Stellar Senior Living

I found Brookdale to be very responsive, helpful and caring. Thanks to all of the staff there for taking care of my dad during his final few weeks. I felt comfortable and confident that he was being well taken care of.

The staff here is so kind and caring and they take great care of the residents. The facility is always clean and secure. The other residents here seem to be happy and well looked after. The meals here aren't bad either.

The Oaks is really great. The people were great. The facility is very nice. My mom complained about some things. At first she thought the food was really good but she did say sometimes it's hard to chew. I do wonder if the people she is sitting with are negative and that rubs off on her. A true negative for is she did not like having the heating and cooling system right in the room where she was. It is really noisy. She is used to central air. Also she said the laundry room doors are really heavy. If she was stuck in there she was afraid of how she would get out if the doors closed. The people are awesome here. I ate there a few time and thought it was good. It is expensive but you get a lot for it.

The Oaks is not your average retirement home and when I say this, it is a good thing. The staff is phenomenal, the facility is super clean, and the food is even great! Awesome place and I am glad we found it.

I don't know if they can improve on anything, they have done well. They have been super as far as taking care of everything. They have been good with giving me information and following-up and helping me out.

Orchard Park Vicotry Lake overall has been very good. We are pleased with them. The only problem we have had is getting moms caption phone set up. I know the staff is working on getting this done though. Very pleased with the help we have received. Overall it's been a good experience here at this facility.

My wife Linda is 73 years young. We have been married for 53 years and have been inseparable for 55 years. During the past two years her memory has deteriorated to the point that she very seldom recognizes me. She recently went through a period where she became very belligerent, especially at bath time. She was required to leave 3 other facilities because of this behavior. Orchard Park has dealt with her symptoms and they have improved in less than 2 months. She is usually alert and active, something she was not at another facility. They tried to control here behavior through very heavy sedation. Her memory still declines. In short, Orchard Park of Kyle has a great staff that appears to be well trained and a very nice facility and they do a very good job taking care their clients. My only criticism, would be the fire drills. The loud noise confuses the memory care clients. Since, the staff checks every room during a fire drill (or I assume during a real event), it would seem that the volume of the alarms could be turned down. The clients don't know what they are to do anyway without staff guidance.

The dealing with them so far with getting set up has gone very well, and Rami went above and beyond to get us in. So far everything has been positive. We haven't been there long yet, but so far everything has been very positive.

I was really impressed with the tour and the whole picture presented. It had a perfect resort feel with an apartment like quality instead of feeling like assisted living, including meals. The price for what the community offers is very good.

They are very clean, very sweet,kind and helpful...There are many things to keep your loved one busy. The best place I have seen and I looked at 15 properties..Love Love Love the staff...

Very helpful. Always respond to my inquires. accomodating and supportive. Rooms are clean and nice. Staff is friendly and helpful

I think they do a great job overall at Orchard Park. Everything has gone very well so far, I'd give them top marks across the board. The staff have all been very friendly and helpful, and the facility itself is well kept and clean. I do feel they could have been a bit more in-depth with the assessment process. They assessed our loved one on a particularly good day, so I think they slightly underestimated his care needs.

It's very clean, and the staff is very good. They are very responsive and attentive. They have quite a bit of entertainment, but not great numbers attending, and mostly the same people attend. The food is good, however, my complaints would only be that because they are taking some dietary or health needs into consideration, and I don't have any restrictions, so it's not always seasoned enough for me. The staff is so nice though, it all works out. I'm pretty sure I could go and get some sauces and bring them to the table with me, and that would be fine.

There are a lot of activities at Farrington Court and my mother-in-law definitely enjoys those. The only thing I can think of they can think where they can improve is the food. On a scale from 1-10 I would give them about a 7. Other than that, everything has been great and we are very satisfied.

Everyone here is very pleasant and helpful. They take every effort to ensure safety and look out for the residents. However, I think activities are planned with the older residents in mind and not much for the very mobile and more active residents. Food is very good and there is plenty of it. Overall a good place but a little pricey for private payers, though management does try to help out with finances

The facility is new and very clean. It passed my 'smell test' because that would have been a deal breaker. The staff all seems very nice.

Staff is friendly, warm and attentive. The place is clean fresh, light and airy. Mom seems to feel relaxed safe and worry free. She considers residents as her friends.

My family and mom are very pleased with Las Colinas. Finding an appropriate independent living community in my mom's price range was overwhelming. I toured a number facilities in Albuquerque. One piece of advice is not to be mislead by fancy marketing brochures or facilities. The critical consideration is their commitment to service and culture. Pop-in unexpected. Interact with as many staff as possible beyond the marketing rep. Stop and talk with the events coordinator, cooks, housekeepers, front desk and maintenance staff to get a feel of their service commitment. Ask about the average tenure of staff and turnover rate. Many places talk a good game, but when you cut through the talk, they are more focused about occupancy, stacking costs per services and avoiding legal liability. At Las Colinas, their newest staff member had been their 7 years. They also require all employees to provide value-added team services to residents such as free dog walking. All staff is courteous, helpful and friendly. They enjoy their work and it is reflected in everything - food, housekeeping, events and services. After my tour, Las Colinas immediately sent my mom a get well card and scheduled an assessment at my mother's rehabilitation facility. They stressed being a right fit to meet my mom's needs. As my mom is 66, they made sure that she met residents her age and younger. Las Colinas also provide great information about community resources. Their culture was reflected in their lease agreement, pricing structure and maintenance of their facility.

Professional staff!! They interact well with residence and my Mom loves it there!!

While visiting Orchard, we noticed it is a fairly new facility which is clean and nice. The staff is wonderful and mother-in-law's room will be only two doors down from the nursing statoin. Although mother-in-law loves to read they do have variety of activities. The studio is small, which may mean we have to downsize furniture.