Thunderbird Senior Living

Rudolf

I've been here in Thunderbird Senior Living for a long time now. I came here with my wife. I'm in independent living right now. I live in a studio, and I get two meals a day. They've recently changed management companies, and they've been doing a lot of fix-up, painting, and all that kind of good stuff. In general, I think they're doing a good job that way. They changed their chefs, and the meals are quite good. They have a lot of activities. The reason I came here in the first place is because of the friendliness of the people. When you come here, there's always somebody out and about. It's not like some places I've been to where there's nobody out doing anything, except maybe sitting in a restaurant. Here, you meet a lot of people who become your friends. We have a courtyard and all the baby ducks like to visit there. They put some new koi fish in the pond and some turtles, too. There are a lot of tall trees that provide very good shade. The grounds are good, and they are always trying to improve them. It's a three-floor building, and there are a lot of residents. They have assisted living and memory care, besides the independent living.

Provider Response

Michael

I toured Thunderbird Senior Living. I did see their menu and everything seemed good. It's like an all-day kind of thing. It's open all day. The facility was clean and nice. I was impressed. It was very well-maintained. The rooms were nice. I'm interested in the studio, large, it was a pretty good size, and it'll work for me. The staff was very friendly and informative.

Carol

The Thunderbird Senior Living meets the needs of my family member because he was in search of friendly companionship and the staff is more than congenial. They explained a lot of their benefits to us before we even signed up. So, we knew what we were signing up for. The food pleases him. He's on a limited diet but he is always complimenting the food. He looks forward to the weekly shopping trip by bus. The first day we moved him in, in the morning, the other family members and I were hungry, and he had his first meal there so we guided him through the process and we had a great chicken dinner. We all enjoyed it. I know they have games going on, but he doesn't enjoy games. He likes listening to people at the table. He likes the conversations, but he won't do anything. They're probably not the fanciest place, but they're the most economical place for us. We felt like we were getting our money's worth because he's on a tight budget and we need to look around to see what fits into his budget and this place did. Yet it didn't seem to be cutting any corners anywhere. He gets everything he needs, and the place is clean and very pretty. It's just miles away from my home. I have to drive about 45 minutes to get there. The people we met were just about two, the front receptionist and the lady that explained the whole place and the money situation, and they were delightful people. They took time to answer our questions and actually, we did a drop-in. We didn't even have an appointment and she fit right into our schedule, which was very nice. We didn't know we were going there. We just had a list and we were in that area. So, I thought she was very accommodating and I don't know her name, but she was the person to be on staff at that time. The whole place is very attractive. It's pretty and I know he has room cleaning, and so that, too, is very well situated and I never saw anything that looked like dust or anything, so I think cleanliness is excellent.

Al2

We toured here for my father-in-law. The tour was nice. The community is all indoors, which could be a benefit for some individuals. They have a nice outdoor area to relax and walk the paths. The atmosphere is lively with lots of individuals moving throughout the facility. The staff were caring. We viewed the dining area, and it was very open and airy.

Sandy

The minute we walked in, it was very active and we liked everything about it. In the lobby's main area, there was an Avon vendor set up and there were a lot of people looking at it, but there were no other planned activities going on at that time. We did not try the food, but they did have some samples of plates that they were serving the day before. So, we looked at those and they looked good. The staff was wonderful, very knowledgeable, very professional, friendly, and very welcoming. I was very pleased with her.

Barbara

We've moved into here. We love it here. The staff is very, very friendly and accommodating. The food is good. Their maintenance staff is also excellent. They've come in and helped us with things while we were moving. There are a lot of activities and we are happy here. They have movies and they have exercise programs. They have a pool here, which I love. They have buses that take you out to different stores or restaurants or wherever you want to go. They have games, bingo, Slingo, cornhole, Jeopardy, and Wii, just all kinds of things to keep you active. They provide the meals. The quality is very good and also is very varied, so there's always something on the menu that I like. The waiting staff is very hardworking, pleasant, and very friendly. We like it here a lot. We have a one-bedroom. I would recommend it highly.