Cogir Senior Living

Contacted them & have talk to Mom about a 1 day visit. She will not agree to a staycation yet but baby steps. We will get there.

Cogir is a very clean retirement village that appears to good care of their residents. My aunt, whose in her 90s, enjoys being there, takes part in many activities, and has made several friends. She also very much enjoys the location. She would recommend Cogir to someone else that's looking for a place. My main issue with Cogir is that they appear to be continually short on staff. Some repairs to the building take a long time - courtyard fountain hasn't worked all summer and garage door to parking facility hasn't worked correctly for many months.

Our family was looking at several places for our aunt as she needs fairly extensive care. We really enjoyed the tour and facility but feel might have lacked needs for our family at this time.

They are not very good about being clear on the services like what he is getting/what is is not getting etc. There are just little things like that they could improve on communication wise, we have had to reach out multiple times and ask the questions rather than it all being laid out for us. I think they could do a better job of helping the families and the new residents get adjusted. The facility is very nice and clean and they have a lot of great activities provided for the residents, but I do think they could do a better job of encouraging them to join in. They have a family app where you can see what activities your loved one is participating in which is nice. The staff are all very friendly and I know that they have their hands full.

I think Cogir of Vallejo Hills is a decent place. You'll definitely need to be your patients advocate. I had to babysit my moms stay, which is what I thought I was paying them for. Because of that, I didn't have a 100% peace of mind. My understanding is - she was there for respite stay for 14 days vs long-term. When I talked to the business manager, they let me know that the level of care can differ when in respite. She needed very simple things, for example: she had a strict diet due to some gastrointestinal issues and needed help putting lotion on. She was very limited on what she could eat from the dining area; so she ended up eating the same meal for the two weeks she was there. I was led to believe that the chef could work with her and with residents like her, but it seems like that was only the case for long-term residents. On day one when I was already out of town, they had to call 911 to transport her to the ER. They called me because they needed direction on what to do, although it was spelled out on her record. Upon leaving the hospital, the ER called me asking how should they discharge her back to the community. There was no ownership on behalf of Cogir to get her back to the community. Plan B would've been to transport her via ambulance with my okay, but thankfully I had a neighbor who was available to take her back. Cogir never followed up with me to let me know she was settled or had made it back. It was a lot of following up on my end, which was kind of unsettling. The facility was well-maintained, but there was not a lot of follow up after her visit to ask how her stay was. And for the cost I paid, I did expect some level of that. They have gone through some managerial changes, so their level of ownership may have been deluded because of all the organization changes. The location of the community was very ideal for me, and the everyday staff themselves were very attentive and they made her feel welcomed. I just had a concern with the business management staff, and their overall ownership. There was such high turnover and I'm unsure if that's a good or bad thing.

They could work better on their communication

Love the caregivers. The care has been rather good and consistent. The dining is problematic because we are vegetarians. 1/4 of the meals are vegetarian. The care of the staff is adequate and the facilities are adequate as well. They offer a variety of activities including someone playing music, exercising, media program, poker, puzzles, movies, etc.

Based on our tour, Lake Shore Commons seemed okay. But the facility was a little older, and overall they just didn't click for us.

Based on our tour, The Stratford seemed okay. But the facility was a little older, and overall they just didn't click for us.

We had a good tour experience at The Stratford. The facility was older, but the apartments were still nice. They just didn’t provide the kitchen facilities that my mother would have wanted in her apartment.

This community was okay but too far from where I was located and I was not too impressed with the tour guide either. Property was nice just did not give me that feeling.

The quality of the meals have been so bad that our loved ones are refusing to eat dinner. They are experiencing staffing issues so when the food is set out buffet style it gets cold. They did just change chefs so we believe the meals are starting to get a little bit better. The value for cost will be much better once the meals and dining service improves. Also we wish they would encourage the residents especially our loved one to get involved more.

The communication could be better between the staff and the family. Some of the staff are better about that than others. The main director was good, and the director of sales and marketing gets back to me all the time. Otherwise, sometimes I will send emails or texts, and sometimes I get a response while other times I don't. We weren't told that we needed to label all of our loved one's clothing and bedding. Somehow something went missing during laundry service. It would have been nice to know ahead of time so we could have avoided that issue. Overall the community is not the best but definitely not the worst, decent but not exceptional. Our tour was very quick, but from what I saw, it looked very clean, no concerns there, no weird smells Everyone is friendly and helpful. There is restaurant style dining there. Activities are pretty limited, especially with an outbreak of Covid. The residents were asked to stay in their rooms to reduce exposure and keep everyone healthy.

They do offer a lot of nice activities but due to COVID things were shutdown. One of the reason who chose this community was they had a two bedroom open on the first floor which made it easily accessible to our loved ones. We had two meals and the food was fine, nothing special, but our loved one said he had good meals.

covid-19 curtailed many of their benefits, ie travel to doctors, etc... food was excellent wife was only there from [dates removed]. Her Lewy Body Disease overtook her. She went into Hosp on [date removed] and died in hospital on [date removed]. The 3 months minimum lease made the unanticipated short stay very costly. If it had not been for Covid-19 it probably would have been quite nice, but with all the restrictions imposed by Covid-19 it is not fair to try and truly rate them correctly.

I have the best housekeepers...The staff is so supportive....If we ever get through this Pandemic....looking forward to seeing more friends....Thank you all for all you do....If this virus control goes on much longer, it would be good to have meal choices the day before.....

Cascadian Place = Location, location, location. Under the current pandemic situation, the staff here are trying. Cudos to them. Holiday CEO, should not rely on anti-body testing. 50% fail!!

Over all they are a good value for the money. They are a little deceptive on their promise that they can drive you to your doctor appointments, that is only available if your doctor appointment is in the morning Monday - Wednesday. They are not equipped at all for those occupants who have dogs. They require you to pick up after your pet but do not provide any outside trash cans, at all. I guess they except to bring the bag back inside and dispose of it in the building!! This complex is only staff part time! Staff is on duty from 7:30 in the morning till 7:30 at night! This causes me a little bit of heart burn. Meals have been good, and entertainment has been good. I feel the premises are secure and well maintained.

My mom is much happier at Garden Club than she was at a different facility. She loves the staff and how friendly the atmosphere is there. Garden Club has the feel of a community center rather than a hotel. Downsides have been high staff turnover and they have had trouble finding and keeping a head chef so the food quality has diminished.