Cedar Creek

Cedar Creek was the best facility we looked at, but it wasn't affordable (the price was way out of reach). My father would have had his own locked apartment, with a bathroom, refrigerator, and a little sink. They were doing activities and a little dog was running around. The food was OK. The staff took the time and showed us around, it wasn't confusing where the office was. They had exercise equipment, a library, computers, and they had a nice balcony where the residents can sit outside.

Mom spent two months in an assisted living called Cedar Creek. That was the one we ended up bringing her home from as she was disoriented. It was one of the best ones in this area. It was a fantastic place, but it wasn’t for mom. I would highly recommend it, and it came very highly recommended by my mother’s doctor and attorney. We selected it and didn’t regret it at all; we went there, and everything was fine. They were beyond my expectation for an assistant living facility. The staff was like a family; they knew residents by name. They have an activity director that was fantastic. There were people there that worked for 12 years. They have the best food, atmosphere, cleanliness, and activities. All of the residents were happy there.

The staff of Cedar Creek is absolutely outstanding. They treat us really well. The food is very good; there are pretty varied meals, and they are usually very good. You can have about anything you want at breakfast, and lunch is the extra largest meal of the day. They serve beer and wine here too. The place is spotless. They have activities everyday, and they have two activities directors. They have bingo, they play cards, they do arts and crafts, and they have trivial pursuits two or three days a week, which is good. In fact, this weekend we are having a champagne Sunday brunch. And the facility is bordering a creek, so you can walk out certain times of the year. We can walk out on the wooden deck and watch the manatees swimming up the creek right next to us. We have two resident ducks that live on the creek and some egrets. Inside the facility, we have a dog and two cats that roam around, and you can bring your own pets here too. We are surrounded by a lot of good restaurants, and right across the street is the bay. They have some picnic tables over there on the bay where you can relax and watch the birds come and go. It is just a great area up here. My wife is the one that really needs the place because she is an Alzheimer's patient. They get her dressed in the morning then walk her down and get her meds. And the nurse's office is right outside the dining hall, so she gets her medication and then has breakfast.They have people that roam the hallways at night just to make sure that the residents -- especially the Alzheimer's patients -- don't wander out of their rooms. They do the laundry once a week, or you can do it yourself. They also drive me to my dialysis and bring me back three days a week. They have a big bus, a little bus, and a van. They really take care of my wife. So far, I have been very pleased with the way they are taking care of her.

Cedar Creek was very nice. The big thing there was that its cost was too much. The staff was very good. It was a smaller facility and we like that. Also, the location was excellent. It was across the river, which is very good and good for my family, but their cost was high. Their apartments were less than 500-square-feet and the cost was just outrageous. The best thing about it is the size of the community. It was smaller.