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Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living

300 Franklin Dr, Glen Mills, PA 19342
8.5
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Anonymous - Resident/client
4.0
Nice place to live people are very friendly

Inquirer about the food menu for at least a week Apartment sizes and amenities offered are great Nice friendly place to live Highly recommend... Read more

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About the facility Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living

Ivy Creek is a charming independent living community located in Glen Mills. This pet-friendly community offers easy access to local nature trails, fishing spots, and the city’s historical district. What makes Ivy Creek stand out are the on-site management teams, whose presence helps to ensure that the community meets its standard of service.

Services and Amenities

Ivy Creek is perfect for independent seniors wishing to continue their active retirement lifestyle. The community offers tons of opportunities to participate in the arts, learn new skills, and participate in intellectual and cultural pursuits. Popular activities include:

  • shopping trips and errands
  • special excursions to cultural events
  • day trips to museums and other places of interest
  • planned activities
  • social events

This community offers independent living in a safe, caring environment where seniors can be surrounded by their peers. Professional and attentive staff are always available to check-up on resident needs. Ivy Creek also offers private home care services to help with more advanced medical conditions. Physical and occupational therapy is available on-site.

For a reasonable fee, residents enjoy access to regular fitness programs, three chef-prepared meals served daily, planned activities and events, weekly housekeeping and linen service, transportation to outings and doctor’s appointments, a comprehensive library, a beauty salon and barbershop, a billiards...

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Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living is a community within Hawthorn Senior Living, LLC properties. See all Hawthorn Senior Living, LLC communities.

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Amenities at Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living

Health Care Services

Staffing & Ancillary Services

Meals & Dining

Gluten-free
Guest Meals
International Cuisine
Meals Provided

Room Amenities

Wheelchair Accessible Showers
Bath Tubs
Respite or Short Term Stays Offered
Kitchenette
Ground Floor Units
Handicap Accessible

Facility Amenities

Dining

Café or Bistro
Private Dining Room

Transportation & parking

Complimentary Transportation
Property Convenient to Public Transit
Resident Parking Available
Uncovered Parking

Pets

Dogs Allowed
Cats Allowed

Common areas

Private Bath
Outdoor Common Areas
Indoor Common Areas
Indoor Atrium

Recreational areas

Arts and Crafts Center
Ballroom
Billiards Lounge
Fitness Center

Services

Housekeeping
Beautician
Laundry Service / Drycleaning

Languages spoken

English

Activities

Devotional Activities On-Site
Devotional Activities Offsite
Protestant Services
Catholic Services

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8.5

Review Score

Review Score

28 reviews

8.5

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5 star

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4 star

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3 star

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2 star

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28 reviews

A Place for Mom has scored Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living with 8.5 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living has 28 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.5 out of 5.

How we score communities
Cleanliness

4.6

Friendliness

4.4

Meals & Dining

4.2

Care Services

4.4

Activities

4.5

Staff

4.4

Value for Cost

4.4

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4.0
Anonymous - Resident/client
Independent Living
November 13, 2024
Verified Review
Nice place to live people are very friendly

Inquirer about the food menu for at least a week Apartment sizes and amenities offered are great Nice friendly place to live Highly recommend

Cleanliness

4

Friendliness

4

Meals & Dining

4

Care Services

4

Activities

4

Staff

4

Value for Cost

4


3.0
Anonymous - Sibling of resident/client
Independent Living
October 24, 2024
Verified Review
Review for Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living

I think it's an overall great value. My brother liked it the best.

Cleanliness

3

Friendliness

3

Meals & Dining

3

Care Services

3

Activities

3

Staff

3

Value for Cost

3


5.0
Anonymous - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
September 12, 2024
Verified Review
Review for Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living

Great! It's very independent living and if you need support for a parent in the near future, it may not be the best place. I'd say it has great people and kind people

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

5

Activities

4

Staff

4

Value for Cost

5


4.0
Anonymous - Resident/client
Independent Living
September 3, 2024
Verified Review
Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living review

We lived there for 2 years and we went through about 50 sets of managers. Some of the people started acting like they were in charge and some small fights happened. I do miss my friends it had turned into not a nice place.

Cleanliness

4

Friendliness

4

Meals & Dining

4

Care Services

4

Activities

4

Staff

4

Value for Cost

4


5.0
Anonymous - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
April 11, 2024
Verified Review
Recommended

My loved one is currently a resident at Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living and everything has been great so far. We have been very happy with the experience. I would recommend Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living to others.

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

5

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

5


4.0
Judy - Resident/client
Independent Living
January 26, 2024
Verified Review
Recommended

Ivy Creek is a nice place to live. I am very happy with my room and the food. I have made many new friends who look forward to seeing me every day.

Cleanliness

4

Friendliness

4

Meals & Dining

4

Care Services

4

Activities

4

Staff

4

Value for Cost

4


2.0
Stacey K
Independent Living
November 30, 2023
2nd review

The first review I did after my first time at ivy creek. The last managers were awful. I got a phone call that my dad passed during the night bc the manager said he seen him the day prior. In fact he hadn’t seen my dad for days bc he was already dead. They were no help as far as where the carts were so I could lose my dads belongings. He told me my dad would owe November rent bc they weren’t given 30 day notice that he was leaving (dying). He died around [date removed] They told me I could only put one bag of trash in their dumpster. I live 2.5 hours away. I asked for my dad’s military pic that was on the wall. O never received it or. My dad didn’t care for the last mngr Hopefully they find a full time permanent couple to run ivy creek. My dad said that he knew 3-4 different managers in a year. I spoke to [name removed] who was very kind and caring today. I’m not sure why nobody stays as permanent managers They left bloody sheets on the bed where my dad spit up whatever knowing I was omw

Cleanliness

4

Friendliness

1

Meals & Dining

3

Care Services

No data collected

Activities

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Staff

1

Value for Cost

1


4.0
Anonymous - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
July 13, 2023
Verified Review
Our Family Experience.

The staff does not stay long enough to properly provide the correct care for the residents. Every time you turn around there are new Managers. Nothing is consistent. Again mangers and staff are not there long enough. My mom doesn't do an activities because she rather do an activity that she learns something! The cost is reasonable. Personally I love it Ivy Creek. It is just the constant turn over that is a huge problem. I mean a real problem!!!!

Cleanliness

4

Friendliness

3

Meals & Dining

4

Care Services

4

Activities

No data collected

Staff

3

Value for Cost

No data collected


3.0
Anonymous - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
April 24, 2023
Verified Review
overall pleased but definite room for improvement

Positive: it's a lovely facility decorated to feel like a hotel. The planned activities, from outside excursions to in-house entertainment, are well done. The staff were always friendly, helpful, and available. The cleaning and maintenance staff do a good job of maintaining the facility, including in-room cleaning if required. The facility transportation is friendly, reliable, and knowledgeable about the area. There is the option of having doctors do house calls for well check-ups, if a ride to a medical facility can't be arranged, but it almost always can be. Negatives: staff turn-over is constant, including 4 changes of managers in one year and a revolving door on wait staff in the dining room and kitchen. The food has been questionable at times. Once, enchiladas were served to senior citizens, some of whom can't tolerate spicy or diary heavy food. In fact, healthier dietary options should be offered for those needing to mind their diets for health reasons. Sometimes they did not have enough wait staff to get food warm to the tables. At one point the chef resigned and there was not a replacement chef for a week or two. Of course all this happened as the country was still rebounding from Covid and food prices were fluctuating wildly, so I give some grace for that. But it is a concern worth noting. Hopefully this will be corrected in the near future. I should clarify that staff turn over is limited to managers and the kitchen and wait staff. The maintenance, cleaning, facility bus driver, and activities staff was constant.

Cleanliness

4

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

2

Care Services

4

Activities

4

Staff

5

Value for Cost

3


5.0
Sheryl - Loved one of resident/client
Independent Living
January 6, 2023
Verified Review
Beautiful, clean facility. Great management.

This facility is beautiful and always clean. They have a movie theatre, activity room, and lots of places to lounge. The residents are awesome and make the facility feel like family. The managers are very understanding and will go out of their way to help!! [Name removed] and [Name removed] are great managers. Very professional and can laugh with at the same time!

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

5

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

5

Response from Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living

January 21, 2023

We appreciate your positive review Sheryl! Thank you!


5.0
Robin - Sibling of resident/client
Independent Living
December 12, 2022
Verified Review
My Loved One is Happy Here

This is a great place to go if you are looking for a safe community, lots of activities and good meals for Independent Living. However if you need a higher level of care it is not the place for that.

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

3

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

5


5.0
DS - Loved one of resident/client
Independent Living
December 1, 2022
Verified Review
Happy Customer

They have a lot of activities available but my loved one has not participated. We picked this community, because of the price and when we looked at it, it was realtively new, nice and clean. It seemed like a good fit. I would recommend to other families.

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

4

Meals & Dining

4

Care Services

5

Activities

No data collected

Staff

5

Value for Cost

5

Response from Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living

December 3, 2022

Thank you for your review!


4.0
Jules - Toured community
Independent Living
October 27, 2022
Verified Review
tour review

Our family had an in person tour and we were very happy with everything we saw on the tour but the biggest deciding factor was just the price and what was going to be the most reasonable.

Response from Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living

November 2, 2022

Thank you for your review!


5.0
Abirra Nartel - Toured community
Independent Living
September 16, 2022
Impressive

Ivy Creek Gracious has a good reputation, and I've heard and seen positive things about it. There are many enjoyable things to do, beautiful scenery, and delicious food. Beautiful work lines line the walls of each corridor in this spotless facility. Outstanding management. For the benefit of the residents, they have gone above and beyond! We were actually looking for a space for dad when we visited, but the location ultimately leads us to [removed], nearer us. We were so impressed with the place.

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

5

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

5

Response from Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living

September 21, 2022

Thanks so much for your review!


5.0
anonymous - Loved one of resident/client
Independent Living
July 6, 2022
Verified Review
Community Tour

I liked Ivy Creek a great deal. It was a very nice facility with a big, elegant dining room. It didn’t work for my loved ones primarily because they felt it was too big and glamorous. They prefer a more modest setting. But I liked it a lot.

Response from Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living

July 8, 2022

Thank you so much for your positive comments about Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living!


5.0
Carolyn - Toured community
Independent Living
March 29, 2022
Verified Review
My Tour

It didn't have everything I was looking for, rooms where a little smaller. New but very nice

Response from Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living

April 21, 2022

Carolyn, your wonderful feedback and rating mean a lot to us.


5.0
Laura - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
March 21, 2022
Verified Review
I Would Choose Ivy Creek For Myself

This has been an incredible experience. My loved ones and the family are pleased with the experience at Ivy Creek. There was nothing that compared to being here. The management team has been wonderful to work with. The food is delicious and great for my loved ones. Every day there is something different served for the residents. The community is so nice when they see the family and make sure they say hi to me. The staff is very genuine. Some of the activities available include bingo, shopping sign ups, movies, celebrations, holiday decorations, and more for the residents to choose from. The community even has transportation for field trips. I'm so thankful we found Ivy Creek.

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

5

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

5

Response from Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living

March 26, 2022

Laura, we're happy to hear you and your loved ones have had such a positive experience with our team!


4.5
J G - Sibling of resident/client
Independent Living
December 9, 2021
Verified Review
A good place to live

My loved one likes to socialize a lot with the residents in the lounge and has participated in bingo also. I do feel that the main manager couple that lives in the community are wonderful and receptive and very open if you need to speak with them about anything. They create a really friendly and open environment.

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

No data collected

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

5


5.0
anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
October 18, 2021
Verified Review
Tour of Ivy Creek

We had a great tour with Ivy Creek. The gal who showed us around was just lovely, but the apartments here did not have kitchens and my mother in law still likes to cook.

Response from Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living

January 6, 2022

Thanks so much for taking the time to share your feedback on Ivy Creek Gracious Retirement Living. If cooking ever becomes too difficult for your mother-in-law, we would love to have her! If there's ever anything we can do to help, please feel free to reach out.!


5.0
Lynda M - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
October 6, 2021
Verified Review
It is a like family environment

The staff members are just 10 stars, right away they stood out to us. The are so friendly and know everybody by name, and on our tour they were not afraid to ask the residents right in front of us how they like Ivy Creek and how they like the food. All the residents said it is a family environment. The meals and dining service is fabulous and they have really great activities. We are totally happy with Icy Creek and out of all the community this had the best value for everything they offered.

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

5

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

5


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