Card Home For the Aged

    154 Pleasant St, Willimantic, CT, 06226
    4.9 · 15 reviews
    • Independent living
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    5.0

    Friendly staff and comfortable rooms

    I'm very happy we chose this place - the staff are friendly and caring, my mom is comfortable and relieved, rooms are spacious and nice, the food is great, residents seem happy, and the location is convenient. Wonderful place for elderly loved ones.

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    4.93 · 15 reviews

    Overall rating

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    5. 1
    • Care

      5.0
    • Staff

      4.8
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      4.9

    Pros

    • Caring and attentive staff
    • Friendly staff interactions
    • High-quality elder care
    • Residents appear happy
    • Peace of mind for family members
    • Spacious and nice rooms
    • Good location
    • Good dining/food
    • Loving and compassionate atmosphere
    • Professional staff performance
    • Overall highly satisfactory/"practically perfect" experience

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment The reviews for Card Home For the Aged are uniformly positive. Family members repeatedly emphasize satisfaction and relief that their loved ones are in good hands. Words and phrases such as "loving and caring staff," "practically perfect," and "wonderful place" recur across the summaries, indicating strong overall approval and trust in the facility. There are no negative comments or specific complaints in the provided sample, which suggests a consistently favorable perception among these reviewers.

    Care quality and staff Care quality and the staff are the most prominent themes. Multiple reviewers note that the facility "takes care of elderly," staff "perform well," and that residents (and family members) are happy with the level of attention given. The staff are described as friendly, loving, compassionate, and professional. Several reviews explicitly say that family members feel relieved and confident that their loved ones "will be okay there," which points to both competence and reliability in daily caregiving. The consistency of praise around staff behavior suggests that the facility places a strong emphasis on interpersonal care and resident well-being.

    Facilities, rooms, and location Physical features are mentioned positively but less frequently than staff and care. Reviewers cite "nice rooms" and "spacious room," indicating that accommodations are comfortable and adequately sized. The facility's location is noted as "good," which can be important for family visitation and convenience. While the comments affirm pleasant living spaces, there is limited detail about amenities beyond room size and general niceness, so while impressions are favorable, specifics about facilities (e.g., private vs. shared rooms, accessibility features) are not provided in these summaries.

    Dining and daily living Food is explicitly praised in at least one review with the phrase "great food," and overall comments about resident happiness imply that daily needs, including dining, are being satisfactorily met. The available reviews do not provide a detailed evaluation of meal variety, dietary accommodations, or dining service logistics, but the explicit positive mention indicates meal service is perceived as a strength by some families.

    Activities, management, and omissions Notably, the summaries do not mention activities, programming, medical oversight specifics, or management beyond staff interactions. There is strong positive sentiment about frontline caregivers, but no specific feedback about scheduled activities, physical therapy, medical staffing, or administrative responsiveness. The absence of comments on these items means we cannot evaluate them from this dataset—this is a limitation in the sample rather than an indication of problems.

    Patterns, limitations, and takeaways The dominant pattern is consistent praise for staff warmth, competence, and the general happiness of residents. Families express clear relief and satisfaction, suggesting the facility successfully communicates trustworthiness and provides emotional reassurance. However, these summaries form a small, uniformly positive sample; there may be selection bias (happy residents or families are more likely to comment, or only positive excerpts were provided). Because there are no negative points mentioned, potential areas that would benefit from further review or inquiry include activity programming, medical/clinical services, staff turnover, costs, and any long-term care outcomes. Overall, based on the available comments, Card Home For the Aged appears to be a well-regarded facility with strong interpersonal care, pleasant accommodations, good food, and a location appreciated by reviewers.

    Location

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    About Card Home For the Aged

    Card Home For the Aged in Willimantic, Connecticut, has served seniors over 65 for more than 100 years and sits in a warm, inviting Victorian house with attractive grounds full of life, where you'll find a cozy yard for walks and spaces to chat over a cup of coffee while visitors and residents enjoy entertainment, and folks can talk with residents to get a feel for daily life. The home offers 20 private rooms, each with either a half or full bath, and residents can use their own furniture or what's provided. Every room comes with WiFi and satellite TV, and people here get three meals a day from chefs and meal planners who focus on nutrition. The Card Home supports both independent living and those who need a little help with daily tasks like dressing and bathing, and its caring staff stand ready to help folks adapt to their new lifestyle. There's a clear focus on independent living for active, healthy seniors, but nursing care, assisted living, memory care for dementia and Alzheimer's, and home care are all part of the mix, with community health services and hospice available through local agencies. Activities inside and outside help everyone stay engaged, with social events for mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Staff create a friendly, supportive atmosphere as people move in, with rooms shown on tours for those interested, and there's a sense of tradition and trust that's built up over the years. The Card Home is a non-profit retirement home rated highly by the community, offering safe, happy, and healthy living for seniors in a unique and intimate neighborhood where every day brings something to do, someone to talk with, and a calm place to call home.

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