Brookdale Fort Collins Memory Care

Brian

We toured Brookdale Fort Collins. We had concerns about the staff retention or staff turnover. The manager on duty hadn't been there very long, so couldn't answer some of our questions. She was very nice, but just didn't know the facility all that well because she didn't spend a whole lot of time there and seemed new at her position. The maintenance was fine. It looked a little less comfortable than some of the facilities we've seen. The problem is when we run out of assets, we have to move my mom to a Medicaid facility (which probably isn't an option there).

Elisabeth

My husband and I are hoping to be able to stay here in Brookdale. I like the place very much. We're allowed as much aprivacy and as much involved with the community we want. The staff is friendly and caring. Very good on a whole. All the activities were shut down for a few months and they reopened when it was safe, and now we're shut down again, so that's very good. To me that's in our favor because we're being taken care of and not exposed to what we would have to be exposed outside, so I really appreciate that. There's plenty of help if you need anything. The food, I'd like not to comment on because I think it has gone down since the pandemic for some reasons I don't understand. But it's alright. Some things are not, but it's livable.

Her7854

Brookdale Fort Collins has assisted living and Crossings. My husband is in Crossings, which is not as bad as memory care. It is a medium, that's why I like it. However, I expected it to be a little bit more hands on than what he's getting and I didn't expect him not being able to have his razor or fingernail clippers. They have to be locked away because another patient may walk into the room and use them or do something with them, which is a little disappointing. They charge you $2,000 upfront just to be able to go in there. He's in a fairly nice studio. The food is awful and cooked in one of the other facilities. You can hardly even tell what it is half the time, but he's satisfied with it at this point. The girl that entertains them is quite good and is a sweetheart. Another girl named Katy is wonderful and cheerful, and the head nurse is really nice and hands-on. The patio is quite small. It has a little gazebo that will fit about 15 to 20 people. They showed me the patio in the assisted living, which was bigger. Also, the price is too much for what he gets.

celeste008040

I liked Brookdale Fort Collins, but we weren't too happy with the nurse who did the assessment. She didn't like the medicine that the doctor in Wyoming had my sister on, and she wanted her to be on a different medicine. The young man who was the marketing person was very nice. The facility would be good because my sister is musical, and they did music. It seemed like there were some activities, but the difficulty came with the assessment and that just spoiled everything. The room was OK, but they need to improve on their assessment.

JN373364

Brookdale was beautiful but expensive, and the rooms were small. They have some activities.

Marilyn685137

They have a wonderful plan at Brookdale Fort Collins. They intergrate people rather than dump them in where they don’t know anything. They’re very hands-on, very caring, and keep them involved. The other place where my mom was would do nothing, and she wouldn’t go to any activities. At this place, my mom is participating.