Memory Care Community in Yuma, Arizona

Nancy

I will not go to River's Edge again. It was a motel with very small motel rooms, and very overpriced. There was no courtyard, it was all pavement, it was a motel basically. We only met one person during the tour and he was very nice. They showed me just the dining area and the rooms. In the room you could have a bed and a chair, and that was pretty much it. It was a typical, very small motel room. There was nothing going on, in terms of activities, when we visited.

Laura

Desert Rose was just independent living, but they had another company on-site that did assisted care, so people can age in place there. The place was nice, but it had some older feel to it. The carpeting was faded and it felt more like an old folk's home, but considering the price, it was nice. The rooms were decent. The people there seemed very nice, and they had activities. It had a hospital smell throughout the building, but it was still a good facility. They had walking paths outside and community areas, and the layout was good.

Benny

Desert Rose is a very large three-story building with about 125 apartments. It's a very nice community, but they didn't have 24-hour staff members. They issue every resident an emergency pendant, but they don't have any managers on staff late at night. But this pendant would get us help anywhere in the country, so it's adequate. The food in the dining area was good, although not as good as where we are now. They have every activity that we're interested in, they have quite a bit of live entertainment, dancing, various games, and field trips. It was just a very good place that kept us busy. If I go back to Arizona this is where I would live. The staff was excellent, I would like to rate the cleanliness a five, but the layout a three. The price is less expensive compared to Northern Illinois.

Jan

My mom and dad are in assisted living at Emerald Springs. They like the staff, whom they call the kids, who help them. They enjoy going to meals in the dining room. So far, so good. It has a very nice feeling about it, like staying in a 5-star hotel. It has beautiful grounds and it's a very nice facility. The dining room is very nice, and it's like going to meals in a very nice restaurant. They tell me that they hire high school kids to wait the tables, and they're all dressed in black and carry big trays like they use in restaurants. My parents don't really participate in very many things, but they have a lot of different activities in the weekly and monthly schedules. They have a large room where they play Bingo, parties and people coming in to do different things. They have exercise classes and they go on shopping trips. The staff has been wonderful. The place is older and they do need to spruce some things up, but it still looks nice.

Marge

I'm living at Desert Rose, and the best thing about it is that the people are very nice. I have a studio and it's nice and clean. The dining room is really pretty, but the food could be better. They have Bingo. They're getting new management, so I'm hoping that it takes care of some of the problems.