Vista Prado

My mom moved into Vista Prado yesterday. They have tons of help, and I would recommend it to anybody. There is a resident care director, his name is Frederick, and he's extremely knowledgeable on how to care for patients with dementia. He's a very knowledgeable man. I think that Tanya, who is the business end of it, is extremely knowledgeable, very pleasant, and will work with the family. Plus, every staff member that I run into, and there's a lot of them, they're very pleasant, and they're very good at redirecting clients. They engage with the residents. They had a great laundry system, it's only eight minutes from my house. They make sure that the residents have plenty of liquid to drink, and that liquids are available to them. I also liked the fact that it's an open area, and everybody is involved, even the front desk. The price was very reasonable compared to other places. They have an onsite chef, I know the kitchen is right there, and they provide snacks 24/7. It's an older place. They have so many activities. One of the other things, when I said the staff keep the people engaged, they keep them engaged with activities so they can redirect them to something.

Vista Prado, A Memory Care Community was like a community center. It was an old building but nice and clean. They have a garden in the front and some people were sitting there. The staff was nice. The room was OK. The place was nice. I liked the outside garden. It's nice and quiet. It's a quiet street. It's close to a hospital but I don't see any stores. I didn't see a salon or anything. The staff showed me one room, and that's it. The security was good.

My wife Bobbie has been a resident for some time now, and the changes in her behavior have been tremendous. This owing to the staffs observance and the med. depts. concientiousness in working with her doctors, keeping prescriptions filled, and given on time. Dementia is very difficult to work, especially alzheimers, I know, I tried. It's hard to admit when someone can do better than you for the one you love, but I couldn't trust anyone more than the familt at Vista Prado. I've delt with assisted living and nursing homes with my parents and grandparents. But if you want the best memory care for your loved one, this is it.

I was able to go to their Valentine's party and visit my aunt, and I was impressed with the sense of fun everyone was having. The staff really stood out to me because they seemed like they had good rapport with each other and enjoyed their jobs. The rooms are cozy but nice with new floors, furniture, new bathrooms. It sounded like they renovated the community recently. As far as amenities, I did notice a big deck with tables and chairs that looks out over the park and a planted patio off the main area. I had a very enjoyable time with family, highly recommended.

I have my husband at Vista Prado. It's fine and he's getting along really well. I only go there twice a week and I know he's doing some of the activities. They get three meals a day. They help him get dressed, and he walks around a lot, so they watch him very carefully. The staff is very helpful. I ate there yesterday at lunch and it was cold by the time I got it, but they have staff members there that warmed it up for me. They have a microwave there and the food tastes good. He's eating everything, and he wasn't eating before he moved there. Since it's a new company that recently took over they're just getting started with activities. They have a new director that just started in January. They do what they can with them.

Overall, Vista Prado is pretty good. It's very clean. For the most part, the staff are all pretty nice except for two that are not as kind as the others per se. They seem they don't want to be there (which is your choice of job so if you don't like it, don't be there). The activities are great. There's a great activity director. His name is Benson who does a great job. He spends a lot with the residents. They just changed ownership so before it was kind of not as good as it is now. It's really good now. They do lots of crafts and lessons that are really nice to see because activities are so important. I haven't eaten there but there's a menu up on the board of what they have for breakfast, lunch and dinner which is nice so when I'm there I can see what they'd have. I've seen the meals like what my mom is going to eat. They look nice in healthy portions. It just doesn't seem like garbage.

Caring staff focused on dementia and Alzheimer's care. A 35-min commute from work in Walnut Creek but only 15-20 min from Benicia.

My husband came from another facility that was assisted living and he got to a point where he needed more care so Vista Prado was recommended to me. When we took him there it was Camino Alto, then these new owners took over and then they're doing very well. It's homey with a more family atmosphere than a larger facility. It's also on one level only. There's eating and activity center in the middle where people gather. On each side when you walk down the hall, there are rooms for the people. It's not hard to get around. I'm happy with the work that they do and with the care that they give the residents. I have noticed change in some of them that are very down and grumpy. I know that they're more perked up and happier than they were before. There's a lot of laughing and fun going on now. There are times when there are special occasions like Halloween that I ate there. The food is good. I was very happy with it and my husband's happy too. It's very important that he never complained about the food. They have a lot of activities as well. There's a large calendar showing what's available. They have gotten a person that schedules that stuff specifically. There's mass on Sundays, bingo and constant entertainment. It's very nice that they invite us families to more and more activities. I'm very confident that they're going to do a very good job. When I leave, I know they're going to care for my husband and the other people that are staying there.