Bredd Health Services Assisted Living

    5984 Grand Banks Rd, Columbia, MD, 21044
    4.0 · 4 reviews
      AnonymousLoved one of resident
      4.0

      Caring staff strong care messy

      I liked the owner - she's an engaged RN who knows the patients, involves families, and communicates promptly. The nurse and staff were very nice and helpful; the director assisted with qualifications and transfer evaluations and the stair-glide was useful. Care quality felt high, but the interior needs work (vacuuming, dingy walls, dirty furniture) and the outside had visible trash bins.

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      4.00 · 4 reviews

      Overall rating

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      5. 1
      • Care

        4.3
      • Staff

        4.5
      • Meals

        4.0
      • Amenities

        4.0
      • Value

        4.0

      Pros

      • Owner is a registered nurse and personally involved
      • Engaged leadership who knows residents
      • Prompt communication with families
      • High-quality, attentive care
      • Caring and helpful staff
      • Director assists with qualifications and transfer evaluations
      • Nurse is described as very nice
      • Accessibility feature noted (stair-glide)

      Cons

      • Outdoor trash bins visible and untidy
      • Interior cleanliness issues (needs vacuuming)
      • Dingy walls and dirty furniture
      • Facility appearance and upkeep need improvement

      Summary review

      Overall sentiment across the reviews is predominantly positive about the quality of care and the people who provide it, while raising clear concerns about cleanliness and the physical appearance of the building. Multiple reviewers emphasize that the owner is a registered nurse who is personally involved with the residents and families. That leadership presence is repeatedly framed as a major strength: the owner engages with families, knows the patients, and communicates promptly. These comments point to strong clinical leadership, reassuring oversight, and close family engagement.

      Care quality and staff behavior are the most frequently praised elements. Reviewers describe staff as caring, helpful, and engaged. The nurse is called "very nice," and the director is specifically credited with helping residents through qualification and transfer evaluations. These details suggest that clinical coordination, admissions/transfer processes, and routine caregiving are handled competently and compassionately. The presence of an involved RN-owner and proactive director indicate a hands-on management style that fosters timely communication and individualized attention.

      Facility-related feedback is mixed and represents the clearest pattern of concern. Several reviewers call out visible cleanliness and upkeep problems: outdoor trash bins, an interior that needs vacuuming, dingy walls, and dirty furniture. These comments consistently point to maintenance and housekeeping shortfalls rather than clinical or staffing failures. Because the positive comments focus heavily on people and care, the cleanliness issues stand out as a reputational and comfort-related weakness that could undermine otherwise strong impressions of care quality.

      Service and amenity notes are sparse but generally positive where mentioned. One reviewer noted a stair-glide, indicating attention to accessibility and mobility assistance. Beyond that, there are no substantive comments about dining, activities, social programs, or medical outcomes; the reviews concentrate on interpersonal care, admissions assistance, and facility cleanliness. That absence of detail on meals and activities is a gap in the available feedback and means those areas are either unremarkable or were not top-of-mind for reviewers.

      In summary, the dominant themes are strong, person-centered clinical leadership and caregiving paired with avoidable environmental and housekeeping concerns. The engaged RN-owner, responsive communication, helpful director, and kind nursing staff form a coherent set of strengths that suggest reliable care and support during admissions and transfers. Addressing the cleanliness and appearance issues (outdoor trash management, vacuuming, wall/furniture cleaning or refresh) would likely improve families' overall impressions and better align the facility's physical condition with the high marks given to its staff and management.

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      About Bredd Health Services Assisted Living

      Bredd Health Services Assisted Living, located in Columbia, Maryland, is a small community linked to Bredd Health Services and licensed for up to five seniors, where folks can find assisted living, memory care, respite, and hospice services, and staff are available around the clock as needed, ready to help with two-person transfers, insulin, bathroom help, dressing, grooming, bathing, and more, depending on each person's needs. Nurses and caregivers manage care under a nurse-owned system, and the management team, including a hands-on RN or owner, is known for staying involved and knowing both residents and their families, keeping everybody familiar with what's going on. Maryland's Department of Social Services regulates the place, and safety features like Wander Guard help keep residents safe, especially those who wander or need memory care. Bredd Health Services Assisted Living supports people who live with diabetes, high blood pressure, or incontinence and offers help with medication, special diets (including vegetarian, vegan, no sugar, or low salt), meal plans approved by dieticians and chefs, and daily home-cooked meals with room service possible when someone isn't feeling up to a meal in the dining area.

      Residents can expect common areas both inside and out, including a cozy living room for gatherings, activity rooms, craft plans, movie times, spa and wellness spots, a reading room, outside patios, a yard, and even a piano or organ for musical nights, and if someone likes to smoke, they let folks do that outside. There's Wi-Fi, high-speed internet, TV, cable, and help picking senior-friendly cell phones and plans, plus extra touches like grocery shopping, housekeeping, laundry, and errands. There are private rooms with some offering kitchenettes, wheelchair accessible showers, full kitchens, and other options to suit different care levels, and everyone living there can get help with daily activities but still keep as much independence as they're able. The activity schedule is long-music therapy, pet visits, board games, fitness, and walks on outdoor trails and paths, plus staff organize shopping trips, rides to doctor's appointments and to local churches, and they often take advantage of nearby parks, sunlit mountain trails, swim centers, and mini water parks when the weather's nice, for residents who like to get out.

      The staff can help with medication management, including diabetic and high acuity needs, and there are medical alert systems in place, including Medical Alert, Medical Guardian, and Bay Alarm Medical, with information and support on choosing the right systems, as well as reviews and caregiver resources to make sure residents and their families can stay connected and feel safe, and if someone needs caregiver support, home care resources, or just a reminder for medication, those services are part of what's available too. The home has good activity and community engagement, a reputation for joyful, knowledgeable caregivers and a well-managed team, and residents often form close bonds with staff and each other. Families often say there's a friendly atmosphere and the people working there make daily life positive and safe. Bredd Health Services Assisted Living is a place that tries to give seniors and disabled folks a regular, structured schedule, healthy food, opportunities for socializing, privacy when they want it, and support with the challenges that come with aging, making it a spot where people can live with purpose, stay active, and enjoy the community around them.

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