RiverSpring Health Featuring the Hebrew Home

    5901 Palisade Ave, Bronx, NY, 10471
    3.8 · 8 reviews
    • Independent living
    • Assisted living
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    4.0

    Joyful senior home, caring staff

    I love this senior home - the atmosphere is joyful with a beautiful river view, a lovely art gallery, and a great TJ store nearby. The staff are amazingly caring, supportive and respectful. Care can be insufficient at times, but I still love it here.

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    Amenities

    3.75 · 8 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.5
    • Staff

      5.0
    • Meals

      3.8
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      3.8

    Pros

    • Caring and respectful staff
    • Supportive staff
    • Positive, joyful atmosphere
    • Nice art gallery and activities
    • Pleasant environment
    • Beautiful river view
    • Residents express strong affection and satisfaction
    • Convenient/great TJ store (on-site or nearby)

    Cons

    • Insufficient care
    • Apparent inconsistency between staff warmth and care delivery

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is strongly positive with several clear strengths repeatedly noted. Reviewers repeatedly emphasize the quality of interpersonal interactions — staff are described as amazing, caring, supportive and respectful. Multiple comments express affection for the community (phrases like “love this senior home,” “loves it there,” and “joy”) and highlight an uplifting, joyful atmosphere that residents and visitors appreciate. These emotional endorsements point to a community where social climate and day-to-day interactions make a substantial positive impression.

    Facilities and environment are another prominent positive theme. Reviewers call out a nice art gallery and a generally nice environment. The presence of a beautiful river view is specifically mentioned, which indicates that the physical setting contributes meaningfully to resident satisfaction. An additional convenience noted is a “great TJ store,” suggesting accessible shopping or retail amenities either on-site or very nearby. Taken together, these comments portray a campus that offers pleasant aesthetics, recreational/art opportunities, and some level of convenient access to retail or shopping, all of which support resident quality of life.

    Care quality is the primary concern present in the feedback. While staff are praised for their demeanor and interpersonal approach, a clear negative point in the aggregated summaries is the statement of “insufficient care.” This introduces an important tension: reviewers express that staff are caring and supportive, yet at least one report explicitly identifies a shortfall in the adequacy of care delivered. That suggests either isolated incidents of inadequate care, variability in care quality across shifts or units, or differing expectations among reviewers about what constitutes sufficient care. The discrepancy between strong praise for staff attitude and the mention of insufficient care merits deeper examination by management to determine whether the issue is systemic, episodic, or related to particular service areas.

    There is little explicit feedback in these summaries about dining, clinical services, or management practices, so conclusions on those aspects cannot be strongly drawn from the provided content. However, the combination of enthusiastic remarks about staff and environment with a singular but serious comment about insufficient care suggests the facility performs well in creating a positive living atmosphere but may need targeted improvements in care delivery processes or consistency. Management would be well advised to investigate the care concern cited, solicit more detailed feedback about circumstances leading to that comment, and monitor whether this is an isolated complaint or part of a pattern.

    In summary, the reviews portray RiverSpring Health Featuring the Hebrew Home as a warm, attractive senior living setting with emotionally engaging staff, appealing amenities such as an art gallery and river views, and residents who generally love living there. The lone but important negative — insufficient care — stands out and should be explored further to ensure that the positive interpersonal environment aligns with consistently adequate clinical and personal care standards. Addressing any gaps in care consistency would help convert the facility’s strong social and environmental strengths into uniformly excellent overall performance.

    Location

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    About RiverSpring Health Featuring the Hebrew Home

    RiverSpring Health Featuring the Hebrew Home sits on a scenic 32-acre campus along the Hudson River in Riverdale, Bronx, and you'll notice tall trees, walking paths, and big green spaces with lots of outdoor art and river views, and sometimes you hear about their art studios, community garden, and the library where residents like to read or take a quiet break. The campus has different options, like one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, and people can choose independent living at RiverWalk, assisted living at RiverSpring Residences, affordable housing, or memory care and skilled nursing at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, and soon there'll be River's Edge for more Life Plan Community (CCRC) options, so residents and couples can stay put even if their care needs change over time. The Hebrew Home has a long history going back over 100 years, and the nonprofit leadership makes sure services stay for residents, with money staying in the community for long-term stability, so you feel some reassurance, especially if you hear about their teaching hospital partners like NewYork-Presbyterian.

    Residents get help with daily tasks if they need it-things like bathing, dressing, and medication management-and nurses are there around the clock, with therapy services like occupational, physical, and speech therapy, plus onsite dental, vision, and audiology care, and they give flu and COVID-19 shots to keep people safer. The place got recognized for top quality, especially with specialized memory and dementia care, and programs go past medical care to include college courses, art, drama, music, and exercise, with a warm-water therapy pool for fitness or rehab. The National Alzheimer Center's there, leading research and support, and they've got the Sonia Jaye and Edward Barsukov Low Vision Center for those coping with vision loss. Amenities are many, so besides the fitness center, library, and beauty salon, there are lounges, porches, and water views, and rooms have private bathrooms, TVs, and emergency call systems, which can bring peace of mind for both residents and families.

    RiverSpring Health also offers help at home through RiverSpring at Home, a New York State Managed Long Term Care Program, where nurse care managers keep track of people's medical and social needs and adjust care plans whenever needed, day or night, and transportation gets arranged to medical appointments or outings, which matters if getting around is tough. For those in need, there's long-term care, short-term rehab, support for adults with disabilities, and programs for people with Autism or intellectual and developmental disabilities, plus day services, respite care, and community habilitation, all with a goal to create supportive and loving environments. People can join organized social outings, support groups, and enrichment programs, including therapeutic arts, and the dining services offer kosher and non-kosher meals made with a dietitian's input. Pastoral care is available through chapel and synagogue services, and the community marks events like Autism Awareness Day at Yankee Stadium, connecting folks with wider advocacy and acceptance efforts.

    Security comes through controlled building access, there's Wi-Fi for staying in touch, and emergency call systems go in every apartment, in case you need urgent help. Among special programs, the "It's Your Call" program supports employees dealing with domestic or abuse, and families find comfort knowing the Passages program helps focus on end-of-life wishes, palliative care, and hospice. Over the years, the Hebrew Home developed the country's first expression policy for long-term care, keeping dignity and rights in mind for all residents. The community puts effort into providing individual attention and personal care, aiming to help folks keep their independence as much as possible while offering support that matches life's changes.

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