Assisted Living Communities in Queen Creek, AZ

"Brookdale Apache Junction was very nice. The grounds were beautiful. The lobby was outstanding. The location is out in an area that is just starting to build up, so you have a nice view of the land. I was very impressed with the location. The staff was very nice too. The rooms were very nice. However, the fellow commented that none of the rooms had dishwashers."

"Infinite Care in Chandler was immaculate. It smelled terrific and they had an availability. The problem is that my husband is more severe than the other residents in the household. They're more ambulatory and they're verbal, and he's not. He's in a wheelchair and he's not verbal at all. So, their level of care wasn't sufficient. Other than that, it was an beautiful place. The owners are just wonderful people. The rooms were a nice size. They shared a bathroom and they had a master bedroom, but somebody was occupying it. They have a nice little yard out in the backyard and the meals they cooked look good. They have a living room with a big TV in it."

"Inspira Gateway was new. It's kind of bright and sparkly. It's a smaller community with a smaller population, but it's a lovely place. It has an onsite heated pool and a PT/rec room. They had a full activities calendar and transportation. The dining area was lovely with cloth napkins and clean tabletops. It looked like a restaurant. They have a special menu each day and a special item, and then also an everyday menu that you can use. They also have 24-hour access to a bistro with fruit, a coffee bar, drink bar, and a dairy case or a refrigerated case of snacks. I liked it. The staff was great."

"Avista Apache Junction is great. It's a homey. The caregivers are very nice and sweet, and if anything happens to my brother, they call immediately. He had fallen once, and they called, and his diabetes numbers were off the wall, and they called, so they're very responsive. It's got a good feeling. It's like a home. The food looked fine. My brother's room is nice. He got a one-bedroom. It's good and clean. He hasn't been there long enough for their activities, but they have stuff going on. We saw the calendar. They have cards, but it seems like they are geared toward older people like 70s and 80s."

"I toured Cadence Chandler. They have nice rooms, and a big variety of choices from small studios up to two bedrooms. They had their combination of independent, assisted living, and memory care. It's a nice facility. Everything looked fine. Everything looks satisfactory. They have lots of programs. Lots of things to do during the day. They have various activities like card games, yoga, and exercise. They have a pool and they have an exercise room. Diana was helpful and very courteous. She showed me around."

"I chose it for my parents because it was the best place from all of the other places I saw. I like the friendliness of the people as well as the sizes of their rooms. They have different activities like they do have happy hour every Friday. They also have bingo, and exercises. They do have swimming as well."

"Brookdale Baywood was the best. I thought the facility was kind of small in general; otherwise the staff was very nice, though. It was just a small facility. I think the staff seemed very helpful. "

"The staff at Arbor Rose Senior Care was very good, answered all my questions and everything. What stood out to me was the size of the rooms; they were spacious and they had showers adjacent. The food must be good because he's gaining weight. They do have activities like dancing, which my brother enjoys. The surroundings are very pleasant, the work staff is very good from what I've heard. It sounds like they have a very good curriculum on activities and stuff, and keeping people busy. The value for the money is very good."

"Brookdale East Arbor (Formerly Sterling House of Mesa) was a little smaller, a little more intimate, and not as flashy as the other place, but it's good in different ways. The rooms and apartments were small. Their dining room was also smaller, but it was very nice, and they had linens on the table, like a small restaurant. The staff mentioned some activities, but we didn't see any, except for lunch happening in the dining room. The activities were minimal, but some residents would like the lack of structure and more intimate feeling of the place. "

"The place that we are planning to move into is The Village at Ocotillo. I like primarily its location in relationship to where our son lives. I like the way the facility is laid out. I also like their programs and their food, the way the meals are handled there. For accommodations, what we are looking to have is a two-bedroom-two-bath with a full kitchen and a nice patio. We are looking for a unit where everything is under one roof because my husband will be using a motorized chair. Also in The Village, they have the "Aging in Place" concept where you could stay in your apartment and get different degrees of assistance as you need it, so that you don't have to move to another location. The staff was outstanding when we visited. We were very pleased with what they have available. For activities, they did have classes that I'm interested in. They also had activities that sound interesting. "

"My husband has moved into Heritage Village. It's very nice. Everyone thinks they're in a hotel. The room is rather nice. They have big wooden tables for people to sit around. There's a big picture window that faces a garden area. They can't go out there, but it's very visual for watching the rain or birds. I like the staff. I think they're very good. They're very warm, caring, and very supportive. They have activities for assisted living. There's not much to do for memory care, but most of them can't participate in activities. There're no locks on the doors, which aggravates my husband because he's not completely deficient in his memory. So, it disturbs him that he doesn't have more to do, but he's a flight risk. He tries to break out, that's why he's there. The food looks pretty good to me. There's fruit with breakfast and French toast. I haven't seen the dinners, but the breakfasts always look great. I have no complaints. The staff all seem fine to me, even the nonprofessionals are very sweet. I see them sitting outside. They did take them out for Christmas to see the lights, in a bus, and got them ice cream and stuff. The food looks great, and the facility it's very clean. It's kind of expensive, but I think the price was worth it at this point. If I could move into assisted living, it would be lower. They told me it would come down if they could move him to less secure, he's in top security. I thought it was a good choice."

"We chose this facility because it was close to us. The members are physically and my mother isn't anymore though she likes to be around people who are pretty active. They had a gymnasium and all kinds of things so it's more for the active people. Their dining area looked really, really nice. The only thing that stopped me from going is that they have enforced the DNR requirement. The place was beautiful and great. I liked the atmosphere. "

"I liked how the individual rooms at Acoya Mesa open up into a common area instead of a hallway. It didn't look like the staff was really engaging with the residents, but the residents seemed comfortable. I looked at their memory care. It was afternoon time, so I didn't get to see food or anything like that, but there was staff around. The rooms were nice and big. They supplied one piece of furniture, so that was nice. The lady that helped me, Sarah, was nice, as well as the chef. They tailor food if they need to, like if the person is picky about what they eat and can't pick from the menu, then they will do individual food. It was good. The common area just didn't seem as clean to me. The other furniture was more leather furniture where it's easier to clean, versus fabric furniture, so it just looked a little dingy. They were really expensive. Their starting rate was like $4,300, and then their first level of care was $2,600, so it's over $6,000 to even walk in there, but I liked the setup. I liked that they can walk out and see people (versus having to walk down a hallway)."

"Brookdale Chandler Regional was very clean. It was nice and quiet. The staff was very good and very kind. They gave lots of information. The apartments had bedroom in pretty big size, a living room, a kitchen, and laundry. The dining area was clean and really nice. They had lots of activities for people and had lots of things to do. They had like scrabble, puzzles, and a pool table, and they had all kind of nice stuffs. "