5 Continuing Care Communities in Harford County, Maryland

Vicki

My mother is staying at Sterling Care Riverside in Belcamp. They're the most caring, considerate, and loving people I've ever dealt with in my life. They are kind, and they love my mother. It's obvious how much they love her. I've never dealt with people who are so caring toward their residents -- it's phenomenal. Some people would think, "God, I don't want to leave my mother here," because of the things you see on TV about the abuse in nursing homes, but not this place. I don't have any worry that she is there; I know she's being taken care of. She has Alzheimer's and she's wheelchair-bound, so she doesn't want to do anything except watch TV, but they take her out for bingo. They also have people coming in to sing, movies, pizza-making, and painting. She doesn't want to participate but I told them to take her. She's very picky now that she's older, but I love all the food that I've tasted there. The building is not very fancy, but it's very clean, and it's comfortable. I would give them a rating of twenty if I could -- that's how much I love it there.

Cheryl

Great facility. Kind and caring to all residents. They treat everyone like family. Very attentive, you can feel comfortable leaving you loved one here.

Emma, caring son

LIV-N-WELL Assisted living is a professional home for elders. Staffed with well qualified and certified employees. Has rich activities for residents and delicious meals. Families are always welcome.

Debbie

Hart Heritage Estate was very nice, very comfortable, very bright, and cheery. The only reason I did not choose them was because it's a large place and they did not have the units for the memory care patients. Residents are sort of mixed in with the general population there, but I wanted my mother in a special memory care. The staff who accommodated me did a very good job. Since my mother was pretty advanced in her stage of dementia, the staff was good at describing to me how my mother would function with other residents there. They actually have two places. The other one is a little bit smaller, and the staff thought my mother would fit in better there. She tried to explain how they could best meet her needs. I did not try the food, but the dining area was very bright and cheery. It was almost like a little restaurant.