Royal Estates of Wichita Falls

Maria

I went to tour Royal Estates of Wichita Falls, but once I started talking to the lady I realized that the care level wasn't appropriate for my mother-in-law. It was a really nice place and the services were great, but she has dementia and needs a little bit more supervision. It was clean and the staff was very helpful. They said that if they noticed that somebody didn't come for breakfast they'd go check up on them. Sometimes people don't wanna eat breakfast or they don't feel good, and the nurses would go check up on them, but they would keep an eye on people to make sure that they came down for their meals. They have a lot of activities, they take them out, and at the time, they were getting ready to go out to the casino. The person who assisted me was very helpful. She gave me a tour of the place and all the different activities they had going. And they had a calendar of what the meals were going to be like for the whole month because some of the residents wanted to know in advance whether they wanted to eat there. The ones that could still drive could go out and eat somewhere else. They also have a calendar of activities going on. I didn't get to see the food, but I saw the menu, and it was varied and looked really good.

Darcy

My mother is a resident at Royal Estates of Wichita Falls. I think it's a very nice place. The gal that is in charge of activities for the residents, she can come up with some pretty crazy, wild things, and new different things, and not always the same things that they're offering. So, Mom likes that there is a variety. They ask the residents for things that they want to do or see or go to, which I think is good. The meals are average. Sometimes Mom said that their menu planning is kind of strange, so then she'll just order off the menu that you can always get like a hamburger or a grilled cheese. It's an older facility, but it's in good shape. The staff is friendly. Mom got into a room that was just remodeled, so her room is absolutely gorgeous. The facility doesn't have that good of a place for sitting outside. The courtyard that they have is kind of old with a cracked sidewalk. With Mom on her walker and not that steady on her legs, I guess I'm not comfortable with that. But she goes out to Walmart and they take her. Right now, we're happy with the place, but we can see that she's going to need more and more assistance in the future.

Sandy

I liked Royal Estates of Wichita Falls. The community was very nice. They had nurses if you got worse and you could get home health as life progressed. The rooms were wonderful. The food menu looked good. The place was clean. There were lots of things to do. They take lots of trips and you could sign up for those. Lacee was super nice. I appreciate that she gave me a really good tour. She told me all the things I needed to know and gave me a pamphlet. They gave me a lot of information. I took a lot of pictures and I got all the information I needed to know. They sat down with me and went over everything. I was happy with the tour. I looked at their menu and it had several options. They had breakfast, lunch, and dinner. If you came down and it was after breakfast, they still had breakfast items after a certain hour. I didn't eat their food, but it smelled good and it looked good. They had several gaming rooms, a movie room with a large TV and nice lounge chairs, a card room, a game room, hobby rooms that had tables with puzzles on them, a beauty shop, and other rooms where you could just sit and watch the games or TV. They were in the process of redoing a lot of rooms, and they showed me what they were doing. It was nice, very clean, and pretty inside.

Jerry

The lady that gave me the tour at Royal Estates of Wichita Falls was very knowledgeable. There were a lot of questions that I didn't have to ask because she already informed me of different things. What I liked and the thing that stands out for me is that it's been the best, and I get 10 percent off the rent each month, and that continues forever. I like that, but I liked everything about it. I like that they have a pool table, the arts and crafts, the card games and the movies in the theater room. I just like the setup, like the way the stairs are right in the middle of the whole thing, so it's easy to know where you're at. Everybody is very friendly, it's just awesome. I like that the meals here are only $6, as opposed to the other place where the meals are $10. And if you have guests, all you have to do is pay $6 for them to eat. Laundry is also just $6 a load, so that was very reasonable. They gave me a brochure with floor plans and a whole bunch of information. They have dryers and washers for free, I need my own detergent and laundry supplies.

Lisa

We liked Royal Estates of Wichita Falls' location and we also liked the apartment. It's a little old apartment but the facilities were super clean and nice. It's nice, it doesn't feel depressing and dark. It was light and clean. She doesn't use the dining area, we're having her meals delivered to her room. I've tasted a meal there and what I had was good. They had a board with a list of activities. I saw people playing cards and dominoes. The value for money is good as compared to some of the others that we inquired about.

Rae Ann Griffin

My mother has been a resident of Royal Estates for 10 years. The staff at Royal Estates is like our family. They are so caring for the resident and will go out if their way to assist the family. This is my mother's home and she loves it.