Baywinde Senior Living

When the apartment my parents wanted became available they planned a "normal" three week move from their home to Baywinde. However, Mom suffered a stroke and became hospitalized. The need to move my 93 year old father "immediately" became paramount. The staff accelerated the preparation of my parents apartment resulting in a quick and timely move. As a result, while my mother was recovering from her stroke in the hospital, my father had access to the many services and excellent staff resources at Baywinde.

My mother was there for just two weeks. During the second week they had a stomach bug going around and they had to do a shut in where everybody stayed in their rooms. They were served their meals in their rooms too. My mother never really had a chance to get involved or participate. It wasn't your normal respite stay. The cleanliness seemed to be very good and they staff was friendly. All in all everything that they did was fine. I thought it was a beautiful place. I thought it was a good place to be, just under our circumsances it was difficult. My mother was in a negative frame of mind.

The young people who serve us in the dining room are terrific- and the chefs call me by name and if I happen to mention a dish I have enjoyed in teh past it might appear on the next week's menu. So much kindness! The Housekeeping staff- always so friendly- cheerful and helpful- I love them all. The maintenance staff- what would we do without them- and all the rest of the staff- From those who man the front desk right up to the top directors- each one so kind and caring. I am 97 and a half and I feel safe here with so many special people watching over me. Each day I have the privilege of spending a quiet, restful day in my apartment or coming out to enjoy some of the activities planned for us. Ceramics class on Tuesdays- what a joy! Cindy's craft and cooking classes- always fun- she is so kind adn helpful. The sweet treats on Sunday in the Soda Shop, the beautiful music of the Bayinde chorus, the fun and fellowship at Thursday's Happy Hour with entertainment and refreshments. Several games to choose from, the Walking Club, the special bus trips- sometimes for lunch- sometimes for shopping- the list goes on and on.

The staff is dressed informal, but its a young staff and they have a middle aged person supervising them, but they seem to be doing alright. I've had a few issues but very minor ones liek we don't see too much in the laundry basket, they wash it once a week but it seems a couple times we saw her wearing the same clothes for 4 days; shes kind of stubborn so they probably listened to her, but little by little I'm working with that. They're totally receptive and accomodating. They take her out to lunch more than she did at the other place, they take them in the garden, there's always something going on, either someone reading a book to them or a musician. She loves it and that was part of the thing, she eats 3 meals a day, they feed her too good. It's a secured unit, it's a part of their assisted living, but its a memory unit and its a secured area.