"My mom is a resident of Brookdale Mentor. One of the big draws was that they have zero Covid cases so far. They also had immediate availability of a 1-bedroom which is what she wanted and needed. Maybe all of them have this, but she has this thing that she wears around her neck, that gives her immediate, like if she just wants a snack, it's not even an emergency thing. And she actually had a medical guardian thing when she was at home, but this is just to talk to people. I didn't talk to any other places because I was so happy with them, and they are one mile from my home. And my brother lives a mile from me so very, very close to him. And my sister lives a couple miles from me. So it was crazy, crazy convenient for us.
This is during Covid, I've seen pictures. She has big huge windows with her room, it seems very, very sunny. Very friendly. Good accommodations, her living room area is very big, and it's homey, I guess. And the staff, she knows them all by name. It's only been a few weeks, she calls them and they come running. And they call me when the nurse examined her and talked to her the first time, she called me and said am I getting a good portrait of her, and they call me and they talked to me, and they text me. They seemed accommodating, they seemed aware, this nurse that talked to her seem to have a really good grip on her. My mom even though she is 92, she doesn't take any medication. And, she's pretty on top of things, so she's pretty easy.
They gave me my own personal video tour; they actually made a video just for me. And then, the minute she moved in, they took a picture of her in there sitting at her little table and everything. Like they sent it the day they moved her in. They're very friendly and accommodating.
For activities, all I know about is bingo. My mom has lived alone for long time. She just likes having someone outside her door. She's joining along little bit, but not a ton yet. They check on her every 2 hours, and they check on her in the middle of the night to make sure she hasn't fallen. And she can get in and out of the shower alone. The first week they made sure of that, they were there every time. And she doesn't have any medications. She can walk, she's gotta walker, so, she really doesn't have a higher level of care. She doesn't have any physical therapy or anything. She's 92, so they keep a close eye on her.
She loves the food and they told me they haven't done it yet, but if the residents have like a favorite recipe, they will make sure that they get it on the menu within 3 weeks. They're actually gonna take more pictures of her room, because she said, ''Well I told them that there were only 2 pictures, and you couldn't see it very well''. So they're gonna take more pictures for me, I can see her room better."