Peachtree Villa at Suwanee

We toured the community and the staff was very nice and pleasant. They have followed up with us even though we had to choose a different community and we really appreciated that.

While I appreciated their efforts to keep the residents safe, their quarantine is stricter than anyone else's. Of all the places I looked at, they were the only place that had a designated quarantine wing. So that was very isolating for her when she first moved in. And then once she got to her room, they had a Covid outbreak, and she was quarantined to her room for two months, which I know is outside of their control. But that was very hard on her. Because of Covid, I couldn't do an in-person tour, so I couldn't see the residents there. After moving in, I found that there are a lot of people who are not as coherent, and there are not a lot of people in the early stages of dementia. Again, that's not their fault. That's just he stage of the people who are coming to them. I did go yesterday for my first in-room visit since she's been there, and the staff is phenomenal. They're very friendly and very wiling to help. They actually allow my loved one, since she's in just the beginning stages of dementia, to read bible verses to other residents and lead crafting classes. So they're helping her maintain the level of memory that she has now. And I think that's been a huge help to her. Activities in general are fabulous. They have twice the number of activities per day than the facility she left. Their calendar has six activities a day, which is great to keep memory care patients active and engaged. I was impressed with how clean everything was, and I checked thoroughly once I was finally able to get in. The last place we were at I was pretty disgusted, so this is a very pleasant surprise. At first I thought it was a great value, but I just received a letter stating a huge monthly increase to cover PPE, which was kind of a shock.

They truly, truly understand dementia. They don't expect my loved one to stay in her room all the time, and they understand that talking to the family is important. They call me pretty often, and they'll tell me funny little things about her. They'll say she's awesome and they did this funny thing, instead of just always getting down to business with she needs this or that. So I don't feel quite as cut off from her. They're super friendly, and there's not a soul there who doesn't know her by name or doesn't know exactly who she is and what she's like. The activities director is just fabulous. The nurse is truly good as well. Everybody there is great and super nice. What I like most about this place is that is for memory care only. That way I know that every single person who works there knows about and deals with people like my mom. Before this place, she had declined to a wheelchair and didn't know who I was. At Peachtree, she's walking on her own, she knows who I am, I was allowed to take her home for Mothers Day, and she likes to go sit outside in the sun. It's just awesome to see. I think she was nearing the end at the last place, and in just a couple months here, I believe she's gained years. At the last place, she was black and blue, and while she's fallen a couple of times here, she's never been black and blue and truly hurt. I've not tried the day-to-day food, but they grilled for us Saturday for a yard sale outside, and the food was good. They've sent lots of emails about activities, and we've gotten cards and gotten pictures they send to us directly to our phones letting us know what's going on with our loved ones. They've been washing and cutting her hair for free during quarantine. They cut her nails. If someone is looking for a place for their mom or dad with dementia, this is the place.