Emory Ridge Memory Care

Emory Ridge exceeded my expectations. Management and staff made my dad’s final days the best that could have been possible. If you need the care for your loved ones, Emory Ridge will meet all your expectations and more.

Emory Ridge is a Memory Care-only facility. I highly recommend it. Unlike some facilities that house memory care residents on hallways that dead end, this facility is pentagon shaped, which permits residents to walk continuously. The hallways are wide, very well lit, nicely decorated. Residents can freely move in and out of the central courtyard, which is open to the sky and has two covered porches, providing safe outdoor time. The facility has two large lounge areas in addition to the dining area. My mother was at Emory Ridge for 4 years until she passed. When she entered, the management staff and caretakers were like family: they were very involved in the residents’ care and interacted often and well with the residents’ families. The staff did an excellent job helping her adapt. The residents’ families also became a type of family for each other, and these families interacted during their visits with my mother and other residents, just as we interacted frequently with various residents. Approximately 18 months after my mother moved in, Emory Ridge (then known as Truewood) was purchased by Inspirit Senior Living. Inspirit implemented an excellent, major remodeling project which significantly enhanced the appearance. What I describe next is negative, but PLEASE READ TO THE END of this review to learn the POSITIVE ENDING. As you may have read in other reviews, the administrator instated by Inspirit was poorly skilled in business management, had poor people skills, was definitely inferior as a staff and client administrator, irritated families, was the reason several families transferred their loved one to a different facility, and the reason many reliable and caring staff departed. For the first 18 months Mom was there (as Truewood) we saw very little staff turnover, interactions with the administrator was a pleasure, the residents, staff, and family members were essentially one big extended family. However, Inspirit’s new administrator degraded that

Emory Ridge is conveniently located and always bright and welcoming. The staff is wonderful. They are people who are called to work with seniors and I appreciate the care they give my sister. I visit most every day and at random times. I am always grateful that when my sister was no longer able to live at home that there was a place for her at Emory Ridge.