Lilac Gardens Adult Family Home

Ricky

My sister-in-law moved to Lilac Gardens Adult Family Home. What I like best is that they only have about four residents there. So, she gets a great deal of personal attention and assistance when she needs it. The staff is great. They're very friendly and they're experienced at handling someone who has memory issues like my sister-in-law. She seems to be pretty happy there and the attendants take good care of her. When we visited yesterday, one of the staff members was African-American and she was teaching me some Swahili. She baked some kind of bread that was like a Swahili recipe. She gave me a piece of that and let me try it. Cleanliness is excellent. I have no issues at all with that. I like the way the building is set up because, for one thing, they have a large fenced-in backyard, so she can go outside whenever she wants to. There is an alarm on the front door so if any of the residents try to leave, it sets off an alarm and one of the attendants is immediately there to take proper action. They have a TV viewing area, like a living room area, where the residents can have the option to meet with their family. They also have a stationary bicycle and some other exercise equipment in the patio area. We took my sister-in-law out yesterday for lunch and when we got back, there were two people who appeared to be musicians of some sort in the recreation area, and they were taking down their equipment, packing up instruments and microphones. She likes to walk and one of the attendants there is always ready if she wants to go for a walk around the neighborhood. Compared to where she was previously, she is getting excellent care at Lilac Gardens Adult Family Home. I like it.