Comfortable, clean facilities ranging from skilled nursing through assisted living to Indepedent apartments. What stands out as extraordinary is kindness and friendliness of the staff. They seem to genuinely like working with each other and with the residents and nurture a climate that is welcoming and warm. They achieve this at a level that was immediately noticeable and rarely seen elsewhere. I have worked in a nursing home. The days are not easy but the feeling here is still unhurried, important to be careful and of service but manageable. Assisted living has three levels of support that can be added to the plan so people in need of extra help can still live independently. I would suggest that community activities could be improved if coordinators made efforts at solicitation and invitation during meals. My wife and I were playing cards with another couple and the conversation had lulled a bit and the woman looked at me and said "It's so darned quiet here." I said, "Yeah, Delores. We need some loud music." We both laughed but I was only half kidding. It is so sad to me that old people and disabled are so segregated in our society. It doesn't make for very healthy, engaging communities. read more