Assisted Living Communities in Cedar Hill, TX

"I visited this community. It was very clean. All of the adults were active. They had a special visitor that day, and they were singing. I participated in a birthday celebration and had some cake with them. We didn’t choose this place because it was an assisted living type A facility, and my mother-in-law needed an assisted living type B facility. Nevertheless, I think it would have been a great place. I saw a couple of the rooms, and they were very clean. "

"Meadow Creek Senior Living had a better nursing staff and was a bigger facility. There was a lot of activity and you could see people doing things. They were playing some music, and the residents looked lively and happy. I was there during lunch time and saw that the food looked very good. There were also people playing cards, a person exercising with a wellness nurse, and they had popcorn."

"I toured Legacy Oaks of Midlothian Senior Living. The people there were very nice, and I did not get to look into an apartment and their cottages, but that's where I wanted to be. The problem with it is you have to take their meals and everything. It's not as independent as it sounds, and I don't want to pay for their meals. It's too much money for that. They wanted $2,500 to get in, and that's steep as far as I'm concerned. Since I don't participate in many activities, I wouldn't get much out of it. The place was beautiful, and their dining area was like a restaurant."

"My father moved to Midtowne Assisted Living and Memory Care. I like their facility, it's very clean. They had a lot of people out and moving around and interacting during the day, and I just felt comfortable there. Their rooms are very nice, we got the mid-sized room and they're a good size. They're not too small. Everyone I've met has been super friendly and helpful. Every time we have questions, they're there to answer them. I like them very much. I have not tried the food, but it looks good and looks healthy, they have a good variety. They just had a new activities director. They have a salon, an area that has snacks, the cafeteria, and they have a couple of lounging rooms and an activities room with a big-screen TV. I'm just really happy with them so far."

"My mother-in-law is moving here. It's right next to our house, and it's exactly what she needs. The place is clean. It's modern. The staff was very friendly and seemed to be very helpful. The rooms were nice and they're willing to accommodate Mom with the things she needs. You just bring your own furniture in, and it's a studio. They have an activity room in the gym, and that was it. There is a courtyard, but I don't think anybody goes out there."

"Walnut Creek seems nice, and it's working for us. My husband's apartment is very clean. The staff is friendly. The food is nice and satisfying. They have bingo and cards, and that's pretty much what I have observed."

"I am very happy with Brookdale Mansfield. Everybody seems to be very kind. There always seems to be activities going on, and the place seems to be very well kept. There are 2 living rooms with books that are attached to each other. It had a nice bath area where there's an actual submerged in-bath that they can get into with a door, and I thought that was really nice. But they wanted a long-term stay rather than respite care. "

"My dad has moved into Highlands Village Senior Living. There were several reasons why we chose them, and one, which is an important thing, is proximity to my sister, who is going to help check in on Dad. It was one of the one-story places that we were looking at, and for security reasons that was important to us. It's a relatively new facility, so it's very clean and very bright. And on our visits the residents and the staff both seemed very happy to be there. I think that was the combination of things that made us land on that one. My dad is in one of the smaller apartments, but it is very clean. They did a nice job in preparing it for him. It comes with internet and cable, so it is very conducive to settling in quickly with things that are provided directly by Highlands Village. They have a beautiful, secured courtyard area. They have a movie theater for the residents. They have a library and a garden room. They have several nice visiting areas for family or friends to come visit. They have a nice separate facility for activities, and another room for physical therapy. There's quite a bit going on there."

Echelon Place is a licensed, Nurse Practitioner owned, 16-bed assisted living home. It is a planned community, purposefully built to provide individualized: personal care assisted living, 24 hr staffing and supervision, Hygiene assistance, Daily laundry and Dining room assistance. At Echelon Place Assisted Living, we provide a customized care plan in order to help our residents obtain their best quality of life. We pride ourselves on our top-notch care of each resident. We provide transportation to appointments and coordinate care with residents' primary care providers. Echelon Place Assisted Living is not just another retirement care facility but a home away from home.To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: Texas Long-Term Care Provider Search

"We toured Tender Care Home for Adults. It turns out that this was a group home and not independent living. It was an interesting experience. They were not motor-wheelchair friendly, which is what my mother uses. It's a house that's converted into a facility. The hallways were narrow because the house was built in the 1950s. It was not what my mom and grandma needed. The bedrooms are really small. The staff who assisted me was very kind, but it took a while for her to understand what our needs were, and when she finally figured it out, she was like, 'Oh yeah, this wasn't going to work for you all.'"

"I toured Bethesda Gardens Assisted Living, Arlington. It's very clean, very orderly, very friendly, and inviting. The staff was very thorough and very professional. I was very pleased with her. We checked the dining area. Everything looked very appetizing and well-presented. They've got art. They've got movies. They have a library. They occasionally do outings. There's just lots of stuff to do and people to interact with."

"Over the course of several years, my family & I visited many assisted living, skilled nursing facilities, and even residential small group homes in Texas. We explored the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolis, the Texas Hill Country and at least a couple of dozen smaller communities in North Central Texas. We also consulted with professional senior living advisors and were satisfied that there were several places that would meet my mother’s needs when the time came to move her to a place where she would be provided with round-the-clock care. A PT who had worked with Mom for well over a year and whose opinion I genuinely valued, spoke highly of Morada and thought it would be a good fit for her. So I dropped by during an open house and was welcomed by Jennifer, the director. She introduced me to staff & answered my many questions. Almost immediately I thought, “THIS is the place.” I was so confident in this decision I drove straight home and took Mom for a visit that same afternoon. Soon thereafter, we moved her to her new digs. Mom has been living at Morada for about 9 months now. She and our whole family are very happy with the care she receives. Morada doesn’t have all of the bells & whistles that some places promote. But I wasn’t looking for bells & whistles. I was looking for a competent and caring staff with a relatively low turnover rate (one really good indicator of good management). I met several staff who had been working there for more than a couple of decades. Literally, everyone was cheerful and seemed genuinely interested in my mother. They are super-cooperative in meeting my need for good communication, too, truthfully conveying Mom’s needs and challenges as they arise. Every single staff member I have interacted with—a lot of people— has been forthright with me. I cannot thank them enough for that. I was also looking for a clean facility and a place that might feel more like “home” and less like a 5-star hotel. The rooms are very spacious (enough to set up her sewing machine and a table for jigsaw puzzles) and flooded with natural light from a wall of windows. The roomy bathroom is perfect and accommodates a walker, a wheelchair and staff whenever necessary. Speaking of 5-star hotels, Stella —Morada’s official concierge— is just amazing. The Four Seasons or the Hotel Ritz Paris should be so lucky. Stella is sensible, solution-oriented and joyful. She helps me navigate with ease the ever-changing slippery slope of care and “risk management” of a woman in her 90s. Mom’s room includes a kitchenette, much like you find in a suite hotel. But who needs it? Morada employs a REALLY GOOD CHEF. The meals are delicious and provide for each resident’s unique nutritional requirements and preferences. I had pretty much worn myself out preparing nutritious meals for Mom when she was still at home, but when I saw the kind of meals Chef Holly was serving 3 times a day … what can I say? It was one of those hand-to-forehead moments. What a bargain. The activities director, Jonette, is terrific at preparing activities and field trips for the residents, many of which can include families and friends. Her management of the common areas is creative & therapeutic. For instance, a tree in one of the common areas is decorated for each major holiday and season. Over these past months, I have watched how this one detail has helped my mother keep up with time. It’s “homey” and “effective.” Jonette often plays the piano, too, while my mother sings. I consider this a real blessing since she loves to sing and in years past has sung in a church choir. The nurse, Angela, has contributed one solution after another for the various health complications that have arisen (unanticipated by me). Every solution has made a positive difference. Putting it all together, I now rest easy with Mom’s round-the-clock welfare, which at this juncture in my life is a tremendous relief. For this, I am grateful to each and every Morada employee. "

"I'm here. I haven't found anything I don't like at this point. It is a superb facility, it's lovely, it's spacious, it's clean. The staff is absolutely wonderful. The food is great. I'm very, very happy with it. The food tastes like home cooking. It's delicious, it's well seasoned. They have a beauty barber salon, a fitness center, they have bingo several times a week."

"My husband, Jack, is now at Brookdale Waxahachie in the Alzheimer’s/memory care unit. It is a very caring place, and I am glad that we chose it. They might be understaffed in their memory unit. They have about 28 patients and currently four people on the staff. They are trying to hire six, but they are having a little trouble with their staffing. A lady told me the other day that they had almost 100 percent turnover in staffing. That's my only concern. They could use a few additional staff members to take care of the people who really do need a lot of attention. It's very clean and very bright. They have an activities director who seems to provide a lot of activities for those people who are able to get in wheelchairs and walkers. They decorated it really nicely for Christmas and had some visiting people come in and sing Christmas carols and so forth. For Waxahachie, it is probably the best place that Jack could possibly be. He’s only been there for a month, and I am satisfied with the care they provide. I like the fact that the people who are running it seem to really care about their patients, and also the fact that it is bright and cheery. It didn’t have that hospital smell you sometimes get in places like that. "