Autumn Leaves of Towne Lake

Autumn Leaves of Towne Lake was beautiful, clean, and well staffed, but it was way too pricey. It was a great community if you can afford it. You could have a studio, a one-bedroom, or two-bedroom. It was very nice. They had movies and a theater; however, I was not interested in amenities, just my mother having good nurses and good care. She has Alzheimer's so bad that she couldn't watch TV.

Our mom & dad moved here together 5 months ago a few months after dad's stroke & nursing home stay. They are the happiest and least stressed we have seen them in years. The staff is loving, happy and gentle in word and deeds. The staff seem well trained in memory care and use appropriate techniques like re-direction and engagement in activities when a resident is confused or wants to go "home". We are enjoying visiting and spending quality time together with our parents, instead of worrying about them driving a car or wandering off or taking several days worth of pills at once. Our parents talk about all their friends who live there with them, how clean the building is, how wonderful the meals are, how much they enjoy the 3 outdoor gardens & courtyards, and how much fun they have. We appreciate how the staff knows each resident's background and interests so they can interact in a meaningful and warm way.

I only visited Autumn Leaves once. It’s an inconvenient location. The visiting doctor over the nursing practitioners there is Dr. Segal whose like below God. He is just really good with managing these older patients, so that’s very attractive. The nurse was also right up there with Dr. Segal; she was just incredible. It's so convenient that he would be fine there. The facility is drop dead gorgeous, and it’s huge. It’s not conveniently located, but it has everything else. It’s very nice. The nurse was very good; she just made me believe that she can handle Dan, and that’s a big thing. The problem was, Dan was misdiagnosed and got kicked at two places. They were aware of that. The residents were all very high functioning. His church didn’t even know that he was going crazy for eight months.

Autumn Leaves of Towne Lake was fairly new, and they were in the process of getting more patients in there, and at this point it wasn't filled up up yet. It seemed very nice. The rooms were very nice, with individual showers and a bath, most often. They told me they have activities for the residents, but I don’t know what those are. It is something I would consider for my wife to be in.