Assisted Living Communities in Los Lunas, NM

"My experience with MorningStar of Rio Rancho seemed a little rushed. The woman was probably busy that day, but I felt like I needed to hurry. It was a beautiful place, very, very pretty, and very well laid out. It was less friendly and more formal though, which is fine. The staff was well informed, but a little rushed. The model rooms were gorgeous. I do not recall seeing one that was lived in."

"I went to BeeHive Homes of Albuquerque. The overall experience was very positive. The person I met with, her name is Joy and was very compassionate, and did a great job of listening and presenting me with the information that helps to make decisions that I was able to take with me. I got a tour of the different room sizes in the facility, and that was very nice to see. She was very thorough and gave me her personal cell phone number because I was having some issues with locating where my mom had been taken. And she was able to help me figure out where she was. So I feel like she went above and beyond more than she needed to do. Incredibly clean, and very well maintained. There were no obvious signs of disrepair and it was very, very nice. They were residents that chose to be out and about in the common rooms and what have you. The staff was very friendly. Anytime they would walk by someone they would talk to us, and say hello. So, it felt like a very welcoming environment. I did not try the food, but one of the things that were included was a menu. The information that was with me, and that was very interesting. They're the only facility that I toured that gave me that information, which I thought was pretty cool."

"I was very impressed with MorningStar Assisted Living & Memory Care of Albuquerque. They do a very good job. The apartments were in good condition, they had different types of rooms you could select, however, at the time they had no availability. The staff was very good, she was excellent. I've had friends who have had loved ones there and they were impressed. So I'm going by their recommendations. They have a whole list of activities and a regular weekly schedule of things to keep the patient involved. Very good. I like their space, their outdoor availability for a patient, it's all on one floor. However, the drawback is, it's very far from my home. To go visit would be a 30-minute drive."

"Brookdale Tramway Ridge has a dog who used to be a resident's animal. When the resident passed, the family members did not want the dog, so the dog stayed there. It was really neat; sometimes animals are a part of a lot of people's life, and to have an animal around, I think, kind of helps. It was just really neat that there was a friendly dog roaming around. Everything was really good; they had a very good presentation. The dining room was open and airy, not a claustrophobic place or anything like that. This one had a little age to it, as far as the memory care part, but that tells me they've been around for a while, and they're going to continue being around. They had an outdoor garden that the residents are able to go out and work in. Some of them go out and plant flowers, somebody else goes out and digs up the flowers, and then somebody else goes out and replants them again. "

"I thought the tour at Life Spire Assisted Living - Albuquerque NE was very positive. I met with a male director. He was very helpful and informative. We didn't sit down and talk like I had done at the other two places. I kind of told him about the situation as we were moving around. So that was a different experience. It's a very nice facility. It's a little farther from where my mom and dad are currently. The rooms were very nice. They're kind of set up to look more like. a bedroom as opposed to an apartment-looking type of room. So there were a lot more furnishings on the walls and things to make it look more like a room that somebody would live in and not just come and have to occupy. It was nice. I met the cook, and I saw the area of outside grounds. It does seem to have a smaller ground area than the other two places. So I think that might be partly because they're located more in a residential area."

"Good Life has a locked down kind of facility aside their regular facility. It just looked a little bit scary as there’s people wandering around aimlessly, so I didn’t like that at all. I didn’t see any staff in there. When I finally saw someone, she said there weren't any openings -- which was a relief. There weren’t empty rooms to look at, and there were no activities going on during the time I was there. "

"Good quality care by people who really do care. "

"We toured Beehive Homes of Bosque Farms' assisted living. They showed us both living arrangements for the assisted and the memory care. They took us into all the buildings and showed us their garden area. It was very nice, very clean, and seemed very organized. They're also very friendly."

"My mother has her own room at Senior Living Systems. It is very nice. The staff is great. They have a bistro, and she gets really good food. "

"We found our mom a home in Alma Assisted Living. She has been there for a couple of months now. It's a small and privately owned assisted living home with four bedrooms and a couple of people there. So far it is good. They have a nurse that goes there a couple of times a week and a doctor that goes in on weekends to do evaluations. It is not like living in a medical community. It is more like a house with medical help going to the house. They're providing excellent service for my mom. She likes watching TV and she likes eating their meals as far as I know. The rooms are spacious and very homey. They don't feel like you're in a medical facility, they're very comfortable rooms. I would recommend them to others 100%. "

"My mother has been at Little Rose's Board And Care Home for a little while, but so far it's good. It's more like a home. They dispense her medications and provide her three meals a day plus snacks. They take her to the store and where she needs to go. She likes the food. It's affordable for her, but it would be nice if they would provide some activities for them."

"Ravenna Assisted Living had very nice facilities. They offer haircuts, they have movie nights, and they come and do their nails. They had games they would play with them, or times when they could socialize together. The residents each had their own room, and the rooms were tiny, but they had everything they needed in there. They weren't allowing pets at the time, but they said if it's a good and small dog, they might be able to make an exception. The place seemed very clean, too."

"My father-in-law has moved into Sandia Senior Suites. Their patient-to-nurse ratio is lower. The maximum number of patients at the place is 20, which is good for my father-in-law because he needs quite a bit of assistance. It is also locally owned. The owner seems to really know the area, the clientele and the expectations with him like how he wants payment. To communicate with him is very easy. We can text him, we can talk to him and we can call him. How to leave notes for his nurses is very simple, too. He is very kind. When we took the tour with him, he was very open and very clear in communicating both this center's expectations as well as asking us questions in order to get a sense of my father-in-law and his needs. They're very accommodating. For instance, my father-in-law wants a phone but he will not use a cellphone, so he needs a landline. They didn't have a landline, but they were willing to and did put one in just for him, so I thought that was remarkable. The caregivers also cook. Home cooked meals usually appeal to a lot of people as it does to my father-in-law. It is well run. My father-in-law's room is already furnished. He has his own private bathroom. There is also a community shower where they can roll him into the shower. There is no lift on the shower, so that they can roll people who are in wheelchairs into the shower and then get them situated on the chair, which is a lot easier. His room is very clean. He has a window, which he doesn't use but it is important for us. They have television set up for him and chairs for his visitors to sit down in. Well, it is not too big. My father-in-law is incredibly assisted. He has a raised toilet seat, so he has to get help to go to the restroom. He cannot get into his wheelchair on his own, so they have to pick him up and put him in his chair and then back on his back. They have allowed him to eat his meals in his room because he does not like eating with other people. They are assisting him with nearly everything. The place is very clean, too."

"We were very happy to be able to place our loved one here. The personal were fantastic. Everyone was helpful, knowledgeable, and caring. Venice is our Hero. He made the experience quick & easy. He made sure our loved one received all the special care he required. Great Place. "