Brookdale College Square

Devona

Brookdale College Square was clean and well laid out. They had units for 14 residents in what they called neighborhoods. It was designed to be smaller, which is nice for the residents. If my brother needed that level of care, I wouldn't hesitate to put him in there. The staff was very nice and very helpful.

Susan

I toured Brookdale College Square, and they showed us how the residents still had some freedom walking around. It's a safe place, which was a big thing for me. They were having a Halloween party for the residents yesterday afternoon, and it was fabulous to see the residents who were there with family members and the staff doing fun stuff. We just peeked in and the next thing I know, they're calling for us to come back because the residents said we needed a piece of cake. It was really a really good environment. They also had a wonderful patio. It was a nice location and a nice community. Even though we all know the employee shortages are everywhere (in every aspect), Juliane was telling us how many years so many had been there; it was very impressive to me.

Cindy

My dad moved into Brookdale College Square. It is fantastic. I visited 17 different facilities and I have never been in a community where the employees are more loving and caring of every resident in the place. My sister and I feel like it was a God-send to find this community. They take excellent care of the residents. They are right on top of all of my dad's needs and meds. If they have any questions, they don't hesitate to call me, and we discuss and figure out what's best for my dad. A week after he moved in there and got acclimated. I think he is happier and more content than he has been in years. The food is perfect too. My dad loves his meals. They also have activities all the time. They'll bring all the veterans into a special dining room, they'll play patriotic music for them, and they'll feed them special meals. The activities director is fabulous. They just had a St. Patrick's day party, but they have other activities daily too.

caring relative12

Brookdale College Square was really nice and very upscale and had a lot to offer. They play cards and bingo. I didn’t see anything they needed to improve on.

MP

I chose Brookdale because the staff all seemed very capable and pleasant. They all knew the names of all the patients. Even the executive director would greet patients with hugs. I hadn’t been in a place where the executive knew the patients. He moved in there just two days ago. I was there for one meal that looked and smelled good. There’s four sections and each section had its own dining room. There’s a living room, dining room, and a kitchen in each apartment. When we visited the place, it seemed there were a lot of people who participated in the programs, and I saw programs that I thought my husband would like. They had a special computer that the activities director used that gives them a lot of things that they can do, like programs about birds and '60s rock n’ roll dance. I like the staff. If you give them feedback on what’s going on with your loved one in there, they respond right away and try to do something about it.

Leesa1

The staff is very patient. I come there day and night, and they have nothing to hide. The facility is very safe.

Caring81813550

I liked it. It was nice and clean. The people were very helpful, too. My husband had dementia, he had to be in a locked area. They have four different wings. One wing had 16 or 18 patients with two CNAs. There was only one registered nurse that floated on all four wings. At first they thought they were able to take him. He was in a behavioral unit and they were trying to adjust medications for him. After that, it didn't appear to be happening. They admitted that they couldn't take my husband because of the staff.

Caring75484850

We placed my dad in a smaller facility and he is doing well there. He is here for a few days. We chose this facility because it's small and dad comes from a little place so if we put him in a large facility it would be a little overwhelming for him. I haven’t really had an extensive experience from them because dad has been there for a few days only.

Carol49

I like the way it is set up. It isn't like fancy-fancy. It is more like a normal home. I like the feel of the place for my sister-in-law. It also seems to be very secure but there are areas where you can take your loved ones outside to sit in the sun and what-not. Their rooms have their own bathrooms and they are of fairly good size. They have windows that look out to a garden. Their staff members are very friendly. I have not eaten there but they did send me a cherry pie to bring home and it tasted very good.

Caring Respondent

It was split up into four communities. We interviewed and did a deposit at first. The first time I went there, the place seemed kind of dark. I liked the idea of the facility being a giant dome where people can walk around and everything. When my husband came with me at one point, there was a resident that was walking the building and the lady that was showing us the place got on her radio and said, 'escort him back to his community,' and I didn't like that. I mean if you're allowed to walk the building then, you shouldn't be herded, into a certain place. For that reason, we didn't put mom there. Not to mention again the location, they were out in Overland Park, and that would be a good 45-minute drive for me. But, the staff was very nice, very helpful, and the executive people that I talked to were fine.

caring11202

My husband stayed here for respite care. It was pretty good. The staff seem to be very aware of my husband and how he was. However, he did had a pretty drastic decline while he was there. He was put into hospice status and it was thought that he didn't have very long at all to live because he was becoming very weak very quickly. They were keeping him in a wheelchair most of the time, and not encouraging him to walk. He's very unstable on his feet which vary from time to time.