Greenbrier Senior Living

My mother will be moving in next week. We researched many different independent/assisted living facilities in the area. Island Lake was by far the most upbeat, friendly and active community. Also, importantly, Island Lake has the services so that my mother can transition into higher levels of care should that be needed. One of the points that I really liked is the Freshman Program, where new residents are provided with a person to "show them the ropes" - and this phase continues for three months. This is excellent so that mom can get to know the services, meet all the staff at different times and meet other residents. The apartment is by far the largest and most comfortable apartment I had found in all my research. She has the one bedroom with a den, screened patio and full kitchen should she decide she wants to cook. We are looking forward to our move! Every community has their own "personality" -- this is very evident at Island Lake. It truly is upbeat and friendly with an attitude of caring.

Since my Mother in Law is only there on a short term basis I can only speak to the value during this short time. She was able to obtain a room on a half price sale that was affordable for her for 3 months. The facility is clean and updated and very nice. She is quite content here and at 93 enjoys the quiet. The staff are very nice and very helpful to her and to the family. She doesn't participate in any of the activities due to her health and shy personality but they do offer activities to those who are interested. However, the only downside would be the food. Since she is such an excellent cook herself she likes to enjoy good meals and unfortunately cannot say that the meals offered here are very good. Adequate at best. It is, I'm sure, very difficult to have meal planning that is amenable to so many ages and health issues. But for most dinners, I'm told, they are being served sandwiches and chicken. Not too much variety. Since she expects to be leaving in the near future and since she goes out with family for some meals she is able to tolerate the lack of variety. But all in all this is definitely a place that we would recommend if it is within budget for those who are looking for a nice, quiet, clean and welcoming facility.

We love the staff. They are very good to our loved one and us. The food is wonderful. The community is clean and well taken care of. The staff encourage him to participate in the daily activities. We are comfortable with him here and I would recommend this community.

My Uncle loves the "family" setting. Wonderful staff!

The person that conducted my tour of this community was friendly. I did like this clean community however they did not offer the 24 hour dining service.

From my first encounter with facility and staff, our experience was nothing short of pleasant. Everyone is cheerful and very willing to answer questions. Since moving my mom into Brookdale she is so much happier. The other residents are people she can relate to and enjoys their company. It is so wonderful not having to worry about my mother's happiness and well being.

I think everything is going great so far. We haven't had any complaints about food or anything. When I visit it's clean and the staff is friendly. I think it was even a little less in price than a lot of the others we looked at. I would give them at least a four.

Brookdale Pleasant Prairie is not perfect but it is good. One thing the staff are very good at here is sharing information throughout the entire staff. Everybody is aware that my wife has Alzheimer. If there are ever any issues they know how to take care of them. The one frustrating thing is the meals are always late. It's at least 15 to 20 minutes late. Overall I am really pleased with this facility and the staff is just great and so nice.

They lost their housekeeper at Brookdale Pleasent Prairie but there is a new one starting. The director there needs to follow though a little better. He is a nice friendly guy but he just seems to forget a lot! The food is really quite good and mom is super fussy so that's saying a lot. Overall I am pleased with the facility.

We toured this community when we were looking into care options for a loved one. I was very very impressed by what I saw here! It is a beautiful, clean, well kept community, and the staff were all very friendly. And the food was the absolute best out of the many communities we looked at! However, the only room that was available when we toured was just too far away from the dining and common areas, Mom would have spent too much time walking back and forth every day.

We have been extremely pleased with all aspects of Vernon Woods Retirement Community. My mom is very well taken care of. She thinks she's at a "resort" because everything is so nice. We are lucky to have the opportunity to have her live at Vernon Woods.

The facility has very friendly staff and the atmosphere is very pleasant. My mother is much happier in this assisted living facility. However, repairs could be done in a more timely manner.

Mom has been at Vernon Woods four months. At first I wondered if she would be able to handle it, but because of the patience and the helpfulness of the staff she has adjusted wonderfully. Her apartment is just the right size and has all the features that make assisted living desirable. The kitchenette provides a constant reminder that she's still independent although I don't think she uses it that much! But I appreciate it being there and consider it to be added value.

They're doing an excellent job here so far, I'd rate them four and a half stars across the board. They're doing right by me and my family, and we couldn't ask for more.

Everything has been going really well for my loved one so far! I really have no areas of improvement yet. Everything has been fine and I have no complaints!

It was not my mother's choice to leave her home, but my brothers and I were getting concerned about her living alone. We convinced her to take a tour of several places within a 10 mile radius of her home. A Place for Mom was very helpful in these recommendations. My mother decided on Chambrel because she really liked the rooms, especially the separate kitchen and the balcony. The staff and residents were all very nice and helpful. Mom has been a resident at Chambrel for about 6 weeks now, and she is enjoying the people, activities, and the ability to take the Chambrel van to shopping areas and other activities. She had to give up driving 6 mos. earlier, so continuing to live at her home without a car was very difficult for her. My brothers and I have a greater peace of mind knowing she is living in a lovely place where she is being looked after. Before she moved to Chambrel, she had been losing a lot of weight because she wasn't eating properly. Now she eats a light breakfast in her room and two full meals at lunch and dinner. She says the food is very good, and she enjoys talking to her meal companions. The medical personnel at Chambrel is in contact with Mom's doctor, so I know they are keeping on top of her medical needs. This is also a great comfort to her family. I highly recommend Chambrel to anyone trying to make the difficult decision of how to take care of an aging loved one.

We loved them! They are a small community, it's all secure. The residents had varied degree of abilities. They are only assisted living. It's a beautiful facility. Everyone has to beeped in at the door by a living person. So the security is very good. The food was good. They encouraged families to join for meals and would have events. For the major holidays, they would celebrate ahead of time, so that the residents didn't miss out if they couldn't join the family celebration at home. There were lots of opportunities for families to be involved.

We found the staff to be very friendly and professional. The surroundings are neat, clean and in good shape. They provide a variety of daily activities and encourage the residents to interact with each other.

Southland Suites is very clean and the staff is very nice. Unfortunately I wish I had known that my father's years of service did not qualify him for VA benefits; because of that we need to find a cheaper place, but Southland Suites have been very helpful and are working with us. They've allowed us to move him to a smaller room to cut costs. The staff has been very helpful and has always answered all of my questions.

We are really pleased with Vernon Woods. It is just a wonderful place. The setting is really beautiful. We are very satisfied with the care they are providing for our loved one. We are really happy with them and would recommend them.