7 Best Memory Care Facilities in Aberdeen, MD

My mother has been there just about a month now, and they're excellent. The personalized attention my mother gets makes her feel like she's on a cruise ship that hasn't left the dock. Every single member of the staff is exceptional. Avondell has 25 assisted living beds and I think about 100 beds of independent living. For the assisted living side, they have four levels of care and they re-evaluate every 60 days. My mother went in at the highest level of care and she gets an enormous amount of help. It's a well-done community. I do think it's pricey, I won't lie there, but it is extremely nice. My mother hasn't discovered all the activities there yet, but we've met with the activities director and they're more than willing to help her find something geared just for her.

In almost every way, I would give them a five. They had a much higher initial community fee. The food is very good. My loved one isn't able to participate in much, but they had a picnic lunch outside, and they make sure she is included in everything that she can. They have advanced care and end of life care for dementia. That's one of the reasons I chose them. I had been to another place that specialized in dementia, and they were reluctant. But One thing I found here, when we got there, there were four or five employees from where we had been before. Those four or five were the best of the employees of the previous place we had been. That was very telling. They all made a point to come and see her, even if she didn't remember them.

It was one of the best places I visited. Very spacious. People were friendly. If your mom or dad has dementia they will likely need more help than what the staff can provide. I chose it because of my mom ran out of funds, they accepted Medicare/Medicaid. All assisted living locations are expensive.