Memory Care Communities in Richland, WA

"My mother is at Brookdale Torbett. This is for memory care. It's a nice community. They're very caring and are good at what they do. It's a horrible disease, and when it takes hold of you, you have to do what you can do. They do a fairly reasonable job of taking care of her. It's a dual-wing facility with the medical staff and the kitchen in the middle, and it has two sides with private and semi-private rooms. They have a lot of nice activity areas. It is secure. They have coded entrance and exit. My mother has a semi-private room, and they share a restroom. They have an outside area. They have a courtyard. They have lots of activity areas. They have two different dining areas on each side of the facility. It's functional for what it's for. I know that you can contract with an outside provider that is familiar with the facility, and they go in and give grooming. I just got an email saying that they have a dental hygienist coming in who does on-site. They have a physician who goes onsite, so they don't have to transport them for medical appointments and that kind of thing. The staff is great."

"Callaway Gardens Alzheimer's Special Care gave us a tour through the facility, and showed us everything, and told us what the activities were and whatnot. They were very hospitable and didn't take very long. They gave time to ask questions, and they've been in contact with us as well about once a month, just to see how my uncle's condition was progressing or not. The rooms were fine. The dining area looked great, and it was busy. It was during probably dinnertime. I didn't see anything that was out of the ordinary. It was clean, and it didn't have an odor. The noise level was fine. Nobody was yelling or screaming, that kind of thing. It seemed like a decent place. The staff was doing their work, but they were friendly."

"I've been in and out of Tri-Cities Retirement Inn over the past few years because we had relatives there. It's an old facility, but it's clean. The staff was helpful. We had a Thanksgiving meal there. The rooms were homey and comfortable. They had a library, music programs, and an old cars event."

"We checked out Sun Terrace Prosser two years ago. We saw the memory care, as well as the common areas and the cafeteria. The people were nice, and the place was clean. All of these facilities are expensive and depressing, but my mom has to go somewhere, and Sun Terrace Prosser was the best of all of them. It's adequate, and I think it's the best place for my mom. This is also the best location for us because it's in between where I live and where my brother lives. They answered every question that I asked, and they're going above and beyond to work with us. I've already made a deposit on a room, and they're holding it for me. I had to call them up and tell them that it's not fair for them to hold that room because we're having some problems moving her in, and I don't know how long this is going to take. I said, "If somebody else wants that room, let them have it," and they said they're going to hang on to my deposit and put it on hold, so they've bent over backwards to get my mom in there anyhow."

"The concept is just different at Guardian Angel Homes. The homes are beautiful, spacious, and clean. Each suite has a private bathroom. The caregivers actually care."

"I had an in-person tour of Rosetta Pasco. The staff was very friendly. The residents there seemed very happy and content, and that was a big deciding factor. They had individual rooms. It's a new building, well appointed, and set up really well for the residents. The security measures seem very good for memory care patients, and I really like that. They had enclosed spaces and walking paths. It's in a nice neighborhood area, so it's a little quieter."