Eastcastle Place

We moved into a beautiful independent living unit and have found the staff and community to be beyond our expectations. We knew we'd like living here but we never thought we'd love it!! Everything from the first interview with Anna to the move-in with Jennifer went smoothly. The variety of food served by chef Tim and the people who serve the food is beyond expectations. We wish we would have moved sooner than waiting until we were 80 because there are so many activities here, our days are more than filled with great things to do. We can walk to so many venues in the area including a hospital. Do schedule a date to meet with the staff and learn more about this wonderful place. Doreen and Mike Festge

I want to take a moment to tell you about a great initiative that EastCastle Place offers those of us who have officially signed up and are waiting for EastCastle Place to become our future residence. One of the downsides of being on a waitlist is, of course, WAITING. Waiting is never easy. But the EastCastle staff has developed a way to make that wait much more enjoyable by making planned activities and facilities available to waitlist members. So my advice is to partake in this opportunity - they make it so easy to do so. Waitlist members have access to EastCastle Workout facilities, pool, and classes. I myself am taking advantage of Yoga twice a week - a great opportunity with a great instructor. A favorite activity is meeting Waitlist members for “Third Thursday Coffee” monthly at EastCastle or local coffee shops. These get-togethers give us a chance to get to know the staff better, ask questions of a current resident in attendance, and begin to build meaningful relationships with other waitlist members. It is a great opportunity to dialog with them on techniques (such as downsizing approaches) that they believe will make their transition smoother. These activities keep waitlist members actively engaged in the community. They provide knowledge about how the community operates and build familiarity and friendships so that by the time your new home becomes available, you have already begun that integration and actually feel a part of the community. It is a great process and really increases the comfort level as you approach that final decision about joining the community.

My widowed mother moved to Eastcastle in 2014 at the age of 88 and lived in Independent Living for 10 years before moving to the Health Center for the last six months of her life. She had a lovely Independent Living apartment that was perfect for her and thoroughly enjoyed living at Eastcastle. She made new friends, was active on the Resident Council, and took advantage of the many enriching activities offered to residents by Eastcastle, both in the community and on-site. As a family we were able to visit her frequently and always felt very welcomed by the staff. As her health declined it was so reassuring to know that Mom would be able to transfer to the Health Center where she would get high quality nursing care and still stay within the same community. Her Eastcastle friends were able to easily visit her and, as a family, our comfort and familiarity with the facility and staff were extremely helpful. We felt very supported during her final months. Over the 10 years that she was at Eastcastle, I had the opportunity to interact with various staff members, both administrative and direct care, across multiple departments. I found the staff to be responsive and highly invested in the well-being of the residents, whether they were in Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, or the Health Center. I believe that Eastcastle is an outstanding Senior Living community that offers important services and valued amenities to both their residents and their families. It was a wonderful “fit” for my mother and a great spot for her last chapter.