Walnut Creek Alzheimer's Special Care Center

Carolyn

I liked the Walnut Creek Alzheimer's Special Care Center but my brother couldn't have his cat there. I like the fact that they are a medical facility too and they dispense medications. They also have a registered nurse. It's a memory care and it's so more open so he could walk around. He was a runner previously. It's only six years old, so it's still very nice and it's very open. I like the way it was open with hallways where they can walk in and go around and lots of community spaces where they can visit. I like that they eat their meals in the dining room and they do not eat in their rooms. They say they do a lot of activities too and try to keep people out and not just sitting in their rooms. It was very nice. The main drawbacks for me were that my brother would not be able to have his cat and his age to other people's ages there. The other people's ages are probably more normal than he is being there. The staff is very friendly and informative. The rooms were nice too furnished with a bed and a nightstand. You just have to provide any other furniture, like if you wanted a recliner or a couch and your own TV and stuff like that. They're a nice size and you either have your own bathroom or you share a bathroom with one other person. The dining area is very open and very nice. The facility looked like it was very well maintained. They told me they have a barbershop and all kinds of activities. They showed me the rooms where they could have visitors. They have an outside area also that they can go into.

Natascha

I visited Walnut Creek Alzheimer's Special Care Center and I loved it. They're a very clean, cozy facility. Everybody seemed very professional and very nice. The residents were nice; I talked to a few of them. The one thing that really got me is that it's cozy, and they can stay there until the end of life. They have a medical nurse or medical professional that is on-call all the time, like a doctor or a nurse that can administer drugs also. Everyone else can give them the medicine, open the container for them, but they can't give it to them.

Michael

My dad has only been in Walnut Creek Alzheimer's Special Care Center for a little bit now, but so far, so good. We can't go in right now so we haven't seen his room, but the communication has been pretty good. I haven't really got to meet anybody just because of coronavirus. They haven't really given me any updates as far as how he is adjusting, but I did talk to them the other day. I made the phone call and spoke with a nurse, and she was super polite. I spoke with my dad the other day and he said the food was pretty good, but their portions were just about enough to taste. It seems super nice, and the facility is absolutely beautiful. The office manager and a nurse were both super nice and super helpful, and they answered our questions too.

Jack

My wife moved into Walnut Creek Alzheimer's unit two weeks ago. So far, we've been very satisfied with it. The staff is very good and specially trained in memory care. So far, she has assimilated into it well, and I've been pleased with that. The location is fine. It's almost a brand-new facility, and they've done a very good job making it not be an institutional-looking facility. She is in a double room, and it will probably work better for her to have someone else there with her. She's an open person who likes to have others around, so I think that will work fine. The price is in the realm of what others are unless you get into one of the full long-term cares. I liked the idea that they have 24/7 nursing, which some of the others do not. The staff is very good and very caring. My wife is very picky, but it's not their fault. The food is as good as we can ask for at this time.