GreenTree was close to where Mom lived, and it was important to her that she recognized the neighborhood. One of the other reasons we chose it was cost. Probably the most important reason was that the people who lived there all seemed happy and they visited with one another. When I went in to see them in the dining room, they were just chatting and smiling and happy. It felt like a home-type atmosphere.
The staff has been wonderful. The girl who cleans her apartment and does her linens is just very, very kind to my mom. The folks who work in the dining room go out of their way to make sure that my mom and the other residents get what they want. If they want it and it's available, they will go get it for them. A lot of the staff has worked there for a really long time, and they seemed very, very pleased to be working there, also, which I think contributes to the quality of care that they get. The residents have been there a long time. They know all the staff because they don’t seem to have any turnover at all.
Her 1-bedroom apartment has a very nice-sized bathroom. It has a shower that has a really low lip, which is wonderful with plenty of room. If she were to end up in a wheelchair, if something was to happen, she would be able to still get around in her apartment very easily. It has a nice little kitchenette with a microwave and a refrigerator that has a little freezer section. There seems to enough storage space for her things, and it has a large walk-in closet and a nice workplace.
They have arts and crafts, bingo, Bible study, and they have church. They do have physical exercise in the morning. A couple of times a month, they have outings to go to restaurants, and then once a week, take them out to drugstores or the bank or to go shopping. It has nice laundry rooms on every floor.
I have eaten there. The salads are very lovely. They have a cart that they bring that has all kinds of different combinations of salads. They offer a couple of main courses every meal. They have a menu of things that they offer, and if you don't want the things, they have specials in the evenings. My sister tried the chicken tenders, and they were as good as you will get at any restaurant. They were delicious. My mom had some butter pecan ice cream that she adored. It was very nice.
When we first went there, the way that they delivered the food to the residents seemed wild and haphazard. We put in a suggestion that they could put numbers on the tables and have order slips. The next week, they had the numbers on the tables, and the food delivery was exceptional. They're very receptive to any concerns or suggestions that you might have. They implemented it, and it was great.
She's been there a couple of months now, and she's really adjusted, and she is happy there. We are very pleased, and we would recommend it to anybody who's looking for a place, if your parent needs a little extra help with cooking and their home is just too big for them.
