Stratford Commons Memory Care Community

This community was out second choice but there was another community that stood out more to us.

We chose Stratford Commons because they have much better rooms, it is more like a house and has plenty of space. The staff members have been very good about communication, especially with me living out of town. I know that they have a bunch of activities provided for the residents. It is a much better place than the place that he was in previously. I would recommend them to others looking.

My father was a resident at Stratford Commons Memory Care for almost 27 months. During that time, I visited him at least once or twice every week. Most of the nursing staff were caring, hard-working, and respectful of residents.Unfortunately, as is all too often the case in assisted living communities, staff sufficient to effectively meet residents’ needs were not always available. Another detrimental, but common to assisted living, problem was staff turnover, especially among supervisory personnel. For example, four or five different activity/program coordinators were on staff during my father’s residency. The meals were above average, I believe, and the one-bedroom apartments were spacious. However, I cannot really recommend this memory care community. It lacks group transportation to take residents to any outside activities. Of more particular significance, my father lost the ability to get up and walk while there, primarily because staff did not follow through with exercises begun by physical therapists. Finally, he lost more than $300 worth of personal items during his stay.