Brooksby Village

    100 Brooksby Village Drive, Peabody, MA, 01960
    3.0 · 4 reviews
    • Independent living
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    2.0

    Clean building; poor care, dining

    I live here - the building is clean, staff are fine, and care has improved, so value is decent. But dining is disappointing: only one real meal a day, no drinks, tiny portions (the fish was barely a bite) even when the food looks good. Activities are plentiful and social, yet mostly large-group with low engagement. Medical care is poor with long waits for urgent issues, the place feels understaffed, and residents are afraid to complain; management needs to be far more responsive. No shopping services and the campus store is closed, so the "Worry-free retirement" slogan feels misleading.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Hospice waiver
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination
    • Swimming pool

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    3.00 · 4 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.7
    • Staff

      2.0
    • Meals

      3.3
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      3.0

    Pros

    • Great social activities
    • Good-quality food (some reviewers)
    • Clean facility
    • Adequate day-to-day care (per some reviewers)
    • Staff generally fine
    • Good variety of activities
    • Good value
    • Current care has improved (reported by some)

    Cons

    • Poor dining service reported
    • Only one meal a day for some residents
    • No drinks available with meals (reported)
    • Small portions (e.g., fish) reported
    • No shopping services for residents
    • Campus store closed
    • Residents described as high risk with limited choice
    • Understaffed
    • Long wait times for urgent medical care
    • Poor medical services (reported)
    • Residents afraid to complain
    • Activities are mostly large-group with low engagement
    • Marketing slogan "Worry-free retirement" considered inaccurate
    • Money discrepancy reported
    • Prior care not as good as it could have been

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is mixed, with clear strengths in community life and cleanliness but significant and recurring concerns about medical responsiveness, dining services, staffing levels, and management transparency. Several reviewers praise the social offerings, cleanliness, and general day-to-day care, and a number of comments note that care has improved recently. At the same time, multiple strong complaints raise potential red flags about resident safety, access to services, and whether the community lives up to its marketed promise.

    Care quality and medical responsiveness are among the most serious themes. Multiple reviewers report long wait times for urgent medical care and describe medical services as poor. There is a perception of understaffing contributing to these delays. Although some reviewers characterize care as adequate and note improvements in current care compared with prior experiences, the presence of urgent-care delays and descriptions of residents being at high risk indicates variability in clinical responsiveness and reliability. This creates a mixed picture: baseline services can be acceptable for routine needs, but acute or time-sensitive situations appear to suffer from staffing and response problems.

    Staff and management issues are another recurring theme. Many reviewers say staff are "fine" and there are positive notes about the staff generally, yet others report being afraid to complain and call for more responsive, proactive management. The apparent tension — staff performing adequately day-to-day but management being insufficiently responsive or transparent — suggests organizational or leadership gaps rather than uniformly poor frontline performance. A reported "money discrepancy" and the statement that the community does not match its marketing claim of a "Worry-free retirement" point to concerns about financial transparency and trust in administration.

    Dining and basic resident services produce highly mixed feedback. Several reviewers praise the food — saying it is great or looks good — while others report poor dining service, including only one meal a day, lack of drinks, and small portions (for example, a small fish portion). Additional service gaps include the absence of shopping services for residents and a closed campus store. These contrasting views indicate inconsistent experiences: some residents or visits encounter high-quality meals and adequate service, while others face restricted meal options and missing amenities. That inconsistency is important for prospective residents to consider, particularly if daily dining or on-campus services are a priority.

    Activities and social life are generally seen as a strength, but with caveats. Multiple reviewers commend the quantity and variety of activities and call social offerings a high point. However, some reviewers note that activities skew toward large-group formats with low engagement for certain residents. This suggests that while the calendar may be full, the programming may not fully meet diverse interests or support deeper engagement for smaller, more active groups.

    Facilities and value perceptions are mostly positive: the community is described as clean and offering good value by some reviewers. Yet the positives coexist with substantive operational concerns that affect quality of life and safety perception. Taken together, the reviews portray a community with solid physical upkeep, lively social programming, and generally acceptable routine care, but with notable weaknesses in emergency medical responsiveness, consistent dining and amenity service, staffing sufficiency, and management transparency. Some reviewers explicitly report improvements in care, which indicates potential for positive change, but the persistence of critical issues suggests leadership should prioritize staffing, medical response protocols, dining consistency, clear communication about finances and services, and mechanisms for residents to raise concerns without fear of retaliation.

    Location

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    About Brooksby Village

    Brooksby Village sits on 90 acres and has services and features for seniors who value both safety and support, with independent living, assisted living, nursing care, and memory care options, so there's something for just about every stage of aging, and people here can stay in one place even as their needs change. The campus is smoke-free and designed for older adults who want to keep up an active life with ease, offering maintenance-free homes and a range of residence choices, like garden apartments, cottages, duplexes, townhomes, and buildings of a few different heights, all with low-maintenance floor plans, custom interiors, private bathrooms, patios or balconies, walk-in closets, washers and dryers, kitchens or kitchenettes, and cable or satellite TV. Residents use emergency call systems, have internet and Wi-Fi, and enjoy built-in safety and security features, while the grounds themselves feel peaceful, include walking paths, gardens, and covered walkways, and stay neat through all seasons.

    Brooksby Village focuses on health and wellness with on-site support, tailored wellness programs, and a medical center with full-time doctors, along with health monitoring, medication management, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy both inside the center and throughout nearby communities like Renaissance Gardens Brooksby, Atrium Veronica Drive, Rosewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, North Shore Elder Service, and Northeast Clinical Services, which handle everything from home health and nursing to hospice and rehab. The memory care program-from early support through Alzheimer's care-gives help for those with dementia, and the staff offers both personal care and medical attention as needed by each resident, which can include day-to-day help, meal prep, laundry, transportation, lawn care, housekeeping, and personal care tasks.

    People here join in social activities and events if they choose, using spaces like the pool, fitness center, library, lounge, movie theater, restaurant-style dining rooms, and courtyards, and there are all sorts of classes, volunteer opportunities, news updates, and resident activities so seniors stay connected and informed, with transportation on hand. The front desk supplies information about volunteer work, activities, new developments, and what's happening around the community, and there's a sales office for those wanting to move into independent living and another for continuing care. Brooksby Village is pet-friendly and was built for safe, modern living, with resort-style amenities like swimming, dining, and classes, a wide range of health and senior support services, including independent living, assisted living, nursing and rehabilitation, adult day care, memory care, and more. All in all, residents at Brooksby Village get community living with different levels of care and comfort, healthy meals, security, support when it's needed, and a home where they can keep their independence as long as possible.

    About Erickson Senior Living

    Brooksby Village is managed by Erickson Senior Living.

    Founded in 1983 by John C. Erickson and headquartered in Catonsville, Maryland, Erickson Senior Living operates 24+ campus-style retirement communities across 11 states. Serving over 24,000 residents with 17,000+ employees, they provide independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing services.

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