The Mann House Cumming

With regard to The Mann House, my brother and I have been extremely pleased with our experience having our mother in their care. The high points for us have been the demeanor of the staff, the small size of the community, and their communication. My mother has unfortunately declined at a very rapid rate over her time there and almost never leaves the facility other than for scheduled doctor appointments and numerous trips to the hospital. She is unable to follow instructions and participate in many activities, but she enjoys her meals and sits outside in the courtyard frequently. She has rapidly worsening dementia and can be difficult to deal with, but the staff is tremendously patient with her. Sam, the director, is very easy to communicate with, and everyone else knows my mother well and goes out of their way to chat with her. She has had to go to a rehab facility repeatedly after several falls (not the fault of the staff) and each time we have been extremely relieved to have her return to The Mann House afterward. She is currently in the hospital where she had a pacemaker implanted two days ago and is very frail. We were very concerned that she would have to spend time in rehab again, but Sam has given the thumbs up for her to return directly to The Mann House. We cannot imagine what the situation would be for her if she was in a much larger community where there might be greater staff turnover and less staff knowledge with individual residents. For a senior that is highly functioning mentally and physically, it might not be the greatest choice for activities and social engagement among residents, but given my mom's state, it has worked out very well for her to live there.