Memory Care Communities in Overland Park, KS

"We chose Heritage of Overland Park for my dad because we liked that it was all ground floor, and we liked that the buildings were small. Everyone we met was very caring. In general, everything that they told us about the facility met our needs. During the first week, we tried communicating with a couple of these staff members by emailing with some questions about things as far as moving my dad in. And we've not gotten a response from them so that concerns us a bit. However, we were told that they typically don't like moving people in on weekends, which is what we requested. But one of the things that I would have to say is we toured them on a Wednesday and we got him in on the following Saturday, which was extremely quick, and which is very much what we needed. And so it could be that the speed at which we moved in, hasn't allowed them to settle in with him. But still, the communication has been disappointing so far, but we're still going to work on it. The staff we've met are all just wonderful. My sisters ate there once and they said the food was good. They have activities available and everything available. They have a little dining room, they have a little family room for watching TV, there's a little exercise room, and there's a beautiful courtyard that the residents will be able to have access to when the weather is nice. I like the layout, there were two separate hallways for the resident's room. And at the end of each hallway are two wonderful, very well-lit sitting rooms with lots of windows. And then what else did you ask? Amenities like the list of amenities. I like the fact that they take the residents out of the facility on a bus. They drive around and look at cool houses, drive around a park, and they take the residents out to eat, which is wonderful."

"My husband moved to Stratford Commons Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. It is very nice. I went and ate with him yesterday and the food was very good. It was Taco Tuesday. They are very nice to work with. It ended up kind of being rushed to move my husband in and I don't know why because I wasn't rushing. So, some things didn't go real smoothly. I had a taco, refried beans, and rice. As far as presentation goes, refried beans are kind of hard to make pretty. So, the presentation was just pretty normal/common. It wasn't fancy at all. It was just food on the plate, but it looked good. The rooms were very nice. My husband has a refrigerator in there, his own shower, and a bathroom. It may have been remodeled right before we moved him in, because everything's very clean. There were no stains on the carpet and that's hard to avoid. It looks pretty new. The staff is very nice. They've been very helpful. Even when we were kind of in their way moving stuff in. They have some games going any time I've been there. Some of the people are not participating at all, but they seem to be enjoying the company. When I was there, I saw puzzles, cards, games, and the cornhole board where they were throwing bean bags at it. That was one of the things that impressed me the most when I got there, that everybody seemed to be involved in something."

"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."

"Everything is awesome at Sunrise of Overland Park. My mother-in-law has been eating well. The staff gets her up out of bed and have her with the other residents. She has perked up. She got a bed sore from the other place that the other place didn't do much about it, but over at Sunrise of Overland Park, they are taking very good care of her. She is in the memory care and they have been staying on top of her well-being. They made sure that she always has her glass of water or whatever she was drinking close to her hand so she can just pick it up. She has been included in their group sessions for their singing, coloring, and it's been awesome. Everybody's been very caring for her. We spent Thanksgiving with her there and we had turkey and dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, and green bean casserole. There were salads and we could have whatever we wanted to drink. They also had ham, dinner rolls, pumpkin pie, and apple pie. Everything was wonderful and there was a lot on the plate for all of us. The staff was wonderful. They have sent RNs in to check on her bed sore. They're always trying to save us money. Tiffany has gone above and beyond helping. She's been wonderful and everybody's just been great. It's always clean and safe. They have a beauty shop and a podiatrist that comes in once a month. They have elevators so we don't have to walk up and down the steps, which I love. Even my husband said that it made him feel like she put her mom in a home away from home."

"My mother has moved into Brookdale Leawood State Line. It's nicely furnished and it's homey, but yet it's been updated and clean. I like all the staff very much. So far, everybody's been friendly and helpful."

"I am the guardian of an elder woman and first had her at the Atrium's. Nice place, but as she needed a higher level of care I moved her here about 6 months ago. Great staff. Very good care. Lots of activities to keep them going. Lots of live music. No place is perfect but this place is the closest I have found. Stay engaged with your loved one and the staff for the best result at any place."

"My husband is up here. I have a few things I would change if I were in charge. They're supposed to have a doctor come once a week for the patients, but it just hasn't worked out that way. They send an assistant instead. He's been there a month, and I believe the doctor has only been in there once, and the other times the assistant. We put him in there for a time in an emergency situation, and they had one opening, and I kind of had to make a fast decision. But the help is really good and friendly. They're very nice people. I’m not complaining. There are very few men up there. We thought he would have more socialization, but the activities that they have planned are for women, and I can understand that. There’s like five men to twenty women. In fact I learned that with Alzheimer’s, because women outlive men I guess, it’s mostly women that have it. I do think they’re probably one of the best places. They’re very good with security. My husband doesn’t like the food. They’re very clean. I want to bring him home, but I can’t take care of him. I can’t do it right now. I could use a little help myself."

"I chose it, I liked it, and it seemed to be a caring and happy place. I had a good feeling about it. The staff was very nice, very caring, and accommodating."

"I went to The Madison Senior Living. It's very open. I didn't see a lot of diversity in the community, but the staff was nice. The patients that were walking around were pretty friendly. The dining area was nice. It was open and bright with a lot of windows, but I didn't try the food. The staff who gave the tour was nice. He answered all my questions and answered things that I didn't think I needed answers to."

"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."

"I had to put my brother into a nursing home. I had visited several different ones but the minute I walked in into Carroll Park I knew it was the right place for him. It wasn't fancy but it felt like home. I was greeted by several staff members as I came through the door. It was clean and they were serving lunch at the time. It smelled so good and looked so good I wanted to sit down and eat to. The rooms were a nice size. The greatest part of all you couldn't ask for better people to care for your loved one. They were so caring and good with the residents and family you felt like you were a member of the family. If you want a place where you can rest assured your loved one is cared for and showed love and attention this is the place. I rate fantastic by 150%"

"It was an extremely new, clean, and bright facility. Everything seems to be state-of-the-art, they have decent amenities. The staff seemed fine, they're great. They didn't have a swimming pool, which was one of the things we're looking for. They have whirlpool tubs and some of the rooms have great views. They're centrally located in the plaza area, there's on-site parking for visitors, and they have several different dining rooms and activity rooms."

"I moved to The Crestone Senior Living. Everybody is friendly and everybody is nice. The dining room is wonderful. So far I've managed to find everything perfect. My apartment is very nice. I'm at the end of the hallway, which I chose, but I think it's wonderful. The food is fantastic. They have a swimming pool where they have water aerobics. They have different groups that get together to play bingo and listen to music. They have a nice library. They have plenty of things to keep us busy."

"It was a nice place. I was impressed with it. There are two different types of rooms that my husband could have, one is a single room and the other one is a room with a bedroom. They all had their own bathroom and it was large enough for someone in a wheelchair to be comfortable and move around. It was also clean. The lady who took me on the tour was very helpful, very thoughtful, and very understanding about what we were going through. She introduced me to different departments and I met the person who does the physical therapy, the person assigned for the food or the kitchen, and the person who operates the activity room. It used to be a hotel and it's right on the corner of I-35 and 151st Street and right next to the hospital. So there's a lot of traffic, but when you got inside you couldn't hear anything. The rooms were from the original hotel too. It was quite well used properly and already organized that way. It was pretty good. They had two tables where people could just come in, sit down, and work on a large puzzle. They also do different things each day, like paintings and other stuff. They showed me one room and it was a nice room."