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- Seacrest Retirement Center
588 Ocean Avenue, West Haven, CT, 06516
Community Information
Seacrest Retirement Center is an assisted living facility in West Haven, CT. Seacrest Retirement Center offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.
Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and Seacrest Retirement Center offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so Seacrest Retirement Center provides meals for residents.
Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help. Making sure residents with diabetes monitor their insulin levels is clearly an important task and Seacrest Retirement Center can help with that task.
Unique Features
* Breathtaking views of Long Island Sound
* Myriad daily activities
* Located in the heart of Southern Connecticut
* Serving upper Fairfield and lower New Haven Counties
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 55 years old.
Staffing
24-Hour Awake Staff
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care % Medium Care % Heavy Care % Additional Services
Diabetic Care
The community can help residents monitor their blood sugar but cannot give insulin injections.
Memory Care Offered
This community employs technology to prevent residents from wandering and becoming lost, for example bracelets that will ring an alarm if the resident leaves the community.
Incontinence Care
Incontinent residents must be able to manage incontinence themselves. This staff at this community can remind incontinent residents to use the restroom. This community can care for residents with bladder incontinence.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide a 1 person assisted transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
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Transportation
Complimentary TransportationSmoking
Additional Amenities
Activities OnsiteDevotional Services OffsiteIndoor Common AreasOther Services
Hospice AvailableMeals
Meals ProvidedActivities Provided
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Average Room Pricing at Seacrest Retirement Center
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 1 Bedroom 4800.00 Monthly Semi-Private 4500.00 Monthly 2 Bedrooms Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Estimated Fees at Seacrest Retirement Center
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee Respite Fee Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee Medium Care Needs Fee Low Care Needs Fee 2nd Person Fee Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Paying for care
Commercial InsurancePrivate paySocial SecuritySeparate pricing structure for careVeteran's benefits
Nearby Communities
If Seacrest Retirement Center isn't quite what you're looking for, take a look at a few other nearby communities that might be a better match.
Nearby Cities
City | Distance | Number of Facilities | Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom |
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Cheshire | 0 miles | 1 | $4,500 |
East Berlin | 0 miles | 1 | $4,500 |
West Haven | 0 miles | 1 | $4,800 |
Newington | 4 miles | 1 | $4,620 |
Rocky Hill | 4 miles | 2 | $5,350 |
Meriden | 7 miles | 2 | $4,590 |
General Pricing Information for West Haven Assisted Living
Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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1 Bedroom | $4,800 | $4,800 | $4,800 |
Semi-Private | $4,500 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
Community Reviews
Homier than most
reviewed on: 05/17/2016 by BarbaraAfter visiting many "retirement homes", Seacrest definitely feels more homey than all of the other more institution style residencies. It's beautiful water view setting adds tremendously to its value as well as a strong sense of family amongst its attendants and workers and residents. Our unannounced visits are always met with an orderly, controlled environment, filling every need of the residents. I would definitely recommend Seacrest to anyone looking for that special place.
They are under staffed. I would not recommend this facility...
reviewed on: 05/27/2015 by AnonymousThey are under staffed. They do not keep a good eye on their residents. Two ladies got into a fight and ended up in the hospital. Blood was all over the place. I had to get my mom out of it. There is nothing at this facility. I would not recommend it. My overall rating of the Seacrest Retirement Center is 1 star. My experience with them was very bad. Their care services lack. This is a 1 star facility.
Considering placing your loved one
reviewed on: 02/18/2016 by PatriciaFirst it's important to note this is a "retirement "home not nursing home. Under state guidelines their may be very different guidelines depending where you live. Care is much different in retirement home as opposed to nursing home. Their are clear differences in medical and independent/ dependent needs of each loved one. So it's important to consider all when choosing. Remember you may need to move your loved one as decline or less independence occurres. Be ready to handle that should you need and take that into consideration when placing. When we toured this facility my mother was more independent, it looked beautiful and perfect. Food was excellent. Grounds impeccable! Could have used more activities For first year it was great but then found lack of activities, never taken outside. We knew when money ran out she would go to shared room but we found Once her money ran out she was shifted twice ( which for dementia is difficult) to rooms on much less desirable floor. After the second move , One night my sister in law called to talk to her mom then called me very upset stating she was not in her room and it was very late. We called and called and was told she must be there by staff. We then demanded they check and they found her asleep in a chair in front of tv in the front room. No one had gotten her for bedtime. This was very upsetting to the family. It's very difficult to know where to begin in placing a loved one in a facility. Our suggestions on any choosing ANY establishment for your loved one , is treat it as you would a putting infant in a daycare. Walk in different times check ALL floors. Check bathrooms for cleanliness and safety Check several different times for regular activities and wether they get out into the sun and fresh air. Request a copy of the contract prior to signing and read it well, or let a family attorney read it so you understand everything in the document. Upon signing up, request a complete copy of the signed contract and read it closely. ( do not sign and be told you will get a copy, obtain it like any other legal document , in full and at signing) And note how many pages in contract were retuned to you near your signature. Keep a private medical dr in the loop and have that family dr Ck your loved one every 6 mos at least. Monitor ANY added medications to your loved one and make sure your private medical doctor Was informed and agreed. With less independence ,We ended up moving our mom to a nursing home found much more personal care and activities which she required. She is very happy Each individual is different so you must consider your own loved one.
Unsatisfied
reviewed on: 12/20/2017 by AnonymousNot a good place to put a loved one. Research everything on this Retirement Home and I mean dig deep!!! If you think you have no other options - you do.
Terrible experience
reviewed on: 11/27/2014 by Rebekah McMahonThe overall nice appearance of this place is NOT the reality the residents live in. The staff mock the patients. My father had fallen and had a broken hip joint and was in serious pain; instead of doing all they could to get him diagnosed and properly cared for, They talked about him, saying that when he gets hungry enough he will come down to eat. They taunted him saying to his face that he's "NOT Really in Pain" What kind of a place mistreats the elderly? I would visit and see residents walking around listless and unhappy. There are no activities for the residents (except for movie night), and the staff are markedly gossipy. My dad suffered physically and emotionally while at Seacrest. Thank God he is now safe in a different facility, cared for by a staff that loves the elderly.