Maple Vista

The visit to Maple Vista was very nice and very good. My wife went with us and we enjoyed it. My mother seems to be pleased too so I would say it's very positive, as of this point. We decided on it for my mom because it is so close, about a half-mile away from where I live so it was one of those no-brainers. Of course, if it's a nice place, I'm going to take her there. What I like most is that they have meals, gathering areas, and all that. The least, I don't know whether it's going to continue, but they have a mask mandate. My mother might be able to tolerate it and, in her home, she's going to not have to worry about that. It's not that bad. I think when they go into the public areas like in the cafeteria and the reading room, that's maybe when they would want to do that. The staff that we had on the tour was very good. We saw a room that was a suite with a bedroom on the side and it's all open. The kitchen was small, the refrigerator was kind of small and low too. The only issue I saw was that she's got to bend down for the refrigerator. We may bring in an extra small refrigerator so she doesn't have to bend down so far. The living room seemed spacious enough, I thought it was nice, and it was very clean.

My Aunt will be moving into Maple Vista. What I liked about it is that it has three meals a day and housekeeping once a week. It has an emergency medical alert pen, and it's got laundry onsite. It has a hair facility on site. They have activities and transportation. Most important for my aunt, she wanted to have pets; there was a one-time pet fee, so that was good for her. The location is really good because I'm only like 12 miles away. The staff was very helpful, her name's Crystal; she is the office manager. The rooms are small, but they're livable. They got everything she needs in there. It's got 1-bedroom, a little living room, a little kitchen, and a bath. The kitchen is right up the dining area. It's located right in the center of the facility. They've got the rooms on each side of the dining area so that the people that live there can come from all directions. The sidewalks have a cover over the top of them. Rain can get in there somewhat, if the rain comes in and it gets blown in there. But there's a covering over the walkway so that when they walk from their rooms to the dining room, they should not get wet. The dining room is nice. It's on the right-hand side, right off the kitchen, and then on the left-hand side, there's a little sitting room in between. Also, on the left-hand side is a big meeting room where they do activities and stuff like that. It looks like everything's well in order. They have a little community garden. She has everything she needs, and there's going to be a lot of people around there. She'll have community, food, care, and transportation, you can't ask for much more. There's a Catholic church out front, too. You could walk to the church if you wanted to join their church. I met the kitchen gentleman, and he's the one that went to get me a packet on Saturday. Then Crystal's been excellent, we've been communicating back and forth. I don't think it's landscaped to the hilt or anything, but it's taken care of pretty well. So far, we're pretty happy. We'll see how she does. She's going to be very happy; she wants her own place really bad, and I think this is just ideal for her.

We toured Maple Vista, and it is family oriented. I just thought it was a very nice community. I like the location; it's kind of tucked away from the main area, and it is an older community. The staff who assisted us was pleasant and knowledgeable, and she took her time. She was easy to talk to when asked questions. I saw the dining area, and it was spacious yet cozy. They weren't using the dining area at the time we visited, but everything was spaced out, and it was clean. There were staff members in position as I walked through areas, and they were doing their job, like the laundry.

We're residents of Maple Vista, and I don't have a single complaint. It's a perfect little apartment for us, they come in once a week, they vacuum clean kitchen and the bathroom. The food is excellent. They take us to Walmart, Kroger, and we'll be doing more things this summer. We've only been here a couple of weeks, but so far, I really don't have one single complaint, and the people are extremely nice. The people that work with us are very kind, very polite, they do everything to help you, including bringing your food to your table if you want them to. We have a nice laundry, we have somebody come in once a week that does hair for a very reasonable price, somebody comes in to paint nails, and we do crafts. We have a bedroom, bathroom, 2 big closets, a front room, and a little kitchen.