22 Assisted Living Communities in Kootenai County, Idaho

Roxanne

Brookdale is managed by a corporation and they will not take care of hiring enough staff including a good chef. They do not have enough staff to do housekeeping for residents which is in the contract. They seem to only care about filling the rooms.

Annette

I toured North Star Retirement Community. I was able to get in ahead of my appointment, and they gave me a tour. It was a nice facility, but Dad chose another place. The staff was very friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. It's very clean, nice, and tidy. They have two dining rooms for the assisted and independent living. It was very nice in appearance, and it looked like a nice restaurant. It almost looked like you're out in the woods, but you're not. There were large trees all around, and it was very peaceful there.

Cyn

North Star Retirement Community was great. It reminded me of being on a cruise ship. There were lots of things going and great people still living, not just waiting to die. The staff was great. The room shown to us was a one-bedroom, one-bath, but she showed us all the other floor plans. I liked the live band and dancing on Wednesday nights. They had a library, an exercise room, pianos on every floor, and all-day meals and a menu. Everything was inclusive. It was less expensive than the others, but you pay for it. They don't take financial assistance.

Cyn

Legends Park was more how I expected a senior place to be. There were old people toddling around. The apartment they showed us was nice and clean, but it was not as nice as the others. The staff was great. It seemed older and renovated and wasn't as bright and happy. The people were waiting around.

Doreen

I like Legends Park very much. The people here are very caring and knowledgeable, and it's smaller than where I was. I'm very happy with it all the way around. It's well kept. We play bingo and we have craft time. There's something going on almost all the time, but they don't push you to do it. We have a bus and they go on trips. The dining room is open from 7:30 in the morning until 6:30 in the evening, so you can go at any time. The food is very nutritious. They don't have a lot of fried food and they have very small desserts.

Sharon

North Star Retirement Community is very nice. There was a lot going on. The dining area was very nice. They have a library and a beauty shop. The food was very good and there was a lot to choose from.

Roy

I visited Brookdale Coeur D Alene, and it was a good experience. They were very nice people, so you know it’s a nice place. It looked nice, there were nice apartments, and it was well put together and modern. They were very kind to me.

Sunni

Brookdale Coeur d'Alene is very nice, it's a little bit of an older community, but it's well-maintained on the outside, and in the community areas or gathering places, like the dining room, the front area, and sitting areas out front. It was not originally an expensive facility on the get go, it just didn't have as many bells and whistles, but it was very clean, and very well-maintained. The price was considerably lower by $1,000 a month, and that's significant. The people were really nice, but the rooms were not as nice, and the elevator was a lot older and kind of jerky when it stopped on the floors, but the resident seemed happy. We would consider having my dad live there.

Ken

Garden Plaza of Post Falls is nice. They do all kinds of stuff like field trips, activities and games. The dining area is also very nice; my mother-in-law is picky, but she said that the food is good.