Murrieta Gardens

Lucinda

Murrieta Gardens is all memory care. The property is more dated than some of the places I went to, but it was fairly clean. They are going under new management, though, and they're remodeling right now. It's smaller than some we looked at, but this one was a two-story. I mainly went because we were thinking about possibly doing respite at some time, just to have a week off or two. They have an outdoor garden, and it's fully locked. It was shaded in areas to sit, and they say they check on the people regularly because they'll tend to sit out there too long, and they want to make sure they don't. They are fully enclosed. You can't get out of them. They're only accessible from the inside of the building. Right now, there wasn't a whole lot of color, but there were some plants. They have programs like arts and crafts, and then they have their sitting room for TV, and the people are just visiting. They also have a person who does hair and stuff, and a salon. The staff was very informative and very nice.

Shari

My mother moved into Murrieta Gardens, a memory care facility. They are very organized, clean, and sanitary. They are very kind to the residents, and the caregivers were exceptionally nice to my mother. They have many activities throughout the day, like different games they play and daily exercise. The caregivers get the residents involved in making sure that they get dressed every morning, and they escort them to their breakfast, lunch, and dinner, making sure they're eating. They also come around to check on them multiple times a day to make sure that they are okay. I tried the food, and it was delicious. We had a snack one afternoon with my mom; it was a peach cobbler, and it was amazing.

Edward

I found Murrieta Gardens for my mother, and she's moving in tomorrow. The new communities offer a lot of new things but for memory care, all those new things didn't matter because people with memory issues need to be with other people, and they don't want to be alone. Murrieta Gardens is more of a close community because it is a smaller facility. They had arts and crafts, a TV room, exercise, gatherings, outings, and small activities for the residents. The staff was excellent.