The Landing at Carmichael

Andrea

The tour was prompt. They met on time with us, in a private room, gave us some background of the facility, and showed us their main living room on the first floor, and a smaller, but equally nice living room on the second floor. We saw a one-bedroom model and an empty one-bedroom. The flooring was tiled laminate, really nice though, and we also saw the fitness room and a very nice outside courtyard. It's a small complex, but everyone seemed pretty friendly and approachable. They provide housekeeping, and two meals, but it will be moving to brunch, so one meal a day, and dinner on your own. The one-bedroom has a modified, small oven and refrigerator, but it's enough for a single person, and they also provide a microwave. Lots of activities including happy hour, events, and transportation. You can sign up for travel. It's around a lot of amenities in the community as well as some nice parks. The staff is very informative, and detailed, and a very good representation of their facility. They had some veterans around.

Roy

I moved in. The meals are wonderful. I like the people. The staff and the residents are great. They're very friendly here. They take you to the grocery store or wherever you need to go. It's very convenient for a person to live here. They're very hospitable, as they will make it the way that you need it. The facility is very clean. There is a garden courtyard. There is an area where you can go and smoke. They have laundry facilities on the premises, as far as washers and dryers go. There is a barber, a beautician, and a manicurist who come. I can say everything's here that a person would need.

Glen

It is a reasonable place with a very good and caring staff. Everyone is great here. They care for everybody and they are very observant. I feel comfortable and quite safe. The food is excellent, too. I have a small studio. It's not as big as I would like, but it's very functional, clean, and nice. They have bingo four times a week, an ice cream party, a root beer float party once a week, a happy hour down in the courtyard on Friday afternoons, and trips to different places. We also have a walking club that walks over to Carmichael Park on Saturdays to the farmers market, an activity room, and all kinds of board games. It's just a very nice place to be and everybody is very friendly and very upfront.

Mary

I'm moving in. It has a studio. They have an elevator. They serve breakfast and lunch, and if you want to, you can buy supper. They have a service that if you want to go to church, go shopping, go to the doctor, they do that for you. I didn't eat there, but a couple of people that I talked to said it was very good, so I'm going to take their word for it. They're right by a shopping center that has Wal-Mart, CVS, and different things. They're very considerate on the phone. If Natalie isn't there, she calls me within an hour, sometimes within five minutes, the same way with the other lady that's there. I'm pleased with them.

John

I liked that it had at least two-day rooms where there's a TV and sitting areas. They got an alternative kitchen if you want to cook your meals and a computer station for the residents to share. Everything was explained very well during the tour and they were very friendly. A lot of people were open to saying hello and made you feel welcome, even while you're just considering it. I got a chance to peek in at the dinner hour, and the food looked appetizing. Everybody seemed to be enjoying their food. They have a dinner option, which is like a regular hot meal, and soup and salad for lunch (which I find to be pretty accommodating), and then a continental type of breakfast in the morning. It was almost evening time when I was there, so they were doing more routine reading and stuff like that, but there were several rooms, including what looked like a large hall area where they do a lot of their indoor activities like ceremonies, meetings, and extravaganzas. It was a pretty large room and was very well-decorated for larger events. Then they had another room where it was set up for gaming and stuff like that where they could do individual games. They had a calendar on the wall posted of all the events that they do, and it was full. They have an activities coordinator on staff and now they're preparing for the holiday, so she was busy doing that. They had an exercise room that had a couple of bicycles, a couple of chairs for meditating or stretching, and some light workout equipment. They're very good with their activities.

Sheila

It was a beautiful place. It's just too expensive. It's very clean, and the people were very caring. They offer breakfast and dinner. I saw the trays that they were bringing in and they looked very good and very healthy. The room was nice and clean, had new paint, and the carpet was nice. It was a very nice place. They have free laundry, so that was very accessible. They have activities almost every day, exercises, a salon where you go get your hair done, and they have a shuttle that will take you to the supermarket for your groceries. The staff was great, very caring, and explained everything in detail. Everything was functional and looked new.

Bernard

I went to look. The facility looked OK, and the room was OK. It's just the location didn't quite sit well with me. The rooms are actually right on the sidewalk. They have other rooms farther back that are away from Fair Oaks Boulevard, so they assured me that there are other rooms that are not right on the street. I didn't see those, though. I can't say much about any of the amenities because I haven't experienced any of them. All I did was walk into a room and walk through the dining hall in the hallway; that's basically it. The lady who took me on a tour was very nice. The room was an empty one-bedroom apartment. The problem for me was that it directly faced Fair Oaks Boulevard. It was OK, it was nice, and it was clean. I didn't have any problem with that, but I had a problem with the parking and a problem with location on Fair Oaks. That's the problem with that. The dining area was a restaurant.

Joseph

It looked comfortable. It's not very big, but it's all right. The staff was excellent, and it was a clean, kind of joyful place. They have an ice-cream social every week and happy hour, and the outdoor spaces were clean and pleasant. It's laid out fairly well too. Once you get to know the place, it's a lot easier to get around.

Victor Roller

The food has improved a lot since the new chef has come on board. I especially liked the shrimp salad and almond cake that I had last Tuesday.. It was all very tasty. There are lots of new dishes that I enjoy and they are very tasty. The Staff is very nice and they are very accommodating. I have lived here over a year and like it here.

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Anonymous 27

The facility is located in a quiet area with a lovely park across the street. The facility felt very quaint and like home. When I visited a few months ago I was given a tour. We passed by the kitchen and the food being served looked amazing. All of the residents raved about the menu their chef offered. The rooms were a good size with a great layout. Looks like a great place to call home. I will definitely consider having my loved one live here when it is time.

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