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114 Riverside Avenue, New Bedford, MA 02746
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4.0
Nice people
Except the nursing staff boss - [name removed] - when I ask her something or tell her something about my brother's health, Well she isn't very helpful. They can't even take his temperature. Regular cafeteria food. No chef is involved, but there are plenty of activities. They are expensive and for them to be flexible at all, your rent increases.
About the facility Whaler's Cove
Whaler's Cove Assisted Living has 120 safe and affordable rental apartments in a beautifully restored historic building.
Life at Whaler's Cove means living independently for senior adults who no longer want the responsibility of maintaining a home but may need a helping hand with personal care and other needs.
Located in Southeastern Massachusetts, on the site of the former Whitman Mills, bordering the Acushnet River, Whaler's Cove offers all of the comforts of home. Amenities include a spacious dining room, large sunroom, interior gardens, chapel, library beauty/barber salon and beautifully furnished lounge areas.
At Whaler's Cove, the professionally trained and dedicated staff are attentive to the ever-changing needs of the residents, assuring that they receive the services they need to maintain their independent lifestlyle.
Life at Whaler's Cove means living independently for senior adults who no longer want the responsibility of maintaining a home but may need a helping hand with personal care and other needs.
Located in Southeastern Massachusetts, on the site of the former Whitman Mills, bordering the Acushnet River, Whaler's Cove offers all of the comforts of home. Amenities include a spacious dining room, large sunroom, interior gardens, chapel, library beauty/barber salon and beautifully furnished lounge areas.
At Whaler's Cove, the professionally trained and dedicated staff are attentive to the ever-changing needs of the residents, assuring that they receive the services they need to maintain their independent lifestlyle.
Senior living options offered
Assisted Living
Independent Living
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Pet friendly
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Care types offered
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Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types offered
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Assisted Living, Memory Care
Amenities at Whaler's Cove
Healthcare Services
- Staffing & Ancillary Services
- Memory Care
- Incontinence Care
- Non-Ambulatory Care
- Medication Management
Meals & Dining
- Low / No Sodium
- Guest Meals
- Room Service
- Professional Chef
- Restaurant Style Dining
- Meals Provided
- No Sugar
Room Amenities
- Kitchenette
- Respite or Short Term Stays Offered
- Air Conditioned
- Wheelchair Accessible Showers
- Handicap Accessible
- Wi-Fi/high-speed internet
Community Amenities
On-site dining options
- Private Dining Room
Transportation & parking
- Transportation at Cost
- Property Convenient to Public Transit
- Resident Parking Available
- Complimentary Transportation
Pets
- Cats Allowed
Common areas
- Meeting Room
- Barber Shop
- Computer or Media Center
- Indoor Common Areas
- Beauty Salon
- Library
- Outside Patio
- Outdoor Common Areas
- Central Fireplace
- TV Lounge
- Indoor Atrium
Recreational areas
- Arts and Crafts Center
- Movie or Theater Room
- Fitness Center
- Billiards Lounge
- Game Room
Services
- Housekeeping
- Beautician
Languages spoken
- English
- Portuguese
Activities
- Tai Chi
- Live Musical Performances
- Birthday Parties
- Bible Study Group
- Art Classes
- Day Trips and Outings
- Visiting Chaplain or Priest
- Cards / Pinochle Club
- Quilting or Sewing Club
- Other Religious Services
- BBQs or Picnics
- Wii Bowling
- Trivia Games
- Educational Speakers / Life Long Learning
- Devotional Activities On-Site
- Karaoke
- Cooking Club
- Walking Club
- Protestant Services
- Catholic Services
- Current Events Club
- Holiday Parties
- Live Dance or Theater Performances
- Activities Off-site
- Dances
- Intergenerational Programs
- Resident Band or Musicians
- Activities On-site
- Men's Club
- Cooking Classes
- Bridge Club
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A Place for Mom has scored Whaler's Cove with 8 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 2 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Whaler's Cove has 13 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.4 out of 5.
Overall Rating
3.4
Cleanliness
3.6
Friendliness
3.6
Care Services
3.4
Staff
4.4
Meals & Dining
3.8
Activities
3.3
Value for Cost
3.3
A Place for Mom has scored Whaler's Cove with 8 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 2 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Whaler's Cove has 13 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.4 out of 5.
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Anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
August 6, 2024
Nice people
Except the nursing staff boss - [name removed] - when I ask her something or tell her something about my brother's health, Well she isn't very helpful. They can't even take his temperature. Regular cafeteria food. No chef is involved, but there are plenty of activities. They are expensive and for them to be flexible at all, your rent increases.
Anonymous - Family/friend
Independent Living
July 20, 2023
Mom's golden years.
Our loved one is well taken care of at the community. She has told us she likes the food. She is a bit down because she has lost a friendly that she chummed with there, but basically she likes it there overall.
Anonymous Smith
Assisted Living
December 10, 2021
DO NOT SEND YOUR FAMILY HERE IF YOU LOVE THEM
The overall facility is very nice in appearance the front desk workers are typically very friendly . the maintainence team manager eric, seems he will go above and beyond for the residents on most occasions. The The food is not good at all it's actually quite terrible most of the time. For dinner they often offer small sandwiches such as ham, extremely SMALL PORTIONS, and the food is often unsatisfying at best is terrible, an average to "5-7 days" a week. Sometimes it's is not too bad But those times are few and far between. Is has often been reported to me that More then several of the residents have became physically ill after eating the food there on "more times then they can remember", a total of 8 residents verbally agreed to this statement and wanted something to be done about it. Some refuse to eat most meals, one said "the hot meals are the ones that do you in" the residents are afraid they will be punished be management if they say anything. They do not not know what to do.
George S - Family/friend
Assisted Living
December 8, 2021
Great Experience
Thanks to A Place for Mom, we found out about Whaler’s Cove and we recently moved a family member into one of their spacious studio apartments. She is very happy and so are we. The staff is professional and very caring. Moving there was the right decision for our family. The food is excellent and the dining room is very clean and organized.
Alan H - Family/friend
Assisted Living
November 3, 2021
The staff is friendly, people that are there are friendly
We visited this community years ago when we first started this process and we were very impressed. We toured it again just recently before moving our loved one in and they did a great job renovating some of the structures, it is a real nice looking community and we were still very impressed. Even though our loved one does not always participate in the activities, they have plenty to offer.
Anonymous - Family/friend
Independent Living
May 12, 2019
Try to stay away.
The only good thing about this place is the CNAs. The executive director is not a pleasure to associate with and is fake. The staff are afraid of her and from what we have heard she threatens the staff. The question is why do they stay. The answer is because they care about the residents and my mother is glad for that. We are planning on moving mom very soon.
Anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
November 12, 2018
Very nice place. Will definitely consider for the future.
Rick - Family/friend
Independent Living
October 19, 2018
Very poorly run
I would not recommend whalers cove to my worst enemy. My mom complained numerous times about not getting her pain meds in a timely fashion. After she passed I scheduled salvation army to pick up items at her place. I made arrangements with Maureen the women in charge to let them in the apartment days ahead of time. Then the day of pickup they would not let salvation army into the apartment to remove items. Even when I was on the phone giving verbal permission. Whalers cove response was it was miscommunication and hopefully I can reschedule and still have everything out by the end of the month since my mom passed away. Very poorly run and I am not scrambling to make moving arrangements again. They can remove the items themselves and if they try to bill me they will get nothing. Very poorly run. And I also contacted them twice to get a removal fee for two items that were to old to be donated and after two weeks they still didn't get back to me. Please do not send loved ones to Whalers cove.
Anonymous - Toured community
Independent Living
September 16, 2016
Very nice facility. High marks for [Removed], Asst. Executive Director, who met with us and gave us the tour. Services are very extensive. Good start to our researching the options.
Rose Santiago - Industry reviewer
Independent Living
July 9, 2016
Horrible experience
Whalers cove is the worst place anyone could put there mom or dad in. The food is horrible they are always running out of something. The cna's there are just awful. The main boss is just a diagrace to the place. Its such a beautiful building but the way that lady runs whalers cove they will never have any help or residents. Dont move anyone you know into here!
Rosa - Family/friend
Independent Living
March 28, 2015
Angels to help!
Thanks to the Whaler's Cove staff to making the decision to join their community an easy one. From day 1, my Dad was welcomed and had everything done to make his transition as simple as possible. They did everything to make him feel right at home...it was like getting a brand new family! I could not have done everything without them! Thank you for being the angels taking care and watching my Dad during the times I can't be with him. Thank you again!
J O - Family/friend
Independent Living
March 3, 2014
Overall I'm very impressed by what I'...
Overall I'm very impressed by what I've seen of this place! It's a very nice looking facility, it's very spacious and well decorated, and they keep it very clean. The staff all seemed very friendly as well. The only real downside I saw is that they don't have any outdoor space available, and none is really available nearby since the facility is a converted commercial space. I'd love to see them turn some portion of a nearby parking lot into a small park!
A Place For Mom Customer - Toured community
Independent Living
December 19, 2013
Large living spaces (twice ...
Large living spaces (twice the size of all the others) Large interior common areas. No apparent outdoor area other than the street sidewalk. Dad and E liked this place and knew some of the folks.
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