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Cadbury Commons
66 Sherman St, Cambridge, MA, 02140
Community Information
Cadbury Commons is an assisted living facility in Cambridge, MA. Cadbury Commons offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.
Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and Cadbury Commons offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so Cadbury Commons provides meals for residents.
Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help. If a resident needs assistance moving from a bed to a wheelchair, this facility has staff who can help.
Unique Features
* Very attractive Look and Feel
* Reflects Cambridge community
* Cultural, intellectual and arts oriented atmosphere
* Wide and varied activities
* Spiritual Support
* Creative Expression
* Physical Fitness
* Brian Fitness
* Educational Courses
* Wine & Cheese socials
* Trips to Local Museums - Cordova & National Heritage
* Coastal Trips
* Plays
* On-site music including Jazz Bands
* Family run
* Extremely long-tenured and loyal staff
* Very educational - close to MIT & Harvard
* Extensive library & active Library committee
* Small pub where they host happy hour on Fridays
* General Store open three times a week
* Computer room
* Tea room
* Country kitchen
* Small fitness room
* Nice courtyard with fountain
* Beauty salon
* Exam rooms for visiting doctors
* Hot Buffet breakfast every day
* Trips to symphony, lectures, Marblehead (beach area)
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 55 years old.
Staffing
Nurses on Staff24-Hour Awake StaffVisiting NurseVisiting PodiatristVisiting Physical TherapistVisiting Occupational TherapistVisiting Speech Therapist
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care 0% Medium Care 100% Heavy Care 0% Cadbury Commons prefers that residents need: light care, medium care
Additional Services
Diabetic Care
Diabetic residents must be able to manage their own care, including blood sugar tests and insulin injections.
Memory Care Offered
The community's memory care area was purpose built to care for residents with Alzheimer's and dementia. The community's memory care section is in its own building.
Incontinence Care
Incontinent residents must be able to manage incontinence themselves.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide standby assistance for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
Other Care
This community provides multiple levels of care allowing residents to remain at the community while receiving increasing care.
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Transportation
Resident Parking AvailableComplimentary TransportationTransportation at CostProperty Convenient to BuslineSmoking
Allowed OutdoorsAdditional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OffsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Wheelchair Accessible ShowersFull TubsHospice AvailableRespite OfferedAging in PlaceMeals
Meals ProvidedVegetarianAdditional info: Will accomodate special dietary needs.
Activities Provided
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Average Room Pricing at Cadbury Commons
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 4950.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 5850.00 Monthly Semi-Private 2 Bedrooms Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Estimated Fees at Cadbury Commons
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee 3000.00 One-time Respite Fee 162.00 Daily Buy-In Fee 0.00 One-time High Care Needs Fee 1100.00 Monthly Medium Care Needs Fee 0.00 Monthly Low Care Needs Fee 550.00 Monthly 2nd Person Fee 1000.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Paying for care
Commercial InsurancePrivate paySocial SecuritySeparate pricing structure for careVeteran's benefits
Nearby Communities
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Nearby Cities
| City | Distance | Number of Facilities | Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 0 miles | 3 | $6,160 |
| Somerville | 1 miles | 1 | $3,670 |
| Watertown | 2 miles | 2 | N/A |
| Arlington | 3 miles | 2 | $6,300 |
| Charlestown | 3 miles | 1 | $5,200 |
| Boston | 4 miles | 3 | $4,080 |
General Pricing Information for Cambridge Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $5,200 | $6,155 | $7,000 |
| Studio | $4,450 | $5,255 | $6,000 |
Community Reviews
Cadbury Commons
reviewed on: 07/08/2020 by AnonymousVery good staff for the most part. It is a good environment with a lot of bright people. The community is quite clean and have housekeepers on each floor. The staff is very friendly and knew my name immediately. The activities are good and they offer good off-community trips and normal on-site games and such. The value is probably on par with others here at Cadbury Commons. The community is very well run.
OK but not Great
reviewed on: 10/20/2017 by AnonymousThis is a very good place for someone who can live independently. The rooms are pleasant and the food is good, not excellent. However, assisted living services leave much to be desired. People wait for half an hour frequently when they ring their call buttons. The medication assistance / administration is quite spotty. People frequently get their medicines at the wrong times or miss doses entirely. There is little consistency in when people are put to bed or helped in the morning. Many residents have private aids to give assisted living services instead of relying on the overworked Cadbury staff. The cost of private aids is born by the residents, in addition the Cadbury room and board fees. The activities are varied and amusing for many of the residents. Many people never participate in any of the activities. The staff is very friendly. The ability understand English varies. Cadbury is quick to send people to the hospital when they seem to be ill or fall and hit their heads. This is probably one of the better features. The cleaning services in the rooms is weekly and irregular. It is not clear how often they mean to change the beds. Certainly it is not every week. For residents who only get two showers a week with the assisted living services, this is not enough. When the cleaning person took a vacation, no one cleaned the room that week. Laundry services are varied. They do not separate lights and darks. They do not hang shirts up. Laundry is done mysteriously in the middle of the night. Sometimes the entire bag of laundry disappears. They do not wash the towels and wash cloths unless someone has the insight to put them in the laundry bag. Some rooms are very hot and some rooms are very cool. Individual Air conditions are recommended in the winter for very hot rooms. The summer air conditioning was quite effective. But there is a heating season and an air conditioning season.
Residents that had the same interest
reviewed on: 07/27/2017 by AnonymousThis was the perfect choice for my cousin. What I was looking for was a community that was on the smaller size that had residents that shared the same interest and engage in in depth conversations with my cousins and this community provides this. The community is located across the street from a lovely park so we can talk walks. They offer a lot of activities along with doing Sunday drives to different locations and events. At the community, they hold evening concerts in the courtyard. The food seems fine no complaints. The staff is friendly and very engaging. Along with the Sunday drives, they also take them on weekly trips to museums or concerts in the area.
small & cozy. gourmet food
reviewed on: 12/30/2012 by A Place For Mom Customersmall & cozy. gourmet food
Superb
reviewed on: 03/26/2018 by CraigMy grandmother lived at Cadbury for a little over two years and she was so happy there. Between other residents and friendly staffers, she had lots of friends and people that allowed her to feel comfortable. Every now and then she would make a wisecrack about the menu needing an upgrade but she clearly enjoyed the food there because she almost always opted for the dining room over a nearby restaurant when any of us would visit. Our entire family (especially Gram) looked forward to the Christmas party every year!
