have been pleased. She came in almost unresponsive and on hospice after being over-medicated at the hospital. She was hospitalized for dehydration while at a nursing home, which exacerbated her heart problems. Within 24 hours GTL had her sitting up and complaining, a huge improvement. :) During her stay the staff has noticed when my mom wasn't responding well to one of her meds and consulted with her doctor and me about changing it. The arrangement is 2 cottages of about 15 residents each. There is a very pretty enclosed courtyard between the cottages that has benches, trellised grape and trumpet flower vines, a raised koi fish pond, and several raised gardening areas. The main administrator's office for each cottage looks right into the central area and it is possible to keep an eye on everything that is going on. There is a central dining and living room area surrounded by private rooms and the offices. The rooms seem to be well sound proofed and have cable if the occupant likes to watch TV. The staff tries to keep people in the central area for the various activities -- exercise, eating, crafts, pet therapy, watching TV. My mom has responded better to the programs here than she did in rehab.The staff are really sweet with the people. There are a few staff that substitute on days off, but on most days it's the same staff. Counting the administrator who is very hands on, and the nurse who is usually there too, there seem to be about 6 people who are actively caring for 15 people during the later afternoons when I am there. That is a really excellent ratio (2X) compared to the last place my mom lived. The meals are actually cooked from real food in a commercial kitchen at the back of one cottage: real meat, noodles, vegetables, bread, etc. My mom can eat the food even though she doesn't chew well.