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.

The facility was a bit old/not updated. The clientelle seemed a bit on the older side, though it was hard to tell. Staff was friendly and kind. Layout was lovely. Value for the money.

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.

Main dining and staff were all good. But the apartments small and cramped.

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.

Good presentation. But not interested in this site.

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 would probably not recommend the Madison Meadows to anyone because you get so little for the price. The place is nice and they serve 3 meals a day but it is very crowded. The studio apartments were very small and it was not what we were looking for.

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.

Clean but showing signs of age. Evidence of rust and water damage. No 24 hr security. Staff assistance not available 24/7. Does not offer easy transition to assisted living and memory care.

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.

The prices are pretty good here, but you must arrange for any care yourself. The building is 30 years old and is showing wear. It would be helpful to have a full upgrade.

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.