Cogir Senior Living

It is an apartment house. If you're coming for anything other than an apartment, you're not going to get it. The staff has had a lot of turnover, but the people that they do have there are the only thing I can say positive about it. They're run by a large corporation, and the staff cannot do anything other than what the corporation dictates. My friend's unit hasn't been cleaned in three weeks. It's supposed to get cleaned once a week. The windows in their unit are completely fogged up, and they have done nothing to fix them. The food is absolutely atrocious. You would not feed it to an animal, and everybody has complained about it. They hired a new chef, and things were better for a while. But as soon as she left, it went back to the way that it was before - terrible. And the portions that they serve are not enough to feed a man. A woman can get by on it, but a man can't.

I haven't been here that long, but it's been great so far. The people are friendly. I like my apartment. It's a 1-bedroomn with a nice size bathroom, and there's room for my kitchen table and chairs. There's a little dollar convenience store on site in the community, and they seem to follow through with all of the activities they offer. They're also a pet friendly community.

We were not impressed with Madrona Hills. It looked drab, and dirty in some regards. The location was bad, on a hillside. And we would have preferred a park-like setting.

The activities just started to open back up, but we do have one bit of feedback. The community is pretty old school they do not have a lot and families can't go online to view their meals or activities. Everything is still on paper, which we would like to be able to see things online so we can encourage our loved one to be more interactive.

We do think the care services are getting better, in the beginning our loved ones medication was lost for a couple of days, but they were found and we do think they are improving on the services. Our loved one does say they are short staffed, which is pretty much everywhere now so sometimes it does take the staff a little longer to respond to her calls. Our loved one does say the meals are pretty good, and she really enjoys bingo. They also have movie nights and exercise classes going on.

Older building (30) years, clean, appears well maintained. Parking lot full. Clients 80, capacity 92 apartments. Staff friendly, the few clients encountered were not outgoing. Move in fee and 3 month commitment with premiums offered as sales incentive.

Summit Glen wasn't even comparable to where we ended up. The staff wasn’t as friendly. It was very dark in there. There wasn’t a lot of light, it wasn’t as open, and it was older. It wasn’t as inviting. I also thought it was in a bizarre location, kind of tucked away in a residential area with single family homes.

My mom was here 2 years and not once did administration reach out to me or any other family member to check in on my mom to see how she was doing since moving in or how they could make the stay better.

we toured this community and it was very nice. our issue is that we asked to see the memory care unit and they would not allow us to and provided no explanation why. It was also higher priced than other communities in our area.

The grounds and the shared spaces are very nice. The interior of the rooms need updating, especially the kitchenettes. The refrigerators are very small and on the floor, which would not work for my elderly parents. The cupboards are dated and there is no counter room, to add a microwave and a coffee pot. The bathroom was clean and had enough space. Plenty of closet space. Large rooms.

We toured Lake Shore Commons but we did not choose them because the value for the money was not quite as good as another we looked at and it is definitely more independent with less care provided.

It is a really nice place there is no question about it, and the price is very comprable. The only small complaint is that there are a lot of people in assisted living and they seem to just roam around the community and even fall asleep out in the open. I love my apartment, it is a one bedroom but it is very spacious. It has a full kitchen a nice patio, and im right across from a forest and i can see the beautiful grounds. On the independent living side everyone has a patio but on the assisted living side they do not, and there is no kitchen but they do have a microwave. All of the apartment seem comprable and the food here is very good.

We chose Cogir of Vancouver because of the sales manager I talked to, he really worked with us and was fantastic. He was very understanding and laid it all out on the table. The room sizes here were great, it was a very nice 2 bedroom. They sent out newsletters to my parents, but I got very little communication and I wish that I would have gotten more. The food was really good here, my dad loved them. They were very strong on their covid protocols. Had everybody else been as positive and upbeat as the sales manager, I would definitely recommend but we did have some issues that never got resolved so I am on the fence due to covid.

I am happy here, there is no retirement home that is perfect, but when it's time it a good place to live. I would definitely recommend this community to others.

2 floors, more amenities but more residents, nice walking paths & gathering areas

The apt sizes are ok it depends on what you're used to, but they offer several different sizes. The food was not as good during covid, it is getting better now we are starting to go back to the dining room is small groups. I would recommend this community to others if you can afford it.

I think the value is good at this facility, however, there is no internet in the rooms, and cell service is bad. They don't like food, not enough veggies and its poor quality. overall I would recommend this facility to others.

I have been coming to Garden Valley retirement, helping my sister friend for 7 years. We have enjoyed new friends throughout the years. Before the covid-19 virus became a daily change in gathering together with others. I must say the food is very bad. In my opinion increasing the rent price each year is not nice, when most of their entertainment has been stopped.

I like being here. Many games to play and I have made many friends. I do think the food could be much better.

The residents have been getting bored and restless. The quality of food wasn't there due to delivering meals to the residents, due to COVID. All I heard from the residents was complaints over the food. I'm not sure if there was a limitations and needing to follow corporate guidelines. Post COVID the community was particular about following the safety protocols. I think they could have been better at providing stimulation/activities for the residents. Madrona Hills has gotten particular about the safety and cleanliness to keep COVID out of their community. I feel the price should have been dropped or a refund given due to the community not being able to offer all the amenities offered that was in the contract.