Amery Memory Care

    215 Birch St W, Amery, WI, 54001
    2.5 · 13 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    4.0

    Caring staff, great facilities, concerns

    I'm grateful for the phenomenal activities team and upbeat, solution-focused staff who treat my sister well in a clean, family-like community with indoor walking routes and enclosed courtyards. The caregivers are hardworking and pleasant and handle a tough job admirably, but they're clearly stretched thin and management/administration can be defensive and accusatory at times.

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    2.54 · 13 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      5.0
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      2.5
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      2.5

    Pros

    • Upbeat, solution-focused staff
    • Phenomenal activities department
    • Indoor walking options
    • Enclosed outdoor courtyards
    • Family-like atmosphere
    • Supportive environment for families
    • Clean facility
    • Pleasant and helpful staff
    • Staff treat residents well
    • Staff handle difficult work well
    • Hardworking staff

    Cons

    • Staff appear overworked
    • Management/administration issues
    • Administration accused reviewers

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the provided reviews is positive about front-line caregiving, resident engagement, and the physical environment, but there are clear and repeated concerns regarding staffing strain and management behavior. Multiple reviewers highlight strong interpersonal qualities of the caregiving team and the programmatic offering, while also noting that staff are stretched and that there have been problematic interactions involving administration.

    Care quality and staff: Reviewers consistently praise the caregiving staff as upbeat, solution-focused, pleasant, helpful, and hardworking. Several comments specifically state that staff "treat [a family member] well" and that employees "handle a hard job well," indicating that day-to-day resident interactions and personal care are viewed favorably. The environment is described as family-like and supportive for families, which suggests that staff make efforts to include and reassure relatives. At the same time, a recurring theme is that staff seem overworked; multiple summaries explicitly call out staff being "overworked," which raises questions about workload, shift coverage, or staffing ratios. That tension — high marks for individual compassion and competence alongside signs of burnout or strain — is a central pattern in these reviews.

    Facilities and activities: The physical environment earns consistent commendation. The facility is described as clean and offering useful mobility and outdoor options: indoor walking routes and enclosed outdoor courtyards are noted, which are important amenities for memory care residents who benefit from secure access to fresh air and movement. The activities department is singled out as "phenomenal," indicating a strong programming focus that likely contributes to resident engagement, routine, and quality of life. These features collectively point to an environment that supports physical activity and social stimulation.

    Dining and medical/clinical care: The supplied summaries do not provide information about dining quality, menu variety, nutritional management, or specific clinical/medical care practices (medication management, nursing oversight, etc.). Because reviewers did not comment on these aspects, no conclusion can be drawn from this dataset about dining services or clinical care; prospective families should ask the facility directly or seek additional reviews addressing these topics.

    Management and communication patterns: A notable concern across the reviews involves management or administration behavior. Summaries mention a "management issue" and specifically that "administration [is] accusing reviewers," which suggests adversarial interactions between facility leadership and at least some family members or reviewers. This stands in contrast to the otherwise supportive tone regarding frontline staff and may indicate problems with transparency, complaint handling, or staff/leadership communication. Given that staff are described as hardworking but overworked, the management-related comments could reflect organizational strain (e.g., morale, policy disputes, or defensive responses to criticism). These management concerns are a salient negative theme that could affect family satisfaction even if everyday resident care is good.

    Notable patterns and implications: The dominant positive themes are caring, engaged staff and strong activity and facility amenities. The dominant negatives are staff workload and management conduct. These combined patterns suggest a facility that delivers a high level of direct resident engagement and programming but may be experiencing operational pressures or leadership issues that merit further inquiry. For anyone evaluating this community, it would be prudent to verify current staffing levels and turnover, ask how the facility addresses family concerns and complaints, request examples of recent staff training and support measures, and, if possible, speak with multiple families to understand whether management problems are isolated incidents or an ongoing pattern.

    In summary, the reviews paint Amery Memory Care as a clean, activity-rich, family-oriented memory care community with a compassionate front-line team. However, there are repeated warnings about staff being overworked and about problematic interactions involving administration. Those strengths and risks should be weighed together: the caregiving culture and programming appear strong, but prospective families should probe leadership responsiveness and staffing stability before making a decision.

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