Communities in Rancho Mirage, CA

"Mission Hills is a lovely place, kept very clean. It has a very pretty, nice big dining room. The food isn't as good as I've seen in other places at the moment. There are 70 buildings like this owned by the company. The director of the staff is very pleasant. We have a lady here who handles the medicine and she's very knowledgeable and good. "

"I picked Atria Hacienda for my parents, and they will be moving soon. I chose it because it didn?t feel like an assisted living place. The apartments felt like condominiums and not like a hotel. Everything looks very new. The room is very clean and really pretty. They all have balconies or patios, and I really like that. The staff were very helpful, and they always tell me that I can call them, and every time I call them, they call me right back. We have eaten there several times, and there are two dining rooms, and the food is very good. They have a very large exercise room with an outdoor pool and Jacuzzi. I would like to live there. I would just like for them to have an indoor pool because when it's summertime, nobody can use the pool because it's too hot. "

"This is a lovely facility. The staff is very caring and seem to know all their tenants. They have very good food and the director is very nice."

"I love The Carlotta; that's where I would like to go. It truly is a lovely place. It's cozy and small enough where you will know mostly everyone in a short amount of time, which is nice. I went over there for an art class one summer with two other friends and we all decided that that is where we want to go when we need that type of community. Everybody is welcoming. You feel at home. I know a lot of people there, which makes it nice, too. They have assisted living, outings, music, special wine happy hour, movies twice a day, art classes, exercise classes, and they'll take you to the church of your choice on Sunday. It is close to everything. When someone moves out, they redo the apartment to the new owners' specifications. You choose from what they have but you can make choices, which I think is nice. There is an open feeling in a lot of the units."

"The advantage of Bayshire Rancho Mirage is that it's right across the street from Eisenhower Medical Center and it's right next door to where my husband is taking chemo. I was able to tour the independent living. They have everything from independent living up to a place for Alzheimer's. I was fairly impressed with it. It was new and it was fresh. It seemed to be relaxing. Its proximity to the medical facilities was really important for me because I have to go over to that hospital regularly. The staff was excellent, she let us ask questions and answer them. She did not try and direct the whole conversation. Everyone we met was great."

"I went to Palm Desert Greens Country Club. I like the different apartments and the activities they have. They had nice apartments. They are on slabs, double-wides, and so forth. You're able to travel in the area on golf carts. They had crafts that my wife would be interested in. They had card clubs and putting clubs. They had miniature golf, a gym, and exercise things. The staff was very knowledgeable and very thorough in showing us around. It was going to be a purchase-type deal. It was very well kept."