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Summer Place

20 Summer Street, Chelmsford, MA 01824
9.9
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Mary - Child of resident/client
5.0
Review for Summer Place

Overall, I love it here. However, I would not recommend going to a retirement home like this with a guy dog, because everyone wants to pet it, feed it and all that stuff. I also think the rent goes up faster than the cost of living raises due. Other than that, though, I'm very happy here and love it and glad that I went through A Place For Mom for this choice.... Read more

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About the facility Summer Place

Summer Place provides a fulfilling, independent lifestyle in a welcoming environment.



History comes alive at Summer Place. Located in the heart of Chelmsford, the town square dates back to the 1600's and we're just ten minutes from Walden Pond. Beyond heritage, you'll enjoy the convenience of being a short distance from shopping, healthcare, wonderful dining and many unique regional destinations.

Our all-inclusive month-to-month rent covers:
- Private apartment suites
- Daily chef-prepared meals from scratch
- A variety of enriching activities
- Maintenance-free living
- Weekly housekeeping and linen service
- Local, scheduled transportation
- Most utilities including basic cable

Familiar Faces
From pleasant housekeepers, to attentive servers at mealtime, and helpful maintenance technicians who aare there when you need them, this community is the new extension of your family. We're here to make your life easier in any way we can.

Private apartment suites
Choose from a variety of comfortable senior living apartments in various sizes and configurations allowing you the freedom to furnish in any style that appeals to you.

Built with your comfort and safety in mind
Our easy-to-maneuver floor plans are ideal for seniors and we offer 24/7 emergency response...

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Senior Living Options Offered

Independent Living
Independent Living
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.
Summer Place is a community within Discovery Management Group properties. See all Discovery Management Group communities.

Pricing for Summer Place

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Amenities at Summer Place

Health Care Services

Staffing & Ancillary Services

Meals & Dining

Meals Provided

Room Amenities

Wheelchair Accessible Showers
Bath Tubs
Wi-Fi/high-speed internet
Air Conditioned
Cable or Satellite TV

Facility Amenities

Transportation & parking

Complimentary Transportation
Resident Parking Available
Uncovered Parking

Pets

Dogs Allowed
Cats Allowed

Common areas

Outdoor Common Areas
Indoor Common Areas
Barber Shop
Beauty Salon

Recreational areas

Billiards Lounge
Fitness Center
Game Room

Services

Housekeeping
Beautician

Languages spoken

American Sign Language
English

Activities

Devotional Activities On-Site
Devotional Activities Offsite
Happy Hour
Live Musical Performances

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9.9

Review Score

Review Score

54 reviews

9.9

Out of 10


5 star

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4 star

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3 star

13%

2 star

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1 star

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54 reviews

A Place for Mom has scored Summer Place with 9.9 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Summer Place has 54 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4 out of 5.

How we score communities
Cleanliness

4.1

Friendliness

4.2

Meals & Dining

4.3

Care Services

3.9

Activities

3.9

Staff

4.9

Value for Cost

3.9

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3.0
anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
October 26, 2021
Verified Review
Our tour experience

Our family had an in person tour and the cleanliness was fine but the overall feeling was dark and dreary.

Response from Summer Place

December 7, 2021

Thank you for considering at Summer Place. We regret we are not the perfect fit for you but hope you will reconsider us in the future!


4.0
Anonymous - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
October 6, 2021
Verified Review
Good Community

I would encourage you to check out this community. There are social aspects to this community. They will make it easier on your loved one by providing meals and housekeeping once a week. The staff that work here are very helpful. There are some activities available for the residents. There are chairs out front to socialize along as well as in the dining room. The biggest complaint my loved ones have is the food. The meals don't come out hot and it seems very repetitive in meal options. There was a change to the meals in the last 6-8 weeks.

Cleanliness

4

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

2

Care Services

5

Activities

3

Staff

5

Value for Cost

3


4.0
Gregory D - Resident/client
Independent Living
September 16, 2021
Mom has regained a lot of her old enthusiasm

Living alone for twenty years before moving into Summer Place, Mom’s enthusiasm for life had waned. Now it’s largely back. She’s going for walks again instead of just sitting around her apartment, has made the first real friends she’s had in years, and is eating better. She went from a two-bedroom apartment to a studio with hardly any problem- in fact, it’s easier for her to function and she’s less confused with less room and “stuff” to worry about. The staff is very friendly. From Day 1 she said she likes the food, which is so important because her diet was terrible living alone. And they have a van service for appointments- a life saver!

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

4

Activities

5

Staff

4

Value for Cost

4


4.0
RM - Sibling of resident/client
Independent Living
April 30, 2021
Verified Review
i great place for your loved one

The location is great and the community has a good value for your money. Communication could be better. My loved one really loves the food and I would recommend this community to others. They have had a good covid plan and have kept the residence safe.

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

No data collected

Activities

3

Staff

4

Value for Cost

4


5.0
Wayne - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
March 15, 2021
Verified Review
Summer Place is the Place to Go When the Need Arises

Go take a tour. There is some turnover, but not much. When people move in, they tend to stay there. Your loved one will definitely enjoy it. They've been offering lots of activities, despite the Covid situation. The staff is very nice, and they definitely cater to your loved one. They're certainly better at dealing with day to day issues than I could be. They're very caring and nurturing. We looked at other places, and based on what Summer Place offers, Summer Place seems like the best value.

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

5

Care Services

No data collected

Activities

5

Staff

5

Value for Cost

5


3.0
anonymous - Child of resident/client
Independent Living
February 22, 2021
Verified Review
I would recommend

We chose Summer Place at the time because it was affordable and the location to family. The apartment sizes here are nice, she is in a glorified studio and it really works for her. I have heard others residents also talk about how they enjoy their apartment size. The residents have not received their covid shots yet. Another issue we have had is they are short staffed quite a lot. I do think the facility itself needs some cosmetic updating. Overall, I would recommend them.

Cleanliness

3

Friendliness

5

Meals & Dining

2

Care Services

No data collected

Activities

No data collected

Staff

No data collected

Value for Cost

5


4.0
Anonymous - Loved one of resident/client
Independent Living
September 10, 2020
Verified Review
Would recommend this community

Summer Place is an independent living community so they do not really offer any care services. We really liked the convenience of this community it is pretty close to our home. Summer place is very welcoming and pleasant looking and is very clean

Cleanliness

3

Friendliness

5

Care Services

4

Activities

4

Value for Cost

4


3.0
Joan Yutkins - Loved one of resident/client
Independent Living
August 8, 2020
Improvement needed

Very cozy place to live. The rooms are bright and cheery! The building needs a facelift to keep up with all the other independent care facilities in same area. The food needs much improvement. It is awful. I also feel staff (management) should be there overnight. At one time the managers (2) lived at Summer Place. Felt way more secure having my Dad living there at that time. All staff go home at 7:30. No one available for folks living there after that. I feel that yearly increases in rent should never exceed 3 percent. That is reasonable. This year it was more than 6 percent, with no renovations or updates to the place, that I feel is needed. Last year it was close to 6 percent also. Way to much for these elders with limited funds.

Cleanliness

3

Friendliness

3

Care Services

3

Activities

3

Value for Cost

3


5.0
Gary Freket - Loved one of resident/client
Independent Living
August 7, 2020
Thank you

Great job by all team members. With all of your hard work, Summer Place continued to remain a safe environment.

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Care Services

5

Activities

5

Value for Cost

5


4.5
Lloyd D. Adams - Resident/client
Independent Living
August 5, 2020
Great place

Great place, they’ve handled the pandemic very well. No one sick here. Well done

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Care Services

4.5

Activities

5

Value for Cost

5


4.0
Anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
November 23, 2018

Nice place- everyone was very friendly, and it was clean and welcoming.

Cleanliness

4

Friendliness

4

Care Services

4

Activities

4

Value for Cost

4


4.0
Anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
January 2, 2018

visited on 10/20. nice facility. may go for lunch with mom. transportation to/from St. Mary's

Cleanliness

4

Friendliness

4

Care Services

4

Activities

4

Value for Cost

4


1.0
Anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
September 12, 2017
Verified Review
Dingy Place!!

I had recently taken a tour of this community for my parents and I was not impressed at all of what I had seen. I ended up not even taking my parents to look at it after my first impression of the facility. It was a very depressing atmosphere and felt like I was in a ghost town when I had walked in. Everything was out of date and the carpets as well as the wall paper just seemed like it had not been changed in decades. Another thing I was not very pleased with was the staff. They where not very professional during our visit and just was not flexible in any of the questions I had for them. I would not want my parents living in a place like this one.

Cleanliness

1

Friendliness

1

Care Services

1

Activities

1

Value for Cost

1

Response from Summer Place

September 19, 2017

Hello Jasmine, my name is Katie, I work for Holiday, and while I am very sorry to hear these comments and reflection on your experience, I would like to sincerely thank you for sharing them with us. We want to make Summer Place the best possible place to work for our employees, and can not do that with your open and honest feedback. I am going to take these comments regarding appearance and professionalism and share them with the appropriate parties; but please, if you have additional feedback, we would really like to hear from you. Thank you so much, Jasmine, for reaching out and sharing this with us. We hope you have a wonderful rest of your day. --Katie


3.0
Anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
August 30, 2017
Verified Review
Good Tour Of This Community

We toured this community for my sister, and her needs. We had a pleasant tour. Everyone was kind to my family, and I. The community was clean, and appeared to be well maintained. It was a good experience, but we did find another community that my sister was more fond of.

Cleanliness

3

Friendliness

3

Care Services

3

Activities

3

Value for Cost

3


4.0
Anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
August 11, 2017
Verified Review
Lovely Tour, But Not The Right Fit For My Love One

I had a nice tour of this retirement community. Everyone was kind, and friendly to me. The community was nice, and clean from what I saw. The staff I met was kind, and helpful. They answered my questions, and the experience went well overall. Unfortunately my love one needed more care than they were able to provide.

Cleanliness

4

Friendliness

4

Care Services

4

Activities

4

Value for Cost

4


2.0
Anonymous - Resident/client
Independent Living
July 19, 2017
Verified Review
They Moved Out

We moved out of this community, it was a bad experience for us.

Cleanliness

2

Friendliness

2

Care Services

2

Activities

2

Value for Cost

2

Response from Summer Place

September 11, 2017

Hello, my name is Katie, I work for Holiday, and while I am very sorry to see this comment, I would like to sincerely thank you for sharing it with us. I'd love the chance to speak with you to learn more about your experience and understand the reasons for your move. We want to make Summer Place the best possible place to retire, and can not do that without honest and sincere feedback such as yours. We sincerely hope and look forward to speaking with you, and hope until then that you do well! Thank you so much. --Katie


4.0
Anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
April 17, 2017
Verified Review
Good Tour, but too Expensive

This is a nice community, and my tour of it was a good one overall. From what I saw the community looked, everything was well maintained. The staff was friendly, and kind. There were many factors that played into where to move my loved ones too. Their prices were to expensive for our budget.

Cleanliness

4

Friendliness

4

Care Services

4

Activities

4

Value for Cost

4


4.0
Anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
April 13, 2017
Verified Review
A nice community

I thought this was a nice community when I visited. The person that took us on tour was nice and helpful. The community seemed clean. This community does not really offer assisted living. They have a base price and then they have additional charges for other services that may be needed.

Cleanliness

4

Friendliness

4

Care Services

4

Activities

4

Value for Cost

4


4.5
Anonymous - Loved one of resident/client
Independent Living
September 22, 2016
Verified Review
I would recommend Summer Place!!

I tried the food at this community it was ok but I felt like it was a little salty. The community is clean and well taken care of. I think they could use another elevator. Mom likes some of the daily activities and the patient staff are good at encouraging her to participate.

Cleanliness

4.5

Friendliness

4.5

Care Services

4.5

Activities

4.5

Value for Cost

4.5


5.0
Anonymous - Loved one of resident/client
Independent Living
September 13, 2016
A place to retire

From the very first time I visited Summer Place I was impressed by the professional manner we were treated. Very friendly and accommodating. Extremely informative on how the place is running. My aunt is enjoying all the wonderful things that are offered. I feel very comfortable having her stay at Summer Place.A place

Cleanliness

5

Friendliness

5

Care Services

5

Activities

5

Value for Cost

5


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