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I like that the staff was friendly and that they kept the place very clean. It's a relatively new facility so I like that because it's nice and clean. There are a few ways they could improve. They really need to have a few more staff members. Also they could have a better communication level between the administration and those of us who are trying to take care of our loved ones. I think those are the main things.

Benton House is very nice. It was a very new facility which I think for a lot of people would be appealing but to me, I feet like they were a inexperienced because they were so new. I just related more to another place, one that has been in business for a while. This is going to sound terrible and I don't mean it to but I didn't want my mom to be like a guinea pig for a brand new place that's working kinks out. It was a beautiful place. When you look at if from the outside it was an absolute pristine place but that wasn't as important to me.

It was very nice and beautiful but my mother was not med compliant at that time so they weren't able to take her in their independent living. I’m sure they would have taken her in the assisted living but that was very expensive. Even more so than where she is living now. If you've got the money Allegro is a beautiful place.

My mom is in the place and she's adapted. It's very comfortable, she likes the food, and she's made some good friends. So far she's enjoying where she's at. She's not in to activities but they do have them. It's just not her thing. I think as she develops new friendships and people invite her to go along, her interest in the activities may develop over time. The one thing I am gong to complain about it the cost. She is on a fixed budget. We've only been there a few months and I just got a letter saying the rent is going to be increased. When I signed the lease I thought I was locked into that price for a year. It might just be the timing but I think they should accommodate people based on their income because we may need to move her if the rent keeps going up.

I had looked at this community previously for my father-in-law. It is lovely. This time I was looking for my father, and due to his health we thought he would be better in a smaller community.

It was beautiful, for me, I'm in my 40's and I was like oh my gosh it's got a pool, it's got all of these things, their dining room was very nice, it looked like an upscale type of restaurant, but my mom didn't want all the bells and whistles. It was larger so it did have a bit more of the corporate feel, but it is beaituful. Because of all the beauty and all the bells and whistels it was outside of my moms price range.

My mother utilized the respite care services. She was provided with a clean comfortable monitored place to recover from her surgery.

This was beautiful, but there were a lot of steps and my dad had been on a walker, unsteadily, and he ended up breaking his arm where he was before so he was in a wheelchair. They had ramps but with the steps we were afraid of him falling. It was nice, but it wasn't right for him.

My mother was there for just two weeks. During the second week they had a stomach bug going around and they had to do a shut in where everybody stayed in their rooms. They were served their meals in their rooms too. My mother never really had a chance to get involved or participate. It wasn't your normal respite stay. The cleanliness seemed to be very good and they staff was friendly. All in all everything that they did was fine. I thought it was a beautiful place. I thought it was a good place to be, just under our circumsances it was difficult. My mother was in a negative frame of mind.

It's adult senior living but she got to the point where she needed more monitoring. She liked it there, everybody gets accustomed to their surroundings especially with dementia so we didn't want to move her but she needed more care. The people were very nice there and very pleasant, but they don't have staff to do medications and they weren't really in tune with their needs. They did do a lot of activities but I don't think they took care of situations and they would let things just fester, they just let the troops go amuck.

Currently under renovation. High rise. Only 4 one BR units in assisted living. Approx. 500 sq ft for 1BR. Highest rates so far. Not much parking. Common areas all on first floor, except for assisted living dining. Chef reports to resident food committee, seem attentive to resident feedback and requests in all areas. Has chair rail to hang on to in halls. Estimate 1 yr wait list.

The staff is dressed informal, but its a young staff and they have a middle aged person supervising them, but they seem to be doing alright. I've had a few issues but very minor ones liek we don't see too much in the laundry basket, they wash it once a week but it seems a couple times we saw her wearing the same clothes for 4 days; shes kind of stubborn so they probably listened to her, but little by little I'm working with that. They're totally receptive and accomodating. They take her out to lunch more than she did at the other place, they take them in the garden, there's always something going on, either someone reading a book to them or a musician. She loves it and that was part of the thing, she eats 3 meals a day, they feed her too good. It's a secured unit, it's a part of their assisted living, but its a memory unit and its a secured area.

Currently this facility was most liked by my father. We visited the facility on Wednesday Aug. 21st. Joan was very accomodating. They had a very inviting lobby area with comfortable seating. They had restaurant style dining which was a plus as well as room service. There was a lot of energy in the place, and a greater mix of men and women. This facility can also offer all levels of care. They were the only ones that had laundry in the unit. They also offered outdoor, and stand alone garage parking. The fitness room was fairly well appointed, but it was also located in what seemed to be the back of the house area which was not as inviting. They also had a odd detail of running the carpet from the bedroom or hall of the unit into the bathrooms part way to be in front of the sink. Spills happen most commonly around the sink area and having an absorptive material seemed out of place. This is also one of the priciest places we have seen. My father will not consider a place that has a buy in set up, but this was higher than all the others. Overall though this was one of the better places we have seen.

Liked the location! It's right near my sister's & my gym, so when we finished our tour, I drove on over there for a workout. Why make two trips? I was surprised by how pleasant it looked (& smelled.) Very similar to Mallard Cove. One BIG 2-BR apt had a fine big balcony. Easier to find than Mallard Cove! And a tad more expen$ive. But today's their Day at the Reds game. Exciting! & a plus! Hope weather holds!

My father was a resident (both independent and assisted living) for almost three years. The staff was very attentive, and when he had to go on to assisted living the nursing staff was very supportive and communicated with me on a regular basis (I am 800 miles away). In addition, the housekeeping staff acted as a second set of eyes and ears and communicated with me during my personal visits. The residents of Barrington provide strong support for ech other, and I give credit to the the entire staff for promoting an atmosphere where that is encouraged. Because of a total caring community, my father enjoyed a very high quality of life at Barrington until health issues forced hospitalization and then his passing.

Month-+Deposit-Ind/Assist mixed-clean-friendly staff-rehab/exercise room-1 meal ??Exit-30 day notice, die, out of $$? ??Security after hours? 1=681=$2700 2=1050=3200

Lunch/toured with Sajet Patel. Beautiful property, lots of activities, good meal/menu, decent sized units. Overall impression - this would be a great place for mom & dad; can they afford it?

We chose Horizon Bay Memory Care because of the way it looks, definitley high end, will make you say "wow." There is always activities, the patients are engaged in something. When I visited mom looked healthy and clean. One fault they have is when mom transferred there they never called us with updates. We always have to contact them for status reports. One employee told us "no news is good news" but we think that not calling family is a big mistake. We have experience at other Memory Care facilities and received calls everyday from them. The other thing is they won't give the code to exit to family members. Once you are in it is nearly impossible to make a quick exit. You have to find an employee to let you out. This is my first experience with a facility not allowing family members the code. When I was trying to leave another person was trying to enter and it took a while for us to find a staff member to let us in or out. It is inconvenient to say the least.

Near a Starbucks.

Meet my needs. Having a view of the lake would be heavenly. The atmosphere was very peaceful. Everyone was very friendly. Food appears to be varied and delicious. Social Events were plentiful. Transportation a plus. Pool was a bonus. Not having a washer and drying in the unit was a problem. Parking was an additional expense.