The Lodge Assisted Living and Memory Care

We took my mother-in-law to The Lodge Assisted Living and Memory Care Community in Nevada. It was excellent and was a lot cheaper than California. It was just very personable. I think they had seventeen memory care patients, and they all knew each other. It was really the best place we've ever taken her, in comparison to places that were far more expensive in California. I really recommend it. The caregivers were personal caregivers, meaning, it was a small enough community, they knew her, and they knew all the residents. They just took exquisite care of her; more personalized. It’s just that they got to know the patients, and they had a good person running the show. It was like being with a family. It was always extremely clean. My one complaint is that she was next door to an obsessive compulsive and someone kept taking her things, but that happens in a memory care place. Like her garbage can would not be there when she needed it, but besides that I have no complaints. It was the best of care for her. In terms of illness, they were on top of that, and a lot of places are not. The one difficulty with this place is they're Jack and Jill’s, where they share a bathroom. That was hard, but they dealt with it. It was just the best it could be. At the end we brought in hospice and she passed right there in her room.

My husband is in The Lodge for three weeks now. I chose this facility because it's the newest and closest to my home. It is very clean and well-kept. They have a media room and a bistro where residents can have coffee and chocolate. They also have a very nice dining room. There is an area there where residents can exercise. Also they have a lot of activities like watching movies, bus tours, music every Friday and happy-hours. I also have nothing negative to say about the staff, they're kind.