The Pines Senior and Assisted Living

BR123

All those things -- the staff, the rooms, the food, the activities -- were just excellent, especially the room. The staff was very friendly, very professional, and well-trained. What stood out to me was the spaciousness of the room and just the general setting of the Pines, which has fruit trees around it and stuff instead of just houses and buildings.

Caring110456750

For the first two weeks at The Pines, they offered a full meal package for my parents to try out, and they decided to go with just dinner, and that's a nice feature. We liked that there's an apartment available for visitors. They're pretty happy with the food. About half the time, they think it's great, half of the time, they think it's OK. There are lots of activities. They are taking an aerobic activity class in the morning -- which they really like -- and they have a health promotion activity thing. They're just disappointed that the dinner hours are so early. They serve dinner from 4:00 to 5:30, and they go at 5:15. They love the grounds. They are enjoying the people, and the staff has been wonderful. My aunt lived here too. It's really a fine place, and I'm impressed.

Linda107167850

They can get all their meals there if they want to, but what they have signed up for are the dinners, so they do their own breakfast and lunch. They don’t eat very much anymore, so they are happy with just getting the dinner. They have some nice living room common areas, and there are areas there where they can have their friends over to play bridge with them. We had a family gathering there in the community room. It’s a very relaxed environment and felt homey to them. Of all the places we looked at, it seems to be the most comfortable to them. The apartment itself was one of the roomiest we looked at, and it has nice windows with exposure because they have a lot of natural light in there too. The location is more central and reasonably priced.

MartyGan

Beautiful facility. AMAZING food in the restaurant, with great chefs that love recommendations. Great nursing staff too. Very attentive and I love that each resident gets a pendant.

Caring82855750

The Pines is very expensive. The apartments were smaller. There was barely the amount of storage area and closet space and you get just one meal a day. It was like a fancy hotel. They seemed to be busy, but it was more like a resort. It was pretty glitzy. The staff was very nice.

Caring69584750

I visited The Pines before I decided to move into my daughter's home. The place and the staff were great. I was able to look around their apartments, and I think they're fine. They have a lot of activities for seniors.

Caring5113

We visited The Pines. I think it was about the best amongst the facilities we visited. The facility itself was very clean. They have great staff. They even have a gourmet chef with them. Their rooms were big and they did have kitchens. This facility was just too expensive for us.

PollyB

My mom's objection is walking halls, so there are some long ones. The lady who showed us around, I think her name's Anne, she did a good job of marketing for the facility. She took us around on a tour and we learned what we needed to know. I was happy with it. It was clean, pretty homey, but we didn't see many people out in the hall, so I wondered how much interaction there was. We actually didn't see many of the staff, but the ones we saw were friendly.

slclynn

The Pines in Richfield Minnesota is truly a unique assisted living facility. When I stepped inside, I was immediately aware that I was in an upscale facility. The décor and the outside gardens are beautiful, as is the setting which is right in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Seniors I visited there loved walking in the neighborhood because it gave them the feeling of really having a home. Residents feel that they can be very independent, yet receive the care they need. One resident was even able to access his home health services from an agency that was on the grounds and he felt it was very convenient. The staff is very friendly and accommodating to the residents and they provide individual care that really meets their needs, something that you won't find at other facilities. The price is above average, but when all the services that are available are considered, such as movie theaters, and exercise programs designed specifically for each resident, most families that I spoke with felt it was definitely worth the extra expense.