Leisure Care, LLC/One Eighty

I’m early in my exploration of senior living options in the Eugene area,. First I met the Sales Director for a delicious lunch in the private dining room. I was impressed with the variety and freshness of the offerings, and the flexibility of the all-day meal plan. They have a “happy hour” several times a week, and rotating off-campus activities available. It appears that Crescent Park is keeping up with trends that will appeal to baby boomers like myself! The walk to the 1-bedroom sample apartment gave me the chance to see residents enjoying the library and other public spaces. Everything was clean, well kept and odor free. The apartment’s balcony was inviting, with room for a small table and lawn chairs. The bathroom was ample with a walk-in shower with foldaway bench. It looked very safe. The bedroom and living room did seem small. The full kitchen gives another option for independence. Crescent Park will be on my list as I get closer to choosing an independent living home.

The Village at unity is a beautiful, quiet community. It is a lovely place.

It has been fine for my loved one - it has been exactly what I was looking for at this point in her life. I like all of the activities they have, although I wish she would participate more. But she does use their in-house therapies - physical, occupational, and speech - and that has made a huge difference! Now she can walk over a mile and use her phone, which she wasn't able to do before. They've had some struggles with staffing, like every place right now, including the kitchen staff. And she has been less happy with the food than when she first moved in. But that's really the only issue. The medical staff has been really responsive. Their Covid notifications and actions are appropriate. If someone is looking for a place, especially after Covid, I think this is a good place. They have all the appropriate measures in place. The people seem to care about their residents. I don't feel like she's just being housed. I feel like they actually care about her. And it's a lively place. I looked at another place that was a a better price, but it was very gray and depressing in their décor. Grand Villa is just very bright and cheerful and lively, which I really like.

The only issues we have had is the billing as they are charging more than what is needed for our loved one. We have had to dispute this with them. They were able to rectify the situation quickly once it was brought to the attention. The food is inconsistent in taste for my loved one. The staff are friendly along with the residents.

This is a lovely community. The people here are friendly. The concern I have is the communication could be better as the phone doesn't get answered a lot of the time. There are times they don't return phone calls or messages.

Crescent Park has great activities, but unfortunately due to our loved ones mental and physical health they were not able to participate. We ended up taking our loved one out just because they needed more assistance and a more appropriate fit.

The big problem is the café. My mother seems to complain about that consistently. And I find the feedback I get from her is that the kitchen staff isn't as friendly as they could be to elderly people. She wishes they were kinder. But the general staff have been very friendly with me. They respond quickly to my questions and make sure things get done. They try very hard with the activities. But the real black hole is the café. My mother is very unhappy with the food.

We chose Fairwinds because my wife wanted a facility that had a swimming pool and they have that here. The staff here have all been very helpful from the beginning and did a great job of explaining things. She is happy and we would recommend to others looking.

This was a small community and over priced.

This is a beautiful place. The pool is lovely and this helps my loved one with their balance. The community has a good location, and close to family. The staff are friendly and responsive to questions.

Our tour at MacKenzie Place was great. The people were very nice. But our parents would have needed to move rooms when their service levels changed, and we were absolutely not interested in that.

She has a beautiful room with a patio. She gets to have her dog. There's a smoking area. She gets to have her tequila everyone once in a while The grounds are just beautiful. We watched the Bloom Fiesta from her back patio area the other day, and it was fabulous. One of the things I wish they had is a "mom chart" - so I could get a report on if they bathed her, cleaned her room, had pest control come in - just letting me know those little things, kind of like a doctor chart. But they're very protective of their residents. If there's any positive Covid tests, they lock it down. And everybody coming in to visit has to check in, whether they're on lockdown or not. The food is fabulous. It's fresh. For breakfast she gets things like sausages and eggs. Some days she's had shrimp for dinner. It's been really good. And she gets three meals a day. I would highly recommend it to anybody. It's been great for her to get out and meet all sorts of people. And Fairwinds has done a pretty good about trying to make sure everybody gets along.

I think the times are unique. So please color any comments with that knowledge. The strength of the Homestead is their staff. However there are staff transitions, and there have been issues related to a change in administration. And there is a long list of changes and improvements that have been promised. Communication is not a strength. I have an email into the director, and this is my third day waiting for a reply. However, my mother is happy. And there are many activities for those who like to participate. I think another strength is the residents. They are an amazing group of people. And I would like to see their knowledge and experiences recognized and celebrated.

Coming in, they welcoming they gave was pretty good. I would say that the bathrooms are too small, which is a problem for someone with a wheelchair or walker. I feel the dining room staff needs to be trained better. But I think you can make a good life here. My husband and I have acclimated to it. They've been very accommodating to us and to me personally, and we are each in different care levels. They also have a pool, which I use, and that's been very good for me. You have to strike a balance I imagine at every place you might go. But our apartment is very nice, a 2-bedroom 2-bath. It's in a very convenient location, and we're happy in it except for the bathrooms.

It was okay here. There was nothing wrong - I just didn't care for it, and I couldn't quite put my finger on the reason why. It just boiled down to a feeling. The room setup felt chaotic and wasn’t very calming. The residents' rooms were kind of intermixed all over with different common spaces. It was a smaller community than other places we looked at, but the layout was confusing.

The community is great. I would recommend you go look at the community and see if the staff and the community will work for your loved one. The staff have a passion for what they do and taking care of the residents with memory care needs it is a stand out to me.

The community still has some restrictions but we are able to go into our loved ones room and a common area and they are both clean. As far as the activities go, our loved one does not participate in them but they do offer them for those who do, just with limited numbers. The value for cost is right on par with other communities we looked at that offer the same amenities.

For me, it was a good transition, but I would not want to live there. I was there for a month to get better, and that was my goal. I didn't find it to be an invigorating place. The meals were alone and quiet. I thought the food was lacking. The menu planning was lacking, and it was not a healthy diet. The whole environment just didn't have a lot of life to it. And it didn't feel like that was Covid-related. It made me realize that I didn't want to be in an assisted living facility. The staff was very good and very nice. It just wasn't the right place for me.

I would tell others that the people are very nice here. The care is reasonably good. My loved one has been there for several years and the only complaint is the food. Other than the food, my loved one is happy here. Some of the activities they had prior to the pandemic: singers, clubs, movies, card games, bingo, and more for the residents to choose from.