Aegis

My dad just turned 99. He lives at Aegis Living of Kent. He moved in there in [date removed]. Amazing timing. My family chose Aegis because the vibe we got there felt personal. I believed the director and marketing person when they said they wanted my dad to feel at home and that they would try every day to care for him as we would if we could in his advancing decline into dementia. They adapted to the stressful demands of the pandemic and were able to keep the residents safe and the families informed. I have been consistently pleased with the care my dad has received even as his needs have increased. but just ten days ago I was grateful anew with the staff at my dad's home. My siblings and spouses were set to gather for my dad's milestone birthday and I had made arrangements with the staff for a party outdoors at Aegis. They took it from there and had balloons and a banner and so much love to celebrate my dad. We are grateful every day for the love they give to my dad. Thank you.

My mother has had the most loving and amazing care at the Kent facility. The caregivers have sent us video’s of my in their care, pictures and continually gives us updates. Their activities are numerous, fun and very creative. The employees from the director, chef, caregivers are truly angels. Our mother had been in another facility before Aegis and there is truly no comparison. I have peace of mind knowing my mother is so very well taken care of. Thank you Aegis

The place was great, however, from my point of view at a time there was Covid in community, so it was a lock down. Nothing bad particularly happened just because of the lockdown. My friend is not there anymore, I moved her from there because what was important for her was to have more activity around her. She was very functional, however, her short-term memory recall was and still is her entire issue. So she needed constant reminders, and whatnot. She also had a cat and she was basically locked in her room because the cat wasn't supposed to go out of the room. Her cat is the love of her life, so with that, she didn't go out of her room and really no one came into her room. Another thing was, the upper staff were all great; they were fantastic and did a perfect job. The actual caregivers were afraid of her because she had this reaction to moving out of a place that she'd lived in for 4.5 years. It triggered behaviors that she's being treated for now, but back then people wouldn't come to her and she would end up not being cared for. She really needed someone to oversee her daily movement. The cost for Aegis Living was [price removed] per month, and unless you're extremely wealthy, that will go by very quickly. Aegis also doesn't accept Title 19, whereas the community she's at does. I know the costs at these places are not low, but what I found is that it wasn't a good setting for her. The place is beautiful without question, it just may have been better under different circumcanstances. When placing a loved one - think about the person and the individual needs of that person. She's now in an adult home and is with people at all times. That has made a big difference, and the cat is able to roam outside of her room. The community she's at is cheaper, but the care is considerably different. At Aegis they have different cottages, and you eat with the people in your cottage. In her cottage there were about 9-10 different ladies, and only one of them talked. In that case, it does makes a difference who you're with. Also with Covid, there were not a lot of activities either. I don't want people to think it isn't a nice place, because it is. The grounds are beautiful and activities are better now. As we were moving her out, I did see that things were different in that regard. But, during her stay, she was not interacting with other people as much as she should have been. My point isn't to make them look awful, because they're not. There should just be a deep consideration of what your family member needs, and what setting works best for them.

We moved my [age removed] aged mom from FL to CA after a minor stroke. She started in independent living at a larger facility and was really lost. It was too far to walk to the dining room and space in activities were often filled. We tried memory care but sadly mostly patients were sitting around looking at a TV screen too often blank. A Place for Mom suggested checking out Aegis Laguna Niguel and moving there was very smooth. It’s a small friendly environment. Beautiful gardens are easily accessible to everyone. Residents’ rooms are bright and sunny. Staff are excellent and many care givers have worked there 15+ years. Again we started in AL but soon moved to memory care which has 2 wings with 15 residents in each wing. This set up is excellent - residents aren’t overwhelmed. There are activities through the day, but encouraging mom to participate can be challenging. Staff encourage family visits any time of the day. I highly recommend this small but family and patient oriented care center.

They have the whole network in the area so it is a large system but small residences. They have about 100 residents here and it seems like a very reasonable size. The staff have been really good, they have a good solid core and then they bring in students to help assist and they seem to be hiring all the time. They have tried to design the residences like the grand hotels in Europe. All of the ones I have been to have nice common areas and the activities are nice. Because they have the memory care unit on site they seem to have more nursing staff available.

I would highly recommend this community for your loved one. It is really well run and an excellent community. The staff are wonderful and my mom is happy here. All of the residents seem to be happy and well cared for, I would highly recommend. They have activities like musical entertainment three times a week and my loved one really likes this. They also have movies daily in the theater and every day has a theme, and the community is always decorated for whatever holiday is coming up. They also have bingo, painting crafts, outings and more for the residents to stay busy and active in the community.

My loved one kept escaping so we had to hire someone to watch him to make sure that this did not keep happening. However, whenever we spoke with other communities we would have had to hire someone anyway. The whole experience was good my loved one was just not happy and we had to take him out. I think that this community helped my loved one calm down and it was overall good for him.

Very high scale. It reminds me of a cruise ship. It is a beautiful property and glitz and glam. It was way out of price range. They have like a literal movie theater. With a $30,000 community fee..

We like the location very much, it is very convenient for our family. We like the decor and that it appeals to our loved one - it is like Native American/north - westy vibe which makes her feel very comfortable. The community is not to big to where it is overwhelming, there are a lot of small cozy spaces to gather in.

This is a wonderful and supportive community.

I was very impressed by our tour with Aegis of Aptos. It is a really nice facility and they had a lot of things that they offered. I knew someone who was here and they had a great experience. Unfortunately I was not able to afford it, otherwise this would have been where I placed my husband.

My mom is happy at this community and I am so happy that she is taken care of. I trust these people with my loved one. They are just really nice people. I really liked this community, there was just another community that was where I grew up and across the street from a field I played at and learned how to play horses. The area just meant a lot to my family covid

We have no complaints about this community, they have done a great job. The staff members and their care services get above 5 stars.

This is an awesome and great place for your loved one. The staff are friendly and caring and work great with my loved one. They have activities like concerts, movies, bingo, puzzles and more for the residents to do to stay busy.

This is a marvelous place for your relative to live. This community is absolutely stunning. I truly do like all of the staff members that provide care for my loved one. They have activities like telling them the date, history on what happen in the past on this date to keep the residents with current events and memory games.

We had a great tour with Aegis or Kirkland, the gal who showed us around was very nice and we got a good feel for the facility. We felt that it was too big for what we were looking for and it is expensive.

The administrative staff are very friendly, helpful, and caring. The community was great! This is the best of the best, and worthwhile for your family. The food didn't look like the advertisement, but the food still was good though.

Our loved one is happy with the meals and dining service so far. The activities are starting to come back, the weekends a little slower but during the week there is quite a lot of them to do. Starting from 9:30AM the residents have many opportunities to participate in things and be as busy as they want. Our loved one is happy and being well looked after, so the value for cost is priceless.

My loved one is always saying the food is good, this is important since my loved one is in assisted living. The community also will bring food to the room so I can visit with my loved one in their room. There are lots of activities for the residents, in the assisted living area. The staff knows to sit my loved one with her girlfriends in the community that are at the same level of memory as my loved one. I have no worries that my loved one is being well cared for. This is a blessing I found this place and I was able to get my loved one into the community. [name removed] has been a godsend to me and to assist in navigating and understand the stages of my loved one's care plan path. The community was ready to assist me in getting my loved one settled, setting up and decorating their room.

The community is very clean, and according to our loved one the best thing about this place are its staff members. They are very warm, friendly and helpful. Our loved one does say the meals are a little small, but overall good. The value for cost is great, we feel that we get the most for our money here. Another huge reason we chose Aegis, was because they had aging in place. It was comforting for us to know our loved one never needed to leave in their health worsened.