Greenbrier Senior Living

The community said they would have no problem taking care of my father, but 6 months later there was an ownership change and the staff started being rude to my father, and he wasn't being taken care of. I was told he was getting too bad and needed a skilled facility and was given a 45-day notice. They have charged for a full month even though he was only there for 7 days. I would not recommend this facility.

The staff at Timberdale was wonderful; they are always there when my dad needed something and were always pulling crazy shifts and still doing their job. Management sits in the office, you never see they around; I finally met the nurse after a few months of my dad being there. The staff are running short especially on the weekends. The food is not worth what you pay for. It is sad to see the staff working hard and management not caring, just staying in the office. Timberdale was Brookdale Senior Living and from what I have seen, Timberdale is no better than when it was Brookdale. I only reason I kept my dad there was because of the staff on the floor. Otherwise the building is not worth your money.

My loved one was in the memory care unit (the Village) at Lighthouse Senior Living. Before you put your loved one in the Village, you need to invest some hours on each of several days and nights to observe the level of care that is provided. Observe meal time. Observe the care that is provided between meals. Observe how the various and individual needs of the residents are addressed. Observe the interactions among residents. Observe the contentment/wellbeing of the residents. Observe the interactions among staff. Observe the contentment of the staff. Observe several hours on each shift, 7-3, 3-11, 11-7. Ask questions about [removed] ratios (for each shift), [removed] ratios (for each shift). Ask questions about the rate of resident falls, intestinal illnesses, bruises, skin tears, 911 trips to the hospital. Understand what expectations Lighthouse holds with regard to the wellbeing of the residents. Only then will you be able to decide if your expectations can be met by Lighthouse.

Our experience with the Brookdale Owatonna was terrible, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. In will start off by saying the staff and nurse were great. They took very good care of my father while he was there. The place was clean and well maintained. The bad part was their sales guy [Removed]. He got us in there with fake promises. He told us a certain price and when we moved in, it was much more! He made us move my father in, hang up pictures, and make his apartment home! He should not work there! He lied to us.

Overall I was not impressed by our experience with Brookdale Ravenna. Our loved one was in their memory care section, which really could use some work. It seemed like it was just what was previously an assisted living wing converted into memory care. There was only a single common area, which was used as both the activity room and dining room. The actual staff and the care they provided was about average, but it was just not a very pleasant setting. I also wasn't very impressed by the quality of the food.

My mother has lived here since July and our experience has not been that great. There has been more than one issue with medical and medicine management, which is an additional charge, since she's been there. The disconnect with administration and family is also an issue. Overall truly not pleased and that is unfortunate because the location is ideal. Hopefully these issues can be resolved so that she can remain a resident. She seems to like the hands on caregivers well so that is not an issue and the meals are also good as are in house activities but those are critical issues as are medical management and healthcare. Facility fairly well kept and her first unit was immaculate second unit not so much. Overall experience would be rated as unsatisfactory in the areas mentioned.

They have had a very high turnover rate of employees which has noticeably impacted the service they provide and the experience of the residents. Every time I made a phone call there to inquire about my brother, the person I needed to speak to either was not there or was in a meeting. I could never get a hold of the person I needed to speak to. There were also instances where they said they would do something and did not deliver. When I first placed my brother in there I had a very good impression, but there have been a few issues since then. The facility itself is nice, and the grounds they are on are lovely. My brother likes to walk on the trails that they have out there. That is one thing that has been very nice. So they are good in ways, but certainly have room to improve.

Don't do it! And, if you do, be sure to monitor your billing.

This hasn't been the best experience. They haven't done a very good job keeping up with the two hour checks and making sure that the residents are changed on a regular basis. This can cause UTI's which can really do some damage. They also haven't been great about keeping the laundry together, even with the name and initials on everything, the clothes do eventually come back though. They also have a staff meeting everyday at 2:00 and the entire staff disappears for about an hour.

Very expensive! Not worth it. Too far away from the family and the hospital.

This is place where the staff are amazing at their job, they help when needed and have run short. I have seen this when I have visited my loved one. Management sits in the office; I didn't even know who the nurse was for the longest time. It is sad to see dedicated staff but not management. The food needs help and the activties need help. They have a bus that they don't use. The new company is a poor excuse for a company. A shame to see a new company take over and it's still no better than before.

This place has recently changed ownership. The new owners are clearly pinching pennies. Staff is poorly supervised. Food used to be good but is now terrible. Serving highly salted and seasoned food to people with health issues is just plain stupid. There are a few good people working here but they are a tiny minority. Stay away from this place.

My Dad is a resident here. It's beautiful and clean facility. Unfortunately we are going to have to move him. The constant staff turnover is a huge issue. The regularly skip giving him meds and have double up his meds other times.

The staff that i met visiting was very nice. I didn't like that it looked really dark. Meals were only served two times a day. The tour guide was very knowledgeable he was able to explain all the paperwork good. They did offer a complimentary meal during the tour. The community was nice and clean.

Employees are nice. Residents are terrible people who seek to take their long-simmering psychological issues out on anyone else to feel better about their themselves. Caregivers are forewarned. Petty jealousy is the name of the game here. And it has nothing to do with distracting themselves from encroaching death and everything to do with middle school, primitive human behavior. Consider it feral pack behavior or sociopathic tendencies, who knows, but new members are quickly inducted into the "way things work." This wasn't my first experience with the geriatric community, Also very White People. Although mgmt seems to be making an effort to change that. Perhaps they got sued. People of color looking to be residents should be wary.

Family member in memory care unit. Activities for these patients is minnimal. Cleanliness of facility is below average. Meals were below average. Obviously meals are served with cost in mind and not nutrition. Meals typically are low quality and not well balanced.

Our mother moved into the Assisted Living part of the facility about 3.5 years ago. We chose this facility because she had Alzheimers and we knew eventually she would need to be moved into the Memory Care Unit. We were somewhat satisfied for the first few years, but the latter part of 2015, we noticed the care and cleanliness had declined considerably. When we addressed each time, we were given lots of excuses and assured they would be fixed. Needless to say they finally were fixed 3 days before our mother passed away. The manager of the facility was not very pleasant.

Sleek warehouse. Pretty but dysfunctional. The employees are very nice, but the system is broken. Nurses in assisted living are pill dispensers only, not alert for problems. That is when nurses are on duty which is not the case all the time as per their literature. Administrators disorganized. 3 months after insurance forms submitted they are still not returned to insurance company.

We ended up not placing our family member there. Administrative staff were not friendly or caring. I'm so happy we found out before it was too late. We found another bright, happy and loving facility for our loved one.

The dining experience was the worse. No matter how many suggestions or complaints nothing changed. The dining room staff was short handed when we moved in and still the same when we moved out 8 months later. There were couple of days when the cook was the only person to show up for breakfast.