Avamere

I rated activities as 3 stars, only because my mother was there only on 2 occasions for short respite times and did not participate. The facility is beautiful and the staff was wonderful and attentive to Mom's needs. The food was good, with a well thought out menu.\r\n\r\nThis is the only facility that we could find that would take short stays. All others that we found had a minimum of 7 days.I would recommend GPALF to anyone who is looking for a place for their loved one.

I think there was a lot of miscommunication the second time my loved one was there, just between the CNAs and the whole nursing staff. When you give them instructions, they should write it down so the different shifts would know what to do.

The marketing director was just wonderful. She was very easy to talk to and get along with and accommodating and everything, so that was my introduction to Brookdale. She made it very pleasing, and I am still pleased with it to this day.

Things are really good at Emeritus at Sandia Springs. I would give it a 4 star rating. Overall it was a good facility.

The facility and the people at Mountain Ridge are all very nice. There have been a few instances where they have overlooked a few details of certain things that I would like to have done that we are paying for, but they are fairly minor details. Overall they have been very good.

Mom is happy there. The facility is beautiful and well-maintained. There are a lot of activities throughout the day. The price is more than I had hoped, but they do a good job of taking care of Mom.

The Pearl at Kruse Way is a very nice place, overall! The facility itself is well kept and clean, and the staff all seem very friendly and professional! I do wish they were a bit more proactive when it comes to keeping family members appraised of their loved ones status and daily routine, I feel kind of in the dark about what my loved ones day to day routine is.

They have been very helpful offering assistance when moving in, Staff is caring with grooming. Resident gets choices of meals and offers variety of food to choose. General peace of mind and all around both value and care are good.

We met with Danette Nidiffer on Wednesday 1/14. Common areas and rooms were nice. Activity area had a large group participating in the weekly craft.

My relative lives has lived in this community for less than six months. They are in process of merging with another large senior care company and I believe the change will be welcome and beneficial. We have been pleased with the care and facilities for the most part. At times, you have to work hard to connect with the various directors for care concerns, etc., but it is not impossible to reach them. You just have to keep trying! The food is pretty good and they are always looking for ways to improve, it seems. The care staff are extremely cordial and helpful especially during the week. The weekend staff is more limited in number, but they seem to do a good job with the residents as well. So far, we are not over-the-moon happy, but happy enough to stay and work towards an even better care community!

My dad says the food is great. There has always been enough parking. The best feature of the community is what a good value it is for the money. They have a nice little pond in the back. One area for improvement might be the overall cleanliness.

It depends on what level the parents level – if they needs independent living or assisted living. The more care they need the more the costs rise. There are always little snicky snacks and coffee for the residents. There has always been enough parking.

So far things have gone very well with Emeritus at Sandia Springs! It's a very nice looking, clean community, and the staff are all very friendly and helpful! The administrative staff in particular have been wonderful, they're quick to answer any questions you have, or resolve any issues you bring to them! The one issue we've run into is that there has been a lot of turnover in the aide staff, which has led to some confusion regarding who is performing specific care services.

Clean and highly functional. No yard or outside area other than a nice little patio outside the dining room. Most affordable in terms of apartment rent.

My 84-year old stroke affected mother stayed at Gilman Park so my husband and I (her caregivers) could go out of town for a long weekend. Frankly, after calling around to other ALF's in the area (which I was referred to by A Place for Mom) I was getting a bit discouraged - they all wanted a minimum stay of 7 nights. Gilman Park not only did not require a minimum stay, they were more than happy to have Mom there for however long/short she needed to be. The staff there are all excellent - from Administration to Nursing to housekeeping & maintenance. According to Mom, the food was wonderful as well. The only reason I gave it 4 stars overall was that they forgot to come get Mom & assist her down for one meal on time. No biggie, since they remembered to get her before mealtime ended.

They’re pretty clean. Families should definitely do their homework and I think they should considerer this community. They have a great staff who have been there for a very long time, even through changes in the management. The food is amazing! I used to work here too, but now I’m an EMT.

I think there is always room for improvement. It’s not new, new, but it’s not old either. I think it’s very comfortable and welcoming. My mother doesn’t complain too much about the food, but she says they serve a lot of chicken.

The food could be better. I don’t think they’re giving them healthy food. I was only at once lunch and saw the menus and I don’t think those menu options are going to help with gaining or maintaining a healthy weight. Healthy weight is very important for long term health. I liked the people.

It's an older facility, but they keep it very clean. The five star staff is hard to find. They have small cottages available so there is a little more space and she can feel a little more independent. The people were able to understand the system and the laws and what she needed, she wasn't ready for the assisted living as much, but the care is available if she needs it. They just bent over backwards and they were good at explaining everything. They do have activities going on. They have doctors that come to Emeritus, which is really nice.

Sandia Springs was a surprise to us. It is a smaller community than the other retirement living communities that we have visited. Also the majority of residents were in the assisted living building. However, the cottages for independent living patrons were very nice and the price was much below similar quarters at other places that we have visited. There are not al lot of extra amenities so maybe the costs is within reason. Considering all, I have to rate it right up there with Fairwinds (next door to Sandia Springs), Palmilla, and Monzano Del Sol. If Sandia Springs was located on the east side of the river, instead of the west side, I would have given it 5 stars.