Pioneer Manor

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Now, my parents are in Pioneer Manor. We are very impressed. It is about three years old, and it is in a village concept. When you enter, there is a large entry hallway that is beautiful. It has sitting areas and gathering places. In the entry area, there are four hallways that go to the different villages, and one of the villages is an Alzheimer's lockdown unit. The other three are more just nursing home units. My dad is there too. He has memory issues, but he does not have Alzheimer's. So, they moved mom with dad into a regular unit. They are sharing a couple's room, and its working OK. They have a bracelet on her, so if she wanders towards the exit door, it will set out an alarm. We are impressed because they do have better trained staff to deal with dementia. It is just really nice. Mom and dad's couple room is large. It has a big open room with a bed, a dresser, a rocking chair, a TV and stuffs. There is a bathroom and a closet. Each unit has their own kitchen area/dining area. So, most of the food is prepared in each unit. They have activities. They have concerts. They do ice cream socials, bingo, and different activities. The nice thing is, they take my dad to those activities, and someone will stay with my mom because she tends to panic when dad goes off without her. It's nice that dad can do activities because they have someone to stay with mom.