My grandmother, who is almost 90 yrs old, is one of the most important people in my life. She practically raised me when I was very young while my mother (who was a single mother) worked around the clock. Approximately 3 years ago, she began to have the onset of dementia (along with other illnesses that come with old age) and, about 1 - 1 1/2 yrs ago, it was no longer safe for her to live by herself. My family started to look around for places for her to stay at and finally decided on Atzalea. This was for a couple reasons - 1) it was close to her home on Kielotie and 2) was one of the best priced ones out while still having quality care (although 4,000 euros a month is still a lot in my opinion). She has been living at Atzalea for over a year now. The caregivers here are amazing. I speak little Finnish (since I grew up in the U.S). and know VERY little about hearing aids and elderly care but that doesn't matter to them. They are very understanding and extremely helpful when I need help moving my grandmother or fix her hearing aid, etc. Some things I don't like : When it's raining or snowing, there's very little for my grandma to do since she doesn't read anymore and doesn't enjoy watching a lot of TV but there's nothing they can really do about that. And sometimes I wish there were more caregivers but, from what I hear, the caregiving sector is typically understaffed and underpaid so I can't complain. Anyway, I'm just happy she's there since I know there are some really wonderful people that work there and will be looking after her. Thank you so much! read more

Atzalea Hoivakoti - Retirement Homes Near Me - Vantaa, 18

See all