Five Star Premier Residences of Yonkers

People at the residence are very friendly and concerned. My husband receives the help he needs and likes his caregivers . Place is well cared for and maintained The nursing staff is excellent and on top of his medications. The activities could be upgraded to meet more intellectual Challenge. However he enjoys His room . The dining room is very pleasant. Food is good and there is a large selection.. Overall I am pleased and relaxed my Husband is well care for.

Of the two facilities I liked Five Star Premier the best. Now I need to research such issues as ownership and references. Thank you

We are still settling into our new apt but things are all falling into place. We like our 2 bedrooms 2 baths and the staff has been great helping us with the little things like our TV. We enjoy going to the dining room which is beautiful there are table clothes on the tables and the staff is great as are the menu choices and there is also a cafe if you wanted something different. They have a really nice laundry room and lots of different activities, we've even been to one of their outdoor concerts in the beautiful garden area and brought a friend as well.

I found Five Star to be exactly that and more. The staff couldn't be more friendly and caring if they were angels from heaven. The residents all seemed very happy to be there. Lovely surroundings, beautiful environment, every amenity you cold ask for.

A very pleasant visit; well maintained building; the grounds were lovely. The staff seemed energized. The space of the facility was surprisingly huge. The large communal areas reminded me of a hotel. I looked at 2 apartments which seem well laid out; surprised there was no wi-fi in the apartments though there was wi-fi in common areas. The fitness area was small; no pool. There was variety in the lectures, group activities (visits to NYC museums and places of interest in NYC) which appealed to me. The staff is eager to listen to residents and develop programs the residents are interested in.

I have only lived here a short time and things are going fine. They offer daily activities and trips out. They keep the community clean. The staff have been helpful and friendly. I would recommend this community.

I got a good tour of this community. It was not in a convenient location for me. The resident who were around were less ambulatory and not that engaged. I wanted to see residents who were at the same level as my mom in orders to interact.

Lovely people! Everyone working there was so pleasant and seemed so happy. Was just the perfect environment for my mom.

This looked like a nice community when we toured it. Mom did not like that the assisted living residents were in their own area and did not associate with the independent living residents. The people I met were nice and the community seemed clean.

My Mom, a recent Widow, just moved into 5 Star 2 weeks ago. The Move-in Coordinator was fantastic and helped her move in which included assigning staff to assist in hanging pictures, disposing of boxes and securing storage space for her Christmas decorations. Quickly she was oriented to the physical plant, given a tour of the library, beauty salon, gift store and also given her mailbox key and she learned about all the services available to her. The cleaning staff came on that first Monday and did a great job on cleaning the apartment including vacuuming, dusting, cleaning the bathroom and kitchen and laundering her towels and sheets. They change her sheets weekly. She was assigned to a group of residents at dinner so she didn't feel so alone and her granddaughter stayed with her the first few nights. Although she's 90 years old within days she seems at home after living in Florida for over 40 years. Now she goes to Thai Chi class every day and has already experienced pet day where they bring in a few dogs to interact with the residents. Moving to New York from Florida she was required to change her HMO. There is a physician who actually has an office in the building who accepts HMO's so we quickly changed her insurance so that she wouldn't have a coverage issue. There are also a few local pharmacies that deliver. As the weeks go on she will experience with other residents, grocery shopping and going out to local stores with the available 5 Star transportation. Although all her meals are served in the dining room, and are really delicious and nutritious, she has order pizza and Chinese food from local restaurants (which were great) on those days when her granddaughter stays over! She is now waiting for her 91st. Birthday in April when the residence have one big party on the last day of the month and celebrate everyone who has a Birthday in April, and together with the staff they have surf & turf.

My 91 year old mom is moving into 5 Star tomorrow and we have been working with the staff at 5 Star on this process for the past month. The Move-in Coordinator has gone above and beyond to assist us with this complicated move from Florida to NY City. The entire staff including the front door receptionist and the waitresses in the restaurant are very patient, competent and polite. As an example one of the hearing impaired residents was ordering her meal and the waitress was very patient in completing her order. The food is excellent, the portions are large and fresh and reasonably priced using the point system. The deserts are home made and delicious. All the public bathrooms were clean and there were many cleaning staff in the building each time I visited. The residents were sitting around the public areas talking and enjoying their time together. Many were watching the movie of the day in the screening room. My mom's 1 bedroom apartment is very large by NY standards and her view is breathtaking. I can't wait until my mom moves in to experience this great atmosphere.

Mom is still adjusting to living at Five Star. The staff are wonderful, patient, attentive and seem to interact well with here. She does not like the food. They do offer daily activities and they keep the community clean. I would recommend this community.

My mother seems to be doing well here at this community. She is still adjusting a bit, but I know she is in a good place. They have a very caring and accommodating staff; they have been very helpful. There were one or two surprises, but all is well. This is a great community, and I would definitely recommend this community.

The staff has been great here. Everything is excellent and I like it here. The food is excellent and no complaints. They keep this place spic and span all the time. I like that they have a lot of things to do for the residents.

Lovely residence, lots of community space, rates are reasonable, offer different levels of care, lots of transportation, and outings Location may not work for our family member but otherwise would be perfect

The tour I went on included an invitation to a dinning room experience meal. The dinning room looked great and had an open floor plan but the food was not my favorite. The staff was pleasant and very welcoming during my visit. I would recommend this community to anyone in need of additional care.

It has been a hard transition for my parents with their move to this community, but I'am pleased with this community. I know they are being cared well, and they are safe. Everything is going well so far.

The tour guide was knowledgeable and explained everything. I really liked the community it was nice and clean. As soon as you walked through the gates into the community it was a beautiful site. One thing that i didn't like was the extra fees for everything that they offered. Overall it was a great community with nice staff.

I am basing this review on only one month of my mother being a resident at Five Star of Yonkers. Any family going through this process will understand what an agonizing decision it was to move my very resistant 90-year old mother out of her house of 50 years. While it continues to be a challenging transition for her, I feel that we made the best choice for her by moving her to Five Star. It is a lovely, well-maintained facility. My mother is in an independent apartment so I cannot really speak about the assisted living services or accommodations. She has a modern, comfortable one bedroom apartment with "million dollar views" of the Hudson River! Weekly light housekeeping is provided. While she has a full kitchen in her apt., a buffet breakfast and a three-course dinner are included everyday. Unlike the institutional-like dining room and food in many other assisted living facilities, the dining room at Five Star is attractive, the menu has a nice variety and the food is of good quality. There is a diverse offering of activities each day, in addition to trips to museums, stores, local performances, Yonkers casino, etc. We particularly enjoy the Thursday afternoon "Happy Hour" with an open bar, tasty appetizers and live music. The staff for the most part have been cheerful and helpful. I would like to give a shout out to the patient and attentive Monica and her dining room staff and the delightful Move-in Coordinator Agustina who did all she could to help ease the transition. In terms of value for the money, there was no comparison between Five Star and the other places we considered in Westchester and Rockland Counties. We were able to get a "promotional" rent rate as they are renovating and updating the facility. I don't know if this is still available but even the regular rents are reasonable compared to the astronomical rents at most Westchester senior living facilities (shame on those places that expect the elderly to pay rents of $7000 a month and up!) I know everyone's situation is unique - none are easy - but I hope this review will be helpful to some.

All of the staff have been very friendly, courteous, and helpful. They went out of their way to make the move in and transition as smooth as possible. Our relative is very pleased with the quality, quantity, and variety of the meals.