Independent Living Community in Overland Park, Kansas

Karon

My mother moved into Stratford Commons. I didn't like that I couldn't go in and tour the place, but that's because of COVID. I liked the fact that they took me on a virtual tour and the gentleman that did it was very good at his job. He pointed out a lot of positive things about Stratford, including the fact that they have no deficiencies in a certain month, just recently like November or something like that, and I thought that was something good to know. They also told me that they have special Alzheimer's training. His whole presentation impressed me. We looked at a lot of other places in the same way and I went with my gut feeling, which was "that's a great place." My mom has an Alexa device in her room, so we communicated that way, and then we had to take her for a doctor's visit last week, so we got to be with her for a little bit. She has dementia, so that has its challenges. She's doing OK. So far, I feel comfortable with it. They've called me about a couple of issues, and I've been able to call the director of nursing about a couple of issues, and we've communicated well. I'm feeling good about it. I wish I could get in there and be with her, but I can't. I understand that they're making a structure to allow residents to visit with their relatives. They're building a special room that will have some kind of a divider in it. I'm anxious for that to get finished so we can go inside. They allow window visits, but it's a little chilly for that now. They're doing construction work, so they're a little torn up, but it's gonna be great when it's done. It's expensive, but they all are expensive. They have a hair salon, but we've not used it. I've only been in the main lobby.

Pamela

Brookdale Overland Park 119th was very nice. I saw one apartment; it was fine. They have a variety of activities, but it was lunchtime when I went so everybody was having lunch. The dining area was nice. They have an exercise room, a TV room, and an outdoor pool.

Marie

My father is in Brookdale Overland Park 119th. It's excellent. We love it, and he loves it. His final apartment won't be ready for another week, but the temporary facility is great, very clean, and very tidy. They're taking great care of him, and he's very pleased with the food. There's a bike trail, so he's going to go out biking tomorrow. He's very happy about that. They have a pool, a little pub, and sports viewing parties.

Mike

My tour at Brookdale Overland Park 119th was interesting. The place was very busy. I got there at lunch time so everybody was eating lunch and people were milling around. My comment about them is that they look outdated. The décor was nice and probably ten years ago it was great, but it looked out of touch with the contemporary colors and schemes. For that reason, I wouldn't have stayed there. The staff is very nice. They're very accommodating, pleasant, and so forth. The landscape is quite mature since it's quite an older community. I felt like there were a lot of units there since there are a lot of buildings sprawled around. They had a swimming pool, and a big common area with lots of rooms for reserving special parties, arts and crafts, and a library. They had all the necessary things and it was quite adequate. The décor made it sound like it couldn't be that clean; there's too much filigree and so on.

Lisa

My parents chose Tallgrass Creek. We liked the atmosphere and all the activities they offered as well as the in-house doctor. They had cards, games, swimming, exercise classes, outings, and happy hour. The staff was extremely welcoming, friendly and helpful. There's a pool, a beauty salon, and a library.