Pricing ranges from
    $4,324 – 5,188/month
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    1.0

    Clean but hopeless and overpriced

    I live at Heart of Hope: the place is perfectly clean, but I feel no hope or heart here - staff are inattentive, it's the saddest place I've known, and far too expensive.

    Pricing

    $4,324+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $5,188+/mo1 BedroomAssisted Living

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    2.00 · 3 reviews

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    • Staff

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    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Immaculate cleanliness
    • Well-maintained, spotless facilities

    Cons

    • Perceived lack of staff attention / neglect
    • Emotional atmosphere described as sad or joyless
    • Perceived lack of compassion or 'heart' in care
    • High cost / expensive

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the provided reviews is strongly negative, dominated by emotional descriptors and concerns about the quality of interpersonal care. Multiple reviewers use words such as 'sad', 'no hope', 'no heart', and 'saddest' to characterize their impressions, indicating a pervasive sense of unhappiness or emotional neglect associated with Heart of Hope. The most frequently mentioned and most significant concern is a perceived lack of staff attention or outright neglect; this perception colors much of the reviewers' experience and forms the core of the negative sentiment.

    Care quality and staff interaction are central issues. Although the summaries are brief, the repeated reference to neglect and insufficient attention suggests that reviewers feel residents are not receiving the compassionate, responsive care they expect. The language used—'no heart', 'no hope'—points to problems beyond occasional service lapses; it implies a sustained feeling that staff do not provide emotional support or engagement. Because the feedback emphasizes perception, this could stem from understaffing, poor staff training, low morale, or a mismatch between resident needs and care practices; the reviews do not specify causes, only the experienced outcomes.

    Staffing and management implications are notable. The emotional tone implies a leadership or culture problem where warmth and person-centered care are lacking. Reviewers do not provide specifics about management responsiveness or corrective actions, but the strong negative affect suggests that either concerns are not being addressed adequately or that systemic factors prevent staff from delivering attentive care. The summaries do not include examples of positive staff interactions, which reinforces the impression that interpersonal aspects of care are a prominent weakness.

    Facilities are a clear positive: cleanliness is explicitly praised ('perfectly clean'). This indicates that housekeeping and physical maintenance are functioning at a high standard. The contrast between 'perfectly clean' facilities and the reported emotional bleakness is striking; it suggests the environment may be well kept physically but feels sterile, impersonal, or lacking in community and warmth. Cleanliness is important for safety and comfort, but reviewers imply that it is not enough to compensate for perceived deficiencies in compassionate care.

    Cost and perceived value are another consistent concern: the facility is described as 'expensive.' Combined with the reports of neglect and sadness, this raises a value-for-money issue—reviewers appear to feel that the high cost is not matched by quality of personal care or emotional support. The summary reviews do not detail services included or financial transparency, but the simple pairing of 'expensive' with negative emotional and care-related comments signals dissatisfaction with the return on investment for residents and families.

    Notable patterns and gaps: the feedback concentrates on emotional atmosphere, staff attention, cleanliness, and cost. There are no mentions of dining quality, activities and social programming, medical or clinical care specifics, safety incidents, or administrative responsiveness. The absence of comments on these areas means they may be less salient to reviewers or simply not addressed in the provided summaries. Taken together, the pattern is one of a physically well-maintained, clean facility that elicits strong negative feelings because of perceived neglect and lack of compassion, made more problematic by a high price point.

    In summary, the reviews portray Heart of Hope as a clean and well-kept facility with serious perceived shortcomings in personal care and emotional warmth. The dominant themes are sadness and neglect, with staff attention and compassionate engagement cited as primary concerns. Cleanliness is a clear strength, but given the reported expense, the overall impression is that the facility fails to deliver adequate value in terms of person-centered care and emotional support. Further investigation into staffing levels, staff training and culture, and resident engagement programs would be warranted to determine root causes and whether the perceptions reflect isolated incidents or systemic issues.

    Location

    Map showing location of Heart of Hope

    About Heart of Hope

    Heart of Hope sits in Lanham, Maryland, and has a small, residential feel, licensed for only five seniors, which means everyone gets lots of personal attention and the staff really know the residents, always aiming to help people feel safe and cared for, whether they need just a bit of support or more hands-on help like for memory care or physical needs, and the building's wheelchair accessible showers, emergency systems, and fully furnished rooms show they thought about comfort and safety. The place fits seniors who can look after themselves but also supports those who need assisted living, memory care, respite, or hospice care, and the focus is always on keeping residents independent as long as possible, adjusting care to each person's abilities and routines, including help with bathing, grooming, dressing, and managing medicines or two-person transfers. The staff stay on site and awake day and night, and visiting nurses or hairdressers can come in if needed, while meals are cooked in the home three times daily with special diets for things like diabetes or high blood pressure, and on-site meals range from one to three a day depending on the resident's plan.

    Residents also get access to regular laundry and housekeeping, so their rooms stay tidy, and there are many ways to stay active, like workout classes, music programs, animal therapy, board games, crafts, or just sitting on the porch and chatting, which helps fight loneliness and keeps everyone part of a social group. A map helps folks find their way around this compact place, and there are community spaces like a book room, recreation room, beauty shop, and yards outside. This community runs lots of activities and entertainment like movie nights, spiritual trips, creative arts, and exercise plans, all designed to spark friendships and keep people moving. Transportation gets arranged for doctor visits, shopping, or outings to faith centers or nearby places, and there's even walkways and gardens to enjoy whenever the weather allows. For those living with memory loss, the staff offer close supervision and tailored programs that fit each resident's level of alertness and mobility, often with special memory care activities and a safe, secure layout so family members don't worry about safety. The connected property, Angel Assisted Living, also focuses on quality support, matching seniors with the right level of help, and everything runs in line with Maryland's Department of Social Services regulations.

    Everything tries to make life easier and keep people engaged-furnishings, phones in the rooms, move-in help, laundry, and even a dining room where you can get meals that work with dietary restrictions, plus there's always some kind of activity or outing on the calendar. Heart of Hope doesn't feel like a big institution, just a small, lively, and supervised place where seniors and staff get to know each other, support strong community ties, and encourage a routine filled with care and things to look forward to each day, and the whole mission stays focused on giving hope and compassionate help to those who need it.

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