The Rio Grande Gracious Retirement Living

We went to The Rio Grande Gracious Retirement Living. It just wasn't a fit for her, it was too fancy, the staff was very accommodating, professional, and seemed to have scheduled things for residents there. The rooms were very spacious, clean, and different options whether or not they have a full-blown kitchen or microwave, depending upon the level of service. They have a room where all the residents can go to for various group activities, and there's also exercise. The dining area was very formal.

The Rio Grande Gracious Retirement Living was a very nice place. It was new and I like that. One thing I didn't like was it was kind of way out there without anything around it.

I lived at RGGL for 6 months. The facility is cheerfully appointed, the staff is helpful, and I made friends. There are things about it that are inexcusable, however: 1. The food is served restaurant style consisting of tasteless canned vegetables & mystery meat, placed in front of you stone cold. (I lived on the chopped vegetable salad, melon cup & freshly baked rolls.) They make women servers carry plates on a huge tray for a table of four because corporate thinks it looks nice. (Due to their build, women don't have the upper body strength to be used thusly.) 2. They'll take anyone who can scoot in even though they have dementia or other impairments, without providing even one medic. 3. They have communal laundry areas - most unsanitary. (One poor old man peed in a dryer!) Will close with a given: Integrity is everything & I found it lacking at there.

This is an amazing facility. They are caring, considerate and loving towards their residents. It is like being on a cruise ship that doesn't move! The food is excellent and plentiful. There are options of eating in your room or the dining room. They have a lovely guest room for visitors and allow you to bring your pet. After visiting numerous places in both NM and Arizona, I would chose this place in a heartbeat!!!

Rio Grande was a newer place. The rooms were good. However, their energy was low, and the meal times were too tightly scheduled.

We have an apartment at The Rio Grande, and we're moving in next week into a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment. We thought it was the best. The staff is very friendly and helpful. There are lots of activities.

The Rio Grande Gracious Retirement Living was very nice. Their rooms did not have hot plates, so you would have to eat your three meals down in the restaurant area. The staff was very good. We really enjoyed the visit. They even offered us lunch, but we opted not to eat there. They showed us what they had and even had once room that was lower priced. They tried to give us options. It was nice of them to do that and try to help us out. It was a very nice place. They had a very nice dining area.

We chose the Rio Grande's independent living for my father. I like this facility because it had assisted living available as well, so if the situation changes, my father won’t have to move. We have leased a room, and my dad will be moving in this weekend. It’s a relatively new facility, immaculate, and kept very well. It has a huge common area and nice public places. The individual rooms and apartments are spacious and kept extremely clean. The staff is amazing, go out of their way to help you, and helped make a lot of accommodations for us. The restaurant, the dining room, and food are really good. They had lots of outside areas and a lot of the amenities we’re looking for, like an on-site movie theater, barber shop, gym, and library. They have a lot of scheduled activities, so there are lots of community activities. There’s also access to medical care in assisted living, so really it’s got everything we’re looking for. They have bus trips, group exercise, movie nights, game nights, different holiday celebrations like special meals and decorations. There’s a chapel, which is good.