Pinnacle Senior Living

Nice place, but the rooms are small. I felt like I was being surrounded by vultures. I know that cost is an issue in these situations, but there was too much discussion of my grandparents finances for my taste. I would have preferred to just gather the information and let my grandparents deal with their own finances. I loved that they have a pool though, and it seemed by far like the most social community!

Beautiful place, liked what they had to offer, but stunk of urine both on first and second floor. Would not consider it because of that.

small - independent living can dispense meds and transfer if spouse needs help when sick etc. liscenced for assisted - 4,250/month - cable not provided. Can stay in same apartment even if start independent and become assisted living. Lovely older small town with lots of antique stores - about 20 minutes away

More country atmosphere and not sure Mom's style but clean (not as new feeling as the other) but privately owned and could make a huge difference since they just increased and last increase was 4 years ago. Corporate owned would increase more. Share a room and 2 rooms share a bath. Total of 4 women would use the same bathroom. Can provide a bed (no cost). Food at both places looked homemade and good.

Really small. has Alzheimer's / dementia care for easy transition from assisted living.

liked it but, waiting to hear back from them about family car and private pay

A possibility. Facility very nice.

same owner - 2 locations.

Tour went fine. I prefer an apt setting. All units are studio style with common shower in hall.

A quality place but the location is poor. It fronts on a county road and I don't feel it would be safe for someone with memory issues.

Nice facility; Director was informative and friendly. The residents were fairly friendly. The apts were adequate but not as well designed as others I have seen.

Looks like they would provide services needed.

The atmosphere and environment of this facility is very good. The facility looks neat, orderly, somewhat cheerful, and smells fine. This is not a locked facility and that concerns me a little. I was told that the entrances are monitored and any time the doors are opened, a staff would receive a pager vibration that would alert them to it. When we first walked in, I didn't see anyone come to the front door to investigate. I wonder if Mom needs a more secure facility than this one.

very much like Carrington but seemed more business orientated rather that patient orientated

Completed tour. Apt. style/size ok. Disappointed with only one package rate, not customized rates I am professionally use to. Base rate 3,900; which is greater that what I expect to pay for low level of care needs; basically medication setup/mgmt, congregate dining, assistance/supervision w/bathing and hmkg.

Okay...but not sure about the 2 person transfer problem. Might work.

Very nice for someone who needs lots of assistance. All people looked frail and needed walking assistance.Assisted living one set price, no matter how much care is needed.

good price. has pool.

When independent and needing only a little bit of care, it was a good place. The food was good. The staff were there when my loved one needed them. After a transfer to the hospital, she returned and was placed on hospice care. And in my opinion, Riverview could not handle the increased level of care. And I had to transfer her to another facility. It was horrible. I really liked the people I dealt with there, but they just couldn't handle her needs after that hospitalization.

My father lived here for about a year, from 2014 -2015. The staff overall was nice, the management was good, when not overwhelmed with elevators breaking down, and gas leaks that resulted in no hot water to the rooms for several days. And the elevator KEPT breaking down. This facility was built to be a hotel, and it was just that for many years. Improvements have been made but it still has a HOTEL LAYOUT. There is NO getting around the spaces that residents can get stuck in, hallways, alcoves, stairs. And there is not enough staff to deal with this. How can staff provide good care when the building is a deterrent? Hotels are designed to give folks privacy, assisted living sites should be designed in a way that staff have a easier time of keeping eyes out for disoriented or confused or lonely residents. If your parent, like my father, has dementia or develops dementia, even if Santa Maria Terrace continues to have a dementia waiver, you should look elsewhere. In fact, have a plan B for this. My father chose Santa Maria Terrace to save money and he did, but his quality of life would have been better in a community designed to work for residents and staff. The activities were few and far between but that could have changed.