Memory Care Community in Lanham, Maryland

Charles

Arbor Terrace of Lanham accommodated me nicely. It was tranquil, everybody was nice, and it seemed like a rest home. The staff members were polite and amenable. They helped me out and showed me around. They showed me the rooms they had, they showed me the different games, and they talked about their activities. There were people coming in and doing different activities. There were also church services.

Karen

We like the physical layout and appearance of Arbor Terrace of Lanham. It's very well-kept, nicely furnished, and things were easily accessible to the people living there. We also liked the activities schedule and the residents there have positive things to say about it. They have a memory care unit that works with different stages of dementia. They serve three meals a day, there are also snacks in addition to that. They play Bingo, something similar to Jeopardy with board clues, a lecturer comes in from Maryland once a week and talks to the group, they do short strolls around the neighborhood, and once a week they have a theme afternoon. They had a masquerade going on when we were there. They also have music twice a week, bible studies, and a couple of religious denominations come in to do services on weekends. There's plenty of staff and they appear to be confident. They are very helpful with my mom, and whenever there's problem, they easily correct it. My mom says she likes the food and how the chef seasons things. I think we're getting a great deal for the price, and so far we're very pleased.

A.P.

We selected Arbor Terrace. Everybody's very friendly, and it's quite cozy and not huge. The price is right as well. They had a middle court for people who like to sit outside. For memory care, they had the centralized eating facility, and for assisted living, they have more of a restaurant situation. They have a small bistro where you can get apples, cupcakes, and coffee. It just seemed like they were giving the people a lot personal care and work on keeping people involved in exercise or crafts. My mom is in the memory care. Everybody is engaged in doing something, and even the chef comes down to find out what your favorite meal is or would give a heads-up that a special meal is being served that day. The staff gets to know different people's habits and reports to us very quickly. They try to give a more gourmet approach than a cafeteria approach to the food. The chef really likes to cook and loves people. The rooms are very nice and clean, and they keep the hallways clean. Everybody has a little shadow box outside the room where they can put personal pictures for memory folks to know that it's their abode. They personalize a lot of things. They keep the place very beautiful with plants. It's small but adequate for the amount of people they accept.