Birch Creek was brand new. It just opened about two months ago. The rooms were small and the price was high. When I stepped inside they were still doing construction and putting up furniture. I haven't been in it since then. The staff during the visit was extremely distracted. We had an appointment and he hadn't quite finished with the people in the appointment in front of us. He kept leaving us to go over and visit with them, and I come to find out they were close friends. So we just kind of toured it ourselves, but he did take us in one section and gave us the price and the information. We didn't feel like we had been really catered to at that place, but I'm sure it has changed. The kitchen was just getting its equipment up. There was sawdust everywhere and cords from electrical equipment, and they were still installing the elevator. I wasn't able to check anything. I'm sure that they've already improved because they're open now and they have staff. We were just dealing with one person that was there and there was a lot going on. They just need to be more attentive to the person that they're touring with.

Birch Creek Assisted Living of Smithfield is beautiful; it's roomy, airy, new, and has many things that others don't have. It's the Taj Mahal of care facilities. It was just very comfortable for us now. My impression of the people working there is that they're all upbeat and very happy to help and assist, all of them were very good. They showed us a 1-bedroom, but it's challenging to move from a large home, and trying to figure out how to put the things you want in a 500 square foot home is a little intimidating. It's one of the only 2 that we would consider. They have just about anything that old people would wanna use.