Westerwood

Clean. Safe. Great food. So many activities, guest speakers, classes, and groups. A library. A nature preserve. The grounds are beautiful with many little gardens maintained by individual residents. A wellness center, store, salon, bank, gym. Lovely courtyard. The staff are friendly, caring, and professional. They have transportation to various stores in the area. Field trips. My mother is very happy here and has made several friends.
Mar 22nd, 2024

Just wonderful! So clean and staff is friendly and helpful.
Jan 15th, 2024

Jul 18th, 2023

A group of us from my local Quaker Meeting [North Columbus Friends Meeting, Religious Society of Friends] presented a program, "Seeking Quakers," for members of the Westerwood community on 11-1-2023. Several people who live at Westerwood had visited Meeting for Worship at my local Quaker Meeting [near The Ohio State University campus] several months earlier and had wanted to learn more about Quakerism. A retired United Methodist minister who lives at Westerwood had arranged for the site [a meeting room near the chapel]; more than fifty Westerwood residents attended that program in an extremely crowded room. One of the Quakers in attendance presented a PowerPoint program on the history and the current practices of Quakerism; other Quakers who had been present spoke about their personal experiences of Quakerism. The sharing during that session had been quite rich. What is now known as "Westerwood" had previously been known as "Friendship Village Columbus." Several of my friends have lived there over the years. I visited the Westerwood chapel briefly before entering the meeting room for the "Seeking Quakers" presentation. On the wall of that chapel had been symbols of the three "Abrahamic" religions [Judaism, Christianity, and Islam] but there had been no symbols of any of the other world religions. I asked my Uber driver to drop me off near the illuminated sign near Forest Hills Blvd. so that I would be able to take a photograph of that sign before walking to the main entrance. It took me a moment to find the main entrance because all of the doors that I had initially been able to see had been locked. I eventually found the main entrance, was welcomed to Westerwood, and then was directed down several long hallways towards the location of the "Seeking Quakers" presentation.
Nov 21st, 2023

My elderly father recently spent a week at Westerwood to rehab from a hospital stay. Was everything perfect, no. That being said, there were many more bright spots than not and overall it was a good experience. Considering how sketchy many rehab and nursing home centers can be, Westerwood was a standout. Clean rooms, spacious and well maintained. The majority of the staff were friendly, caring and skilled. We did have a couple of poor interactions, but that was rare. The social work and therapy teams were outstanding, and got him moving and feeling better almost immediately. Great communication and care on that front. The med nurses also were friendly and caring and communicated well with us on his needs. Most of the aides were great, and a couple of them were stellar providers of care and attention. I would recommend Westerwood as an option for care, with the caveat as always, that it is important for families to stay connected and pay attention.
Aug 4th, 2023