Fox Trail Memory Care Home in Montville is a warm, supportive community. Dan gave me a tour and was professional, attentive, and really helpful in answering all my questions. I would highly recommend them! -Alyssa C
55 River Road, Montville, NJ 07045, Morris County
Fox Trail Memory Care Living Montville is a small residential care home set along River Road in Morris County. Licensed for just 15 beds, the building offers an intimate setting designed to feel like a real household rather than a large facility. The grounds feature private walking paths and an outdoor garden area where residents can spend quiet time outside.
Inside, living quarters come fully furnished, with cable television available in individual rooms. Shared spaces include a central dining room, a community kitchen, and gathering spots equipped with flat-screen TVs. Because the floor plan is compact, seniors living with dementia or Alzheimer's can move around without feeling overwhelmed or lost.
Meals are prepared home-style, with three scheduled meals and three planned snacks served each day. Daily life centers around the community's Spark program, which uses sensory and wellness-focused activities to encourage kinship, routine, and engagement. Families can also bring pets along, as the house maintains a pet-friendly policy.
Care is tailored around cognitive needs, including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's, and other neurodegenerative conditions. The staff provides around-the-clock personal assistance with daily tasks, medication supervision, and non-pharmaceutical interventions. Clinical oversight is backed by dedicated medical and psychiatric directors as part of their HOPE program, alongside visiting physician and salon options.
Montville offers a quiet suburban backdrop within Morris County, keeping residents close to local neighborhoods while remaining easily accessible from major travel routes. This smaller residential dementia home suits seniors who do best in low-stimulus environments with steady, familiar faces around them every day.
What care costs in this area.
$9,000 to $13,000 a month
Memory care in New Jersey usually lands in this range, which is our estimate from New Jersey placements rather than survey data. It is not this community's price. Ask us for this month's real numbers.
Fox Trail Memory Care Home in Montville is a warm, supportive community. Dan gave me a tour and was professional, attentive, and really helpful in answering all my questions. I would highly recommend them! -Alyssa C
I am completely baffled at the review I just read below regarding the residents being overmedicated. My mother has been a resident at Montville for almost two years and my experience is just the opposite! Daniella and her team have been a Godsend to my mother and our family. From the moment you walk in, their is music playing, the residents are calm and happy and you can usually smell a meal being prepared in the kitchen. Because there are only 15 or 16 residents total, I have gotten to know other families and they have become a part of my extended family. Some residents are more independent than others and you will often see them walking around and chatting with another resident or doing an activity with a volunteer. Of course some do need more care and are always in the living room looking well groomed and content and will often be doing an activity at the long table. We chose Fox Trail because they DON'T overmedicate and believe in taking a more holistic approach. Dani is now overseeing another community and although change can be difficult, the new community director is awesome! Nicole is a kind hearted, energetic, experienced young woman that has gone above and beyond to get to know every resident along with their family members. It is clear that she takes pride in her home and you can feel that as soon as you walk through the door! If they followed the practice of overmedicating the residents, I would have moved mom a long time ago. I'm so grateful to have found such a special community for my mother to spend the remainder of her life in. Having peace of mind is the best gift of all! Happy New Year! Updated: It is understandable how deeply people care about well-being of their loved ones and concerns about medications are especially sensitive. That said, the statement that residents are being over-medicated is a very broad claim and does not reflect the care provided at this community. General accusations like this can cause worry for families but they do not represent the dedication and professionalism of the caring staff who take their responsibilities very seriously and treat the residents with respect and dignity. Before making a blanket statement, you should consider speaking with the director if you have concerns about your loved one instead of trying to scare others with false accusations. It is inappropriate and irresponsible.
Do not recommend this place. They rely heavily on strong medications to keep elderly residents calm, including Xanax and similar drugs. These medications cause excessive drowsiness, loss of balance, and confusion, which significantly increases the risk of falls and serious injuries. Professional and reputable care centers do not use heavy sedatives as a routine method of managing elderly residents. If you truly care about your parents or relatives, I strongly advise against placing them here. UPDATE/ RESPONSE to comments I want to clarify that my review reflects a direct personal experience, just as other reviewers are sharing theirs. It’s important to recognize that not all residents present the same way. Some are calm and sedentary, while others remain physically active, mobile, and more challenging to manage, particularly when dementia is involved. In our experience, a benzodiazepine was prescribed by the facility’s physician. This is a factual statement. For an active resident, the side effects raised VERY serious safety issues. A positive experience for one family does not invalidate the concerns of another. A care facility should be capable of safely supporting ALL types of residents, not only those who are easier to manage or require minimal supervision. My intention is not to debate individual opinions, but to highlight that families should ask very specific questions about medication practices and safety measures, especially for residents who are not passive or sedentary.
Fox Trail has been such a blessing to my mother and our family. The care is second to none, all the residents are so very lovely, and the director, Daniela, really created a safe and loving space. Also, my mom says the food is DELICIOUS (it's freshly cooked each meal). We are so grateful for Fox Trail.
My mom was one of 4 residents at the time. We picked Fox Trail because we expected an unmatched level of personalized care and attention for the exorbitant amount of money being paid. "It's four residents this great!"....It was instead a nightmare. Mom, a Picks Disease patient was left to her own devices after week three. She, unchecked, not watched or cared for, exited the rear of the facility at the sliding glass doors. Still going unnoticed, she proceeded to exit from an employee gate/ garbage fence that remains left wide open, even now, and found herself on the main road, midwinter, with no coat or shoes. In just a hospital gown, she fell over a crack in the sidewalk, several houses away from the facility, landing face and hands first. Spotted several minutes/ hours, later - Nobody can tell me (even the report) exactly when or how or the length of time, she was absent... She was found only by a local resident who noticed her struggling and cold. The facility took no fault or responsibility, detailing no wrong doing or incompetence, despite being completely under their care, again they were unaware she'd even left. I was mortified after receiving the call and after doing some personal investigative work...I surmise, their records are terrible and their accountability is zero. In the following week we had our mom transfered out. I wasn't going to risk losing her to an overpriced facilities negligible behaviors...One scare was enough. Months later we received a bill for $13,000 from Fox Trail. I was floored by the audacity. If you care at all about your loved one, find another facility. This place is a nightmare that is only painted to seem "too good". I assure you they are not. ***Here's a follow up... Nobody gave a damn when my mom went missing or got hurt, and/ or when we transfered her out. They didn't care about the biweekly harassing letters demanding payment that followed, BUT if you leave a bad review, you get a phone call three weeks later... I've outlined what happened here. There's nothing left that can be done. No rectifying the wrong doing, no amount of consoling words that could be said and especially zero apologies you could propose that would warrant a call back. Just do better, not for your visiting public or your front facing website viewers, but for the patients you're supposed to be caring for. Had I been smarter, sooner, you'd already be in litigation.
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55 River Road, Montville, NJ 07045
Checked against the New Jersey Department of Health record on 11/9/2026.
Who owns this community, as listed on the state licence.
Fox Trail Memory Care Living Montville is licensed as a Residential Dementia Care Home by the state of New Jersey, with capacity for up to 15 residents.
The community specializes in memory care for individuals living with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and other types of dementia or cognitive impairment. They also offer short-term respite care stays.
Starting rates at the Montville location begin at $6,500 per month, and payment is accepted on a private-pay basis.
Yes, apartments are provided fully furnished, and the community handles routine housekeeping and personal laundry services for all residents.
Residents receive three home-cooked meals every day along with three planned snacks, all served in the community dining area.
The home provides round-the-clock staffing and personal care, emergency response systems, a 24-hour security system, and full medication supervision.
