Sunrise Villa Sonoma

Vintage Senior Living was a beautiful place where my husband stayed. He was in a studio-type room wih a window looking out a vineyard. The room was complete with a refrigerator and microwave. I thought the food was good and there were choices from a menu for every meal. The dining area was gorgeous as well. They cleaned the rooms twice a week and someone took out the trash everyday. The whole place was well-kept.

Vintage Sonoma has been anything but the perfect place for my family. From clients being locked in Elevators during Power Outages (where they didn't have the Keys required by law) to being too cheap to buy a back up Generator for Multiple Day Outages. Vintage Sonoma's Staff, welcomes your loved ones to a First Class Facility, then after you are in for about 6 Months, they start their games. I personally put a Nanny Cam into my fathers Room, which caught the Cleaning Crew, helping themselves to food and Drink, shifting through Drawers and acquiring many dear things. Then when the tape was shown, they, simply fired one person who was back within days. If God Forbid your loved one falls after hours, there is no one big enough to get them off the floor. The Local Fire Department will be called, which your family Member will be Billed for. Another game is laundry and washing. We buy additional bottles of detergent, they go through 109 load Boxes in 30 days. Which they only do laundry once a week. They also control your loved ones Medications by their Policy. Which is a mandatory extra charge. If they run out of the medication, which they are suppose to refill at all costs, to them, you will find yourself, your husband or kids taking time to run down to a Pharmacy again and again. To refill the Prescription. Which yes, they charge you again for. Finally, Vintage Sonoma's Food, was awesome and met the dietary needs of it's Clients, years ago, more so now, it lacks taste, high in Sodium or Sugars or generally upsets the older digestive tracks of many of the clients. They claim starting at $2999.00 a month but we have never paid less than $6000.00 and it goes up 15% on every Anniversary.

The vintage sonoma living facility was a theatrical play, with the main stage appearing flawless yet behind the scenes was a whole other story. When you walk in the you are created with high ceilings, decadent curtains, and fresh brewed coffee in a pretty pot. But on a second inspection you realize the coffee is the tge same instant from a gas station, the couches are full of stains, and the elderly faces greeting you, are those of confused individuals wheeled on by they're caregivers and left with their wheels locked to rot there all day. The dining area is spectacular but the food is worse than microwaved eggs from Denny's. One good aspect of the facility is the feildtrips they are able to provide for their residents and the many activities that are provided. Abs while the staff are trained to smile and greet each passerby, backstage most resent there job and the residents, and many take out their frustrations on ymthe elderly residents behind closed doors. Not all staff has a death wish for the patients, but if I were to have a lived one stay there, I would have a keen eye for any mysterious marks, or behavior changes in them.

My grandmother lived at Vintage in Sonoma for about 2 years. Her accomodations provided her with a spacious kitchen, large full bathroom, comfortable bedroom, and a living room for entertaining company. Sliding glass doors opened onto a modest patio sitting area looking out to the common garden area shared with the other residents. Grandma, who loved to cook, could make herself meals and even host my mom and auntie for overnight stays, which she was proud to do. When she didn't feel like cooking, she could eat breakfast, lunch or dinner in the cafe. My dad and I ate a few meals there with her, and although she herself was a fine cook and very critical of food not prepared in a home kitchen, she did seem to enjoy her meals there. Grandma also used a free transportation service available there at Vintage. A bus would arrive at particular times of the day that would transport residents to key sites around town, like the supermarket, post office and other places. By the time grandma moved into Vintage, she had already given up driving, and at least a few times a week she would run errands using this service. I remember only minimal encounters with staff, but the receptionists at the front desk were always helpful and friendly, assisting us with questions and grandma's various needs. Laundry people would show up at designated times to fetch her dirty clothes and return them to her washed, a much appreciated service and help to her.Oftentimes flyers advertising music/sing-alongs, exercise classes, and movie nights for the residents were posted around the common areas, but grandma almost never had interest in participating. Overall, I can say that grandma lived in at least 3 assisted living residences, and Vintage was the best of them. She lived in a very comfortable space, and the staff looked after many of her routine needs.