10 Best Assisted Living Facilities in Belmont, VT

My mom is very happy here with the care that she is getting. The food is wonderful and she is very happy with all meals. Great staff that is more then willing to take care of her needs. There are activities offered to her, but she needs a little help with starting to get involved. I do recommend this facility for good care for others.

Cedar Hills Continuing Care Community is just fabulous. My mother has Alzheimer's and she has broken out a few times. They didn't have alarms on the windows at first but they quickly got them after that. The staff there really do what they need to do to improve themselves. It is a newer thing to have an Alzheimer's exclusive unit at this facility. Kathy that works there is right off the charts excellent. The staff really find different way to help mom. They include the family. They have family picnics free of charge to get everyone together. The activities they offer are excellent. The staff really work hard to engage mom. They have just been fabulous. The staff are always trying to learn more about her. They wanted us to bring pictures in to make a memory book with her. They have a white board that keeps track of visitors and things going on so she can reference it without getting frustrated. The staff let her set the table and keep busy which she really enjoys. This facility just couldn't get any better.

I cannot say enough good things about Equinox Terrace. I brought my mother to Vermont from Massachusetts, and she was at another facility for 10 months. I was displeased (that is an understatement!) with the level of care she was receiving there, and it was obvious that my mother was declining because of lack of stimulation and lack of understanding, so I moved her to Equinox Terrace. Thank goodness I did! What an incredible difference--the skill level of the staff, the quality of every aspect of the place was superior. The executive director recognized my dedication to my mother, who was in hospice care, and permitted me to become a designated caregiver. I will forever be grateful for this time (six weeks before she died), for the ability to care for her, to be understood. This was of inestimable importance, and I am so very, very thankful! The dining experience was a pleasure, the residents were happy (such a change from the dull, doomed atmosphere at the other place, even though the physical building was pleasant enough); the staff was cheerful and helpful. The food was truly top notch, and my mother's vegetarian diet was accommodated. The executive director is brilliant at her job--everything hums along, she updates family members with emails (so important in this time of covid!), maintains an events schedule so residents have something to look forward to... she is capable and responsive, and ensures that the staff is likewise. She has meetings where residents can air their wishes and preferences. It is a place where people are living, not just waiting to shuffle off. I am profoundly thankful for Equinox Terrace, and I will always treasure my mother's and my last weeks together, made possible because of [name removed] and what she's done at ET. Highest, highest praise for her leadership and competence, even during these challenging times.