Catalina Village Assisted Living

Staff is friendly enough but the care in this facility is not enough for anyone with dementia. My mom has been in the facility only about 5 months, and is somewhere between moderate and severe dementia. Upon admittance I was assured that they were willing and able to assist her with the things she needed, but they have fallen short on most occasions. I'm not referring to an occasional slip of services, but I have to remind them constantly that they need to remember to check that she needs toliet paper, and pick up her laundry as she can't remember or understand to do those things herself. If she's made a mess, it stays until her regular cleaning day, and I mean the kind of mess you shouldn't leave, like bathroom messes. The facility itself is old and needs refurbishing, which I was told was to start in July 2012 but never did.

This a facility which sits on 5 acres with 4 one and two story buildings.There is105 apartments. They atr studio and one bedroom with partial kitchens. Iy is an open campus so residents have plenty of walking room.All are handicapped equipped and have emerhemcy buttons and pull cords. All residents have pendants which go into a call system and the caregivers get alerted on their radios. The grounds and buildings are well maintained. They have a large patio, various walking paths, a gazebo, and numerous sitting areas. It is partial desert landscapped with greenery and orange trees. They do housekeeping and linens. They have a dining room which offers three meals a day and snacks. The menu is a ser menu with 2 entree choices at lunch so there is little variety. The food is ok. They have two nurse practitioners who come in. They have an RN or LPN seven days a week from 7am to 1030pm and on call.All caregivers are certified. They do assisted living only. They do not transport. They are a low income home. They have an activity directer. They have in house games and exercise. They do take them to shopping once a month and sometimes go out to library or casino. Seems they are limited for activities in my opinion. This is a clean facility which is afforable for those with limited income. The staff and atmosphere is not very homey.