Celebration Villa of Newburgh

We recently moved my 96 year old grandmother here. It's a very nice facility and she is truly enjoying it. HOWEVER, she is not being fed on time. She is on a walker and is vision impaired, so she is unable to go down and get her dinner or eat with the other residents. This was known when we visited and talked with them. They assured us someone would bring her food on time (about 4:30) every night. That has not been happening. Most nights my mother calls or goes to check on her and she still doesn't have her dinner at 5:30 or later. My grandmother only eats ONE meal a day, compared to 21 which most residents eat. Her food is usually sitting in the kitchen when we call down...people just forget to bring it up to her. The whole point of her being here is for her to live on her own but have assistance when needed, giving us all peace of mind, but we're still having to make sure she's being fed.

I'm the breakfast and lunch Chef. It is a nice Facility, but staff is under appreciated and under complicated. Residents are highly respected and well taken care of. Here's my 5star review with what could be better. . . There shouldn't be employees that are related to management! There should be more care staff. There should be more kitchen staff. There is no reason that one person is cooking for so many people with in a hour. Not culinarys fault, it's upper management's fault. . Our in-house residents number have went up but yet our staff is laking. This facility needs help.

I moved my dad here in July he was barely walking when I moved him here and within a month he's not only walking he's found a whole new meaning of living life! He's become independent again and has made friends he now enjoys going to activities and is excelling in therapy! Celebration Villa of Newburgh saved my dad's life! I will forever be grateful! The in-house therapy he gets from Legacy has been a real game changer! I would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a place for their parent/s or self. The staff is very caring and goes out of their way to accommodate! The activities have been a great bonus as has the tasty meals! It's not just all of the things I've mentioned above but it's affordable too! Don't wait give them a shout if you're on the fence you won't be for long!

We moved my husband’s sister into Celebration Villa memory care at the end of February. She has Alzheimer’s and had thrived for four of the six years she had been living in an independent living facility. Over the last couple of years she had become more forgetful, was frequently losing things, and was failing in general. Though we tried to help her with her laundry, keep her apartment clean, and get her to change into her nicer and clean clothing, she never saw the need. Any suggestions we made, caused her to become agitated and tearful. No matter how diplomatically we thought we were approaching the issues, she would react with obstinance, anger, or both. When she began roaming the facility at night and was found outside in the early morning hours, we knew that it was time to move her into a secure environment. The move to Celebration was quite traumatic initially. But within a few weeks, she had settled in nicely. She has made new friends. We rest better knowing that she is safe. She still doesn’t like to shower or change into clean clothing, but the staff at Celebration handles her beautifully. They are knowledgeable, patient, and loving. We highly recommend Celebration memory care and wish we could have moved her there sooner.