Meridian of Riverside

Meridian of Riverside was lovely. They provide 3 meals a day, they take you to the store, and they clean your house. They have a beauty shop, a swimming pool, and a library. The rooms were very lovely, and the people were so nice. The residents can sit down and play cards. They have movies, a TV, and places to go.

The staff at Meridian was accommodating, I had no problem with them. My sister and brother in-law lived there. The rooms were small with a bath, refrigerator, microwave, and a little kitchen counter. You get what you pay for, and it was fine. They’re taken to the doctor, shopping, and they have various activities there. They seem to be quite content with the facility. We ate a meal there, and it was adequate.

The skilled nursing that my brother was in referred us to Meridian Senior Living. The staff was all really great and helpful, and they gave us lunch and tour of the place. I would like to live there. It was clean, and they were all very nice. The rooms were very lovely. One of the ladies was very nice; she let me go in to her room and see how it was setup. The facility was extremely clean and nice. My brother has a very limited diet, and they give him something to enjoy. The dining room was very nice, it was very accommodating for him having a wheelchair, and it seemed very clean too. The place is safe and secured.

Meridian is not a huge facility, but you walk in and it’s nice. It’s not 2-story, its single-story. The people there are very friendly. They have a big courtyard that’s like a big circle, and all of the apartments surround it. You don’t have a feeling of being close. They had a nice patio, a water fountain, and they had a big cage with birds. They have all kinds of activities that are posted. We were just very impressed with everything; we were very impressed with the staff. We talked to a lot of residents there, and they all seemed very happy. They were all dressed very nicely. It was just an overall good feeling. It’s not gloomy. They had children come in and read to the residents or the residents read to them. There are just a lot of activities going on. They have a bus that takes them to different places.

I was able to visit Meridian Senior Living, and it's a beautiful facility. They have constant music being played throughout the facility. It's also a secured place, but you don’t feel like you are in a hospital, and that was very important to me.