I visited Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle. I thought the staff looked great. The marketing person was new, so the Director actually met with us. The Director was lovely. They wanted to make sure that if we had questions, they could answer them fully. The rooms were very pleasant. It was not very large in the scope of things. They had roughly 75 units of assisted living, and they also had a memory center. We could return and try the meals, but we didn't choose to do that. Their dining area was pleasant. There was nothing in particular that stood out that was either super positive or super negative. It was just a nice dining room. The amenities looked good. The thing that stood out was they had little nooks to congregate in sunny places. Every place we toured offered some lounge areas, but Chestnut Park offered the best. It was just so inviting. There was an area looking out over a big sunny window, which was a light-filled space. We saw their library, which was very nice. It looked like they give their residents the opportunity to be active in the development of activities. The quality of the finishes of the place is not quite as good as the other place we saw, but it was homey. They had very nice people that are mid-level professionals living there. It was very pleasant, and I really liked the Director.

I went to Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle. It was very high end, it had that high-end feeling definitely, it was definitely for people with money. The rooms were small. It was stellar in upkeep. The staff was very lovely, she was fantastic. I saw the menus, saw the dining area, it was very nice, very clean, and I met the chef. It was nice. The food is going to be a little on the plain side, but my in-laws are into spices, like they like spicy Indian food and Spanish food, and things like that.

Finding a new home for my grandma was a really difficult choice. Chesnut Park proved to be a great one. My grandma and my family and I had a positive experience there. The staff is friendly, positive, encouraging and patient with visitors and residents. I couldn't believe how calm they stayed with my grandma and her fellow residents, despite some difficult tasks and moods. She was greeted by name constantly as she moved down the halls, which I know meant a lot to her. They were responsive and respectful of my families requests and needs for my gram. They work hard to provide appropriate activity for the residents, keeping them moving and socializing to the best of their abilities. Whenever I visited I had to hunt her down! I might find her at: the afternoon movie, a discussion group, music therapy, snack time, sitting outside or getting her nails done. Then, even at the end when my gram passed, the staff was SO lovely. The managers met us at the door, expressed condolences, offering hugs and kind words. They had cleaned her room up, carefully arranged her so she looked as though she was sleeping peacefully (sounds weird but in the moment but that means a lot) and put out extra tissues, water, and chairs. They even asked if there was any staff she would've wanted to attend the services. It was such a touching gesture, for some who would otherwise not have many at a service I'm sure it would be especially meaningful. Overall, Chesnut Park provided a great experience for us during a difficult time, thank you.

My wife moved in to the memory unit of Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle, but now she has moved to the traditional/assisted living unit. It's excellent and very clean. The staff is very nice, and the people are completely cooperative. The care is good. The grounds and facility location are excellent. She is in a studio apartment which is small but quite adequate. There are also one bedrooms. She was in a 1-bedroom earlier and that was very nice too. She participated in activities every day all day. There is a wide variety like exercises, lectures, and movies. There are no arts and crafts, but the residents are busy all day. The food is very good.

Chestnut Park’s price is reasonable, and the people that are providing mom’s care are great.

Chestnut Park seemed very clean and good. The staff was very helpful. The rooms were clean, nice, and pretty much like what we found in a lot of places. Their dining area was set up like a restaurant, and it was nice.

I saw Chestnut Park. I loved their unit, but it’s more expensive than we could manage. They do not have a nursing home, so if she required a nursing home, it would mean she’d have to go to another facility. They try to allow people to age in the place and people can bring in more nursing care, but that expense would be greater and overwhelming to me. They had very nice rooms that were not quite large but very nice. The people were lovely and everybody seemed happy. I would have loved to have had her there and have her very close to where I live, but it was just a little outside of our price range.

Best decision to have my mother at Chestnut Park. When you pick a place you need to consider the what ifs. What happens if they become more frail, less able. What if they need more help. From three plus year experience I know the answer regarding Chestnut Park. This truly is a compassionate and caring community of residents and staff members. Some of the best people I could ever know.

Chestnut Park was very nice. They had nice staff. The people seemed happy. They showed me that they do different things. I thought they were seeing a movie. When I was there, they were having a piano concert, which was really nice.

The place I chose for my aunt is called Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle. I like the location because it's close to where she was living. I like the hospital they're affiliated with. The staff is excellent. It is very clean, nicely decorated, and nicely kept. She has a living room and bedroom, which is clean, nice, and spacious. The dining setup is excellent, and she is thrilled with the food. They have numerous activities -- i.e., sing-alongs, people come in and play music, outings, they read to them, and keep them updated on current events. They have something going on all the time. I moved my aunt there two months ago, and I would recommend them.

Chestnut Park has 2 parts, and I was very familiar with one part. It is more like one of the original buildings. It’s very clean and a little more old-fashioned. It was more urban, but it was very nice. The people that I spoke to were very professional and excellent. It had excellent programs. It was expensive, but they had great activities, and it seems as though they try to focus on food and the social life.

The setup at Chestnut Park is very nice. She is in a private room and it's bright. The staff is concern and caring. They have a good system with regards as to how the residents could communicate to the staff. They have this button that they press when they need some help and I think that works pretty well so far with my mom. My mother has adjusted to being in this location and so far we have no problems. Their objective is to make it feel like home and I think they do a good job in giving an environment that is comfortable.

As a resident, I find many areas that could be improved. 3 meals a day are provided, but the best meal of the day is breakfast. There are many choices, both hot and cold. The eggs are usually very rubbery. They tend to run out of English muffins, but always have bread. They DON'T CATER TO A PERSON'S DIETARY NEEDS. For people on a salt-restricted diet, there's no way to know how much sodium is in each food served. They WILL NOT prepare special meals, such as low sodium or low/no sugar dishes. The QUALITY of the food leaves a lot to be desired. I feel it could be improved by buying higher quality food and the use of herbs and mild spices, but the cooks seem not to care. I bet they don't taste what they serve. Most meals are chicken or fish. What they call prime rib has no ribs and the meat is a "mealy" consistency. The veal, and I question that it's really veal, is pressed, breaded and not tasty. They have NO BROILER in the kitchen. The vegetables are usually over-cooked, making them mushy, not crisp and tasty. For the amount of money we pay in rent, the food should be top quality, but it isn't. Recommendations we ask for at the monthly "food forum" are never implemented. They say they listen, but we don't see the results. The only time the food is excellent is at special events, where the families and friends of residents are invited. That impresses people, but only those meals are terrific. It's NOT a reflection of what's served daily. The facility itself is generally in great shape, however the carpeting is showing it's age. The front door opening/closing handicapped pressure plate needs to be replaced. They paint and patch to make the building look nice. The staff is excellent and provides great service, except when a server or 2 calls in sick or is absent for other reasons. If there's no replacement, there's chaos in the dining room. There is usually no dining room supervisor, so some residents who won't wait to be served, walk up to the coffee and hot water pots and take what they want. There's no sneeze guard to prevent the spread of germs. The wait staff works VERY hard and should receive the kudos that they deserve. The nursing staff is superb, but sometimes overworked as many of the residents who are accepted have medical problems, need nurses to administer medications, and use walkers or wheel chairs. There's no room to place the walkers so people don't have to squeeze by. Many residents feel that they NEED their walker NEXT to them. Foolish and selfish, I think. The list of daily activities always includes twice-a-day exercises, but seldom has stimulating speakers. In my opinion, they don't create a social atmosphire which a "community" should have. Yes, there's Happy Hour, but people sit with their clique friends. There's about 14 men and they are trying to establish a Men's Club. Only 5 usually show up and most are hard of hearing, so they have limited input. There's Wii bowling. About 6 people bowl and there's 4 or 5 who just want to watch. I feel that they do not have QUALIFIED managers, from Executive Director to the Dining Room. The maintenance people are superb, and the receptionists do a good job, but the way they dress isn't professional, not giving a wonderful first impression as people come in. In summary, there are many good things to say, but the food issues make some residents angry..... Yes, ANGRY, but no action is taken to improve the situation. I would NOT recommend this place until the problems are resolved.

well, we don't have any family person living there. We normally like to spend atleast 1 day in a month with senior person. So this was our regular visit but I must say guys at Chestnut Park are quite good and very caring. Even though we did not know any one but they helped us in meeting with some of them. No need to say entire facility is well maintained with professional staff. One thing I realized charges are very high compare to other place may be that might be because of their excellent facilities and 5 star care so those who are looking for these facilities then it is worth. So if some ask my feedback for their relativies and friend, I would say go for it if you / your relative is willing to spend little high cost.

We visited Chestnut Park about half a year ago looking for a place for my grandmother. We wanted somewhere near our house so that we could visit her regularly. The location of Chestnut Park was very convenient -- it was served by 2 Green lines and only 5 min walk from either stop. The surrounding environment was serene and peaceful -- some rooms even had a view of the reservoir nearby. The staff were friendly and professional and were very patient in answering all our questions. In terms of the rooms, we especially liked the studio apartment -- it was spacious, well equipped and well maintained, and the 2 big windows meant it could get a lot of sunlight. My grandma liked it a lot too -- she valued privacy and comfort and said the studio was just as good as her own room. Chestnut Park also provided care staff standby 24/7, 3-meal-a-day catered dining and weekly cleaning and laudatory services -- this gave us the peace of mind that grandma would be very well taken care of. She has been living there for about 4 months now. We visit her about twice a month and we are glad to see she is very happy with her new home.

The staff at this facility were extremely helpful and clearly seemed like they cared about what they were doing. This is not exactly the case at a lot of other assisted-living facilities, where it seems that not every single person would like to be there. Since I am looking for a place to put my grandfather, the ambiance of the people and the environment there really spoke to me as a place that he would feel safe and comfortable. The staff were also very responsive to questions, and made visitors feel welcome.

Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle is an adequate community for senior citizens. Not only does it offer comfortable living areas for elders, but it also aids with memory loss. One of the best perks about the residence is the location. The facility is located in the center of Cleveland Circle and is in walking distance from Brookline and Chestnut Hill. The facility offers apartments with a kitchen, cable television and an all important emergency call system. In addition, the main section of the building has a library, store, recreation room, and music room. Although the equipment is not state of the art, there are tons of activates to prevent boredom. The services are what you would expect relatively consistent and reliable. The staff completes daily house checks and caters to fulfill every need. My one main qualm is the quality of the food. Although there is an abundance of quantity and an impressive selection, I would give the food 6 stars out of 10.

I delivered to many nursing homes and assisted living facilities for several years and Chestnut Park was the best of the facilities I had on my route. I was there several times a week and if I was ever to recommend a facility to relatives or friends I would not hesitate to recommend them to visit Chestnut Park and see for themselves what a nice facility this is. It is a somewhat costly facility but if you can afford it its one of the better places in Boston. They had the friendliest staff of any place I visited by far and most importantly the staff was very responsive to there residents which was not the case in many of the other facilities I had visited. I know they provided transportation for residents and had scheduled events with a wide variety of entertainment there as well which I witnessed on several occasions. The location in Cleveland circle is convenient as well it is in walking distance to many stores and food establishments and public transportation is easily accessible from this location. As well as having one of the nicest maintained facilities inside they also have an outdoor patio/courtyard which can be enjoyed by residents.

I thought that this facility was properly marketed, and fairly represented. The Director had a warm greeting and was very involved. The Accounting office was very nice. The food was fresh and prepared properly. The dining room offered full service, with the staff in full uniform. Very attentive to the residents and family members that were visiting. The nursing staff was busy, always prompt and professional. The nurses and CNA have a very tough job job there but, were as kind as could be. They work the hardest of all. I could feel the love and care that must be going on behind the seens there! Can't say enough about them! All common areas were always clean, no funny smells. Amazing entertainment was consistantly brought in for residents. Like piano players, sing along, dog petting, arts and crafts, hair dresser and nail tech, wonderful snack bar, and a clear schedule was imposed every day. This place is not cheep by any means, but it's luxury living for assisted living. Great location, right in Cleveland Circle in Brighton MA. Transportation provided to and from the grocery store for residents as well. Chestnut Park just has so many wonderful things to offer!