Solstice Senior Living at Corpus Christi

Solstice Senior Living at Corpus Christi seemed to be a little less formal and more like a home. It was not resort style like the others, which was appealing to us. They contract another organization to come in and do skilled nursing for their residents. One of the things that appealed to us was that my father would not be moved from one apartment to another, they just bring the care people in. Their staff was awesome. There were a lot of maintenance people doing something all over the place, and when someone passes by you they say hello. I thought that was really nice.

Harbor Place was clean. The staff seemed to be very nice. They were good people. It was nice looking. They had very nice apartments. They were adequate, and they served meals.

Harbor Place was nice. It was clean. Everybody there was nice. The place was well maintained. There were plenty of parking spaces. It was homey.

I am not impressed at all with Harbor Place. I don’t like the food, and it takes an hour and a half to eat because they serve you in courses, so I haven’t been eating here; I have been going out to eat. But the people here are really friendly. If they bring your meals up to you, they bring them up after serving everybody else. In other words, if they serve at 5:30, they’d bring it up at 7 o’clock at night. But if you wanted breakfast, they’d bring it up first.

Harbor Place is where we ended up putting my mother. It seems great. It’s way less expensive than the other place we visited, and it seems to meet all of her needs. They had a ground-floor apartment available, which is what I was insisting on. They have a swimming pool, a recreation room, a dining room, and an arts and crafts room, so they have a lot going on there.

The staff in Harbor Place was very friendly and informative during our visit. They had given us a nice tour and had been so reassuring to us. The rooms and apartments were very adequate and comfortable. It would make my mother like she was at home. The place was very secure as well. They also had numerous activities everyday. They would take you to doctors, banks, and to grocery stores. It was more than adequate as far as activities.

I visited Harbor Place through the Holiday system. I like that it doesn’t cost me extra money to go there except for getting there. It’s a very nice place. The staff is very good. The room is good enough and looks very nice. It has a kitchen, and I can get my washer and dryer plugged in. I’m picky about my food; there are some meals that I don’t like, but most of the time, I do like them. We do chair exercises, Zumba, and bingo. They also have a group that goes to WinStar Casinos. We go to movies, have a pool, and once, the activities director tried to take us to the beach. They do have sidewalks that I can use for walks.

Harbor Place was very home and warm. The people living there would go by while I was sitting at the lobby and they would go "Oh, hi! Are you moving in?" or "Welcome! We hope you like it here". It was very nice. I liked it because it was very clean. It didn't smell like old folks, although there were a lot of old folks there. I found it very nice. They had activities on a daily basis. There were four or five activities you could do a day. They had a beautiful workout room and a swimming pool. They would take you on shopping place, and there were two days a week when they go shopping. They would take you to any doctor's appointments as well. When I first started the tour, the staff told me that I was welcome to stay on a luncheon, but I said I would not do it at that time. However, after I sat in the lobby when we were all through with the tour she went to the office to get a brochure for me. A lady came in from outside and she said to me, "Oh you're gonna have lunch with us?". I said "No. I think I'm gonna leave", and she said "Oh, you need to have lunch with us. You know, the food is good". I told the lady I changed my mind. She said: "I'm gonna sit you in a table with some ladies that you will be comfortable with". I was very comfortable, and they were very nice. What amazed me was that you had your choice of food. They had two different kinds of menus for the lunch period, and they would ask which one would you want. They had four or five salads that you could choose from. The rooms were very nice and clean. I was amazed that you could decorate outside your apartment.