Palmettos of Mauldin

Our tour at The Palmettos was nice. The people were nice. It was an older facility, and you could tell that. It just needed some work done. It was much higher in price than newer places we looked at, so I didn’t think it was worth the money. Other places offered more for less money.

My mother was in the Palmettos of Mauldin last year, and it was a wonderful place. It's an assisted living she chose for herself. She went through a senior geriatric advisor. She told them what she was looking for, then the advisors presented several different places. We looked and that one met...

My mother was in the Palmettos of Mauldin last year, and it was a wonderful place. It's an assisted living she chose for herself. She went through a senior geriatric advisor. She told them what she was looking for, then the advisors presented several different places. We looked and that one met her criteria. It was beautifully decorated, and the staff was incredible. They have an RN on duty twenty-four hours a day. There's no time when there's not a nurse on duty -- sometimes even two -- even though it's just assisted living and not skilled care. They have single rooms, and they have little apartments, which is what she had. It had a little living room, a bedroom, a kitchenette, and a bathroom. They had standard activities, but she really preferred to just watch her own TV and chat with the CNAs. She's a night owl, so they would come in at night, and they would have just a grand time together. They had a library, exercises, and bingo, which seems to be everywhere. They had movies too. It's really a very well-run place. I thought the food was good. She had special requirements because she had esophageal spasms, and they always had her food that met all of her medical requirements. They even went beyond that, like they would bring her a little cup of coffee or something. They were just great, all the way around. My mother didn't do many of the activities, but I saw the other residents were always involved in them. They had art activities and guest speakers, those sorts of things. It's very expensive but for that price, you are getting full value.