Cogir Senior Living

My husband was at Orchard for the last few weeks of his life. He was well cared for and his only complaint was that I couldn't take him home. The staff always seemed to know where he was when I would arrive to visit and if he was participating in the planned activities there. It may have been helpful if he had more physical/mental therapy to maintain what little strength he had. There are no RN's on staff or MD's so the level of care in that regard was not available there. He enjoyed the interaction with the attendants and helpers and was generally well cared for.

My mom moved into the Cascadian about a year ago, and she is pretty happy. She is independent, and in good health. We liked the Cascadian because it offered a balance of independence and support services, and was much more affordable than many other locations. She has a one bedroom with a deck (and a view), and a kitchenette. The Holiday Retirement model (am assuming that most do not have full kitchens), which include three meals a day, would provide good value, but my mom doesn't eat in the dining room. She is pretty introverted, and I have talked to the activities coordinator (I think that is her title) about ways to help mom to feel more comfortable, but it hasn't worked out. I've eaten with her in the dining room several times, and it feels like there are firmly-formed groups at most tables. In other communities that I know about, the staff assigns seating in the dining room, which rotates. This does disadvantage those people who want to sit together, but helps the less sociable, like my mom. So, it becomes less of a good value when she is not eating in the dining room. I read the resident meeting minutes, and at a recent meeting, they discussed a new resident welcome committee – this would be great, even if mom is no longer a new resident. She has taken advantage of the field trips, and a few activities. The staff has been open about our requests to do modifications - put up curtain rods, for one, and seem open to residents wanting to make the place their own. One concern I have is the staff turn-over. In the past year, there have been changes to manager, assistant manager, office manager, facilities staff, dining room service staff and chefs. The latter can only be an improvement, because the meals that I have eaten with mom have been, to put it kindly, a mixed bag. As others have said, the decor in the communal areas is pretty dated, but that's not a deal breaker. The front door was replaced a few weeks ago, and they need to finish the interior framing where the interior door was removed. The staff is friendly, and many call mom by name, which is great. The Holiday Company needs to make it easier to log into the Wi-Fi – each and every time you are required to accept the user policy, and this added step just makes it more confusing for people who aren’t tech savvy, like my mom. So, overall, our experience is positive – there are a lot of plusses to the Holiday Retirement model, and I hope my mom is at the Cascadian for a long time.

I went on a tour here and they were nice and helpful. They answered all our questions. It was clean and well maintained but we didn't care for this one. But I would recommend families tour multiple places before choosing.

I toured at Rogue Valley with my loved one, and we liked the feel of this community very much. It was a nice place, and as far as the community itself, it would have been a great fit. However, it was too expensive, and as a result, was not a practical option for us.

This community looked immaculate when I visited. The people I met were nice. This community felt to big and complicated for my loved one.

This is a very nice community and they did a great job showing me around on my tour and answering all my questions. There are a lot of nice amenities for the residents, unfortunately, they could not address my mother's medical needs. I would recommend scheduling a tour here as it is a nice community.

Pelican Point is a very nice, pretty and , warm place. They have daily activities for their clients and according to my family member who is living there in memory care---they are very clean. The dining room in memory care is rather glum, but there is an outdoor garden area with umbrella they can access. At this point (two weeks in), I am pleased. Every Monday they get an outing in the bus....go to get coffee, and the park or whatever. The staff is very accommodating, So far so good.

My mother has recently made the move into this community and I am sad to say that she has a hard time adjusting. She stays in her room most of the time and I hoping she starts to make her way downstairs for the dinning experience as well as other activities. The staff are kind to her and make sure to bring her meals up to her room as well as accommodate her needs to the best of there ability. I am hoping they can keep a little bit of a better eye on her for she has fallen multiple times.

My loved one is still adjusting to living at this community. The staff greet them by name and my loved one does like some of the staff members. They offer daily activities, however my loved one is not interested in participating in any. The food is hit or miss as some days it is ok and others it is not. The community is visually attractive.

The community is nice to live in but the food is the worst in the world. I have had diarrhea since moving in and eating the meals. They need to learn how to cook, they are using a lot of frozen food. They have 3 cooks, and they should hire people who really know how to cook. Everything else is fine, I like the therapy and the games we play. I am happy with the rest they offer.,

This was a nice tour that I was looking at the care for my mom. The staff was very nice and able to answer the questions I had on the care. The community was clean and the menu seemed appealing. I would suggest that other families tour this community for the care and value for other family members.

My loved one is doing fairly okay at this Brookdale location. They are doing what they can to cater to my loved one's needs and requests. My loved one is happy with the situation.

This looked like a clean community when I visited. The person that took us on tour was friendly and helpful. I did not like the room they had available.

My family member lived at the Quarry for some time and was taken very good care of. It seems that there are just a few really great caregivers that will go above and beyond for them. I was surprised with how many people I would see coming in and out of the memory care unit due to turn over. It was a little unsettling to be honest. The food service was a little difficult to be constantly pleased with because of slow kitchen staff, especially [Removed]. It was hard to communicate with her when resident's needed things and in a timely manner. I will always be very thankful for one of the medication aids, [Removed], as she went above and beyond for any resident and family member that would ask. Unfortunately she no longer works here. I feel that if they could retain the caregivers who actually cared, this place would be getting 5 stars across the board. [Removed], the executive director, was a very wonderful personable staff member. He remembers names and actually listens to your problems and I was very impressed of his attitude especially with such a high up title. Do some research, but I do like the Quarry.

This community offers a spin down to medicaid option. It is a nice community and the people met were friendly and knowledgeable. This community was our second choice. They do offer a lot of activities. The community we chose was a little closer to the budget we were looking for.

Food was very good, facility is lovely. People are friendly. My only objections are: Room sizes of the cottage we took- are small. Food delivery to the cottage costs $5.00 per delivery. Other than that seems what I found is fine.

The staff at the Brookdale Manteca are okay for the most part, many are very nice and experienced. There is only one maintenance man for the whole building which seems inadequate.The meals are okay but servings are small. Also seems there could be more med techs. The heat/air units are noisy and outdated. The roomsand bathroomss need an upgrade. The public areas are very nice as is the courtyard.

This looked like a pretty nice community when I visited. The community I chose, however was a little nicer. The people I met were nice.

This was one of the tours that I was not that impressed with. All of the different units my wife and I had looked at where extremely small with little to no extra space at all. Another disappointing factor was how expensive this place was. I did not think for the money they where asking it was worth it.

I live in Tennessee and came to see my mom's "new home" (my sister lives in Everett). I was with my mom anytime she was awake for 3 1/2 days. The physical structure of The Terrace is very bright & inviting, there are two fairly large rooms where the residence can gather & lots of windows. My low rating for Cleanliness is because my mom's roommate was using my mom's side of the room as a bathroom so it smelled of urine the entire time I was there. Her room was supposed to get a deep cleaning but it still hadn't been cleaned when I left, & the bathroom my mom was supposed to use needed some attention. I was a little disturbed that the residence were put in front of a movie without the sound but that was because the cables had been played with, it was fixed on Monday when they not only had the TV working but some additional guided activities. The staff is hardworking but there aren't enough of them to care for each of the residences every personal need, it was concerning that there wasn't a staff/caregiver visible when other residences needed assistance. Apparently they don't bath a resident if they are resistant so I had to offer to shower my mom myself before they would do it, & it wasn't done kindly. The staff also is in charge of serving & cleaning up the meals so they are only able to do a cursory observation of who is eating & who isn't, or help with cutting food or even fixing tea or coffee the way a residence might like. It's a fairly good place but don't expect to put your loved one there & then do nothing.