Ivy Park at Bonita

valsy

This is the most home-like residential care facility I have visited or know of. The facility is quite nice, the staff is friendly, attentive and helpful, and the food/nutrition (which is really important--even to elders!) was also the best I've seen. Fresh, home-made soup, shrimp, salmon, fresh salad--it was a menu that my family members were happy to partake in when we visited Mom. The Activities Coordinator who served my mother was a delightful, caring and creative individual, and was terribly missed after he moved on. The staff was reliable: they regularly helped my mother (after she had gone to the memory care wing) to get set up on FaceTime calls with me and my other siblings who live far away. I am so happy that we moved my mother to Ivy Park from the other facility she was in ( tough decision!) and that she was able to pass in a supportive place I felt at peace about.

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Linda

I toured Ivy Park at Bonita. I liked that it was smaller for memory care. I liked the layout of the property, the rooms, and the dining room. I liked the size of the rooms. They are clean. They didn't smell. I didn't see anything concerning as far as cleanliness and upkeep. It was older but it was very well-kept. The staff was very welcoming and friendly.

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Lordelyn

I liked the staff at Ivy Park at Bonita; they were very welcoming. This one had more of a homey feel, like it was a house. They were very informative. They also had events to kind of get the residents involved. They had what they call "A Taste of Ivy" event. It just happened that we came upon that that night. They gave us a sample of their stir fry. The chef was cooking it out, and I thought it was good. They also gave us a drink that they made their own syrup for and they gave us a bottle of it. They also gave us homemade cookies that I don't know if the chef made, but that was also delicious. I liked how they gave you a chance to kind of check out a little bit of what they have to offer.

Judith

My mother-in-law already moved here. I like that it's on the small side, and that she would get really good care. I liked all of the people that we met. They were very very good, very helpful, and everything that we needed to do to get her in there. In the memory care unit they have bible studies, they have bingo, flower arranging, and baking classes. They have a lot of stuff if she wants to participate.

Raquel

I liked them. I liked the lower levels that they had there. Everything was very beautiful. The rooms were OK, they were big, they were fine, and they had all the equipment people normally have to use for the day. I'd really like to go back probably, but I want to arrange for the seniors to go with me so that they can see that it's beautiful because didn't have any pictures. The staff was wonderful and excellent.

Erlene

I love them; however, they didn't have a bed available when we went down there. It was beautiful. What I like about it was that they talk to everybody, they had trips out, and they knew everybody's name. All of the people who were in there really seemed to like the people that they were talking to. They felt like they were friends as much as their caretakers. They had community dogs that were trained to be with the residents. You can have your own dog in there if you want, but they have these dogs that come around. It was nice and very calming for the people. They had a beautiful place and I like the people that I talked to. All the people who were in there acted like they really liked it, too. They gave us a meal, and their food was very good and tasty. They were something that you would really want to eat. They also had a couple of different things you could order. Their facilities were far superior to others.