Independent Living Community in Woodbridge, Virginia

B.S.

My husband was in Brookdale Lake Ridge, and the only thing I was impressed with was the nursing staff. I got the smallest room, which was all chopped up. I hated that room and had to bring my own furniture, towels, and bedding. I didn't like the cleaning staff and I was always looking to get somebody to do the laundry. They had an access door to go out into the beautiful courtyard, but you'd need a nurse to let you out and in. There were times that my husband and I, and even my daughter, were locked out.

Debi

We chose Brookdale Lake Ridge because it is was in our budget. The place seems to be very nice and very clean. The staff members are very nice. The dining is fine. The rooms are OK. A lot of them are shared rooms.

Dr. Ware

Potomac Place was horrible and they've gotten worse. They did not have an activities director, but their CNAs tried to provide the residents with activities. The rooms were nice, though. They didn't want the staff to get close to the residents, that's why they rotated the staff all the time. It was a 150-bed residency, but they didn't have a balanced staff at night. If your relative needs care at night, you have to hire somebody to stay with them. When you go there for a family visit, they serve great food, but when you get to eat with your family member, you will see that the food is very bad.

Demi

Brookdale Lake Ridge was very nice, clean, and very welcoming. The person who gave the tour was actually the chef because the person who usually does tours wasn't there. He was very nice, but he couldn't answer a lot of our questions. The dining room was very nice. We looked at some of the rooms that were very nice, too. They had a variety of different rooms for different activities.