This facility is the GOLD standard. I can't say enough good things about the care, the staff, they…read moretreat you and your loved one like family. Carrie and Pat are absolutely wonderful. Ashley and so many of the other caregivers are EXCEPTIONAL. If you are considering this facility for your loved one, there is no decision to make. The level of respect they treat you and your family with is off the charts. This is the 4th facility that my mom has lived in and there is absolutely no comparison. Just wish I would have found Silverado sooner....

I am so impressed with this beautiful community And will continue to refer my families here. The…read moremoment you walk in you feel like this could be a beautiful place for anyone needing very specialized care we're families feel very comfortable visiting often. The staff here know exactly what they're doing in the memory care space & with the ever-growing need for placement for families who have loved ones with dementia, Alzheimer's, or Parkinsons I am so relieved to know that they exist and will continue to support our families in the Austin area. #AmazingCaringHumans #SilveradoDoesItBetter #MyChoiceForMemoryCare. Sherrie Lynn Mc Burney Bluewater Home Care

Seeing some of these reviews make me wonder what facility they are talking about. Then I realized…read morethey are several years old and have nothing to do with today's Belmont. My husband and I came here over two years ago, and he passed away in March. I've chosen to stay here. We used every level of service as he deteriorated. My family and I believe he was as happy, loved, entertained and comforted more here than any other place we could have found. I have felt very protected since Covid 19 started with all protocols enforced. No place is perfect; not even at home. But I don't believe we could have found a place that met our needs better than The Belmont at West Lake Hills. If I did, I'd move.

I can't say enough wonderful things about Belmont. They took my dad in from another facility…read moreknowing the extent of care he was going to need with transfers and overall daily care. They entertained him all day, went along with his silly stories, and took such great care of him. My dad had Lewy body Dementia and was in the highest level of care they provided. He ultimately had a stroke last week and passed away. Thankfully, they let us be with him in his last few days and provided support and privacy and lots of comfort. So many of the caregivers, staff, and others who worked there stopped in, some with tears, and told us sweet memories and funny stories about our dad. We love this place and would recommend it to anyone. Also, dad loved their food and often got seconds. Thank you to everyone who cared for him.

They don't treat the patient how they deserve to be treated the workers are sloppy and are on their…read morephone the patient are t allowed to eat unless it's time for breakfast lunch and dinner they aren't allowed to have snacks or anything Maria who just retired cleans colostomy bags with diaper briefs and they don't clean anything properly. They don't clean the house. The community director is always outside on on her phone making out with men. while workers are trying to find her cause they were in training

We recently had to find a place for our dad after he was diagnosed with cancer. We had a great…read morevisit with Silver Leaf and chose them. We were there a lot. A lot of people in and out to visit and hospice was there almost every day. They were so welcoming and accommodating and kind with everyone. More important was the incredible care they gave our dad. They couldn't have treated him with more attention, love, and skilled care. They consistently reported back to us how things were going in detail and were in lock-step with hospice. We felt so relieved to have him in such a wonderful place. And, it is clean, has a large parking area... a very comforting and homey feel.

This place feels like home. If you grew up in a house with a lot of siblings.. the energy between…read morethe staff and patients are very loving and supportive. Dont let the size fool you this place is a gem! The therapy department is amazinngggg!

My mom was a resident there from Aug 2017 to Feb 2018 when she passed away. I was very happy the…read morecare that she received there. The staff was very supportive.

My son is the youngest person at MaraVilla, but everyone is so inclusive and caring that he feels…read morevery much a part of this community. The staff go above and beyond for him. I haven't had to worry or jump in and do what needed to be done, because someone dropped the ball. He has lived in his comfortable little apartment for over a year. MaraVilla is lovely, welcoming and full of great people.

I've been reflecting on this review since I first moved my elderly parents into this facility a…read moreyear and a half ago. I hesitated to write a review earlier, because I did not know if it would affect their care. Sadly they have now both passed. If I could have offered this feedback directly and felt that it would be heard, I would have done that. But my strong impression dealing with the management here is that they are not interested in feedback and do not view it as a way of learning or improving as a business, but rather as a waste of time and a source of resentment. So I just want to make sure others have an informed understanding of what they are getting themselves into here. The kind of review that I wish I had had myself when I first uprooted my parents, both of them with advanced Parkinson's Disease, and moved them across the country from Pennsylvania to live here. Highlights: - The facility is very beautiful. That was what I was sold on originally. - The sales team is kind and good at their job. I feel that they did their best to lean in and smooth the way for my parents and for me, even though when it came to actual management of the residence, that went beyond their scope. - There are many individual nurses and caregivers who are very caring and good at their jobs. - Overall I believe that the facility is mismanaged. The leadership of the center is inaccessible. They do not come to work. They do not pick up their phones. They do not respond to emails. There are no company email lists that allow you to get greater visibility for your communication so that someone higher up will hold the facility accountable to respond--your email goes into an individual email inbox where it is largely ignored. - The nurses and caregivers are not actively managed. No one helps them organize themselves or facilitates communication. No one is present to see first hand when they are over-stretched and cannot handle all of the individual needs on their floor. This results in some pretty serious mismanagement of medication. One time I discovered purely by accident, because I happened to visit, that my father had not received his Parkinson's medication for 3 days, because they had not re-ordered it from the pharmacy or had some type of snag. And they did not call me or make sure that it was resolved. They just let the medication lapse. - Once I saw that was happening, I went far, far, far out of my way to create written medication schedules to try to ensure medication was administered correctly. Multiple times my father himself caught incorrect medication, even though he was barely in a cognitive state to be able to do that and it was very unfair for him to have to be concerned with it. Again, I do not attribute this to the nurses. They are good, well meaning people who want to do their jobs. I attribute it to management that does not put in place systems for them or help organize things or ensure good communication. They just are sort of left there to function as best as they can without leadership. - Most of the nurses / caregivers they hire are good, but some are NOT good. Early on, there was a nurse on the team who got into a very adversarial relationship with my mother, trying to force her to go to bed or to get up or something that she did not want to do. When I came to visit after a week trip I found her in a paranoid, delusional state, convinced that someone was trying to hurt her. Of course she was very sick and it was basically a delusion. But when I interacted with that nurse myself, I understood why she felt that way. He was aggressive and controlling. They did promise to fire that nurse. But then on a future occasion I came back and found him there. I had to complain again. - Memory care is a bit better. But primarily it is better because once someone is on hospice, they have access to a separate hospice provider who comes INTO the facility to provide care. And that hospice provider is excellent, top to bottom. I cannot possibly say enough good things about them. But they are not employed or managed by the center. They just come in on a daily basis to provide care. - In the last month of my father's life, he developed very severe delusions arising out of Parkinson's related dementia, and became aggressive. It was very sad and very hard to watch. My father was a mild-mannered mathematician all his life. It simply was not him or his character to behave in the way he did. - I was so upset by the way the facility handled this. They called the police on him. I had to drop everything and rush over to keep them from escalating past a point of no return. When I went up to the apartment, Brenda, the leader in charge of AL, was smirking and laughing at him and his delusions. It turned my stomach. It still keeps me up at night. If you have your parents or loved ones here, please be prepared to work directly with the staff yourself to ensure communication & good care. It requires constant vigilance.

I took care of mom for 7 years before I realized she needed more care than I could provide. We're…read morevery close and it was a tough decision. We visited several places because I thought it was better to find a place before we were in crisis mode. SoCo was by far the winner. And over the 3 years that mom has been there, it's only gotten better and better! Melissa and her team are amazing! Mom is taken care of beyond what I could have ever done. She is so happy and her caregivers treat her like family. I know and love so many of them. It's also a beautiful place!

We moved my parents out of SoCo Village in 12/2021. We were very disappointed in the level of…read morecare. Staffing during the day and night were very different. In the evenings, there were many times that no attendants were on the 2nd floor and only one attendant worked the first floor during the night shift. One attendant for the whole facility! Even during the day, we could ring the call button for help and it could take over 20 minutes. It took its toll on my 92 year-old mother. She was worn out trying to care of my 94 year-old father. Now she loves where she lives. My advice to anyone moving their parents to an assisted living facility is to read reviews, get A LOT of references and check references. Prioritize care over chandeliers. This place is beautiful but lacks in care.

As a healthcare professional, I've been working with West Oaks for a couple of years now! Their…read morestaff are amazing, and the energy in the community is very positive and upbeat! It is also very clean. They truly care about their residents, and I'm grateful for all they do!! Their residents are wonderful and seem very happy!

Great staff. Christine went above and beyond her duties to assist with obtaining photo of ID needed…read morefor application to Medicaid. She is patient with my sister who is struggling with speech and mobility. My sister's cell went offline due to her unpaid bills. Courtney helped me with conference call to ATT and we got her service restored. Communication from out of state was difficult before that. The speech therapist at West Oaks was very patient, on the phone almost an hour as we did conference call to sisters bank to get sister to authenticate me. The Nurses have been patient with my calls asking them to walk to sisters room because she is unable to answer her cell phone in her condition. Adam the manager is friendly and runs a good ship.

My Mom started out in assisted living five years ago. The staff was wonderful. A few months ago…read moreshe was moved to memory care. The care we received there was beyond amazing. Mom had severe dementia and was tearful and angry most days. They treated her with love and kindness regardless. I'm grateful for her time there at the end of her life.

Be aware of pretty packages; sometimes their contents aren't what you expect. Buda Oaks is a…read morebeautiful facility, but nothing is as it seems. Dealing with management was a nightmare, and the care given my mother was minimal, at best. If micromanaging every aspect of your loved one's care is how you want to spend your time, then, by all means, choose BO. However, if you require real care for your loved one, there is another assisted living facility in town that is exceptional, Sodalas of Buda. The FIRST day we moved mom in, after several instances of communication, BO forgot that she was arriving!! We had even postponed the move-in a day, and BO was notified, and they couldn't even get that right! And, when I first asked about visiting her, I was told that I needed to inform them at least the day before each visit. In retrospect, I should have turned and run then, but I felt that with COVID (This was June, 2021), that maybe they were taking extra precautions, and that was hopefully a good sign. I ended up asking them to put me down for visits every day, and it never came up again. As far as the business office, it was a nightmare to work with. Perhaps because of her ineptness, the executive director was more often than not passive aggressive with her correspondence (both written and in-person) with my brother and myself. Mistake after mistake after mistake, and NEVER an apology. We were always told that anything she did was "as a courtesy." Numerous billing errors, non-working fax machines, vaccine mix-up's, miscommunication across the board, among many other issues were experienced not once, but often at BO. The NUMBER ONE reason anyone lives in assisted living is because he/she can no longer independently take care of him/herself. In other words, this person no longer has the mental facilities and/or physical capabilities of self-care. When I would visit my mom, she would often be unkempt and unclean. Her hair was messy, dirty, and uncombed, and her body would often smell. The rotating staff (they couldn't keep anyone) would tell me that she refused to bathe, or if it was to go to dinner, she refused to go to dinner, or for anything else they didn't want to do, they would use the excuse that she refused to cooperate and they couldn't force her. I understand that they couldn't force her to do anything she didn't want to do, but, as I discussed several times with the wellness director, the employees should be trained to work with assisted living residents. When working with children or those with diminished capacities, one who is properly trained or has any common sense, doesn't ask if they want their diaper changed or a shower, the caretaker, in a nice, but firm manner, tells them what they're going to do. It works! The day before we moved my mom out, my daughter and I had come to BO @ 11:15 am to pack things up. My mom was still in bed with one leg on the floor, unable to get up. She said she was ok, but finally, we helped her up about 12:30ish, and when she weakly walked to the bathroom, her Depends were sagging below her knees and urine was dripping out onto the floor. I called down to see why she hadn't had breakfast, AND why no one had come to get her for lunch. She had no water, no food at least that morning, and I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't have any Saturday (the day before) also. She was dehydrated, yet her Depends were so full, they were dripping. This is DEFINITELY elderly neglect. If a child isn't given food (even though he/she says, "No!," and his/her diaper isn't changed for over a day, society would call that child neglect and even child abuse.) A little later, a really hateful girl brought a horrible lunch with no drink and no apologies from anyone. Once again, they said she didn't want to go eat. UNACCEPTABLE! From the beginning, housekeeping at BO was poor. Trash was to be removed daily-I often did it myself. Laundry was to be done at least weekly; the first four-five months when I was visiting, when her laundry basket would be overflowing and smelly, I actually would do her laundry myself. After numerous complaints, it finally was addressed and did improve the last few months she lived there. Her apartment also smelled terribly; I would actually open the window, whether cold or warm outside just to remove the smell. This was also addressed numerous times with management, and it did improve a little at the end. With Sodalis, my mother's apartment has NEVER had a bad odor. We encountered problems on EVERY level of care at BO, and my brother and I can finally relax as we no longer have to manage all aspects of my mom's care or lack of it. We still will be actively involved, but at my mom's new home, Sodalis Buda, the staff and management have earned both my respect and my trust.