Better Living and Care Home

We were referred to Better Living and Care from Ron Passaro Group. After seeing many bed and care places, we decided on Crescent Villa home for our grandmother. Lucien was very kind and caring, and communicated with us every step of the way. The caregivers especially Tuya, were excellent and attentive to her needs. We couldn’t have hoped for better care. Thank you To Lucien and Stella, and all the staff for your great work. We feel lucky we found this place.

Better Living and Care Home is as good as it gets in elder care. Lucien and the entire staff are the most compassionate, caring givers I have ever encountered. They took care of my mother and I am forever grateful. The home was attentive to her every need both emotionally and physically. They communicated with me every step of the way to make sure we were all on the same page at all times. The home itself was always very clean and bustling with activities for the residents. The atmosphere, energy, kindness and care at Better Living helped make a difficult situation much better. I only wish I had found them sooner!
Thank you for all you do to make your residents lives better, you are truly special people at «Better Living and Care Home»

Esther Seeber: Would like to thank Lucien, Estella & Jeff & all their staff of «Better Living Home Care».For the humane & wonderful care My Darling friend Mrs.
Friedman received. They were so kind &
Very understanding also very given with their
time.Their facilities are so immaculate clean,
the food was exceptional good. The family &
I will be for ever grateful for the love & compassion they gave to her, to the last minute!.Thank you once again for the outstanding care you gave.

When we were looking for assisted living for my aunt, my cousins and I wanted to be sure she wouldn’t just be left alone all day. We thought it was really important keeping her occupied and interested. We combed the area, visiting 6 other places, and in almost every one we walked into, the residents were just sitting there watching TV or alone in their rooms. Better Living has a dedicated activities person there almost every day, and the time is spent interactively… playing games, discussing events, etc. Last time I visited, they were playing Mad Libs!!!
Better Living, although a small care home, has very kind and attentive staff. They are always smiling whenever we visit, and they address the residents in a very kind and respectful way. Aunt Julia enjoys the other people who live there and seems very happy. If you are looking, I recommend Better Living!

The director of these homes, Lucien Ezros, is really one of the greatest folks I know. He responds immediately to requests, is perfect in communication, and does everything he can to assist in my fathers care.
The staff have been good for the most part. Some don’t speak very good english, but the principal caregiver in my fathers home is truly a saint. She looks after our father like he was hers… or better probably. The price is affordable and reasonable.
My fathers clothes and sheets are washed literally every day. The house is immaculately clean, and there is a nice little yard behind the house with a sitting area where we can talk in nice weather. The house feels very safe and secure, and is on a nice street lined with trees.
They do put the residents who need significant assistance to bed at 7pm, which is a little early for my taste. I would prefer my father could stay up a bit later as was his custom. But on the other hand, all he does is snooze and watch TV that late, so maybe its better he’s in bed doing it? Visiting is not allowed after 6:30 or 7pm, so its hard to say how that is for him, but I suppose this is standard for Residential Care Facilities.
I must say, out of all the places I’ve looked at (and I’ve looked at a lot), Better Living was clearly the cleanest, nicest, and most responsible. I’d give it a thumbs up.

My mother’s dementia had been slowing progressing over the last decade and, near end of 2012, my siblings and I could not provide the full-​time care that she needed. Happily, Mama was amenable to moving into a retirement home – so we found one and and sent a date for the move.
At the last minute (literally, we had a cube van loaded with Mama’s things), there was a problem with the room we (thought) we had secured, and it was no longer available. Our mother had nowhere to go. Our referral agency immediately put me in contact with Lucien at Better Living. Lucien had a room that had just opened up – but I needed to come look at it. It was nearing the end of the business day and I was 25 miles away – but Lucien, very sympathetic to our plight stayed to meet me. I was SO impressed with how clean, warm and inviting the home was. The room was the perfect size for Mama, so I wrote Lucien a check and, even though he was not technically ready for someone to move in – he let my son and me offload all Mama’s things from the truck and into the room that very afternoon. Mama moved in 2 days later.
That was back in January of 2013, and my siblings and I could not be happier. Lucien and Stella are sweet, helpful, efficient and professional family people; they are always immediately responsive to our calls and requests; The caregivers are warm, friendly – and infinitely long-​suffering.
Mama is happy, comfortable and well looked after. I can honestly say that we don’t have a care in the world, knowing she is there.

When my mother’s dementia and aging required more special care and attention I was referred to residential care. Residential care facilities offer caregiving in a home setting where your loved one feels «at home» and not «institutionalized». After visiting several homes my husband and I knew we had found the right one at Better Living! You have no idea how worthwhile a place like Better Living is until you’re in a situation where you have a loved one you can’t care for yourself. Their homes are welcoming, bright, airy, very clean and affordable. At first, my mother was very resistant to help but the caregivers worked with her and before long she welcomed the care they gave her. The food is great, there are daily activities for mind stimulation, outdoor terrace when the weather’s warm and they make sure your loved one is kept clean (with dignity) and well taken care of so you don’t have to worry. They are really nice and caring and keep you well informed and you’re welcome to visit as often as you like. Our family is so grateful they were there as my mother lived out her final days here.