Brighton Gardens of Brentwood

Tiffany Cummings

5 stars isn’t enough. Brighton Gardens is always incredibly clean, residents are all smiles when I go in and the staff is more than friendly and caring with the residents. The food is fantastic! They exceed my expectations in every way!

don davis

I checked my mother in to brighton gardens in November of last year. The facility is very nice and nurses also. However my mom within the first 3 days got upset and tried to walk away. The director then gave me a choice to put her in memory care or pay a full time sitter to be with her. They told me I would be able to move her back once things settled down and assured me they would be able to get her to “settle in” within 30 days.Well not so easy to do. Had to have several dr visits and a plan for getting her to integrate. I don’t feel they tried hard to do this and I had to follow up constantly. After 2.5 months nothing improved. I was told by a medical person that this was not the first time they saw someone get moved to the higher priced memory care area that did not need to be there. Finally I moved her to another facility where she has done very well. To top it off they overbilled us by $1,600 and I have provided a reconciliation, and tried calling but cannot get a return call from the director, and corporate office is hard to get a number for. Could be a great place but only for someone who does not have a lot of needs and who will have consistent family members visiting. Use caution and validate billing monthly.

BETSY CALDWELL

Brighton Gardens was a wonderful experience for my family. I cared for my mother for three years in my home. If you have never been a care giver for a dementia stricken person you may not realize how challenging, frustrating and exhausting it is and what a great place Brighton is. They were always kind, always tiring to engage my mother areas of her interest. For example, we have hundreds of watercolor paintings mom painted while at Brighton. They made certain she attended the crossword and bocce ball events because she enjoyed those particular activities. When my mother passed they cried with us and reminded us of the good things about mother that were easy to forget because of her illness. I am so thankful that we had Brighton to help. I couldn’t have managed without them.

nancy bonagura

Our sister moved to Brighton Gardens for the last few months of her life as she went into Hospice care. We were simply amazed, and very grateful, for the joyful quality of life Brighton Gardens made possible for her. Every member of the staff, from the administrators and management, through the room care and dining service teams, were unfailingly warm, responsive and supportive. Gail oversaw the care levels as my sister's needs changed. Adrienne runs a wonderful and varied activities program and engaged my sister (a former recreation director) in helping plan new games and activities for the residents. Brian's menus are varied and healthy, and the food is very good; my sister had favorite dishes she especially looked forward to. The rooms and common areas are kept clean and bright. Medications and services were administered carefully and as needed, in cooperation with Hospice. My sister established friendships and caring relationships with residents as well as staff. We will always be grateful to Brighton Gardens for making our loved one's last months so comfortable and happy, beyond all our expectations.