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1786 Union Street, Niskayuna, NY 12309

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My mom was previously a resident at Brookdale Niskayuna and everything was great for her there. She was very comfortable and she loved it. She was very happy at Brookdale. I would recommend this facility to others.

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Brookdale Niskayuna

An exceptional assisted living experience awaits you at Brookdale Niskayuna. Whether you’re looking to build new friendships or receive assistance with daily care and chores, you can have it all. An additional perk of living here includes the round-the-clock safety measures that promote peace of mind. The community uses a 24/7 emergency alert system, and the staff is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to be alerted to any emergencies. If you need assistance with medication management, bathing, dressing, brushing your teeth, or with something else, the team will be happy to assist. Each resident receives a tailored care plan, which is updated consistently to match their individual needs.

In addition to providing customizable care, Brookdale Niskayuna also offers a dining program tailored to residents' needs. Participate in community menu chats, submit recommendations or suggestions, or book the private dining room to host celebrations with loved ones. Residents can also receive assistance with transportation, book salon services, or connect with the concierge for help with other on-site conveniences. Be sure to take advantage of the helpful postal services and general store, too!

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Brookdale Niskayuna
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1786 Union Street, Niskayuna, NY 12309

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Pet friendly

Yes

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Amenities
at Brookdale Niskayuna

Healthcare Services

  • Staffing & Ancillary Services
  • Incontinence Care
  • Diabetic Care
  • Medication Management
  • Non-Ambulatory Care
  • Memory Care
  • High Acuity Care

Meals & Dining

  • Guest Meals
  • Professional Chef
  • Room Service
  • International Cuisine
  • Gluten-free
  • Meals Provided
  • Low / No Sodium
  • No Sugar
  • Vegetarian
  • Restaurant Style Dining

Room Amenities

  • Ground Floor Units
  • Wheelchair Accessible Showers
  • Kitchenette
  • Air Conditioned
  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet
  • Handicap Accessible
  • Garden View

Community Amenities

On-site dining options

  • Private Dining Room

Transportation & parking

  • Property Convenient to Public Transit
  • Complimentary Transportation
  • Uncovered Parking
  • Resident Parking Available

Pets

  • Dogs Allowed
  • Weight Limit (lbs)
  • Cats Allowed

Common areas

  • Indoor Common Areas
  • Library
  • Outdoor Common Areas
  • TV Lounge
  • Beauty Salon
  • Outside Patio
  • Central Fireplace
  • Barber Shop
  • Meeting Room
  • Main Street Shops
  • Private Bath

Recreational areas

  • Arts and Crafts Center
  • Game Room
  • Piano or Organ
  • Raised Garden Beds
  • Billiards Lounge

Services

  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry Service / Drycleaning
  • Beautician
  • Grocery Shopping and Errands

Languages spoken

  • English

Activities

  • Holiday Parties
  • Community Service Programs
  • Trivia Games
  • Walking Club
  • Art Classes
  • Yoga / Chair Yoga
  • Current Events Club
  • Cards / Pinochle Club
  • Christian Services
  • Educational Speakers / Life Long Learning
  • Stretching Classes
  • Live Well Programs
  • Gardening Club
  • Intergenerational Programs
  • Live Musical Performances
  • Choir / Singing Club
  • Birthday Parties
  • Community Service Organizations
  • Activities Off-site
  • Book Club
  • Happy Hour
  • Day Trips and Outings
  • Men's Club
  • Catholic Services
  • Brain fitness / Dakim
  • Forever Fit
  • BBQs or Picnics
  • Wii Bowling
  • Cooking Classes
  • Activities On-site
  • Bible Study Group
  • Cooking Club
  • Tai Chi

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for Brookdale Niskayuna

8.7Review score47 reviews
8.7
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5 star
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4 star
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3 star
21%
2 star
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1 star
9%
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A Place for Mom has scored Brookdale Niskayuna with 8.7 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Brookdale Niskayuna has 47 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.6 out of 5.
Overall Rating
3.6
Cleanliness
4.1
Friendliness
3.9
Care Services
3.5
Staff
4.3
Meals & Dining
4.0
Activities
3.7
Value for Cost
3.4
A Place for Mom has scored Brookdale Niskayuna with 8.7 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Brookdale Niskayuna has 47 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.6 out of 5.
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Anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
March 21, 2024
5.0
Verified Review
Recommended
My mom was previously a resident at Brookdale Niskayuna and everything was great for her there. She was very comfortable and she loved it. She was very happy at Brookdale. I would recommend this facility to others.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
5
Care Services
5
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
5
Activities
5
Value for Cost
5
Anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
February 19, 2024
5.0
Verified Review
Recommended
It's a very warm place, not too big, so staff gets to know the residents, at least in my mom's case. I should point out that she's a very friendly person, so that may have helped rapport to develop quickly. Top staff are always available on email or by text. Place has a nice atmosphere. Very clean. Good food served in nice surroundings. They worked closely with me when Mom had a bout of confusion brought on by a UTI and also consulted with her primary care doc. Residents are treated respectfully. Aides and nurses were nice to mom. I would recommend the facility.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
5
Care Services
5
Staff
4
Meals & Dining
5
Activities
4
Value for Cost
5
Anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
February 17, 2024
4.0
Verified Review
Our Experience
My mom is a resident at Brookdale Niskayuna and overall things have been good. My lower ratings are due to some issues with new or no staff. My mom has not participated in the activities yet, so I cannot fairly rate those.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
5
Care Services
5
Staff
4
Meals & Dining
4
Value for Cost
4
Sally - Family/friend
Assisted Living
January 4, 2024
4.0
Verified Review
Definitely recommended
My mother is currently a resident at Brookdale Niskayuna and everything has been very good for her at this facility. I would definitely recommend this facility to others.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
5
Care Services
4
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
4
Activities
5
Value for Cost
4
Mike - Family/friend
Assisted Living
December 1, 2023
4.0
Verified Review
The facility, staff, meals etc are all very good. My only complaint would be it's clear that they are a large corporation driven facility that works great if everything goes to plan, but may not be as flexible at adjusting to individual needs.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
4
Care Services
3
Staff
4
Meals & Dining
5
Activities
4
Value for Cost
4
Anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
August 1, 2023
4.0
Verified Review
Recommendation
The main reason we chose Brookdale Niskayuna over others we saw was because they had services we needed, and a friend's mother lived there for awhile and said she had a good experience. I think the staff and the residents are very friendly, and seems to be a stable crew of people (i.e. less turnover than I'd expect). I would recommend this facility to others looking for assisted living care for their loved ones.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
5
Care Services
4
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
4
Activities
4
Lisa - Family/friend
Assisted Living
June 9, 2023
4.0
Verified Review
Check all your options first
At the time it was the only one that was available. And it seemed to fit the needs for my parents. I wouldn't recommend it unless your parents are healthy and able to function on their own. It's a retirement community not an assisted living community.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
4
Care Services
3
Staff
4
Meals & Dining
4
Activities
4
Value for Cost
2
SS - Family/friend
Assisted Living
December 9, 2022
4.0
Verified Review
A Caring Community- Great Location
I have been very pleased with my interation with the staff. They were very welcoming, and were very accomodating in getting my loved one in there. They could improve on the food. They are often short staffed, with the company that they contract with for speech therapy. It's very convenient for us, and I like the staff.
Cleanliness
3
Friendliness
5
Care Services
3
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
2
Value for Cost
3
anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
October 28, 2022
3.0
Verified Review
Comments on Brookdale care
Areas they could improve on - their responsiveness to resident call for assistance, it takes them quite a awhile to answer or get to the resident that needs assistance. They could also follow through better with their care plans that are given, they are supposed to be taking our loved one every 2 hours to the restroom and that just really isn't getting done and isn't consistent.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
2
Care Services
2
Staff
2
Meals & Dining
4
Activities
4
Value for Cost
3
GB - Family/friend
Assisted Living
May 26, 2022
5.0
A very good experience
The staff was wonderful at Brookdale, from the initial interview and discussion to the intake and up until the last day my dad was there, they were friendly and thoughtful, even through difficult situations.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
4
Care Services
4
Staff
4
Meals & Dining
3
Activities
3
Value for Cost
3
Lisa - Family/friend
Assisted Living
May 24, 2022
2.0
Verified Review
Disappointed
I was a little bit disappointed in the way the operation of the medicine. I received the bill there are items charged to our account that my father never got. If I had been told about it they never would have been ordered. They ordered the ensure my father would never drink the Ensure. There's just too much secrecy about the meds. Three times I asked to pick up the remaining meds and I'm still waiting to get them. And now he died so I have no use for them anyway. Also in regards to the building. I had set up automatic payments get every month I was getting paper bills and past-due notices. I could not get them to take the money out of the account before finance charges were applied.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
5
Care Services
4
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
5
Activities
5
Value for Cost
3
Response from Brookdale Niskayuna
May 26, 2022
We are sorry to hear we did not meet your expectations and we appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. The health and well-being of our residents is our top priority and we have shared your concerns with our management team for review.
anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
March 30, 2021
2.5
Verified Review
my mothers experience at Brookdale
The financials can be frustrating. There are moving parts and it seems communication amongst the admin is questionable. The food right now does not seem to have variety. Most of the staff my loved one likes and the community does its job.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
3
Staff
4
Meals & Dining
2.5
Activities
1.5
Value for Cost
2.5
anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
March 12, 2021
4.0
Verified Review
Good Experience During These Difficult TImes
My loved one is very happy there, and enjoys the staff and the facility. It's difficult to review because they're limited now due to Covid. But so far they've been very responsive, are following the guidelines for Covid restriction, and they keep us up to date on things.
Friendliness
5
Care Services
4
Value for Cost
5
anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
August 19, 2020
4.0
Verified Review
Making a difficult transition easier
We chose Brookdale because it was homey and she could transition easy from assisted living to memory care. The place was nice the people were nice. The rooms did not look like hospital rooms which was big. She really likes the food here. They were doing window visits during COVID, and we are just now able to do outside visits. Our favorite part about Brookdale has been that because of the homeyness of it, my mom has had an easy time adjusting. I would recommend.
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
5
Value for Cost
4
Care Services
4
Activities
4
anonymous - Toured community
Assisted Living
December 5, 2019
5.0
From the moment we walked in the atmosphere was “homey.” Our guide, [name removed], was personable, knowledgeable, compassionate and very helpful. Our first impression was a positive one.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
5
Value for Cost
5
Care Services
5
Activities
5
anonymous - Toured community
Assisted Living
September 23, 2019
4.0
[Name removed] was fantastic and the community had a very warm feeling. Great rapport with contact liaison and the residents. Sadly my father was not a good fit.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
4
Value for Cost
4
Care Services
4
Activities
4
anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
November 17, 2018
2.5
Disappointing
Place is clean and well maintained but constant shortage of aides is a problem if your loved one needs enhanced care. Necessary services aren’t always completed in a timely manner due to staffing issues. You pay separately for each service, which adds up fast. Apartments are nice, and this place is probably fine if the resident is relatively independent.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
3.5
Value for Cost
1.5
Care Services
2
Activities
3.5
anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
November 17, 2018
2.5
Disappointing
Place is clean and well maintained but constant shortage of aides is a problem if your loved one needs enhanced care. Necessary services aren’t always completed in a timely manner due to staffing issues. You pay separately for each service, which adds up fast. Apartments are nice, and this place is probably fine if the resident is relatively independent.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
3.5
Value for Cost
1.5
Care Services
2
Activities
3.5
J Clark - Resident/client
Assisted Living
November 10, 2018
2.5
Verified Review
My experience at Brookdale Niskayuna
We lived at Brookdale Niskayuna for about three months. In general the people working there were very nice, some were outstanding. The biggest downside was the dining room. The waitresses were rude, reaching over and in front of residents at the table and pointing at people and saying "you" to take your order. The food was good but slopped onto the plate and frequently ran out of things on the menu. One time the waitress poured milk on my cereal (from the bottle) and poured it all over the table and on me. She made no attempt to clean up the mess. The floor/carpets in the dining room and elevators were dirty. I had heard people complain about not getting their medicine on time, sometimes not at all if the night nurse was a no show. However we did not personally have this experience. We did have some billing problems for items we received, returned but still kept getting them. They are still working on getting the credits processed.
Cleanliness
2.5
Friendliness
2.5
Value for Cost
1.5
Care Services
2.5
Activities
2.5
anonymous - Toured community
Assisted Living
January 16, 2018
5.0
Met with [Removed]. She was great. Rooms here were much larger for same or little more money. One bedroom with living room was much nicer for only $350 more. Multipule floors with the staircase is one downfall. Union street in Schnectady. Little further than going to 155 Colonie.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
5
Value for Cost
5
Care Services
5
Activities
5
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