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114 Riverside Avenue, New Bedford, MA
★ 3.513 reviewsvia A Place for Mom ↗
About the community
Whaler's Cove in New Bedford, MA is one of senior living communities in the area. To find the right community for your needs and budget, connect with one of A Place For Mom’s local senior living advisors for free, expert advice.
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★★★★★
PositiveExcept 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.
★★★★★
PositiveOur 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.
★★★★★
CriticalThe 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 fa…
★★★★★
PositiveThanks 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.
★★★★★
PositiveWe 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.
★★★★★
CriticalThe 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.
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Coverage last checked August 8, 2026.
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