Morningside House Of EIIIcott City

My mother’s engagement ring went missing within her 1st week there. Despite all the bells and whistles touted, every time I arrived to visit, it reeked of someone needing a diaper change and residents were plopped in front of an aide’s tv program. As the prices continued to rise, so did the frequency of unexplained bruises on my mother’s face and arms. Once we transferred her to a in-home small assisted living, the bruises never made another appearance & she spent her last years in a home with home cooked meals and true caregivers. All for less to boot.

Great food, staff, and residents! You should check it out!

My rating is based on my tours only. Too bad my mom did not choose Morningside but because of the attention and my tour experience I wanted to review them. We had lunch there. All the food we tried was very good. They know how to make fries. :) Based on my experience with other assisted living places, I would say the food is about a 7 out of 10. Some of the pairings are interesting, which is why I don't go higher. For example, baked beans were served to us with a seafood salad on croissant. Kind of an odd combo. That said, my my mom loved the beans. The menu is better than other places but also not the best I've seen. Overall the building is quite elegant. There are many places on the first floor to hangout and chill or chat. The lobby is very airy and bright. The grounds are very nice. You can hear route 29 while you're outside but there are tall, mature trees all around the property and you don't see 29 at all. Several residents were quite complimentary of Morningside. One of my favorite things was the 1 bedroom apartment. The layout and amount of space was impressive! The kitchenette area could have a bit more counter space. For example, my mom has a coffee machine in her current facility. There isn't much counter space here to make that feasible. At the moment, they allow smoking and seem to have a reasonable approach to it. That can change so I won't go into details. It is good to know though because many places don't allow smoking. Something I understand but is frustrating to expect of the boomer generation. They throw a special party monthly to visit a different country/area. These are well attended by residents' family even. We got a glimpse of the Paris event because some of the beautiful decorations were still up. I love that they are very engaged with the resident's family, encouraging them to attend events. If the time comes that I need to move to assisted living, I would definitely consider Morningside. The one thing that I had some angst about was the darkness of the living areas, specifically the hallways. There were windows around except at the ends of the hallway. Combined with darker paint in places and dark carpet, it felt somewhat closed in. That's an aesthetic thing. I left our tours feeling confident that this is a quality facility with caring staff.

This is the fourth facility my parents have tried since my Dad’s health issues required them to give up their home. Morningside House is by far the BEST experience we have had and we are so very blessed and thankful‼️ The physical and social aspects are so very pleasant, clean and consistent. The staff are professional, respectful, caring, efficient, supportive and responsive. Highly recommended ‼️

Our whole family has had a wonderful experience with Morningside House, from the initial welcome all the way to the final goodbye. The staff and admin there demonstrated nothing but care & attentiveness to my father, which was such a comfort to us since he was in such a vulnerable state. I will walk away with a special place in my heart for Morningside House. And although I don’t know if I will ever be in a position in the future to recommend an assisted living facility to anyone in the Baltimore area, if I am, I will happily, enthusiastically refer them to you all.