The Reserve at East Longmeadow

I live in FL and my sister lives in MA. Her daughter in law is in the medical field so she visited a lot of places and said The Reserve at East Long meadow was the best. We also chose it due to the price. My mom has a small apartment, its perfect size for her. She said the food is good, but during the virus they have had to eat in their rooms, so when the food gets delivered it is cold. My favorite part about this community so far has been that I think they do a great job taking care of their residents and they keep the family informed. During COVID, they kept us informed on how they were going about protecting the residents. I would recommend to a friend or family member.

The staff i had most contact with were aids, which were difficult to work with, they were on their phones and not very attentive at all. They were severely understaffed with aids, and a large overturn. No overnight nurse for the resident. But their COVID protocol was outstanding, they were completely on top of it. I would recommend this to a family or friend. The location is beautiful, they have gardens and large areas for the residents to walk around.

One of the community bathrooms did seem to have a continuous odor. Other than that, the community was good. They had good activities available for the residents. They had outside entertainment come in often and decorated for all the holidays. They genuinely seemed to care for the residents. The food was great and the care giving staff always got the medications right. The staff was friendly aside from a couple of the aides. They were good with communicating about my mom's care for the most part, however we did occasionally have to ask around to get answers to our concerns. They didn't have enough nurses on the night staff. For the memory care my mother needed, it wasn't ideal, but overall The Reserve is a good place. They also did shelter down immediately amid the Covid-19 pandemic. We would definitely recommend this community to someone looking for senior living for their loved one.