10 Best Independent Living Communities in Place, NH

I honestly can not understand why someone would say that they walked in Harmony Homes By the Bay and thought it was dark and dirty. The opposite is true. After experience with countless nursing/assisted living facilities, I chose for mom to live here, both of us could not be happier! It’s bright, friendly, new, clean and has beautiful bay views from the community rooms. Harmony Homes By the Bay is a well thought out architectural gem that well represents the four seasons in Such a charming way. Resident rooms & community/dining areas are arranged around a wide, well lit walk way & central courtyard. It’s a big loop making it tough for people with compromised memory to get hopelessly lost. Nursing stations are hidden, easing stress on residents. I visit most every evening and help my mother prepare for bed. I know most of the residents and can say that as a whole they are happy. Lots of activities but plenty of independence if people wish it. My daughter volunteers to host karaoke night twice monthly and everyone loves it. Mom (92) has a wonderful group of friends. They call their rooms ‘their apartment’, which is what it is to them. Like anywhere, what these people want first and foremost is frequent communion with their loved ones. Like anywhere, people decline without that love. Like anywhere, staff may come and go, people may call out, temporarily disrupting the rhythm of care. But here at Harmony Homes by the Bay even the residents who rarely get visitors, seem to me, a little happier and consider the staff and fellow residents closer to ‘family’ than I have personally witnessed in other facilities.

They were very good and we were pleased with the care that he received while he was here. The thing I really liked about them was how bright the facility is, it really helped with the sundowning that he had with his dementia. I would recommend Kirkwood Corners to other families.

I might move soon, but not much else to choose from currently. The community is clean, but don't like the new décor, all gray, cold, depressing. We had great staff last year, now all but one have quit, some of the new ones not very friendly. Limited transportation times and days, driver just quit, but no free alternative offered, waiting until new one hired whenever that may be. Inconsistent food quality and taste, limited meal options, uncomfortable dining room because chairs have wheels making it hard to rise safely. No permanent activity director for almost a year, now the new one is trying but activities are mostly boring and some involve petty gambling. With the value for cost I guess you get what you pay for.