Regency Village at Prineville

Regency Village at Prineville. It's not really for me for a couple of reasons. It's more of an assisted living and not quite so much of an independent living, and the cost was astronomical for just an independent senior resident thing. It's an older facility and it's set up quite huge. It's very functional. For the assisted living residents that are there, it's probably very good. The only other concern that I had was that they were understaffed, but at this point, everybody's understaffed because of COVID. I saw one of the rooms and it was good. The only drawback again that I had on it was because it's for assisted living, there was no tub and the shower was open. It was just like on the floor. There was no lift or anything. It was meant for a wheelchair. Other than that, the room was quite adequate. There was a lot of storage and it was bright. They have a fantastic director for activities. She seemed very knowledgeable. She loved her job. There were a lot of activities, two or three of them each day. Looking at the monthly meal thing that she gave us, it seemed like they had some really good food that was offered. We didn't taste anything, but there was a lot of variety. For someone that was looking for an assisted living facility, it was very nice. They have stretching every morning, Bible studies, arts and crafts, bingo, a library, and board games. They also have a bus that takes them shopping or to their doctors' appointments and they have those scheduled like to Rite Aid or Bi-Mart. They also bring musical people in. They have a gentleman that was coming in to do a ukulele performance. They have movie nights. The activity director has done a lot as far as activities. The exterior could've used some help. It's an older facility, so for the age of it, it was adequate, but they are minus a maintenance person. They've got a pretty good staff. They seemed very nice and friendly. The nurses, the CNAs, and the lady who does the medicines were very nice. It's three stories and they have an elevator, so it's very nice to have the different levels and the different activity rooms on each level.

My dad has moved into Regency Village at Prineville. It seems fine, but I think there could be some improvement on the food. Sometimes it's not real chewable for him; sometimes the meat is really tough. The place is really nice, and his room is really clean and nice. The have a studio and a one-bedroom apartment. I think they do bingo and some other board games exercises two or three times a week, and bingo two or three times a week; they have other stuff. They have an upstairs room that is really nice that looks out over the city. The have a hairstylist, and a big dining room that everybody sets up. The people are really, really nice there. I think the price is pretty comparable to what everybody is. The food does affect the overall. This isn't the first time he's been around; he's been in three. When they don't have people that address senior lifestyles of eating, I think it affects them. When my dad lived with me, I cooked for him, and I think that that does have an effect. I think they could have some improvement in the kitchen, but I almost think every one of them needs improvement in the kitchen.