The Chelsea at Bald Eagle has both independent living and assisted living, so that's good. It's a little bit farther than where I wanted my mother to be, and the cost is a little bit higher. It goes above $3100, so it's a little bit more expensive. Also, I'm African-American and I didn't see any other African-Americans when I visited. Other residents that I saw and the staff that I saw were white. I'd like my mom to be someplace that's more diversified, so this location probably will not work out for us. I took a tour; they have a lot of facilities, and I saw the rooms, which were a good size. It was 1-bedroom, but it was a good size and they offer a meal plan as well. The meals are included in the rent so that $3100 includes dinner every day. And then if they want additional meals, like breakfast and lunch, they can pay additional to get that. So that was good. They have a lot of activities, they had a full schedule of activities that they did with the seniors to keep them engaged. I saw the dining hall as well where they eat, and that was a nice area. It was clean, everyone was friendly, and they had a lot of activities. So there were a lot of seniors that were going about doing games and things, so that was good. It was a good atmosphere, but just for what I need, I don't think it's a good fit.

The Chelsea at Bald Eagle was pretty impressive. It was beautifully kept and the facilities were excellent. From what we saw, if we were to go for assisted living, this is the sort of place we would want to be. The young lady who showed us around was excellent. And she, Josie, did a great job. The place is beautiful with excellent facilities. They have gyms and salons and places for people to sit out and be social. It's a first-rate place. The decor is just gorgeous and it's spotless. The rooms are nicely decorated, they're clean, and they're all set to go. But as with all these places compared to where we are currently living, they're small. We would have to have a big decrease in the way in which we live.

I looked at The Chelsea at Bald Eagle, and I was impressed with it. Although there were certain things I did not like, I liked most of it. The living room particularly in the apartment is very small. For example, I thought they would do all the laundry, but I find that they don't do that, so that was a disappointment. I like the shopping facilities and it's what I happen to be using. They sent me literature on the community, but it doesn't seem to follow the layout that they sent me versus what I actually saw, particularly the kitchen. The closet space was fairly good, otherwise, the rooms were very small. I'm an afternoon person, but most of the activities I like are in the mornings. They have several activities that I thought were good. I like the social hour in the afternoon, and mostly I like the fact that they don't require you to have breakfast and lunch. I like that they have supper. The people who work there were excellent. I went there on a Grandfather's Day and they gave us food; I thought the food was good. The menu that they gave me the other day I have a little problem with. They have been calling me, asking me if I needed anything, and they would even send me literature if I asked for it. The people who took us around were excellent, and they showed us everything. The only problem was they had a little social hour before dinner, and because I was being shown around I didn’t get to meet with other people (other than the person I was seated with). So I didn't really get a feeling of the residents themselves, so if there's any way that somebody could bring me in there, I would like to look at it again.

The Chelsea at Bald Eagle was very good. The rooms were clean and very well kept. The people were friendly. They have some game rooms, craft rooms, and an exercise room.

My father has already moved into Chelsea at Bald Eagle. When you walk inside, you will see the residents looking cheery and happy, and that’s what attracted us to the facility. There are two options for apartments: one-bedroom with your bathroom and your living room, or you can choose to have a larger living room. We went with the smaller option because he is just one person and didn’t need that much room. It has a kitchenette in it, so it is very convenient. The location is not secluded, but it is private so it almost feels like its own private neighborhood with a lot of shopping areas around. It is less money than a lot of other places we've looked at, and they offer a lot of options. This is for independent living, and we are comfortable enough to move him to assisted living within the facility when he gets to that point.

My 88 year old aunt lives at Chelsea. She moved there June 2015 and adjusted quite well. She has memory issues but lives in a one bedroom apt in the independent living section. Housekeeping comes once a week. Their food is great (I've had a few guest meals). She pays for her meals (we turned the elec stove off). In Jan 2016 rent increased 7%. I expect that to happen again Jan 2017. The staff is fantastic. She doesn't remember to attend all the events, except bingo, so they call her or say come join us if they see her sitting with friends by the fireplace in the lobby. Hair salon and self laundry (or they do it for you for a small fee) in bldg and podiatrist comes about every three mos. Physical therapy on site, which came in handy one time. They brought her meals to her until she was able to get around again. She is three minutes from me and very happy I don't have to worry about her safety and health...

The Chelsea was nice, but it wasn’t as homey. It was a little farther out and a bit remote. The rooms were clean, neat, big, and well decorated. I saw the area where they have dinners and that was a nice setup. They showed us that they had a beauty salon on site. They give us an apple pie when we visited. The accommodations were clean and neat. The staff was nice and accommodating.

The Chelsea Bald Eagle was a nice facility, but their rooms were very small, like studio flats. They had an art room, a salon, and game room.

I am in The Chelsea at Bald Eagle. It fits my needs because it is not an assisted living. It is an independent living because I do not need assisted as I can pretty much do everything on my own. So, I pay a much lower rate than the people here who are in the assisted living. It is very good and I love it. The apartment is very accommodating for me. It is in the country. As a matter of fact, it is three miles from where I go fishing. My cleaning lady comes once a week and she does an excellent job in cleaning up my apartment. I am very happy here. The only negative I find is that everybody is subject to 7% increase in the rent that has happened the last three years and it has a lot of people worried.

I liked Van Dyk's proximity to me. I could get to my mom in less than an hour. My mom shared a two-bedroom apartment, with walk in closets, a full kitchen, with a big living room and a big shower. It was a huge, very clean and state-of-the-art apartment. The staff was really nice but they could improve on the food they served. My mom said that the food wasn't that great but it also wasn't horrible.