The Lillian Booth Actors Home of The Actors Fund

Really, really lovely place. I did not get a full tour, but still, every staff member that I met was very helpful and friendly. I got a very good feeling about this place. (I was visiting a dear friend who was in the area where a bit more care is required.) It was absolutely clean and pleasant. In the particular area that I visited, I think it would be great to find ways to keep things as quiet as possible… As I was visiting my friend in her room, there were the usual and various beeps and buzzes that one would hear in a hospital-​like facility. Near her room, there was a set of doors that seemed to be a bit loud as staff members went in and out quite frequently. (Delivering meals, etc.) Also, the next door neighbor’s room had a TV going that was a bit loud… We could hear it in my friend’s room… I don’t think that would be pleasant to have to deal with on a daily basis. The Lillian Booth Home has an excellent reputation… What a challenging proposition to create an environment that is truly «heart and soul nourishing» for elders who are living in this type of community. That’s why it’s so important to have a well trained, friendly, and compassionate staff. Again, every staff member that I had contact with was excellent. Thanks

This gem of a nursing home was just awarded one of the best nursing homes in the USA by US News and World Reports. It received 5 stars overall. My own experience with the Actors Home’s care for my elderly father has been exceptional. I highly recommend it to anyone who qualifies. Correction to a previous review below: you have to have 20 years of working in the performing arts.

Tom G’s «review» should be deleted. This is the best senior assisted living facility I have seen and I work in disability rehab so I have been in dozens of them. My father’s health improved dramatically when he arrived because he is encouraged to walk with his walker instead of using the wheelchair, he gets physical therapy five times per week and his meds and meals are monitored (if he forgets to go get them the staff help him remember). At 90 dad has his own large, sunny room with a garden view. Each room has a private phone line and cable TV.
Because the Actor’s Home is only for people in show business (from famous stars to theater ushers) he immediately found friends and colleagues. Should his health decline there is a nursing home downstairs that offers more intensive care. Nursing home residents who are interested in activities are helped to attend them. The staff are warm and caring, the facility is beautiful and the location is convenient and pretty. There are multiple performances and activities each week. Many top-​name performers come to the home to do concerts or readings for the residents. Each week there are several trips to local shops or services like the bank, supermarket, etc. This is a gem among assisted living facilities. The only downside is that only people who have worked in the performing arts for at least 10 years are eligible.
You know what’s weird? There are four other 4 – 5 star reviews for the Actor’s Home that are «filtered» by Unilocal.In other words, they are hidden for no reason, yet Unilocal keeps live the useless negative review by a troll who only posts 1-​star reviews trashing places. Very odd.

It is a shame the rating for this place will go down based on the fact that Tom G. did not get a call back in what he perceived to be a timely manner. No, Tom, I do not work at the Actors Fund — I live in Boston — that would mean I would have an 8 hour commute every day. My grandmother, who was a real person and did live at the Actors Fund for a number of years until she passed away loved it there. I cannot say enough about the attention and care she received.