Dallas Retirement Village Dallas, OR

Dallas Retirement is a nice community offering different levels of care, but they have stairs, and I don’t want my dad using stairs or elevators.

We visited Dallas Retirement, and my mother is on the waiting list. I have had friends that have had family in there. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable, and the residents seemed very pleased with it. We got a good vibe. The apartments were clean, simple, and functional. She uses a walker, and it was easy for her to get around. The dining room was restaurant like. They do have accommodations for a party or for family dinners. There's something everyday. They have cards, prayer services, bingo, dominos, and scheduled outings once a week to different places in the community and the surrounding area. One thing that impressed us was the people that work there don't have a big turnover. They work there for a long time, which tells you that it's not a place where they burn people out and send them on their way. They have on-site security 24 hours a day.

We were invited for a presentation of the new units at Dallas Retirement and it was very nice, but a little expensive. The nice feature is they have all levels of care and the food is fine. They have activities and the facility is clean and well-maintained. It is an attractive facility. We were satisfied with what we saw but we can’t afford it.

My wife and I have had to help my aunt find an assistant living/retirement community to move to since she no longer can take care of herself completely. It has been a difficult thing to do because there are so many to choose from and also because of family difficulties and pressures. We went to the Dallas (Oregon) Retirement Village with my aunt about a month ago. A friend who also had a relative there had told us it wasn't a bad place but on the day we visited it did not impress us. My aunt is a sweet, friendly old lady and several people there, both staff and residents, that we met all seemed to be very unhappy. We don't know what their personal circumstances were, of course, but at least the staff could have put on a happy face for a potential client. One of the staff was particularly rude and brusque, making us feel like we were intruding by asking questions about the place. It looked nice and the facilities seemed okay, but it was not a happy, friendly place. We did not over-stay our questionable welcome and left after only 20 minutes.