t took me a while to decide to write a review, but I know that it is the right thing to do. Please do not put your parent or loved one into their memory care unit! I urge you to look elsewhere. My mother lasted less than 3 weeks in this facility before she was in the ICU on a ventilator. My mother has dementia but is highly mobile and would try to escape frequently. This was not the right environment for her. They were almost 100% staffing service at the time we were there, and nothing was being managed properly. When we left we were told that changes would be made, but I write this review to urge you to either go elsewhere or to ask detailed and specific questions to the staff themselves to determine if they will care for your loved one properly. I will say that the people in the assisted living side seemed very happy when we would pass them to go to the memory care unit.

My mother has been in Benton House of Decatur for three-and-a-half months now. It's a very beautiful place, it's very well run, it has very good food, and it's all one level. The care is very good, as well. She was in assisted living, and now she's in memory care. She's in a private room, which is a studio, and it's comfortable. They have exercise classes, games, music day (where somebody will come in, play music, and sing), and they have activities on special occasions like Cinco de Mayo where they decorate and do different activities. A lot of the residents will go out and walk around the building. Inside, there are plenty of hallways where people can walk around.

Benton House of Decatur was very nice, but it was beyond our budget. They had a common eating area and a gathering room where they did activities. The residents' rooms were very nice. The staff seemed very attuned to what was needed by the residents there. They were doing activities when we visited, and they were well supervised. They had an outdoor area that they can go in the center of their memory care unit.