7513 Mitchell Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
4.3
(13 reviews)
"My friend has moved into Brookdale Eden Prairie. The thing I liked about it was that even though it was on a holiday when we first walked in there, we were able to view this. It was also a very short-staffed day, but the staff members (except the person who was manning the front desk) were all engaged with all of the residents, and that was the one thing we were looking for. Every place that my friend had been before, he always said, 'I'm always alone. Nobody talks to me.' So we wanted to make sure that he had someone that would be there to talk to him. I'm not going to say that my friend is happy because he'd much rather be at home, but he is content at Brookdale. And he feels like there are people that are there to talk to him and to help him when he needs help. The staff members have been helpful. It was a difficult decision to move him, but they're all extremely kind. They've been going out of their way to make sure that my friend is very comfortable where he is. I would recommend Brookdale to anyone who is looking. I haven't tried their food, but my husband has. The first day that he was over there with our friend, they brought out a nice fish dinner for them to enjoy. My husband said it was wonderful. He was pretty pleased. He said it was excellent. The chef came out and brought the meal to them so that he could meet them and say, 'I just wanted you to know that this is how he will be fed when he's here.' Their building is very homey. They have the areas for the residents set up more like individual apartments so that the people don't feel like they're just stuck in a room. It's one room and a bathroom, but they have the resident's name and a room number on each door so that they make it very personalized for them. They have every kind of activity you would want to do. They have rooms where you can put together puzzles, where you can color, and where you can play instruments. And If some of the female residents feel like they want baby dolls for them to hold, they have a room for that, too. They also have a couple of different outside areas that are still secured. They can go out, get fresh air and sit. And they have areas where they can plant. With regard to value for money, any type of assisted living is going to be expensive, but Brookdale would do everything that it can to bring that cost down to help them so that families can afford to have good care for their loved ones, so I think it's worth what is being paid for."
$4,375