Memory Care Communities in Olathe, KS

"My overall experience at Garden Villas of Lenexa was excellent. The director contacted me twice beforehand and said that he would meet us at the door, which he did. He took us around as we needed. My brother-in-law doesn't walk well, so he got a wheelchair for him. He was wonderful. He showed us a two-bedroom, two-bath (which is the only thing we are looking for), and we loved it. It was bright, clean, and big. So now my sister and her husband have a difficult decision, but they have to wait and see a couple more. We saw their dining area. It was after lunch, and so everything was being cleaned up. It looked like the staff members were doing what they're supposed to do. Chairs were wiped down, and tables were wiped down. It looked very clean and healthy to me."

"My mother is in The Sweet Life at Brookdale and it is great. It is a beautiful place. I interact with the staff all the time. They are very caring and knowledgeable. My only complaint is sometimes on the weekends, they say they are short staffed, which I am having a hard time believing. They are supposed to check on my mom every two hours and there are some times when I or my sister are there, that it's been more than two hours. They need to check on their residents more often. However, I will recommend them to others. "

"Trustwell Living of Overland Park was new. It was in an H-shaped setting. So, the common areas were very nice. The room we looked at looked really good. I liked the way the shower was set up, and they had a chair in the shower. That would be a necessity for my brother because he would need to sit to shower and stuff. The staff seemed very good."

"Sunrise of Leawood was good. They had a very good memory care director and were very eager to set up an individual care plan. They had the most phenomenal activities director of any place I went to. He was totally engaged with the residents. The room was very nice. It had a nice window view. If you're sitting in a wheelchair, you can see out. The director was good. The building itself was nice."

"We visited Brookdale, but they were really too high-priced. It was clean, and the rooms were similar to the others. They have lots of activities, a lot of music, and people from outside who come in and perform. They have a theater room, and they have birds in cages."

"We brought our mother from another retirement home four months ago because their treatment of her dementia of stage 3 , unable to give her proper care, She appeared over medication and near death. Even though Hospice as been provided, she seems to have revived from their care. They have a Great attitude,willingness to work with all family needs-such as not over medicating,and respecting the lives of our loved ones.I plan to write more reviews as life progresses with our mother. "

"If distance wasn't such a major issue I would have preferred to place mom here. It really upsets me because that was my first choice and we gave them up for distance. I am regretting it and almost wishing I had put her there. I am really regretting that much and I can't move her again, it's so bad for her. Their building is shaped like a donut. I think it was an awesome thing for the people that walk especially in Missouri. They had birds, a dog, and a certain amount of plant life indoors. They seemed more into the residents."

"I visited Madison Senior Living, and they were fantastic. Catherine and Olivia took me around, and they were great. Just by walking into the place, you felt like you should be there instead of being a visitor. They had a restaurant where you can order or you can come in, sit down, and have your breakfast and dinner inside. You can also just call, say what you want off the menu, go down, pick it up, and take it back to your room. I thought that was great. They also had an area where you could just come down and get snacks -- like juice, crackers, or things like that -- for free. They have a media room and a workout area. Their space did not have so many twists and turns, so you don't have to go here and there. The facility was big, clean, and bright. The rooms had patio windows and a washer and dryer. The young ladies who showed me around were more interested in the characteristics of my mother, like what she would be interested in, if she would like to get on any of their committees, or what she was doing in her past that would associate with things that they have there."

"I toured Mission Chateau. The staff treated me very well, they were friendly, they were informative, they did a very thorough tour of the facility, and made sure I had any questions answered. The facility itself was very light, bright, up-to-date, and clean. It's almost like a country club. It is so nice. Their food service thing looked pretty awesome, because it looked like they had a breakfast bar, like every morning you come down and have your breakfast cooked to order. That was something different than I saw in any of the other places where you had a lot better choice for food. So, food is important. The downside of Mission Chateau was the size of the apartments were fairly small compared to others. They had a swimming pool, they had a whole weight room. It was kind of more like a country club, but my mother-in-law was just not a country club kind of gal, so that just wasn't going to work for her."

"We moved both my parents to Colonial Oaks 5 days ago and could not be more pleased!!! Cleanliness is very big for me and I was extremely pleased when I toured the facility and it smelled and looked clean. The head of nursing Nikki, has been extremely patient and helpful in getting my parents organized with their medications and their specific care/needs. The Community Relations Director, Megan, is so bubbly, welcoming and kind. The Executive Director, Angela, is absolutely amazing!!! She has been so patient with my family, makes sure to check in on me and my parents needs/questions and definitely goes out of her way to make you feel like your loved ones are "home"!!! All the other staff, from office, to nurses, to maintenance, have all proven we without a doubt made the right decision by choosing Colonial Oaks!!!"

"My parents are settled in here, which has a very homey atmosphere. My parents were very impressed by the fact that when they first arrived, everybody knew who they were and called them by name immediately. From day one, the residents and the staff talked to us. They're all very caring. The room is rather small but very clean and has a kitchenette with a living room, bedroom, and bathroom. They have lots of activities, but they haven’t been involved in those much yet. They played bingo. They don’t have a work out center. The biggest thing that really impressed me is that they have continuum care, so they never have to be separated; if one needs to go into memory care, the other can go with them or if they need assisted, they can stay in the assisted side. That was very important to me. "

"I couldn't have found a better place for Mom. Mom has been at The Village for two years now. I looked at several but at The Village they're just very supportive and encouraging for all the residents and the families involved. It just really seals the deal for me because they really take a personal interest in all the residents and actually the residents' family as well. I just came home from the hospital a week ago from a major surgery, and they sent me this beautiful plant. It was totally unexpected. I consider the facility perfectly fine. It's very convenient, just 13 minutes from my door to hers. It's a family owned, older building but they keep it clean and very much livable. You don't smell that typical nursing home smell when you go in. They make it like a family environment for everyone too. They are caring and they take good care of Mom. I have a great rapport with the aides that work there. They listen to my concerns if ever I express them. I try to do Mom's laundry most of the time. If things are missing, I mention it to one of the aides or even to the administrator. They immediately start looking for what's missing whether it's in the big laundry or in somebody else's room. There's another Dorothy there beside my mom so a lot of times things gets mixed up. My current husband and I have gotten to know a lot of the residents that are there. They seem to be very happy as well. In fact, we've adopted some of them. We take them goodies. One young man probably in his 40s just loves to have me come and bring him some Cherrie tomatoes out of our garden. We brought them several months in a row this year for him. There's also an older gentleman in his mid 90s who is in his wheelchair. He was pretty gruff until we started making friends with him and now he loves it when I bring him anything sugar. The activities they offer there are very satisfactory for what is needed. They have activities for those who can and want to participate. They also have an activity's director there. In fact, we've contributed to her stock of goodies by giving her things that she can use in her activities like old magazines that have pictures, old arts and crafts things we don't need and pulled out of the attic. They have taken care of Mom's nails too. The activity's director will file them and put polish on them. She will also visit the people in their dining table before they eat and offer to clean their glasses with wet wipes if they need it. They do other things too. They play bingo, watch movies and things like that. My mom is not really in a place where she gets involved in that anymore. She has severe dementia now so doesn't really get active with the things that other do. But there's always a lot going on for them. I haven't really eaten there per say but have worked with Mom in feeding sometimes. I know from visiting other nursing homes that the food there is above what most institutions have. They seem to have a varied diet from day to day. They will offer anything from chicken fingers with vegetables, potatoes to pasta. Mom likes it when they have the chili. There are a lot of times at lunchtime that she always likes the chopped onions and ketchup on top of her chili. And if I could ask, they always provide that for her in addition to the regular chili that's presented. So they go out of their way to take care of any individual request that is made. And if people can't eat with their food being provided for whatever dietary reasons, I've seen people with their Ensure shakes or soft diet food. The kitchen seems to know who needs what. They do the right food for whatever diet is needed. The value is amazing. I feel like what they charge is so much less than that what the big places charge. I'm very happy with the charges they offer. Because of the charge level, Mom is able to be in a private room not in a double room which I really appreciate for her. I just feel very lucky and grateful that I was able to find this place."

"I was very impressed with that facility. I saw a lot of residents out and about, and even they voluntarily told me how much they liked it. I met some of the staff, some of the cooks, stuff like that, and it just seemed like a very, very nice facility. I think other people would be very, very happy with that if they took a look at it. The staff member, she just was very friendly, very welcoming, and very informative. They had a library. It was well lit, and it was very, very attractive. It felt homey."

"My mom has lived at the Ashton for almost two years and has been happy there. The rooms are a bit small but adequate for her needs. The best part about the Ashton is their staff, they really seem to care about all the residents and are friendly and helpful. They have a full social calendar with a variety of different activities for the residents and their families too. My mom has benefited greatly from the PT/OT program that is on site, they are wonderful!We have found the management to be responsive when we have had any issues. Highly recommend the Ashton for an assisted living community."