Fairmount Assisted Living and Memory Care

There is no way to describe the 5 star service provided by Daver and the entire staff. Not only did they assist, thus making the difficult move in process to be smooth and pleasurable for my brother, they set up his room so he was surrounded by his comfort items.. I get photo updates and my heart is at ease knowing my brother is being so well cared for. Thank you all for your dedication to working with people who become compromised with age. Fairmount Assisted Living is the best.

Without doubt, this facility has more staff to resident ratio, however, if your family member is in cognitive decline, don't expect empathy nor time allowance for medication to take therapeutic effect before they may evict elderly resident. There didn't seem to be much compassion, or even understanding for the fact my 86 yr old dementia diagnosed loved one just had hip surgery less than 2 months prior. As a result of hip fracture & surgery, my loved one experienced loss of mobility and independence. There genuinely seemed to be lack of recognition that dementia diagnosed elderly commonly experience cognitive decline with physical decline after hip fracture and surgery. Providing two stars because several staff members truly are assets to the facility.

When my son-in-law and I first visited Fairmount Assisted Living and Memory Care, we immediately saw that the owner, Mattie, Liihana, the manager, the staff, and caregivers had created an atmosphere with a template for all memory care facilities. While talking to Daver, the intake advisor in his office adjacent to the main care area, we heard much noise—clapping, laughing, and music. When we entered, we were astounded by the joyful atmosphere. In a huge activity/ dining area, “Wild Bill” and his guitar had about 35 residents smiling and clapping. All the residents were gathered in one huge room and almost every resident was there, in wheelchairs, on sofas, in chairs flanked by their walkers—all in semicircles facing “Wild Bill.” Fairmount’s focus on one building, and one large room, allows true socialization where there is a mixture of all types of personalities and of different ability levels. Dementia or no dementia, residents are human and need human interaction. “Lively”, “upbeat”, and “engaging” characterize Fairmount’s atmosphere. The multi-talented activities’ director, Victoria, manages to deliver varied activities throughout the day, with space for rest. Music and stimulating conversations dominate. The resident piano player/ singer and trivia emcee, Linda, is on-hand 4 days a week to engage the residents in banter and sharp repartee. “Wild Bill” comes every other week as do the banjo player/singer, and the piano-playing and singing duo, Peggy and John. Many other entertaining groups and individuals add to the spice. There is an in-house book club, where residents read aloud to the group in a huge room also used for a weekly water-color class. A writing group gathers at one of the large outside table to hash out ideas. And, always, arts and crafts, trivia, games, puzzles, and the favorite of all, bingo! Fairmount’s caregivers more that match the energy level of the activities. I am amazed daily by their non-stop routine. I’ve never seen one