Brookdale

I put her there at a bad time as they were going through a huge transitional period, since there was a constant turnover of personnel, they were cleaning house and she was only there six months. I had no problems but just a constant turnover there and I didn't think the social director was qualified. Clean and friendly but just a constant turnover of personnel. She was there ony a year ago. She kept falling and they didn't work with her, she was just there. They didn't encourage her to do things. She wasn't unhappy there but it was a bad time due to housecleaning. They probably realized the problems there and were in the middle of fixing it. I will say when you go into most places you have to furnish them yourself, and they were able to furnish it for her with furniture they had in the basement that was left from other people.And they put together a lovely room.

I was very impressed. My aunt is very private, she doesn't participate much. They called me because they got her to participate and got her involved in three activites and spent the whole day doing activities and won first prize in table bowling. I was impressed that they took the time to call me, and let me know. The food could be improved immensely. They have worked with her and they make her do things, she used to be in the E.R. every month for falling. They encourage her to move and have her walk laps everyday and she hasn't fallen once since she has been there. they have her so she does kcik ball in the morning and have her doing things to get her strength in her legs back. It's a smaller community and the ratio lets them work more closely with the residents. I chose them also because of the size. It is a dementia unit and she can't go out and sometimes she says that she feels like she is in prison. They should have more outings, in six months there has been 3 outings to lunch, the zoo, and this week they are going to look at Christmas lights. They have been very good with arranging transportation with her to the retina specialists.

We toured this location, and it seemed like a nice place. I would have liked for it to be a little brighter on the inside, I felt like there were a lot of windowless hallways. It was also a little out of the budget we were looking in, and not as conveniently located as some of the options we looked at. Good overall, but not what we picked for Mom.

It took them a while to get up to speed, their follow through was weak. My brother in law thought it was the nicest on for the price. Maintenance could be improved.

Very nice, I did like a lot. It was really nice. With the staff, you could tell that there was a lot of interaction and a lot of involvement with the people that lived there. People were happy and taken care of, and there were lots of things going on. It was awesome.

This is a very nice property that can offer many things.the pricing so far is in the ball park.with everything there are a few things we would rather have different. Next step is an assessment of both parents.

Met w/Teri 12/4, the facility is charming to look at, has many sitting areas, lots of hallways to wander but for my Mom that means lots of places to get lost & scared, the room option was nice sized with private bedroom & bath, activity area is remote to the living/dining area so she'd need to be transported to any activity rather than it just happening where she was normally (seated in the LR) not sure if this will be a good fit for her, still considering it but not on my hot list

Staff friendly and engaged with clients. Room deodorant used in hallways (?). Clean. A number of choices for room selection. Mix of memory care and non-memory care.

The 'cottage' atmosphere was very inviting; small group feel. Staff appeared friendly and engaged with clients. No odors, clean. Small rooms. This was more suited to memory care than Sterling.

We toured this community, and the grounds were beautiful. It is located on what used to be an old farm, and although you are surrounded by other apartment complexes you wouldn't know it. It's very lovely and natural feeling, like you were away from the city, but still have all the restaurants and shopping nearby.

Mom has just recently moved to the community within the last 2 weeks. Prior to her move, I toured the community 4 times. The grounds are kept very clean and meticulous. The residents seem very happy and the activities are numerous, . The staff have been very helpful and willing to accommodate meetings with me at my convenience. I would like to see a little more attention to the seat cushions in the dining room as there was dried food on the chair I was sitting in and there were pills left in the kitchen cabinet when my loved one moved in. Mom discovered a bit of tape stuck to the seat in the shower. Getting over all that, Mom's whole outlook has improved dramatically, and I'm very happy to say she has returned to her happy, bubbly self, enjoying laughter with her newly found friends.

I toured this community when we were looking into care for my parents and was impressed with what I saw. It seemed like they would be able to provide everything my parents needed, and was a nice looking community. We eventually settled on a different location, but this was a very close contender, our second choice.

This is a very nice facility. The were very friendly and all the staff seemed pleasant. The rooms are a good size and I'm thinking that when the time comes this would be the place. I had a good feeling about it. Lauren was a very friendly and helpful individual. I rarely give a five for anything.

We paid for a month but my brother-in-law really had a hard time transitioning there to stay there. He was really only was there for like a week. My major complaint is that he was declining so fast, they couldn't change his medications quickly enough, because of their regulations, so we took him home. They were very friendly but then it didn't work out. It's the first place we went and he liked the place and they had only one room left so it's like you had to pick it fast. It's a nice place for people with dementia or other needs but if their condition is quickly changing I don't know that they can adapt to that. They don't have a night nurse there. They only have tech aids, but there is not really a nurse at night so they can't make those decisions if someone is declining quickly.

It turns out that our cousin was not able to into Brookdale Place. She needed a skilled nursing facility so that's where she is now. I will say that they were wonderful holding the apartment for her while she was in the hospital and even longer when she was in the skilled nursing facility, until is was clear that she was not going to make it to Brookdale. They were just nice and we didn't spend one extra penny. They didn't make us pay anymore for holding the room. I give them really high kudos.

It is fine, just like any place there is complaints, but overall I am very pleased with it. My mother is in the memory care unit and she is doing fine. One of the things that I like is that it appears as if all the residents get along, they communicate with each other, and it seems pretty happy. The staff is good; there are very few that I have issues with. Overall it is pretty good, and the food is good!

Very aggressive sales pitch. Julie very eager to have me visit them. Price for Memory Care starts at $3125.

We looked at it. They are owned by Emeritus as is Cottage Village. All levels of Assisted living. Bruce studio assisted is $2600.They make beds, wash clothes, cable TV, nurses and Phy Assistants liaison with doctorsgreat meals, activities, bus to Dr. visits, other shopping, life alert in house, lively life enrichment, 2 nurses, custom care.

I toured it twice and I think that it's a nice facility and it was well taken care of but again it just wasn't the right amount of care for my mother. It's not a lock down, the portion that we were looking at anyway. They do have a true memory care lock down but my mother needed something in between the two. I had looked at it once before for their assisted living and I thought they didn't watch them enough. Then when my mom needed watching I didn't think they did it enough. For the right situation it seems like a really nice place. The people were very nice and everything but considering our situation it wasn't quite right there.

My mom has only been there for a few days but it's good so far. My mother likes the food and I have to agree with her. It's much better than the last place she was. They have very good soup and food is important. Because my mother was at Chatfield, which is also a Brookdale community, they agreed to not charge a community fee and they were able to accept her with her particular situation. She has dementia and she's also got some health issues. There have been a few problems so far like people don't remember about the oxygen and different things. No matter what place you choose you can't just leave the person there. You have to keep on top of the staff to make sure everything goes well. Also, they have a nurse that has a very heavy accent and that may be a factor for people that have hearing/memory problems. I think you've got to get rid of all the possible things that are going to screw people up.