Scottish Rite Park

Susan

My husband and I live at Scottish Rite Park. We have been here for 10 years, so this is home for us. We are in an independent living situation, but adjacent to us in the building, we have health care, memory care, and assisted living. So it's a full continuum of care. The community is well organized. They're sensitive to elderly needs. Good communication, good food. It's an excellent community. We've been very, very thankful to be here. It was where we would have wanted my brother to be initially, but they have only a limited assisted living unit. But it has priority to those who come from their independent living units, so there's quite a waiting list for assisted living, so my brother was not able to come here. The food is excellent. They have a good chef. There's variety and adaptation to people's needs. The building was built in the 1970s, but they are constantly updating. Right now, they're updating our water system so that we have a more balanced water system in regard to the heat and cold and so forth of the water. They're constantly working. It was built by the Masonic Group of Des Moines. You don't have to be a masonic member to live here, but it was established in the 1970s by the Masons and they've done a good job of keeping the facility in beautiful condition.

Blaire

My parents-in-law are in Scottish Rite Park. They've been there a little over a year. They have both independent living and assisted living. If one requires one care and the other one requires another care, they can't live together. That was our problem with my in-laws. They've enjoyed it thus far. According to my mother-in-law, there's a sense of community there. They enjoy the activities and the staff. We've only been able to visit just recently because of the lockdown. Most of these buildings were locked down, so I personally haven't been around a lot. It's a very nice facility. The apartments are nice, and they will decorate and redo them as the residents desire. They had a standard 2-bedroom, which was a very nice apartment for them. They're not together in one room, but they used to be. Once the residents needed assistance, they had to go to another room in the same facility. If the residents required two different levels of care, they can't live together. I know there is a pool that they like to go to. They have a library, game nights, a movie theater, a newspaper that they put out throughout the community, woodworking classes, and different art classes. That's what I know that they participated in, but I'm sure there's more.