The Birches at Newtown

I like live music, church services, documentaries in the theatre and the exercise classes. Everybody is so nice and friendly and helpful. This is home to me.

I get involved in music (especially karaoke), brain games to keep my mind active. Very happy and feel safe here, suits my needs perfectly.

All of the staff here are friendly and helpful, as well as reachable for any reason.

Every aspect of my mother's care and stay has been wonderful!

I visited the Birches in Newtown for my parents (87 and 89 years old). I was so happy with the experience, I brought my father back to tour the building. All fears of “assisted living” were gone! Very nice experience.

My mother first experienced assisted living at The Birches, and then later on memory care, and the care she received in both sections was extraordinary. Their kindness, attention, and warmth - I could not rate them any higher. They did so much for my mom, who was not an easy person. She was very sweet but had some serious cognitive issues. And they were just fantastic with her.

I'm forever grateful to The Birches' community for the love and care they've brought into my mother's life in the year or so she's lived there. The staff and residents genuinely enjoy and care for each other, which, to my mind, is just the dash of magic that makes The Birches so special. The facility is beautiful, the staff is marvelous, but the true magic of the place is the genuine joy and engagement fostered by the community at large. It's magic.

The staff at the Birches is very helpful to my aunt and myself. They always are there with a warm welcome from the receptionists, to the caregivers, to the kitchen staff and all others. My aunt loves her new home and has always let me know how helpful the staff is to her needs.

The Birches provides compassionate care for all their residents. They provide a full-time physical therapist and exercise physiologist that provide tailored exercise classes and 1 to 1 wellness sessions in order to keep their residents functioning at their maximum potential. They have excellent communication between the management staff and family members to ensure all parties are informed and understanding of the care plan for their loved one.

The Birches at Newtown is a very nice community. The members of the management staff do everything they can to meet the individual needs of each resident living there. Their fitness program provides daily exercise instruction to keep the residents active and engaged.

My mom has lived at The Birches for the last three years and I must commend everyone for keeping everyone safe during the pandemic. Cleanliness, friendliness and keeping everyone busy was key for the last few years. Our family recommendation would be to have a liaison established between the staff and family. We would like to be able to be contact a point person with the actions of our loved one. Thanks everyone!

I have dealt the The Birches at Newtown for almost 2 years and couldn't be happier. They more than exceed my expectations for care of loved ones. The care is personal and developed specifically for the needs of each individual. They plan, execute, evaluate and follow-up. The facility is bright and cheerful and offers rehabilitation services as well as pleasure services like music, crafts, discussion groups and other service designed to involve residents on all mental and physical levels they are capable of. The staff know every resident by name making the friendliness quotient very high as well. Highly recommend!

I was pleasantly surprised of the outside of the Birches, décor of festive time. Entering the facility, was just as festive. Everyone greeted us with a happy "hello, and is someone helping you". We went to Nona's room, Nona was playing bingo. The appearance of Nona's room was neat and clean. We found Nona playing bingo and had to wait until bingo was over.(Nona said) We sat in the common room and visited for a while. A staff member came and asked if we would like coffee or tea. (Very impressed) I was happy to see how well Nona was doing at The Birches, and all of the friends she had made. Made me smile.

We know and appreciate how much our mom prospered under the good care at The Birches. That was a great gift to her - and us.

The Birches provided a friendly and safe home for our mom as she faced the end of her life. The support the team offered - care based, rehab based, activities, entertainment - all gave her reasons to anticipate tomorrow.

The Birches staff was attentive and caring towards our loved one, answering her call bell. They brought her continued assistance and gave us, her family peace of mind.

Finding a place that my husband could call home wasn't easy but we were lucky enough to find that place at The Birches. The care and compassion shown to my husband allowed him to spend his final years happy, content, and safe.

My mom is a resident of The Birches. They have done an incredible job taking care of her and all the others who are entrusted to their care. I can only imagine how difficult the pandemic has been for all of the staff - but they did a great job and I am grateful they kept my mom safe. Thank you!