Silverado Sierra Vista

We chose Silverado Sierra Vista. Both of my parents would be sharing a room there. The staff was outstanding. When we were there, they were working on a craft. We did not have a meal there, but we saw the dining area, which very nice and restaurant-style.

My mother is at Silverado Sierra Vista. They provide very good care for my mother. The rooms and food are OK. I would recommend this place.

The Silverado in Azusa is comparable to the one in Alhambra -- excellent staff, very enthusiastic, and very positive. The only difference is the facilities in this place are newer, so it had a little more newness to it, and they were also more open because of the property's location. They just have more room, and it is also a larger facility. The dining room was very nice, and they seem to be able to cater to everyone's personal taste. You can get whatever you want to eat; it is not institutional kind of food.

Silverado was truly outstanding, but it was too pricey for our relative. Everything impressed us -- the food, the staff, the activities, the facility, the site, and the amenities. They were really nice. The staff was very professional. I thought they were fully educated with the degrees and very knowledgeable. I would recommend them to others if it was in their price range.

I think they have too many patients per caregiver for a place like that and what disturbs me the most about Silverado is that my daughter does not have dementia or Alzheimer’s. She has a brain injury, and she’s been having seizures; before that she could talk almost as well as you and me. For a while she had short term memory, and it was getting better and better until she started having the seizures. Now she cannot communicate as well to be able to tell us really what’s going on with her. It’s a very pretty and clean place. Actually all the people that I talked to that worked there seemed to be nice. A lot of times when I call, a lot of people don’t even know who she is -- and she’s been there for a few years -- I was surprised. They have activities like playing cards and different kind of games, they could work at the garden or something outside, but they have to go to the other section. There are two buildings and the building that she’s in, that’s where people with more severe dementia and Alzheimer’s are; in the other section they’re not as severe. I keep telling them I want her to go to the other section so she could be more involved and she’s been only there a few times; that really kind of upset me. They put her there because there was an opening. I’m giving them a low rating because first of all, the major reason I have is because my daughter doesn’t belong there in Silverado. That is a wrong place for her period. It belongs to people who have other problems besides dementia and Alzheimer’s -- like they can’t walk because they have something paralyzing their back -- whereas my daughter can’t walk because people aren’t walking with her and they’re not giving her the physical therapy and setting it up like they're supposed to. It's more like an institution than a home.

My mother is living in Silverado Senior right now. I chose this facility for her and I'm very happy. They have both Alzheimer's and dementia units and they also provide nursing help. Many Alzheimer's and dementia facilities do not offer nursing help. We were turned away by some of them because they don't have nursing capabilities. And many assisted living facilities wouldn't take my mom because she has both Alzheimer's and dementia. But Silverado offered me those. My mother is very comfortable and everything is doing great.

How hard is it to find a quality, comfortable, safe place when you live far from the most important person in your life? It can be difficult, but the Silverado will help you all the way! I was recently in this situation after my father passed away and my mother couldn't be alone. As other reviewers have said, the Silverado is beautiful, staff friendly, caregivers well-trained and truly caring, lots of activities and active residents, but what I want to emphasize is their attention to the whole family. In this difficult transition, the staff is giving emotional support to our family 24/7. We feel like they are part of our extended family, and that is priceless!

I went to check out this assisted living facility for my mom. All in all, it seemed like a great place. The only problem was the area. The city which it is located in is pretty run down in parts compared to its surrounding cities and I did some research online where I learned that there is somewhat of a high crime rate. With that aside, it was a pet friendly place which I think is fabulous! The site is well maintained and there were a lot of staff, all of whom were very friendly. In addition, it seemed as though there were a lot of social activities for the residents which is, of course, very important.