Brookdale Richland Hills

Nancy

My husband moved to Brookdale Richland Hills. The people are amazing. It's a small family community, and they communicate extremely well. The place is clean. When he walks by somebody's dorm, they call him by name. It's just amazing. He is a social person who likes activities, so he's involved in them. They play bingo.

Mari15

The thing that I appreciated about Brookdale Richland Hills was they have a two-week minimum respite. I was impressed with the gal giving me the tour. It was nice. The staff was great. The dining room looked good. The upkeep was nice. They had a salon.

Tami1

We toured Brookdale Richland Hills. It was very good. The facility was very clean. The people were out of their rooms. They were eating and eating in groups, so we liked that, because with memory care it's hard. My mom would stay in bed all day if somebody didn't get her up and moving. They said that they help with that. They get them to all the activities. We saw their list of activities and there's tons of stuff for them to do. They even have special events planned for them, which we really liked. The food looked amazing and they gave them so much food. I said, "Oh, she couldn't eat all that." But the facility was very clean and everyone that we talked to or who passed by was very friendly.

Julie766548

We visited Brookdale. The dining area was very nice, and the people were very pleasant and welcoming. The facility was clean, organized, and well-maintained. They have church services, entertainment, and games. We will probably choose this. It is more convenient for us, and we did like the fact that they have a separate building for the Alzheimer's patients.

Daddy's baby girl

We chose Clare Bridge as the next home for our father who experienced accelerated dementia after he'd been put under anesthesia. He was in a skilled nursing facility and experienced Sundowning. This skilled nursing place didn't understand the disease at all. My father began involuntarily yelling out "Help me", day and night and often without even being aware he was doing it. We began to realize that the cocktail of drugs the nursing home was giving him was actually making it worse. He lost his ability to walk from the drugs. So we began to look at options. Memory care was our primary focus as we considered a new home. I fell in love with Claire Bridge from the moment I stepped into the door. It has more of a "homey" feel instead of a skilled nursing home. All they do are dementia and Alzheimer patients there. I quickly noticed their response to behavior was different. This is a horrible disease - the long goodbye. It manifests in ways I'm learning to understand every day. Not much surprises me anymore. But their calm and nurturing environment allows the residents to feel safe and much more secure. The order and consistency is there which is so important to those suffering with this disease. The staff on their worst day is better than the staff from his past home on their best. They hire kind and gentle folks who are compassionate and caring. It's mostly a thankless job and they do it with grace. The way they treat the residents takes skill and has a calming effect on the patient. They don't stuff drugs down their throat at the first sign of a behavior. They instead try to look at the bigger picture and find another solution first. If you are looking for a safe place for your beloved parent, I cannot say enough good things about Clare Bridge of Richland Hills. They have made my life easier. I feel like I can actually relax and not worry all the time, sleep at night and enjoy my husband, children and grandchildren more because I know they are caring so consistently for him.

Trina5

It was a very nice and open community. It was easy to find your way around. This was the facility I would choose because when you walk in, you would feel like you were at home. It had a friendly feel and the halls were nice and wide and it had everything that I thought was needed and if they had informed us that the price would go up after a month, that would help a whole lot. There were just a lot of things that we had found out too late. Also, I'm not sure what the problem was, but it was a locked facility and no one was assigned as a receptionist who could answer the phone or open the door for you and things like that.