Aurora Place

Aurora Place is close to where my house is, so moving is not an undue burden. It's in really good shape, and although it's been here for 25 years, it's well taken care of. The apartments are clean and well-appointed with nice paint jobs. The food is a little iffy; they have a couple of different cooks who serve way too much starch. The activities director is very committed to her job and really tries hard.

The only decent one that I found for my parents was a place called Aurora Place. This place is immaculate. There is no smell of urine. They are doing a tremendous job. I like their whole philosophy. All of their staff and employees are cross-trained. There is a resident nurse at the place. There is always somebody there. When a resident pushes their button, the staff is usually there within literally a minute to four minutes. If you choose to be part of a plan where they administer medication, they have med techs too. They have lots of activities, but my parents are not activity-motivated people. I was looking more at the staff members, whether they were caring and compassionate, and at the ratio of caregivers to occupants.

Aurora House was a small, nice, and clean facility that was nicely furnished, although not as clean nor as big as the other place I visited. This was a more common place. The staff was very nice.

Aurora Place was close. It was just a couple of blocks away. It had different sizes of apartments. It’s in a good neighborhood accessible to a hospital and shopping centers. The staff was helpful, friendly, and did a lot of follow up. Everybody has been helpful.