Brookdale Kettering

Brookdale Kettering was outdated. The room that they had available for my dad caused safety concerns. They need to update things. The carpentry in the apartment was probably from the 70s. The bedroom that I saw had a decent size. The staff was very friendly. They had a gym and a salon. Because it's ...

Brookdale Kettering was outdated. The room that they had available for my dad caused safety concerns. They need to update things. The carpentry in the apartment was probably from the 70s. The bedroom that I saw had a decent size. The staff was very friendly. They had a gym and a salon. Because it's old, it's very difficult to know if it's dirty or not. The facility was located fairly close to hospitals and close to shopping.

My dad stayed at Brookdale Kettering. I thought the atmosphere was very welcoming and it felt like home. He really enjoyed the room he had because he had a one-bedroom and a patio where he could look outside, and it felt like home to him. So, that was very nice. The staff was very kind and I think t...

My dad stayed at Brookdale Kettering. I thought the atmosphere was very welcoming and it felt like home. He really enjoyed the room he had because he had a one-bedroom and a patio where he could look outside, and it felt like home to him. So, that was very nice. The staff was very kind and I think they did a good job. I really had a good rapport with everyone I talked to. They had activities and I saw residents out in the dining area enjoying trivia and bingo. It's an older building, and I think they've done their best to keep it up-to-date, but it could be improved a little bit. It was clean, no doubt about that, but it just seemed so worn out. It's not like it needs to be fancy, but sometimes it looked like it was just lacking in care and upkeep.

Brookdale Kettering had steps everywhere in the assisted living apartments, which was not going to work for somebody like my mother-in-law. They also had a little patio attached to the assisted living apartment that you had to go down the steps. It was an older facility and some of the steps were cr...

Brookdale Kettering had steps everywhere in the assisted living apartments, which was not going to work for somebody like my mother-in-law. They also had a little patio attached to the assisted living apartment that you had to go down the steps. It was an older facility and some of the steps were cracked and broken. It just didn't seem very updated to me and very safe. The staff I met seemed OK though.

The staff and the residents of Brookdale Kettering are all very friendly. Things ran very smoothly here. One of the things that sold me on this place is we get two meals a day and enough food to carry over for the third meal. We get to pick which meals and the menu is tremendous. Food tastes like ho...

The staff and the residents of Brookdale Kettering are all very friendly. Things ran very smoothly here. One of the things that sold me on this place is we get two meals a day and enough food to carry over for the third meal. We get to pick which meals and the menu is tremendous. Food tastes like home. It's got everything I need. I've got a washer and dryer in the hallway that's just almost across the aisle and I got free cable TV which brings in lots of stations right off the bat. Every room has a patio, too. We do chair exercise class, bingo, happy hour with music every Friday, bands, a pool table, and transportation to the doctor. I have not found anything I don't like. The facility is very adequate at all levels. There's a patio out back with a stage and you can order alcoholic drinks, beer, or wine. There's a coffee and pop machine and they have juices that are available all the time. You can just come down and get something to drink. I have gone through a menu meeting where if we have complaints, they work on it or if there's something that we would like added to the menu, they will try to incorporate that. Anything you ask for, they are very helpful. The maintenance guys came in and put together the lamps for me. One of the ladies helped me this morning with some paperwork I had to fill out.

My mom is going to be moving into Brookdale Kettering. She is going to go into the independent living with a little assistance. I like that there were a lot of residents walking around the facility. It wasn't like a ghost town; there was life there. It was very clean, very inviting, and very comfort...

My mom is going to be moving into Brookdale Kettering. She is going to go into the independent living with a little assistance. I like that there were a lot of residents walking around the facility. It wasn't like a ghost town; there was life there. It was very clean, very inviting, and very comfortable. There were several staff who assisted me, and they were very, very helpful. They seemed very excited about helping me get my mom situated, whether it was with them or not. They had a library where people were sitting in and reading. There's a lot of lobbies throughout the building, but there was another lobby where there were jigsaw puzzles laid out. We also passed the craft room, where they do a lot of sculpting and different crafts like that, so we got to see some of the setup for that. The rooms are great for the price. They are set up for my mom's needs. They're definitely taking the fact that she's an 80-year-old woman who uses a walker a lot into account with the setup of the rooms. It was very accommodating. She has a living room, a bedroom, and a suite type deal. I liked it a lot, and it was fairly modern. I loved their little patios in their suites.

I would highly recommend it. They make them feel at home. They have a warm and caring environment. It is an incredible value for your dollar.