Life Care Services LLC

My mom is very happy there. She has made several friends and enjoys all the activities. The pool and exercise areas are very nice. Overall we feel it was the right decision to move there. Was higher but now is not a good time. Short staffed. Staff turnover. Good gone downhill lately. People seem overworked. Cost high. Everything you do costs more money. They push for benevolence fund. The residents feel like they are having to support others. New resident not qualified to be there. They are having to help her find her room. Cost of [fee removed] to change apartments! Hearing a lot of negative at the moment. Plus the grill dining room looking dirty.

Memory Care unit did not provide the services we were hoping they would have provided. They were not sure how to deal with some of my mom's issues so in addition to paying Bellingham we had to get 24/7 care for her. When we moved her to a different facility we realized how Bellingham did not even try to deal with her situation. Very disappointing.

The food is fine. I'd give it 3 1/2 to 4, but if you don't eat in the dining room, it comes cold and in a brown bag this was my biggest complaint. I think they're all way overpriced. I would recommend this community to other families. My aunt was deaf and isolated herself so she didn't participate in any of the activities. I did see on the schedule what they were offering, and it looked like the other residence were enjoying themselves. The staff also seemed to be better than the other places she was in as well.

There a lot of positives however where it falls short is in the care. My sister is in level three assisted living. There are four levels. We had to get her an aide because although she could move up to level four, the care wouldn't improve. Many residents have now have aides. Once you have an aide they do less. They won't shower. They tell you have the aide do it. The hallways in the resident floors are very warm with little ventilation. My sister is on the third floor and it's beginning to smell badly. The apartments are kept clean however. I'm sure there are worse places. If they would just improve or do better supervision of the care staff the place would be great. Thanks for asking for an update.

Senior Helpers are hit or miss. Some were fabulous, others did the bare minimum (if that) and left. Communication was not great. My aunt had a fall and someone did leave me a voicemail, but there was no indication of a concern in the message and they did not call back.

I think everything would be a five with the exception of finalizing the contract and agreement, which I would give a one or a two. I thought that they were a little loose with ethical considerations and allowing my mother and 85 year-old woman to put the initial charge on a credit card and also included picking her up because she didn't have transportation and taking her back.

To tell you the truth I'm disappointed. Not enough staff to handle the number of residents. I visited my mom [name removed] last week to find she didn't get a shower. She said no one came in. Also we have been waiting for a one bedroom on the first floor. She gets disoriented being in the 2nd floor. No one's around. Also, my sister said the food quality is not the same as what they served during an orientation visit!

The facility does not allow the use of gait belts when helping residents. Also they will not allow residents who require the use of Hoyer lifts or sit to stand lifts. The administration staff does not use voice mail and is not prompt at returning messages when left with the front desk staff.

Food always served cold at dinner, they found most folks order pick up. Staff was great, parents not happy with residents for their lifestyle. Hard to make friends, so they said. They were in a villa which are great. Saw 2 apartments while touring, I though they were fine.

Room old but OK. Staff is great activities fun and good for the brain. Food leave a lot too be desired. Too much chicken. Creamed soups are thinned too much cream should not be watered of milk over.

My mom is borderline between independent living and assisted care, and the residents of Avalon are borderline assisted living and memory care. My mom found very few residents that she could have a conversation with. She moved to an independent care facility and is much happier.

1. 3 based on the fact that my husband had Lewy Body Dementia and they were not able to provide the individualized care he needed. They don't believe in using bed rails or bed and chair alarms to detect his movements. He fell many times and those falls were mostly undetected until they made rounds. Alzheimers patients seemed to do fine in this environment. 2. 5 for cleanliness/no urine smell as in some other facilities 3. 5 for friendliness. All Aides were nice and friendly to patients and visitors alike. 4. Quality of Care 3. The staff did the best they could to take care of my husband, but couldn't accommodate all of his needs based on the facilities policies on 'no restraints' (bed rails, alarms, etc). Plus the Aides office was way down the hall away from patient rooms. Not ideal if they were trying to keep tabs on everyone. 5. Administrative Staff 5. I met with them on several occasions to review my husband's care. They were always willing to listen and to help. 6. Food 3. Average. 7. Activities 5. They made a big effort to engage everyone in a variety activities. 8. Value for money 4. Pricing is pretty standard.

We have two people in different settings. Independent living is excellent. Assisted living or personal care is not as highly rated. The place is well kept, lots of activities and accommodations. He enjoys all the staff. In assisted living they need more staff, more ability to give personal care and provide more activities.

there are so many components to this experience that it is difficult to rate. We found the management staff to be caring and sometimes helpful in answering our questions about mom's care. Slow to respond and hard to reach, but thoughtful once they responded. slow to clean, seemed short staffed. sometimes really friendly, but often there were inattentive patient aides. inconsistent, sometimes careful and good and sometimes very late. Meals/Dining are fairly good. the activities are not patient centered or adjusted to individual needs

My family member is a resident there, and I wish they would call me to chat about her overall health and mental state, a couple times per month. Rose Senior Living is a nice place; however the turnover rate is high in regard to the caregiver aides. And, there are not enough Aides to care for approximately 40 memory care residents. Their staffing in this unit is bare bones.

Some of my mother’s medication was not given. This was a big concern . The staff , in charge of activities, [name removed] and her partner, sorry I have forgotten her name were warm and welcoming . They couldn’t have done more to make my mom feel comfortable and involved. [name removed]and [name removed]were efficient and friendly administrators. for the Westbridge. [name removed]and [name removed]were fabulous nurses. After 2 days of trying to get a bed rail for my mom, [name removed] took care of if it in an hour. Those 2 provided excellent patient care.

While the food is great, service in the dining room is hit or miss. It's either great or terribly slow. The TV service is also spotty. Administratively there seems to be a lack of attention to detail - misspellings and conflicting times printed in newsletters and activity sheets. They are currently in the middle of a huge construction project. At the moment, I would not recommend them.

The lack of communication / inaccurate information from the memory care director about what steps needed to be taken after my father passed away at the facility was very frustrating.

The administration was notably absent. Food selection and service awful !!!!! especially for those who have dietary needs- do not send anyone there who has special food needs or that can't drive- scheduling a ride and getting to appointments were challenging- drivers did not stay they lost their long time driver and could not keep a full transport schedule due to staffing.

There's been a new management team put in place since earlier this year. They seem to be trying to make overall general improvements. I do believe the cleanliness of the community has declined since my Mom moved in over three years ago. Hopefully, that too will soon be addressed. Also, my mom had to transfer from assisted living to memory care shortly after she moved in. It seems the food selection is better in assisted living.