Sunshine Retirement Living LLC

Staff: 5 We have had direct observation and communication with the staff on all shifts. We have been pleased with their positive and caring interaction not just with our family member but also with all other patients in the facility. The staff appears very calm and knowledgeable. Cleanliness: 5 The facility is spotlessly clean whenever we visit regardless of the time of day. Activities: 4 The activities are as good as they can be considering the abilities of the patients. The only issue is that they are often geared more toward female patients rather than the males. However, I personally do not know of anything that would engage men more. They have taken our family member and others on a few outings which they seem to totally enjoy. Friendliness: 5 I can not say enough about how friendly every single staff member has been toward us as well as the patients. Food: 5 We have eaten several meals at the facility with and without advanced knowledge. The food is extremely good and varied. In addition, snack and drinks are readily available and offered routinely to patients. It was with great difficulty that we as a family had to make the decision to place our family member in any facility. We visited every single facility that offered dementia care in NW Arkansas. On top of our individual concerns, I am a retired RN with extensive experience in seeing poor care from nursing homes coming into the ER. Therefore, I am extremely critical of these facilities. I have also unfortunately had two other family members in dementia units in other states....one a positive experience and one a very negative experience. I have been nothing but 100% pleased with Magnolia Place in every possible way. My father-in-law did, of course, go through a 2-3 week adjustment period where he was very unhappy and angry. However, we anticipated that even though it was difficult for us to get through. But after that adjustment period he has been very happy and engaged in activities. We also feel that the positive stimulation by the staff and other patients has actually slightly improved his mental status and definitely his attitude. We, as a family, can 100% recommend Magnolia Place to anyone looking for dementia care for their loved ones.

I had a decent tour of this community. Everything went pretty well. The staff I met was friendly, and helpful. They answered my questions. The experience was decent, but I did not feel this was not the one for my mother, and her needs.

We toured Belleview Heights Alzheimer's Special Care Center. The staff was friendly enough, although some of their comments regarding the memory care residents were a bit offensive. We were looking for a community that offered a more cheerful atmosphere and the hallways were cluttered with too much furniture and we thought it could pose a tripping hazard for my mom.

Nice place but it was more business like upon entering. We really felt like the corporate sell was given to us. Everyone seemed nice but it felt like a busy hotel with no real connection. Nothing really bad there, just not the right fit for us.

I was not very impressed with this community at all. They seemed to have a weird feel throughout the building and I did not get a comfortable feeling during my visit. They also had outrageous community fees and rates for there packages. I just did not think the expense matched the amenities that they had to offer.

My husband and I had a good tour of this community. Everything went well, and everyone was kind. The community looked nice, and well-kept. The staff was friendly, and nice. It was a good experience, but I didn't feel they would be able to accommodate my husbands needs the best.

I felt like they were trying to get rid of my loved one while he stayed here. This is a memory care community and although the staff tried I do not think they were prepared to care for his needs. They wanted me to provide a full time caregiver for him to stay there. The community was clean and they did offer activities, however I am not sure how much they encouraged him to participate. He seemed to decline during his short stay at this community.

I actually promote the Carriage house to others. However, I do have concerns that there is no manager on duty at night or weekend. Our concierge is exceptional, but when she is not here there is no one to attend to visitors, answer the phone, help residents, etc. I'm glad to see that an assistant manager has been hired. We needed that extra staff member.

The staff that we toured with seemed happy. The rest of the staff seemed stressed. During the tour I notice some of the residents sitting around not engaged and they did not seem happy. The community seemed clean.

My dad says the people are friendly. The place is clean. He likes the food. He really needs more social contact. Several of the activities have been canceled. Many activities are just up to other seniors. Days he gets to play cards he is happy. When there are not activities he wants to leave. He loves to hike, walk, play cards , he is very fit physically with short term memory issues.

The staff I met during my tour were nice. This is a clean older community that I think could use some updating. Everything was fine with this community. This community does allow pets.

This place seemed to be in transition. Most people we met working there were new. The apartments although older were spacious. Jennifer was very pleasant the residents sweet but the food was so very awful. The price was affordable

Our experience with Dunwoody Pines has been somewhat mixed. In terms of the apartment and facility itself everything is fine. The apartment is a nice size and the place is generally very clean. However, they're going through a change in management and it has made some things difficult. There are still a few things we were promised while signing up that haven't been delivered on, and getting in touch with anyone to get these issues corrected has been difficult. They also really need to work on their dining service. The food is good, but the service is glacial.

It looks like a converted Embassy Suites complete with koi pond. Ed assured me it was built by the same architect as a senior living facility. For my privacy-loving Mom having the living room windows facing the interior is a non-starter. If this isnt a concern the apartments are roomy with a full kitchen. Laundry facilities are located on each floor. Note that there is construction going on behind and next to the facility right now.

The reason I had moved to Quail Lodge was because of the security and as far as that goes it is good. I do feel very safe here. The food there is atrocious though. Very unhealthy; high salt and high fat. The thing that bothers me is that it is in my contract to have to pay for it even though I buy my own food.

Dunwoody pines is a great place to live. There are always activities you can do, the other residents are pretty friendly. The only problem that I would speak of is that it's not such great of a place to work. Residents would hear the employees as their complaints grown. But the main issue with the employment would be a particular manger that began working here earlier this year. He's always the antagonist and causing problems for the employees. I don't know about you but I love living in this community it would be a bonus if the employees loved working here as well.

This assisted living place is brand new and the faculty itself is beautiful! Very modern! But because it is so brand new there isn't any beautiful gardens or landscaping or trees. Seemed very barren on the outside. It was very quiet and not too much activity going on. It was a little depressing due to the fact that you didn't see people out and about. We arrived at about 1:00pm and had hoped to see people in the dining area but there was no one there. They offer many nursing services though and may be a good place for someone who requires a lot of assistance. The apartments are beautiful and modern. But no balconies or patios. Nothing pretty to look at outside.

My mother recently moved into Summerfield Estates after a stroke. It was pretty rocky at first, but she seems to have settled into a routine and enjoys the meals and sharing with other senior citizens. Although told by the 24/7 managers that she would at first have meals with the "ambassadors" to help make her feel more comfortable and welcome, this never happened despite my repeated phone calls and direct conversations with the managers. Finally, I realized that the "Sunshine Company" that owns Summerfield evidently trains their staff to smile and nod while saying "Yes, that's what is happening," when it completely is not. Once I accepted that and no longer talk to the managers, things have progressed nicely. However, she has been there 3 weeks, my mother has never once met the activity director and spends her time in her room alone when not at meals.

$3450 per month

Nice, new with many amenities, but too remote and not in a good area for walking.