Holiday by Atria

I moved my mom to Uffelman Estates and we have been very pleased with the community. It does not offer care givers, but there are community care givers that may be hired if needed. This community is for those who are still able to live independently. Food is good and pricing is reasonable.

Most of my experience with Echo Ridge has been really good. The company does mislead you a little bit when talking to you about what to expect. For instance, we understood that there would be more time for the driver to take us to various places throughout the week. There have been a couple of things like that, but otherwise it has been a good experience. Very clean nice place and excellent friendly staff.

I rented a studio room for my brother without him seeing it and then moved his furniture in and got everything ready for his move. He was pleasantly surprised when we took him to his room, it was freshly painted, new carpet and well cleaned throughout. Took him to the dinning room for his first meal that was real good. It has turned out that he just loves it there.

They have been very good at responding to my personal requests expeditiously. I have Parkinsons, so I require a lot of extra grab bars and other modifications to my living space, and they have graciously and speedily accommodating all my requests. I would like to change their meal hours, but the food is better than I am accustomed to (though it's not five star by any chance).

I think overall it has been a very good experience with Redwood Retirement Residence. They have a great staff, and excellent managers as well. They are very hands on. They know about everyone, and check up on the residents regularly. It's been a very easy process getting mom set up there. They are doing a little remodeling right now due to a recent minor earthquake in the area, so there is some work being done at the moment, but other than that it is a very clean and beautiful facility.

Everyone here at Blue Water Lodge, residents, employees and management have made us feel very welcome and have been very helpful.

I have been living in Edgewood Downs Independent Living Retirement Community for 14+ months now, and am LOVING my time here. What I appreciate most from all of the Holiday Homes is that each resident can participate in as many or as few activities and events as they choose. I call Bingo each Wednesday. I am also an Ambassador for our community and get the opportunity to explain our community to guests. About Edgewood Downs in particular, I recommend to folks considering our community that they share a delicious meal with us, and take a "sense" of the room. In our case, we have a very friendly group of residents; we enjoy each others' company; we look out for each other. I love the STORIES each resident brings to the community. The wisdom from residents is awesome. We have great fun with the bingo; with bean bag baseball; and with our various activities. We have had musicians, magicians, singers, all sorts of entertainment. We have had a Valentine's Day dance; a Kentucky Derby Day hat contest. We have great transportation for health care and shopping. We have an Independent company available to provide home health care as needed. Please come visit our Community and join us for lunch.

They have a really great staff at The Westmont. The activities are wonderful, although I do feel they could expand a little (maybe some sort of crafts, and maybe something like a spa day). Overall it has been a very positive experience, and I would definitely highly recommend The Westmont.

The people at Bluebird Estates pay incredible attention to my mothers needs. If there every is any trouble they are right on top of it and communicate with us each step of the way. Mom is very satisfied and feels at home.

They really are very good. The staff is absolutely wonderful. They are so nice, and compassionate, and patient. My one complaint would be the common room. It needs to be refurnished, and the carpet needs to be replaced, it stinks. They tried cleaning it and it didn't help. Other than that, they are great and I am really happy with them.

It's really a retirement community. They don't have their own assistance, there is an agency on-site in the building that can provide care at an extra charge. (We did not have a good experience with the Right at Home care service onsite, but they did recommend another service that is working out great!) They have had seven different managers in a year, and the one we interviewed with had only been there 5 days, we liked them. The assistant managers that were brand new, were sent for a two week training, and then never came back, and they have what they call floater managers and it seems like they are there as often as the managers are. Management is really inconsistent. The residents all complain about that. They have strict meal times, and the people complain about the food, it's just food, they will have a lettuce salad with a cucumber with it. If someone wants to come and eat with the resident, it's free. Their mealtimes are set, and you either come or don't and they don't have much choice, if you don't like what they are serving they will give you an alternative, but it's something like a cheese sandwich. The meal servers also have a high turnover. The food is also very salty. The apartments are lovely, and the atmosphere is lovely. The halls have little nooks so you can sit and visit with your friends. They have a lot of little gathering areas, a fireside room and their lobby. It's really homey, it doesn't feel like you are in a hotel. They have lots of activities and crafts, they go to outings. I would be very happy living there. It's a lovely setting, you can go outside and go for a walk within a gated community, and they have a duck pond.

I'm very pleased with Andover Place. The food is good, the people are very helpful, I'm enjoying the activities and the friendships. Overall I'm very satisfied with Andover Place.

I looked at 8 different senior living facilities before my mom and I chose Greenwood Terrace for her. The floor plans are spacious, the staff and residents are friendly and the price is very affordable. Greenwood happened to be the last destination on our places to visit and it ended up being the best.

We like it very much. It's clean, and everyone is friendly. The average age here is 75-85. They have a swimming pool, and three meals a day. It's a very nice setting, and we are really happy with it.

When searching for a place for my mom we checked out Willow Gardens. They were so friendly and really made Mom feel at home. It was homey, included 3 meals daily in the cost so she would not have had a full kitchen in her apartment, but also no need to cook. Ultimately she chose another place because it was closer to the family when I was out of town, but if that had not worked out, this would have been her choice. We were there during a community celebration and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and we were invited for lunch, but unfortunately had already eaten. Not as elegant as some places, but so charming and friendly.

The staff are very nice and friendly. The good is very good with quite a bit of diversity. This is an independent senior apartment complex with prepared meals so it is not really an assisted living facility. It is clean and the residents are all friendly as far as we can tell. They allowed mom to do a one month trial and even let her do it in a furnished apartment, they want it to work out too.

Rancho Village was a great place for my late mother to live until her need for services progressed beyond those available to her there. The staff were capable, considerate, friendly, patient and responsive. They truly cared for my Mom and she quickly came to regard them as personal friends. The other residents were welcoming and friendly and helped one another, including my Mom, in participating in the many available activities. Mom's room was clean and comfortable and the rates were the best that could be found for any facility with comparable accommodations. I would strongly recommend Rancho Village as a great place for a concerned family member to move their beloved elder.

Personally feel if the facility weren't in mid-Hades of AZ I'd consider moving in myself (I'm a NW wimp) - if just for the meals. Great staff throughout, though one of the male managers comes off a little imposed upon when requests are made for my new resident Mom. But for the most part, can't beat the great accommodations, staff, user-friendly layout, great residents, services/outings, and absolute homey-ness of the furnishings. Sure appreciate them making a difficult situation as easy on all involved in the transition as possible!

Working with Peg at a place for mom we were able to find a place for our uncle in just 3 phone calls, I had been trying to research assisted living on line for 2 weeks and kept getting directed to other parts of the country. Our first visit to Maple Suites we met Susan and she removed all our concerns. During the tour we were so impressed with how beautiful everything was, the people were friendly and welcoming. We wish we could move here! When we left we both said the same thing it looks like a cruise ship! Can't wait to move in ourselves in a few years. Susan and Peg were great and took care of all the details so all we had to do was take care of our uncle and his move.

The management team is very friendly and supportive. Terrie, the sales person, is personable and knowledgeable. Our dad is happy and enjoying his experience there. The price is competitive and the activities are frequent and varied.