Solstice Senior Living at Las Cruces

My dad lived in Solstice Senior Living before he got to the point where he told me, "I think I need a safer place." I actually moved his furniture in, set up his apartment, and met most of the people that worked there, then COVID hit, so dad was there before it was shut down. When COVID hit, the food was served cold, which was not a fault of their own. They're serving a hundred people on three different floors and how can you get everybody's food to them hot? That's hard. I was so pleased when Dad moved there because they have the van, they have day trips that they go on, and they have activities that are brought to the facility. They have game days, a pool table, a library, and exercise machines that you can use. Dad really seemed like to do his own laundry and there's a laundry facility on every floor that you didn't have to pay to use, you just took your laundry detergent and I really liked that. I thought that the outside part of it was very well kept and really pretty. In the back they have a swimming pool, which of course they're not using now, because you can't get that close. They had a rose garden back there too. When I was moving dad's furniture in I saw a family of quail and two rabbits. Dad is an outdoor person, so I was thinking, "Oh, he'll love seeing the rabbits around here." I loved his room. We moved right in, we decorated, and they were very kind to help us. I would have liked to have the toilet replaced, it was too low to the floor. I would have liked a handicap toilet in there, but I purchased an arm rest for him that you can attach to the toilet, and that took care of that. There were like five things that I wanted done to the apartment before we moved in, and I just made a list of it, and bam, it was done very quickly. There was a blind missing from the window and an outlet with a missing cover. The only thing I didn't get off of that list was the new toilet fixture because the one that he had, for the time he lived there, was rested and it was too low. I really didn't have any complaints. They were the sweetest. I was so sorry to leave there. I had been in and out before we moved dad to another community and I knew everybody. They were so kind, caring, and genuinely interested in their community. They call their people who lived there "their community." I was well pleased and thankful my dad started off there. I really wished he could still be there because it was less restrictive. For his safety, he has to be locked in. I guess at Solstice, before he left, he was out walking on the sidewalk at 4:00 a.m. in the morning, so that's not safe.

My mother will move into Solstice Senior Living at Las Cruces. It's a beautiful place, and I want to go there when I get old. The apartment is quite functional, it's not very fancy, and it looks very safe. It's a one-bedroom apartment, it has handholds in the bathroom, and a nice, big, patio. Everybody has been extremely helpful, very nice, they invited us to stay for lunch, took their time touring us around, and answered all of our questions. The food was excellent and we enjoyed it. They were having a Hawaain luau the first time I went and visited, the second time I visited they were playing a game, and the last time they were getting ready to play another game.

My mother really liked Solstice Senior Living at Las Cruces. It was very clean and she liked the rooms. The grounds and everything were excellent. It was a super nice facility, well kept, well run, and they've got friendly people. The price was affordable for her. They go on day trips, to museums, and to different places, there's a hairdresser there, exercise equipment, and different activities. People came up to the table and introduced themselves at lunchtime. She has a nice room and a nice balcony. They even have housekeeping. Everything we've tasted was very good and she likes it. Even the housekeeper introduced herself. The staff was excellent.

Solstice Senior Living is independent living, it was terrible, and they’re a fire trap. They have a rickety elevator that services the units, if there’s a fire, they have a stairway at the end of the hallway, but if they have somebody in a walker or wheelchair up there on the third floor, there’s no way they’re going to get down.

We're impressed with Solstice Senior Living at Las Cruces. It was lovely. They served us lunch and took us on a guided tour around and showed us all of the different amenities, the swimming pool, and the different things they had to offer there that we could use. They had a library and the internet. Their schedule of activities was quite adequate. They had three meals a day, and the food was delicious. The facility was clean, lovely, and very inviting.

Golden Mesa had a very nice apartment building, meals, and good facilities. It is right in town. Instead of just having apartments, they have some cottages at the same price as the apartments, and that appeals to some people. We had a briefing on prices, the facilities, and some of the activities. They showed us around and invited us for lunch, but we didn’t stay. They had some therapy, exercises, a swimming pool, and a small gym.

Golden Mesa's rooms were well organized, and he place was very nice. They served three meals that were very well balanced and healthy. They had a swimming pool, a place where you can play card games and recreational field trips. The staff was very nice.

I visited Golden Mesa. I thought everything was great, except the price. They had a rec room and a beauty shop. All of the amenities were really nice. They had tours, movie nights, and performances by a western band or music by artists. They had quite a few things to do. I thought the room was adequate with a living room, bathroom, and kitchen.