Carmel’s Premier Continuing Care Retirement Community
Experience luxury senior living at The Stratford of Carmel, Indiana. Members of our
community enjoy premier accommodations, robust social programming, restaurant-style
fine dining, industry-leading care services, and an award-winning wellness program.
Most importantly, our community is built for our Members, and everything we do is
geared toward helping them live Longer, Healthier, Happier lives.
As a continuing care retirement community, or CCRC, The Stratford takes care of our
Members throughout the entire journey of aging. Our living options include Independent
Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care and Skilled Nursing. We also offer Short-Term
Rehab Services on site. This means that unlike other communities, our Members never
have to worry about moving again. They will be taken care of no matter how their needs
change.
Our Senior Living Options
Independent Living: Independent Living is designed for seniors who benefit from a
maintenance-free lifestyle but need little to no outside assistance. Our Independent
Living community offers both cottage homes and villa apartments.
Assisted Living: Assisted Living provides Members assistance with the activities of
daily living (ADLs) in an environment geared toward maximizing their independence.
Our Members receive personalized care based on their individual needs and goals.
Memory Care: Memory Care offers specialized support for Members with Alzheimer’s
and dementia. At our community, every caregiver is a Certified Dementia Practitioner.
We focus on helping our Members live a high quality of life and meet them where
they’re at both physically and mentally.
Skilled Nursing: Skilled Nursing provides Members with person-centered support from
a team of top-tier medical professionals. We offer around-the-clock care and monitoring,
as well as uncompromising attention to Member needs, in an elegant environment.
Short-Term Rehab: Short-Term Rehab offers Members extraordinary results in
physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Our partnership with
Genesis Rehab Services allows us to achieve outcomes that exceed the national average.
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Reviews
4.8( 11 Reviews )
AJS44423
October 01, 2022
My mother was one of the first residents to move into the Stratford. She Started in the independent living area and as her health failed over the years she transitioned to assisted care and finally full care until she recently passed. She was always pleased with the care, activities and environment at each of these levels. Since I was more involved when she was in full care I can say the level of care she got there was impressive. In conclusion, the Stratford is a top notch facility and I would recommend it to anyone.
Reviewer#as0922
October 17, 2021
I visited The Stratford. They were very kind and very helpful. We met with two of the salespeople and one of them gave the tour, and we learned all about it. We went to the different areas like the dining hall, the pool, the library, the garden, and they were all excellent. The apartments that they offer were very, very nicely done. They were not only attractive but also very functional and presented a lot of options. They have a memory care area that was locked. It was very, very nice and I liked it.
MB
The Stratford has a lot of good points, but it's not perfect. Since we're a couple here, what I really like about it is that we have a nice, roomy, 2-bedroom apartment where we can put our king-sized bed, which is important to us. Also, if one of us needs more assisted living, they'll keep us together and not separate us. We have plenty of activities, like bingo almost every other day and dollar blackjack twice a week. Once a week, they have a musical with guitars and singing. We also have exercise seven days a week, and they take us grocery shopping to Walmart or Target. We also have board games like Scrabble.
Joanne642563
November 21, 2016
I would give The Stratford a very pleasant review. The marketing person was very friendly and not pushy. I was looking for something separate. I did not want to be in an apartment style dwelling because I had a dog, and I wanted a front and a back door. This had a front door, a back door, and a garage which suited me fine. They had heated parking for those who stayed in a large apartment building. I liked the fact that I could be in a cottage, and it was a lovely cottage. It was 1,100 square feet. I thought it was rather pricy, but it was not a buy-in. So, I figured at the end of the year, 2 or 5 figures that was too much of a strain on my finances, but right now, it’s going to be fine.
cheryl510654
August 17, 2016
Stratford was lovely and had different restaurants and spacious apartments. It was immaculately clean and provided shuttle service. I liked the food.
Karen110900950
August 20, 2015
The Stratford was really nice. I did go there and, in fact about a year ago, I was there frequently when our pastor's wife was dying, and we were all taking turns at church staying with her. It was just a very nice facility, and the place I was visiting had very good meals, the service was very nice, and everybody said "Hi" and was pleasant, but I don't think this is some place my parents would want to live especially my dad.
I would arrive and sometimes sit with them while they finish their meal, and the meals were very good. I didn't eat with them, but he was commenting on how very good they were. His wife was in the process of end stage Alzheimer's, and they prepared a special puree -- not so much puree, but more of like really soupy -- so that she could eat it. After the meal, they would clear it away just like they were being served by a waitress, and then they would say, "Would you care for a dessert, and do you want coffee with that?" And they would tell him his choices for dessert. Well, by then they knew him very well and his favorite pie, so they didn't ask if he wanted dessert. They just knew that he would like to have a piece of pie and would just ask him what kind of pie he wants, and they always brought him a cup of coffee. It was very nice, and they had a piano in the dining room area. There was kind of a dining room lounge that was right next to the dining room. They knew that she played the piano, and she couldn't remember anything else, but they set her up with the piano and she would play it, and all the residents would come and sit around, visit in the couches, and clap when she played a song. The nurses were very nice, and they would put her to bed, et cetera, then I would just sit quietly and read to her, and she would go to sleep. They were very open to the church members being part of not so much the care, but integrated into their social needs and support.
A place like this is a place that my parents wouldn't be able to afford.
Charles103137450
February 26, 2015
Stratford is very nice, but it's not within our reach. The rooms are spacious, and they have quite a few activities like exercises. We were invited to come back for a meal.
Visitor102165750
February 09, 2015
They kind of pigeon holed my mother. The Stratford would not show us their independent part of their facility. They insisted that because she had a stroke, she would be in an assisted living only. The woman was very nice, but she was a bit pretentious because she kept telling me what my mother would like. They only had one apartment choice. The facility itself was beautiful and immaculate. We didn't meet any of the staff. We walked out of it, and my husband said that there is no way. The woman did follow up with a visit. From a location standpoint, it was in the middle of a very busy neighborhood. From where I live, it would be too far. She didn't show us any menu, but she told us that it was restaurant quality. The dining room is lovely. There is an invisible wall between the independent living people and the assisted living. They don't intermix at all. I felt like we walked into another planet because it didn't really seem to be very friendly.
Kathy37
June 26, 2013
We checked out The Stratford for my mother. It had a very nice growing location in West Carmel. They had a combination of garden homes and then also the main lodge. The more critical care was in the separate wing. Stratford was definitely gearing towards the higher-end type of retirement living. It had a nice indoor swimming pool and also an elegant dining room. We actually attended one of their luncheon presentations on moving assistance when you consider downsizing. Outside, they had a community pool for kids and grandkids when they come and visit. They also had a variety of activity centers around the community, whether it was sports or recreation. They got a really nice library and a theater for big screens for movies and shows. They got two or three different dining rooms areas and a little pub. They have a large community that allows for a lot more different activities to be going on. Cost, however, was a little bit higher.
SH54
May 23, 2012
The place was very nice, the people were good but it's just quite expensive. The price of the unit was out of our range and its very important to us in choosing a facility. And so we ended up looking for other place., that can cater to my Mom's needs but its within our price range.
SpyderStop
June 21, 2011
The Stratford assisted living facility in Carmel, IN is the best of the best.I toured this facility to compare to some others and this by far stood above them all. There are numerous amounts of people there to help and it feels more like a vacation hotel than an assisted living facility. This place has big rooms which contain their own baths and there is a heated pool for rehabilitation. One thing I found very unique was the hair care salon! This place has everything and if you have a relative who is going to need assisted living this is the place to go. I highly recommend The Stratford!
