Garden Suites Assisted Living

Cheryl

My friend has only been in Garden Suites Assisted Living for three weeks now. The first two weeks, she was in quarantine, so that was kind of hard on her because she was in the room by herself, but they were really nice to her. This past week is the first time she's been able to get out and visit with the residents and I got to go visit her. She seems to be doing okay. She wanted to go in there, so she could get physical therapy and rehabilitate and hopefully not have to make it a permanent home. She's still got a ways to go. She chose to get the larger room. It has the private bath with the shower with a seat in it and she's got a little bedroom area and a little den area and she's got plenty of room. The only thing they're not allowed in the assisted living is to have a kitchen. That's the only thing that she was a little bit upset about. I personally don't think that's a bad thing because she's real shaky and I can see where she could easily put something on a microwave and hurt herself, but the living arrangements are fine. She told me the meals are good, but she was a little frustrated the other day because they brought her a list and asked her things she did like and didn't like, and for breakfast, they brought her things she didn't like. She said, "I'm not sure what the point of filling that thing out was if they're gonna send me stuff I don't eat." That was just that one time though. The rest of the time, she said it's been okay. They've been wonderful. They've done everything they can possibly do to help her and me to make this adjustment. She didn't get to participate in the Christmas party because she was in quarantine, but for New Year's, they had a little New Year's party and they had treats in the dining area and they played bingo. With the quarantine, it's been kind of hard. They would have someone come up there and perform for them every Sunday and entertain the guests. With the pandemic, they try to limit visitation and people coming up there because they have had some Covid in there and they've had to quarantine the whole unit. We had to wait two weeks to take my friend because right before she was supposed to go in, two people had tested positive with Covid, so they just closed it. They're very limited right now, but they used to have a lot of activities and a lot of people coming up there helping with the activities and that was the reason I chose this place. My sister-in-law had an aunt in there, and she would go up there with her aunt and help with bingo and other games that they would play. They have a big TV room if they want to go in there and watch TV together or they can have one in their rooms. When I go in to see my friend, they're sitting in there with their masks on, but they're all kind of watching TV together, so they have someone to talk to and they're not living in there all the time by themselves. It's gonna get better, but for right now they're very limited. I am able to visit her right now, so that's a good thing. My sister-in-law said the staff did a wonderful job. They're doing the best they can. It's very clean and when you walk in, everything looks nice, tidy, clean, and inviting. They're doing a really great job. For this area, the price is very appropriate because it's much higher in other areas. It's very reasonable. The staff has been great.

MsCoCo

Our expectations at Garden Suites Assisted Living in Aberdeen, MS were exceeded on the first day. Not only did the staff go out of their way to make my mother-in-law feel safe and secure, but sincerely understood the emotional upheaval she may encounter making the change from her home to an apartment in a new city.The staff at Garden Suites made she my mother-in-laws medications were given in the correct dose at the appropriate times. They also arranged for her to be driven to her dialysis treatments three times a week.Nutritious meals were provided and since my mother-in-law was confined to a renal diet, special meals were designed just for her. The dietary staff also made sure these meals came with a variety of proteins and vegetables.My mother-in-law was encouraged to plant flowers outside of her window. The staff also allowed her to have several bird feeders so she could enjoy watching the birds through the large window in her apartment.