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They lost a TON of people at the beginning of the year, so the turnover has really impacted my dad's happiness. The activities would be the star - they do a nice job with activities. For now, anyway. I hope staff turnover doesn't impact that as well.

Care has been adequate. Seems like they could use more help. I would not recommend them at this point to others.

Location is convenient for family to be there every day. However, recent charge of [fee removed] per month for room trash removal is not appreciated when cleaning is included in rent. Following family instructions are not followed. Instructions and following protocol for Having resident ready for pick up for appointments, etc is nonexistent. Laundry often missing. Wait time for assistance can be from 1 hour to no show.

Started out as a nice place but they lost my wife’s cellphone the second day. They still have not found it, in a lock down area. I think it was an employee but they were still saying it was another patient. My wife lost clothes and bedding, the day before she was to leave someone removed her transport chair from her room. They had to look for it. The food was not the best and had no selection. (Eat what you get). Certainly not worth the $[removed] a month that they charge. More but it would take more than the 1000 characters.

What does "experience so far" mean? I moved my husband out of The Terraces in May. Thus, ending "the experience". After 6 weeks of observation, I concluded, that my husband was constantly depressed. My husband is a "level one" which translates to, he can do self-care without assistance from staff. The new director always made sure he stopped and said "hello". He would always say, "how are you doing today 'young man'? My husband is 81, he knows he's not a young man. The daily greeting like that seems like a constant stream of bs. The director would also say, "I've got a job for you , [name removed]" but he never said what the job was. My husband has memory issues, but he is not suffering from any mental [profanity removed]. The director, according to my husband, seems more like a desperate used car salesman, eager to make the sale. My husband's assessment of that person is that he is so artificial. My husband was in law-enforcement for nearly forty years. He's been a pretty good judge of character, sometimes his life depended on it. The disingenuous "meet & greet" everyday was, of course, ridiculous. Most of us can sift through encounters with ppl who seem less than "straight-forward", so you probably know exactly what I am describing. The Terraces has dark wood every where, the rooms are dark, without much daylight. My husband was bored and depressed. The food was nothing spectacular, dinner often consists of a half of a sandwich and a handful of potato chips. For $[removed]per month? The Terraces is not a $[removed] per year operation, definitely. Staff is friendly and helpful, but in numbers that didn't seem adequate. Too many quit while we were there for the six+weeks. In that short amount of time, I paid about "$[removed]" (too much). I moved my husband to [removed], and from day one, it has been a positive experience. The amount of light, the bright colors, the happy staff, everything is in the positive column here. The gardens here are lovely and interesting. Plenty of daylight and happy colors. I wish I had brought him to the [removed] first. I would have saved a lot of money, he'd have gotten better care, consistently, and generally a less stressful experience, if I had only discovered the [removed] FIRST!

I would say it's not bad except The food and availability of food is extremely poor. It is an old place but staff seems responsive except for one lady at the front desk who is crass and unbending often.

They've been in the process of renovating since we toured in October. The Memory Care manager is delightful. Care staff is a hit and miss, med staff marginally English-speaking that is if I can figure out who is med staff. I found out some of the best staff were contracted or agency and Astoria let them go at the end of December. Some staff seem to have favorite residents with whom they spend more time. The food has been all over the place. At times, not enough sent to memory care so staff had to decide how to ration. It is better now, but I sense a distinctly higher quality for assisted living than what is sent to memory care. Some items very impractical for people 90+ years to eat. The activities have been good and that is because there were many entertainment events in December. Now, not much at all. Sitting in front of a large screen tv is not socializing. I rated the value for cost at a 1 and that is because we were promised so much, signed contract and paid money, but not finding what was promised AND price was raised immediately.

Overall, I think there was an ok effort. My dad can be difficult. Room was really nice. They overestimated how much of my dad's medical care they could manage. My dad is a full assist and I could see the staff irritated with his needs. Ultimately my dad needed much more medical care than he was able to get in the assisted living environment.

We toured Astoria at Oakdale during our search for an Assisted Living facility for our loved one. This facility was very friendly. It was a very small and homey atmosphere. However, the rocks out to the backyard were a concern for my loved one in his wheelchair.

Based on our experience with Astoria Senior Living, they are way over priced. The hidden fees and additional costs are never explained. The billing is confusing even for a CPA. Cannot afford to move my parent and begin the 2 year private pay requirement over again.

The Landing at Carmichael gave a very nice tour. The facility itself is older and it was smaller with less residents which meant less people to interact and socialize with. I was looking for a bigger place that would have more going on, but it all depends on what you like and want. They said they had gourmet food but I was not able to try a meal. It is right next to Carmichael Park and in a busy area next to a lot of shopping, so the location is ideal if you like to do that.

We chose Trevista because it was the most convenient to where we live. The room sizes here are very nice and spacious. They give residents a menu and you write down what you want, they do not pay attention to it what so ever. The portion sizes here are very small, so we always have to buy her extra food. They have a policy that anything over the counter her doctor has to approve it or they wont give it to her which has caused some issues. They had covid under control until recently, they have had 2 people running around without a mask and coughing and now over 20 people are sick. There were 3 occasions where we dropped things off to her and it was stolen. I would not recommend this facility to anybody right now.

Not so much for independent care, start adding charges and becomes one of the more expensive places I've been to.

Unfortunately, my Father no longer lives here. We loved the facility, but they truly aren’t equipped or staffed to handle Frontal Temporal Dementia. They couldn’t check on him as often as needed or manage the level of care he requires. It is a shame that care facilities “triage and assess” potential residents and assures the family that the care they provide will care for your ailing family member. I will commend the staff here for fully refunding the amount we paid for Dad’s one month there.

Let me explain my review of Sagebrook of Charmichael. I don't know about the care services, but I can review what my experience has been. I've been here for less than a month & in this time I've become right at home. The staff have always been very helpful when I asked for help, they try to get things done in a timely manner. I am on the one meal a day plan, the food is good but could be served a bit warmer. The serving size is great and can be adjusted to fit your needs. I have access to a washer & dryer just a few yards from my front door. Last and what I like the most is my own little patio. I can slip out my sliding glass door & enjoy coffee in the morning sun! It is pretty quite here and I enjoy that. The residents are very friendly and go out of their way to be helpful, I think I'll go outside with my morning coffee & enjoy the sunshine.

This is a new community and wasn t completed when I had my tour. The apartments were small but it was a bit impressive

Nice facility. It was clean but there was slight order when walking in hall on third floor.Studio with meals weekly cleaning and laundry 3200.00. Additional 1350. Affordable but want to look at other options.

We thought Brighton Gardens was going to be a great place. Hotel wise it is, it's beautiful, and the food is good, but the care is seriously lacking. It's just not what they said it was going to be. There is a lack of follow up and follow through. The assessment process may not be ideal either. Things have not panned out to be the way, I feel they were presented. I am starting to see improvements, but it has not been a great initial experience.

Sample apt. looked nice but very short on space. In fact, they lied to me re. the square footage. it was 200 sq. ft. LESS than what they told me !!!!

Thought Kay was very good and knowledgeable. Facility felt older than it's 14 years. For some reason did not like that memory care on 3rd floor via elevator. Westmont and The Commons 1st floor facilities. Most expense of 3 visited and had a medication management fee which other two did not mention. Will have to double check on that. Decent online reviews.