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I moved my 83 year old mother all the way from Los Angeles (where she had been living in her own apartment in Brentwood for over a decade) and was so worried about whether she'd be happy at Atria Riverdale -- in all respects it's a big life change... She is totally happy. She loves her 1 bedroom apartment there, it's clean and well appointed and homey; she loves all the activities and the staff is excellent. She has everything she needs.. I had been researching so many independent living properties and my mom was so grateful that I helped her find the best one for her. On logistics, it's perfect - close to the city, close to Westchester, and easy to get to for me either driving or by train. Thank you!!... Read more
Tucked near the scenic Hudson River in a tree-lined neighborhood, Atria Riverdale offers a full continuum of care — including independent living, assisted living, and memory care — for older adults in Riverdale, New York. This red-brick, multi-story building with elegant divided-pane windows welcomes residents and guests into a luxurious senior living community. Start your New York adventure in the heart of the northwest Bronx with greenspaces and resources at your fingertips.
A walkable neighborhood and easy access to public transportation gives residents the ideal location for getting to explore the New York City metropolitan area. Enjoy dining options at nearby local restaurants, or discover a good book at the Spuyten Duyvil Library in Seton Park. While at the park, exercise on the accessible walking paths or play a game of tennis with your friends on the well-maintained courts. Express your spiritual side at one of many religious facilities in the Riverdale neighborhood, or expand your knowledge with a visit to the Derfner Judaica Museum, an educational center focused on Jewish history and culture. You can also tickle your intellect by visiting the botanical garden and outdoor art displays at Wave Hill. Located near NYC, this region offers plentiful medical...
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A Place for Mom has scored Atria Riverdale with 8.1 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Atria Riverdale has 78 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.7 out of 5.
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I’ll make a long story very short. My mother in the early stages of dementia moved here. The food was terrible. We learned later that it’s because they take the initiative to make sure everyone’s eating kosher. My mother is not kosher. The food is terrible. As her dementia progressed she needed more and more outside health. At my cost. When we finally made the choice to move my mother to another floor, memory, care floor, that’s when her health took a sharp decline. While I was still providing nearly 24/7 outside care at my own cost , she steadily deteriorated. Why? Well, my mother, a slow eater was not allowed to have any help eating and when they were ready to clean up they cleaned up. Which means she ate a quarter of each of three meals a day. The idiot doctor put her on fiber supplements that had her in a new constant state of diarrhea. By the time we moved her to a new facility, she was so physically and mentally depleted her passing came shortly thereafter. Just don’t-
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Response from Atria Riverdale
August 28, 2023Hello Nina, Thank you for reaching out to share your concerns. I have shared your review with our Executive Director and Regional Vice President. I believe you have their contact information, and if you email me at CustomerService@atriaseniorliving.com, I would be happy to connect you further.
I moved my 83 year old mother all the way from Los Angeles (where she had been living in her own apartment in Brentwood for over a decade) and was so worried about whether she'd be happy at Atria Riverdale -- in all respects it's a big life change... She is totally happy. She loves her 1 bedroom apartment there, it's clean and well appointed and homey; she loves all the activities and the staff is excellent. She has everything she needs.. I had been researching so many independent living properties and my mom was so grateful that I helped her find the best one for her. On logistics, it's perfect - close to the city, close to Westchester, and easy to get to for me either driving or by train. Thank you!!
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My name is [name removed] and I’ve been a resident at Atria Riverdale for the past two and a half years. My wife joined me a few months later after receiving physical therapy at Valhalla Rehab center and I must say, it’s one of the best decisions I have ever made. Everything is done for the seniors here. your room is cleaned every day, laundry is done every week, you don’t have to worry about cooking or shopping and all the aides assist you with a smile. Unfortunately, my wife of over 65 years recently passed in February and I still happily call this place my home. They provide you with three restaurant-style Kosher meals that are served graciously, and no one leaves the table hungry. They even have a pub and a cafe with several snacks to choose from. There are plenty of activities including live concerts throughout the week, fitness classes, and a movie theater. I have met plenty of friends along the way and I would suggest this place to anyone who is looking for a senior living community.
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I had a terrible experience. They were friendly getting me into the facility but not when it came down to talking about charges after long term care insurance rejected my claim. Without long term care insurance, Atria was unaffordable for me, yet they were automatically charging my card for charges that I could not verify after they sent me paperwork I requested to clarify the bill. They refused to refund me. So I had to dispute the charges through my credit card company, and that dispute was successful.
Response from Atria Riverdale
June 26, 2023Hello John, We take your review seriously. I understand our Executive Director has been in touch with you. I believe you have their contact information, and if you email me at CustomerService@atriaseniorliving.com, I would be happy to connect you further.
I love the community. The food is terrible. It's expensive. The communication was very good, about my loved ones health care. They could improve on the timeliness of providing medication. The rooms are small and it's challeging for those with disabilites, and it's not that accomodating.
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This is an excellent place for somebody that needs some care but there is a Kosher kitchen and a lot of their activities are for the Jewish community. The care services have been good; however, there has been a large turnover of staff. I'm waiting to see how the new staff works out, but the staff are very attentive to the residents needs. The administrators are very responsive to the family's questions and concerns. There are some challenges to those who aren't celebrating the Jewish faith during holy week for meals. There aren't as many choices as the residents are told there are. The food will sometimes arrive cold. Exercise classes, Tai Chi, field trips, book club, entertainers that come to the community and more are some of the activities available at the community.
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Right before my mother moved in they had a covid breakdown. I could not get anyone to return my phone calls and I could not check my mother in due to the covid issues. I decided to not put my loved one in right now I lost my deposit on the room and they kept billing me. They hit my mothers account for the amount and I am still waiting for a return call for this to be figured out. The rooms are nice and the building is nice. There is not really any outdoor space besides a terrace.
Response from Atria Riverdale
March 28, 2022Hi Alene, We set a high standard for delivering quality service, and your feedback is important. I will alert the Executive Director, and she will follow up with you to discuss your concerns. Don’t hesitate to contact us at customerservice@atriaseniorliving.com if there’s anything else I can assist with.
We are having a problem with the billing. We were told that as long as we signed by Sep 30th that we would get a promotional offer and they did not follow through with it. They gave us choices as an incentive the faster we signed and they are not making sure in the business office, nor the sales people are making sure that the voucher or credit we were promised has been received. They are not to good on following up with business needs. I am hoping to reach out to corporate to get this solved. In the middle of a covid lock down both of the RN's have resigned and this was not communicated to the families like it should be. The LPN's are doing a good job but they are short staffed and there should be nurses there. I think the Atria corporate office phone number should be readily more available. They also have a underground parking garage that made it a lot better for us visiting. This community is also in a nice city neighborhood and a lot of things close to walk to including my loved ones church.
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The help here is wonderful! They really go out of their way to make you feel good! I'm very happy!
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Response from Atria Riverdale
March 24, 2022Hi Edyth, Thank you for sharing your experience, and thank you for choosing Atria. Your thanks means the world to our team.
The menu here is Kosher for everyone. There were a lot of city buildings, too much of a city feel for my loved one.
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September 17, 2021Hi Rebecca, Thanks for taking a tour with us. It was our pleasure to show your family around our community.
The community is very nice, and the staff is very nice. The only issue is the food. My loved one does not like the food. I would recommend this community to others based on my experience.
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September 17, 2021Hello, Your feedback is important to us, so thank you for sharing your experience. Our chef and Executive Director are happy to speak with you about the menu. Please don't hesitate to personally reach out.
Our overall experience has been positive, and continues to progress., my best friend of many many years who resides there has never had any issues or concerns that have not been regularly responded to on an administrative level and floor staff. We have never encountered a situation that was not addressed or openly discussed. We recommend this community as an option if you need to entrust someone to care for your loved one. It has a sense of community, and the staff members do a great job encouraging the residents to get out and about to meet new people and try new things. They have done an excellent job with their safety protocols with the pandemic, and maintain order with visitation schedules. Which speaks to the extent of measure they take to keep the residents safe.
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Response from Atria Riverdale
September 17, 2021Hello Cinda, Your compliments mean the world to our team. Thank you for sharing your experience, and thank you for choosing Atria.
We've had some good experiences, and one pretty bad one. Generally, the staff was very friendly. We actually had a lot of support from them in helping my loved one to go here. They came to our house and met with her, and explained their services. They were always super helpful, and they were very helpful getting her situated. They did their best considering the amount of care my loved one needed. They were very accommodating. Also they were helpful in letting my loved one pick her meals for a better diabetic diet. The biggest issue was when my loved one got Covid there and had to be hospitalized. There was one staff member who found my mother's behavior to be problematic. So their communication was bad at the end between the rehab facility, Atria, and myself. I wasn't notified soon enough that she wouldn't be allowed back to Atria.
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September 17, 2021Hello, We set a high standard for delivering quality, and your experience is important to us. I have shared your feedback with our team. Don’t hesitate to contact us at customerservice@atriaseniorliving.com if there’s anything else I can assist with.
We've not been pleased - they've been on lockdown over a year, with no internal cable tv station for the community, which could bring them together. They're really isolated. At a previous place, they had a channel to watch shows and interact and classes. It's been a year, most people have learned how to do zoom and communicate with their residents. The food is good - my loved one loves the food. The people are nice. The residents are all quite sharp, and she's very thrilled with being able to speak with them and have intelligent conversations more once lockdown eases up. But so far she hasn't truly met anyone, just had introductions. The potential is there but it hasn't been realized. Atria is just not trying to engage the residents. They've had some holiday events, but they didn't advertise them properly. The only people she sees are the people who clean and bring in the food. They do get to go downstairs every day for a few hours, but with social distancing it's very isolating for the new residents. But Atria hasn't stepped into this new technology at all. I mentioned it to them, and nothing's been done. They did allow my loved one to borrow an i-pad to attend church services on zoom, but that's it.
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Response from Atria Riverdale
September 17, 2021Hello, Please know that we take your feedback seriously. We are always working as hard as we can to provide quality service for our residents. If you'd like to personally speak further, please don't hesitate to contact us at customerservice@atriaseniorliving.com, and I will put you contact with the appropriate person.
The community is beautiful and [name removed] was kind enough to show me around virtually. I think this is a great place for my brother to heal
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September 17, 2021Hello, Thank you for visiting us! We look forward to seeing you and your brother again soon.
It's a good place, for someone who needs some help. We are able to have virtual visits. The staff is good. The staff is quick to respond to my questions.
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September 17, 2021Hello, Thanks for sharing your experience! We take pride in delivering quality service each and every day.
the food is not very good for the money we are spending, They seem to have an issue with turnover they have had 3 directors since august and I have been disappointed with the exprence. They have a plan for covid and so far it has been good
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Response from Atria Riverdale
September 17, 2021Elanor, Thank you for sharing your feedback. I understand that you've been in touch with our Executive Director and chef. We care deeply about our employees and our residents, and your feedback is important to us.
I have not been able to get the full experience of the facility but from what I've seen I would recommend the community to others
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Our first impression was on the tour and the person who gave the tour was very open, and friendly and very professional showing us everything they had to offer. They were also very accommodating to us because we had to come back twice. During the tour we were able to eat lunch at in cafeteria and we have a variety of options to choose from and it was delicious. We love this community, the people who work there are amazing, very professional and really seem to care. The residents who live there are also very lovely. This community is very clean. We absolutely feel we are getting our money's worth. The activities are great, they sometimes take the residents to the museum or the theater.
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Response from Atria Riverdale
September 17, 2021Leah, Thanks for sharing your kind compliments of our team. Your feedback is so important to us, so thank you for sharing your experience. Thank you for choosing Atria!
This community has gone through management changes, and at first it was great and we heard the activities director was great, but they ended up leaving. Once they left the activities really dwindled. They advertised to us very clearly that the memory care unit was very separate from every thing else. this is typically a very clean appearing facility. The basic everyday cleaning was absolutely fine, but once COVID started the infection control was not consistent, and there were times the staff were not wearing masks, and our loved one actually got COVID. My mother is Jewish but does not keep kosher, she is severely under weight and sometimes has been told they cant accommodate to her wish for dairy during her meal in which meat as been served due to kosher laws.
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Response from Atria Riverdale
September 17, 2021Hello, Please know that we take your concerns seriously. We set a high standard for delivering quality, and your feedback is important to us. I have shared this with our Regional Vice President and Executive Director. If you'd like to personally speak further, please don't hesitate to contact us at customerservice@atriaseniorliving.com.
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