Evergreen Residence

Renee

My mom is in a home called Evergreen Residence. My sister chose it. She went in and she met the people. It's close to her residence. We also chose it for the price and the fact that they accept waivers. It's an older home. There could be a little bit of upkeep with it, but it's not bad. The staff is very friendly and seems to be taking good care of all the residents. My mom has a bedroom, and it's plenty of room. It was furnished, and so we only had to add one or two things. It's not huge, but it's adequate for a bed, a small chair and a dresser. As far as I know and what I saw, there were no activities. My mom needs a little bit more care than just assisted living. Physically she's able, but mentally she needs a little help and a little prodding. I didn't try the food. Probably the only thing I wish is that it was a little bit more nutritionally conscious, like a bit more fresh vegetables and fresh fruit. But everything looked really good, and my sister thinks my mom likes the food. With regards to value for money, I think they earn every penny that they get, like dealing with medications, dealing with everybody, and there's somebody there all the time. If they need to be up in the night, they're up in the night with them.

Beverly

Evergreen Residence is a small place and I like the caregivers the most. They give my mom a lot of attention. The facility is clean and the owner is there about every day. So, if there's a problem, I can speak to the owner, but there haven't been any issues that I've had. Mom has a nice room. It's pretty large. They just gave her a roommate and there's just plenty of room for them. She has a patio that she can look out on and they let us re-arrange everything to our liking. The food is really good. Mom loves it. I ate a meal with her one time. I don't worry about my mom at all with her care. She loves the people there. She gets a bath every morning, but if you're a senior that wants to be more active, it would probably be better to go into one of the other bigger places. The staff tries to do a little bit of entertaining themselves, but they're kind of busy. I got them a card table so they've been putting together puzzles. They have a TV, a piano, and we played games, but there's nothing going on unless other people do so.