Pennybyrn at Maryfield Reviews

Very nice place for your loved ones who shouldn't stay at home by themselves any more.

My stepmom and late father have lived there since it opened. Every staff member I met has been great. Food is good, too. An amazing home and community.

If I could post zero stars I would. Do not send your loved ones to this facility if they have any sort of health issue - you can bet that they will be viewed as an inconvenience and you cannot rely on consistent or attentive care. The lack of compassion and humanity is stunning. If you have an issue, forget about being treated with any sort of dignity or concern. If you can avoid having a family member in this facility - do so at all costs. Our family is going through shock at how the staff has managed the care of a loved one and have found the staff to be poorly trained, unprepared for the challenges of aging adults, and not interested in caring for those in their care. Just don't go there unless you are ok with seeing their care gradually diminish - moved to smaller and smaller spaces with less and less...just a terrible way to spend your last years, months, and days.

I'm so very thankful for the caring staff who take such good care of both of my Grandparents who are so dear to me.

So refreshing to encounter a truly caring place! Everyone - from Peggy the Admission Director (who greeted us on that first day even though it was Memorial Day Monday )to the Sisters (Gabriella / Loretta / Julia / Lucia) are all wonderful. People truly find joy in providing excellent care. They get to know the residents (my father was in rehab). The professionalism is outstanding... Page the head nurse , all the nurses (Lai and Cindy and and and) and the food staff (they nicknamed him either Clint Eastwood when he would waer his sunglasses - or Big Jack - and they treat residents like people. The rehab folks Jenny and Rob. And April....But the medical concern and care is there as well. I medevaced my folks from Massachusetts to be here - and the Doctor (Dr Powell) and the swallowing specialist who drove in from Raleigh...all first class. He made more progress in one week than he did up north even though it was a highly rated facility. And the facility being on one level is a refreshing change from having to ride elevators and then not being able to easily go sit out in the courtyard with the fountains and flowers, or sit under the shade of the 150 year old Willow Oak... And the nuns stop by and visiting and encourage and counsel residents and family members. Daily mass is great.... This is a wonderful place. Thanks to all for your love and concern and attention.

A spectacular facility and seems like a great place to live. The food is particularly good and has a great menu but process a lot of variety and quality dishes. The brunch is particularly good. Fun place to visit and being little kids who like to explore the grounds and play in the activity room. Dining room is kid friendly and gluten sensitive friendly. Go visit your grandparents here!

How grateful that my mother is at Pennybyrn at Maryfield. She faced a devastating medical occurrence and our family feels deeply blessed for her to be at such a caring place and beautiful facility. The nurses and assistants are very loving toward my mother. My sister and I sleep well at night knowing she is in good hands. The Nuns run a remarkably compassionate place and provide much spiritual support to my mother. As my mother requires around the clock care, there is no other place that my sister and I would want my her to be.

Beautiful place to go to for rehab. My wife's grandmother went for her hip replacement rehab, and she loves it.

When I was scheduled for a knee replacement I did not have anyone at home to take care of me. I am so appreciative that my doctor suggested Pennybyrne! I knew very little about Rehabs, but unfortunately my experience with my Mother and some friends was not positive, which led me to be apprehensive.
There are no words to describe how wonderful Pennybyrne was. I was basically helpless when I got there and was totally overwhelmed! From the moment of admission, I felt like everyone on the staff, including the administrators,took my hand and helped me in the journey to be able to go home.
The PT staff is excellent! Safety is really emphasized and not being able to move around on my own for the first days, someone was always glad to answer my call and help me with a willing heart-never impatient or annoyed.
Pennybyrne is a lovely place, but more importantly everyone was so kind and I felt like I was important-that they cared about me during such a difficult time! Everyone displayed a servant s heart to all patients and residents and I still think about how blessed I was to go there!

Very nice place. My mother in-law recently stayed there for 3 weeks for rehabilitation. She couldn't of gone to a better place. Great staff. Everyone is super friendly and helpful.

My husband and I have called Pennybyrn home for over three years. We live in a cottage neighborhood where we have come to know and love our neighbors. Housekeeping and lawn care are all included.

Jere and I enjoy exercise classes, games, concerts and a wide variety of social events offered to residents. We have a lovely pool and well equipped exercise room. There is a putting green and garden spaces for those flowers or vegetables you love to pamper with your green thumb.

There is bus transportation to a wide variety of community activities that takes away the concerns of parking, long walks to the venue from the parking lot, and how to find the venue in the first place. It is relaxing to be delivered to the event door and picked up at the door at the end of the event.

Our dining experience is nothing short of wonderful. There are two seating choices; both have a friendly wait staff. There is a spacious fine dining room as well as a pub for a more relaxed atmosphere. Meals are cooked to order from a menu of tasty choices including fish, chicken, beef and vegetarian dishes. You must come and sample our beautiful, tasty desserts.

All of this goes to say, "We love living at Pennybyrn."

Nice place. Was there to do insulation work for a customer.

Unfortunately, there isn't 0 stars because I didn't want to give 1 star. I have so much to say that I can't put into words. First, please don't send anyone you love and care about to this place. My mother went into the rehab facility to help gain her strength from a back issue. She was so excited to go to Pennybyrn and get the therapy she needed to be able to walk well enough to return home. She had friends that had lived in Pennybyrn and thought the place was wonderful. In January, Mom went into Pennybyrn, alert and no problems other than her back. When her physical therapy began, she told us she had walked up and down the hall, up stairs and how the nurses were telling her she was doing great. She said "I know I'll be coming home soon". She said this for several days then one day she said "they won't let me take therapy in the hall anymore" and they were doing her therapy in her room. Everyday after, we would ask if she had therapy in her room and she would say no. I should have ask questions then but I trusted them. For the remainder of her time in Pennybyrn she did therapy in her room. We talked to Mom several times a day and her friends would speak with her as well. After a week she started getting hoarse, wanted to sleep all the time and we could hardly get her to carry on a conversation other than for her to say she wanted to come home. Also, that she had things to tell us about Pennybyrn when she did get home. We picked Mom up on 1/23/2021 and when they wheeled her, I barely knew her. She looked like a different person. It took her 20 minutes to get into the car and she couldn't carry on a conversation. We had to call EMS to help us get her into the house because she was so weak she fell to her knees. She couldn't carry on a conversation, couldn't walk at all and we had to feed her like a baby. We had EMS out 2 times after that and on 1/26 she was admitted into the hospital. One guess...yes COVID. That explains having to do the therapy in her room, having to keep the door shut all day/night and suddenly not getting return calls from the nurses/staff. The first few days we spoke were able to speak with the nurses but soon after we didn't get return calls...NOTHING. The staff knew someone in the facility had COVID. The least they could have done was inform us. My Dad tested positive for COVID 5 days later. Mom went in on 1/11, fully herself and after testing negative for COVID and came home on 1/26, testing positive within 2 days and passing on 1/31. I blame Pennybyrn completely for my Mom not being here. Now I need to pay her bill...after all this, they charge us $40/day for a private room. They knew Mom passed away and we didn't receive as much as a phone call, sympathy card, NOTHING. I guess I shouldn't have expected that when they didn't care for her when she was in there. I could post before and after pictures and you would see how badly she was treated but that won't bring my Mom back. Pennybyrn took my Mom, my best friend, my everything from me. I would highly urge NOT sending a loved one here.

Expensive, but you have multiple levels of care from independent living to skilled care.

Pennybyrn is a great place to live. We have been here a year now, and we are pleased with the caring staff, the facilities and the dining experience.
We looked at many CCRC's and this is the best by far!!! It is a definite five star!!!