From November 2009 through February 2011 my mother-in-law has completed 10 hospitalizations, over…read more144 days of Kaiser Permanente contract rehab/skilled nursing in Modesto & Stockton, California and has lived in four retirement/assisted living facilities in Modesto & Manteca, California. I thought it would be useful to those of you who will be caring for elderly people to hear of our experiences, as they might help you in your care giving decisions. But first a little primer and context-setting. The area of elder care is new to most of us and you will need to study up to better understand how the system(s) work so you can make the best choices for your loved ones. In both the nursing home and residential categories it is useful to use the analogy of the Chinese menu. There are basic prices for the core services, menu A and menu B consists of all the add-ons or specialty items that you select to go with the main A menu. Menu A is generally the per day cost for the basic, stock service: single, double or triple rooms and would include two or three meals per day, a certain amount of housekeeping and activities. Menu B includes, for instance, extra per day costs for laundry, incontinence, memory care, physical therapy, medication administration, bathing assistance, feeding assisting, dressing and transportation. There are so many "it depends" and so many variances whether you are in skilled nursing where medication administration is included to residential where bathing assistance can be obtained once, twice or more each week. And each facility is different, so gather material and if you can talk with your loved one please include them in the decision-making and what it will cost. The trade-offs are the challenge. Rehab/Skilled Nursing: These come in many differing forms. There are long-term and short-term beds, with long-term less expensive than short-terms and generally do not include rehabilitation (rehab) or physical therapy (PT). Rehab is usually prescribed by a physician and the cost is in excess of $275/day. Medicare covers a good portion of rehab, but "doctor's orders" are required. In general, long-term care is only covered by low-income programs, such as MediCal or Medicaid. Short term care starts at around $200+ per day and runs as high as $400+ per day, depending on the level of care required. Your first priority is to determine what level of care is required and then which facility would best meet those needs relative to cost. Generally, if you smell urine throughout the facility...run away. Of course there will be those smells on occasion, but there should not be such an ambiance all the time. There are separate reviews for the following facilities: Rehab/Skilled Nursing: Avalon Healthcare, Modesto, CA Garden City Health Care Center, Modesto, CA Hy-Lond Convalescent Hospital, Modesto, CA Valley Gardens Healthcare, Stockton, CA Vintage Faire Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Modesto, CA Residential Care/Retirement & Assisted Living: These facilities come in all forms. Some are seek and admit only residents that do not require government assistance, meaning that these people can pay the offered day-rate. Others set aside a percentage of beds for those on government assistance and manage their facilities within the government reimbursements. You get what you pay for, so shop around. Look first at what you can afford and then at the amenities offered and the comfort level or cultural "fit" of facility to your loved one. Are these his or her kind of people? Dale Commons, Modesto, CA Lidia's Blessed Home, Modesto Merrill Gardens, Manteca, CA The Stratford at Beyer Park, Modesto, CA This review is for Valley Gardens: At first we were a bit miffed at having to put mother-in-law into a Stockton facility since there were no female beds available in Modesto or Manteca. It was not convenient to be running from Modesto to Stockton every day. That said, it turned out that Valley Gardens was in our top two of rehab facilities, so the mileage was worth it. A nicely renovated facility with an interior patio and surrounding grounds, Valley Gardens also had a super rehab area and quite an enthusiastic rehab crew. They take rehab seriously here and that is exactly what we wanted. There were two dining areas, both with linen on the tables and served the same meals. The difference was that one was for those that did not need assistance eating and the other for those that did. Activities were varied and seemed to be available throughout the day. No boredom here. Nursing and staff were excellent, treating the residents personally and with warm care. We would prefer Valley Gardens and Garden City as our best picks when given the option of facilities.

This is based off of care in 2014- we had exceptional care and service after bilateral knee…read morereplacement. Rehab was focused and total care was outstanding. Family was involved and I'm sure that made a difference in the outcome.

Went for a job interview & changed my mind I wanted to move in. Place was clean, the people were…read moreso kind. Didn't get the job, but was very impressed with the way staff interacted with the residences.

I'm here to say, please don't put your parents our love ones in this place! My mom and stepdad were…read morein there last year for less than two months and they both passed and went to heaven. These people charged so much money and did not take care of my parents in the Memory care unit! Before my parents were in this place, they were at home I was watching my parents. I had my mom getting her up to walk, bathing her eating good food the moment she got into this place they never got her up to walk. They blended her food, and every time I would visit her I noticed something was wrong with her! She had dementia and didn't talk, but I knew in my heart and I can feel her. Something was wrong pictures don't lie.! At the end of her two months, she end up catching Covid. It was her first time having it.!! They kept her isolated for 10 days in a bed, not getting up nothing! They told me I was not allowed to see her. This was during Mother's Day for two weeks.! Finally, she became negative and I was able to see her on May 17, 2023, when I walked in my parents room, I immediately started crying, my stepdad was in a diaper with no pants. Halfway off the bed, my mom was laying there so skinny she wasn't barely moving.!! They both had poop! I put my head on my mom's chest. She was breathing so shallow.! I went out and told the nurse they didn't even know they were like this, my parents, how these people work there, and don't know!????? My mom passed away there May 18, 2023. My stepdad followed her May 31, 2023. They were both again and they're less than two months.!! This place is unacceptable and not worth your money or your families love one life !! If it was my choice, they would've never been in this place EVER! Rest in heaven parents you are loved and always will be in my heart!!

Yikes. This place couldn't run a support group if their lives depended on it. The person in charge…read moreof the group couldn't even figure out how to copy a Zoom link and email it. I wouldn't trust this place whatsoever with the live of your loved one. Look elsewhere for sure.

For the short amount of time that my grandmother was here we felt really at peace and comfortable…read morewith her care. The facility is very small and quiet. There's really no set or restricted visiting hours which I love how flexible they are. The staff are kind, attentive and always available and actively walking around to check on things. We appreciated the large rooms with ample space for seating and even a day bed where you can stay with the patient. The private bathrooms are spacious and clean as well. When my grandmother passed they called us right away and allowed us to see her before the mortuary transporter came to take her away. They were so very patient with us and gave us all the time we needed. They walked us through the next steps and paperwork afterwards. I couldn't have asked for a better experience of something so heartbreaking. Multiple family members have stayed here before they departed us and each time has been a pleasant as this experience can be. Friends have also recommended this place as well so we are happy to hear they're consistent in their care.

My mother came to GCRC 7-11-2024 until her passing. Everything about this place was excellent for…read moreus. She was almost a year and half. The place is clean the most important thing here was the staff is excellent. There is so many of them I want to thank for taking care of my mother also put up with me. I was always just trying to do as best I could for her. So to the staff present and past thank you for everything you did for us and I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart

I went to visit a friend and after talking to him he said the place was clean and very efficient…read more The staff is friendly and compassionate. He feels very comfortable and safe.

We set our Dad up here since it was between me and my sister and only took an hour to get there…read morefrom either the central valley or bay area. First it was great, Dad was ambulatory (but cantankerous) and we planted flowers and herbs in the raised garden for him to tend. It went downhill over memorial day weekend in 2017. Dad fell, he was taken to the emergency room, they called both my sister and myself. He was released with no injuries, just really sore. When I saw him that night, he was in a lot of pain. since the hospital had not given him any pain meds, they would not give him anything for the pain. I ran to 7-11 and bought Tylenol which I gave him. When I returned later that night, he had not been given any additional Tylenol and was in even more pain. I gave him more Tylenol and had them check his blood pressure. I went home and called daily to find out how he was doing. I had set up a doctors appointment for him during the week. Brookdale took him to the dr appointment but they did not leave a urine sample. I called them to find out the results of the appointment and was told they would try for another sample and then ship it to the dr's office. He was not walking at this point, only using a wheel chair because his hip hurt. following Saturday, my sister and her family went to visit him, the room was dark and smelled. the floor was sticky by his bed and he was in adult diapers. They did not tell us any of this! My sister called and told me what had occurred and then had him ambulanced to the hospital, again. This time we were told he had a heart attack at some point during the week. oh, and his femur was BROKEN!!! needless to say, when he was released from the hospital, we did not go back to Brookdale. I would caution everyone regarding well care for your parents. how long would they have let him lay in his bed if we did not go over every weekend to check. you need to become 'helicopter' children when your parents go into assisted living. Dad passed away on August 7, 2017

My mom is... well...a charming challenge. She is of a time when some lucky women, like her, were…read moreplaced upon a pedestal by husbands who adored them, and there they remained. Brookdale Manteca is catering to Mom's whims and needs, real and a smidge more than the gals of today even consider requesting. From dining, to medicine deliver at scheduled times, cleaning and laundry service, Brookdale does it all and with a smile. (I know I have eye rolls secreted with some Mama Drama but I've yet to see anyone here do that, lol) This morning I had to arrive far earlier than regular hours to take Mom to medical specialist. Brookdale was ready for me. Coffee ready, Moms meds for me to give her later, a list of her meds for the hospital, and a smiling assist to unlock Moms door when Mom would not answer/open. Brookdale has been 100% "How may we help you? " Mom doesn't care for the food served...but she is a princess, after all. Nothing is perfect. Thank you for caring so deeply for my parents, Brookdale Manteca...Marie and staff.

All the physical therapists are very receptive and well schooled in their profession I worked…read moreprimarily with Niki and Jessica but all were very helpful and caring working together they got me on my feet and walked with me through it all Thank you to them all All my CNA were great as well Marta,Flora,Jackie,April,Nichelle,Amber,Lily were whom I worked with on a daily basis.

The staff at Diamond Ridge took excellent care of my sister, as well as always being helpful and…read morekind to the family. They called us whenever there was any change in her condition, or anything at all going on with her. We were, and still are, impressed with how very well they kept us informed, all along the way. There were just a couple of things that didn't work well for my sister, and once the staff was told, adjustments were made in her care, making my sister more comfortable, both emotionally and physically. Once, when my cousin was at the nurses station, discussing a change that needed to be made, a doctor interjected some unpleasant comments from the sidelines. It was an isolated, one time occurrence. His behavior was completely out of character to every other person we encountered there. The nurse still listened, and the appropriate changes were made, to assure that my sister got care that was best for her needs. She was well cared for and never afraid there. On her final day, they treated the family with kindness and respect, and showed genuine compassion and caring at her passing. That was a week ago, and in that time, they've reached out to her son, with sympathy and compassion. We are abundantly thankful that we chose their facility for her to spend her final four months. I thank her care staff for helping to make a very difficult time as easy as it could have been. She had her favorite staff members, who she would joke back and forth with. I won't mention any names, for fear I might leave someone out, but one of the favorites or not, they were all kind to her. I give them my heartfelt thanks. Knowing what we know now, if we were back at the beginning of this four months, we would again choose Diamond Ridge.

My dad was here for a couple of years at first it was just OK but it deteriorated the place always…read moresmells the room smell. The they get all the clients in one room with a TV that's not working and they're all just staring at nothing. They said they had an activity Director, but we never saw him. The place continually went downhill. My dad had a nice clothes, all brand new clothes and furniture and whenever we went there, he wasn't wearing his clothes. They disappeared, even though we had his name on everything his expensive shoes disappeared. It just was not run. Well there was a man that hit him in the eye with a cane. Several incidents happen so they don't supervise very well. The people there the caretakers probably do the best they can, but there's just not enough to make it safe. I would never put my relative here if you want my honest opinion it's not worth saving the money.

I just want to give a SHOUT OUT to the Hillcrest Memory Care staff. I had brought in a cake for my…read moremom's 96th birthday. They made it extra special at lunch time by bringing the cake out with candles and the staff came out to sing Happy Birthday to her. It was like a big party and I know my mom really appreciated it and so did I. They provide great care and the people there really care about the residents. It's not just a job for them, it's family.