My husband and I moved here about 2 1/2 years ago into a 2…read morebedroom apt. The people here are just wonderful. We have made many friends along the way. We laugh a lot which keeps us young The activity Ladies (Heather and Nancy) do an incredible job keeping us active, creative and busy. Many thanks to the kitchen staff, they cook great meals and keep the tables clean and still serve us with a smile!!! Janie M.

The best people at Watermere are the sales people. They know how to sell the product well. But,…read moreonce you move in, you find out that a lot of it is window dressing. The apartments are nice, but the maintenance is lacking. Once you get there, you find out that most of the residents do not eat at Watermere. They go to the restaurants surrounding it. One of the reasons my father wanted to go to an independent living place was because he was tired of eating alone, so he found this disappointing. But, once you eat the food, you understand why most residents don't eat there. It is terrible, and they charge the residents high cost for the subpar food. They recently went to a flat fee for the meal. They often run out of something, but you are charged for the item in the large fee even though they ran out of something. I think the manager should be forced to eat it every day, maybe it would improve. There also seems to be turnover in upper management. They seem like they want to fix the issues but their hands are tied. This place has such potential but it just seems poorly managed. It's not cheap, so where is all of the money going?

`BEWARE: WARNING WARNING - They took my deposit of $500, then a week later said they needed that…read moreroom for someone else. It has been seven to ten weeks now and I am still waiting for them to return my deposit. They took my card for the deposit, but they said they could only refund by check. It had been well over six weeks when I called regarding where the check was. Someone checked and then told me that NO ONE had requested a refund. She said that she would request it and expedite the issue so I should see it within a week or less. That was almost two weeks ago and STILL NO CHECK. There is no reason for this. They took it from my card; they can refund it to my card or give me the check that they promised. LIARS & THEIVES I am sorry I ever spoke with them. If you can't trust them to do what they said, why should anyone trust them with caring for your family members

To start, any Assisted Living is expensive, know that and plan accordingly. My mother wanted a…read moreplace that was one story so we started 4 years ago looking. Mom looked at Bethesda and one other and decided Bethesda is where she wanted to be. The rooms are spacious. She is fed 3 times a day. A very hearty breakfast. Sometimes the meals don't appeal to her or her tablemates. But they can always order something else. It is not gourmet, but fills the stomach. Yes there are some bumps in service, but I bring to the attention of management and Summer, Chantal and Tina Marie make sure to work on it. My mother participates in bingo 4 times a week and casino outings, sometime restaurant outings. Lots of opportunities for activities and exercise and music. In general we are pleased with the facility. Mom in her later years is happy to have her own home and autonomy. Bethesda is Mom's home.

I recently visited Prairie Estates to celebrate my grandmother's 90th birthday with family on…read more3/2/19. Upon entering the facility I was warmly greeted by the receptionist and directed to the room of the party. The facility is well decorated with furniture that gives a familiar and homely presence. It felt more like I was visiting my grandmother at home, than a facility. My aunt who handles all aspects of my grandmother's care speaks highly of the estate and I can see why. The managers and the nursing staff are invested in the comfort and well-being of my grandmother. So much so, the Emerson Unit Manager came in on his day off to ensure my grandmother's celebration ran smoothly. The staff take care and pride in their work and I appreciate it greatly. Thank you to Prairie Estates for creating a home away from home for my grandmother.

Skilled nursing facility but I had a nurse inject me without using proper aseptic technique…read more Reported to director of nursing, Medicare and nursing board. Don't believe the public spaces or the model room. Patient rooms border on shabby. Food is industrial cafeteria quality and portions are small. I didn't get as much physical therapy/occupational therapy as I was supposed to. Cannot recommend this place.

This place is not what it appears. It didn't take long to see what really goes on at this…read morefacility. They over-medicate your loved ones so that they don't have to deal with them especially in Memory Care. The food is undesirable and not nutritious. In addition, there have been numerous times when there's only 1 caregiver on staff for hours at end to care for 19-20 residents. They sell you a great "homey, loving" environment until you get there and see what really goes on. If you want to see a rapid decline in your loved one, then move them here. I moved my loved one from there and saw immediate improvements. If I could give zero stars, I would.

Highly recommend Beehive homes. My dad was only there for a little over a month before he passed…read moreaway, but we were very happy with his care. My dad often told us how happy he was, which was very surprising since he was very picky. He loved all of his caretakers. I arrived one day to visit and he was sitting talking with three caretakers. He enjoyed the food and activities. The Beehive of Frisco has brand new resident housing. Beautiful, open concept living. David, the administrator, was very professional and helpful during these Covid times. They made sure everyone followed strict sanitation and guidelines. Once again, I highly recommend you visiting The Beehive for the loving care of your loved one!!

My Mom lived at The Landing at Watermere Extended Care on their 3rd floor for most of the year in…read more2024. This was such a huge disappointment! The price to live at The Landing was exorbitant for what my Mother actually received in daily care. I naively assumed that with the overall beautiful look of the facility and the high cost to live there that the level of care would match accordingly. I was paying for EXCELLENCE! My hopes were quickly diminished. The Aides that were there- and had been there a long time- had terrible attitudes. It was as though they hated being there. I communicated with the Director of the floor, regularly, to make problems known, as I hoped for change in behavior towards my Mom. The Director was super-helpful & did everything in her power to correct the problems! She had meetings, hired new people, & sadly, very little changed. As people were fired & some good new people were hired, it seemed as though this was more of a "systemic problem". Actual change did not occur. The food was very poor quality- I heard one woman describe it as worse than food given in prison. (Imagine school lunch 1975) My Mother lost 20 lbs in the first 3 months, she was down to 97 lbs! The Aides nor Nurses on staff did anything to try to help her find something else to eat. Simply shrugged their shoulders. Her daily routine was: -Get her out of bed in the morning for breakfast. They may or may not put clean clothes on her. May or may not brush her teeth and hair. After breakfast they Put her back in her bed, in the dark, for 4 hours until lunch. -They'd get her up & take her to lunch. Bring her back to her room and may or may not change her dirty briefs, & Leave her in her bed, flat, in the dark, staring at the ceiling, for 4 more hours until dinner. -They'd get her up for dinner, bring her back and put her in bed by 6:00pm, May or may not change her dirty brief, & Leave her in the dark in her bed until 5:00am the next morning when they changed her brief and left again. ****This is not a LIFE!**** It was almost as though they were just waiting for her to die. And I believe she would have if I had not intervened. When I realized the Aides had no planned routine they followed daily, & no one ever seemed "to know anything" about her care routine & who was responsible for what. I finally made a specific list of daily care for her since they had NO care report to follow other than 1. take her to eat and 2. make the bed. These instructions aren't complicated or unreasonable things: Change her clothes daily. Brush her hair & teeth. Change her brief at least every 4 hours. Turn the lights on in her room- open the blinds. Make sure she has fresh water & it's beside her. Don't use her food tray for diaper changes! After several months of fruitless negotiations with her Aides & their terrible attitudes, As a last resort, I took my concerns to meet with the Executive Director & he was talking to Corporate & as it turns out, Corporate was very upset with ME that the Aides were having to follow private instructions daily! They clearly didn't want to make changes & I never heard back from the them or the Director at all! I have everything on photos & videos as well as endless emails listing the lack of care & proper attention on any given day. *Bruises, cuts that took weeks to heal. *Sores on her bottom where her brief was not changed often 8-16 hours between changes. It happened MANY times! It's truly disgusting. (It is the LAW that briefs be checked & changed every 2 hours!) *Dirty gloves, used in changing her briefs, were not removed- handling her clothes, wheelchair, tables, doorknobs, etc. *Diaper changing items placed on her rolling food table during changings. *Dirty clothes hanging all over the room & then put back in her closet dirty. The list goes on. *The RN they are so proud to have on the 3rd floor to have "Hospital Level Care" is actually responsible for making rounds to the other 2 floors in their shift. This means they are very rarely at their Nurses Station seat to monitor the 3rd Floor because they are spread so thin working on the other floors. *Aides are given a certain number of patients they are responsible for, but some people require a lot of time in a shift due to their ailments, so the Aides end up almost ignoring the ones that are "easy" because they don't "need" as much - Or they hand them off to a newly trained Aide that doesn't have experience & doesn't look around to see what is actually needed. In the end, As I was preparing to move my Mom out, I found out that even the people in the leadership positions on the Landing 3rd floor started leaving over the last 2 months we were there. I hope things have improved and it's possible it has-but potential new Guests or current Guest families need to be aware! Get a good camera for your loved one. The saddest part is that I KNOW my Mom isn't the only person these things happened to.

The management of this facility is incompetent and irresponsible. And unfortunately most of the…read morecaregivers (I use that term very loosely) are too. Example: My father in law managed to get out of the memory care wing twice - and nobody knew. When we questioned the door alarm policy - the administrators (Caleb and Jon) admitted that the workers didn't do their job. They admitted the workers lied to them about checking the residents after the alarm went off. Their comment, as they were shrugging their shoulders 'yes, they lie...we can't do anything about it'. The turnover is ridiculous - I realize this job is difficult...but still. Workers, administrators, nurses - all positions had multiple turnovers throughout his time there. Communication with my mother in law was very very poor. He fell on several occasions and nobody could tell her anything about it. We have moved him to another facility - not as 'bright and shiny' as The Landing....but so much safer and competent.

This place is the worst facility I've ever come in contact with, the management doesn't know what…read moretheir doing. The patients don't get the care they need. Patients fall way too much here. They have a bed bug problem in the facility and it's been like that for months. If you care about your love one don't bring them here. The quality of care isn't how it should be. It's not the care givers, it starts with the management. One of the managers is very unprofessional. The ED doesn't fix the situations, she just pacifies and nothing is ever resolved.

I've been volunteering here for several years now. There are some wonderful, caring staff who take…read moretime and have compassion for the residents. I've always found the facility itself very clean and cared for. I look forward to coming each time.

Victoria Gardens accepted my mother as a patient, and she was transferred to their facility…read moreSaturday February 17th after being in the hospital about a month and a half. When I arrived to visit my mom, the smell overwhelmed me as I waited at the nurse's desk 10 minute while the staff was scrolling on their phones before acknowledging me and telling me what room she was in. On Tuesday February 17th my mom called me in tears stating she didn't like it there. Come to find out at 4am in the morning the staff woke her up saying they were going to change her colostomy bag but didn't. Multiple staff members came to look at it and then proceeded to complain in front of my mother that they weren't and didn't like to change them. About 8am they finally changed it after asking my mom if she brought the supplies with her to change it! (you accepted the patient but asking for supplies, really?) I went immediately to the facility and spoke with Carmen the nurse director and expressed my concerns, but I felt as if I was talking with a wall. I then spoke with the hospital liaison and submitted a complaint. As I was getting to my mother room she was getting back from PT and needed to be transferred from the wheelchair to the bed. The nurse proceeded to ask me how they normally transfer my mom to the bed. I told the nurse they usually use 2 people and asked her shouldn't you know how to transfer patients. Her excuse was that it was her first day with her. She went to go get someone to assist her and came back with a lady who had a very bad attitude as you can hear her complaining as she entered the room. (Very unprofessional) Needless to say they almost dropped my mother. Had I not been there to slide the wheelchair back under my mom she would have fallen!!! I expressed that this is unacceptable care to the nurse director and hospital liaison. That day I requested a transfer to another facility. When I asked for an update Sunday February 22nd on the transfer I was told they would check on it and I didn't hear anything. Tuesday February 24th, I was told the transfer wasn't put in because the case manager was under the impression we had changed our minds. (Without talking with us) During my mom's stay she did PT/OT for about 20-30 a day, the rest of the time she was stuck in her bed. Her diaper was not changed, nor did they rotate her position in the bed without a fuss. When concerns were brought to the Center Director, he basically said my mom probably didn't remember. I had to tell him I am here frequently and have everything written down, even when I visit, I have to tell them to do things because if I didn't nobody comes in to check her! Not once was my mom offered to join any activities. The food was served cold the whole time and when asked why, we were told they were trying to get the hot plates fixed. My mom was supposed to be transferred to another facility on Sunday March 1st, but the discharge paperwork was not completed so she had to wait. Come Monday morning they didn't have transportation to take my mom to her dialysis, stating they had her down as discharged and nobody could give answers as to why! It took 3 hours for them come up with a solution and that was only because I called to get my mom a later chair time! Beyond happy when my mom finally transferred that evening to other facility! Complete chaos, unorganized, and unprofessionalism is what this facility offers! The left doesn't know what the right is doing there! They made an already hard time even harder for us! I suggest you spare your loved ones and your sanity, take them someplace else!

I have a family member there now and the quality of care and the level of commitment from the…read moreexecutive director are both PATHETIC. In the past 40-days our family member who is a stroke victim has been forced to lay in her waste on a half dozen occasions because no one has been willing to come assist her to the bathroom even after she has called for assistance and has waited at least 90-minutes each time. She has been told by 1-member of the CNA staff that they are very understaffed and most nights there are only 3 CNAs for approximately 60 patients. My family member was even told to dial 911 (BY AN EMPLOYEE no less) if she has an urgent need. The crowning blow perhaps was the nonsense of last night, which carried over into this morning. The toilet in my family member's room was clogged and she repeatedly asked for it to be unclogged. This never happened after numerous requests so having to go to the bathroom and no staff responding to her call button, my family member got herself into a wheelchair and wheeled herself out into the hallway asking for assistance with the bathroom. Well the first CNA, a woman was heading to break and the 2nd CNA a man did not want to handle the task so the 2 of them stood there and argued in front of my family member about who should do this and where was someone named Pillar instead of just HELPING my 57 yr old stroke victim family member. I have tried discussing the situation with the Executive Director, Chris Hodge but he has refused to discuss these issues. His indifference and apathy are disgusting and frankly seem CRIMINAL to me! The "shadow of the leader" in this facility is very weak, which is most likely why their employees are performing badly. We have made arrangements to get our family member out of this HORRIBLE facility on Friday and my advice to anyone considering this place is to STOP and find a different facility.

Sending my wife's mom to Windhaven Senior Living was a tough decision a few months ago, but it has…read moreturned out to be a truly positive and wonderful experience for her. I think to highlight here: Windhaven's unique Spark program has made all the difference for her. Windhaven Senior Living is considered a premier Assisted Living and Memory Care property, and is relatively new, having been recently constructed. We've been pleasantly surprised that, after over four months, they have succeeded in creating a warm and family-like environment that met our expectations. One remarkable aspect that my mother-in-law particularly appreciates is the Spark program. This program is all about providing seniors with real-life experiences. She absolutely loves the cooking classes, and they have been fantastic in keeping her engaged, both mentally and physically. Witnessing her happiness and her positive sense of community here warms our hearts. The staff here is exceptionally caring and deeply involved. Overall, the staff's dedication to creating a welcoming environment for both the residents and their families is very present to us. We are very pleased with our choice so far, and Windhaven Senior Living appears to be the perfect fit for my mother-in-law. We would recommend this place. I'm sharing some photos here to offer you a glimpse of the facility. These photos were kindly sent to us after our initial tour, and I must emphasize that Windhaven values privacy highly, which is why we didn't take personal photos.

We were told our care expectations for our mother were too high.  My sister and I stay with our…read moremother 7 days a week, 6 hours a day.  We also have hospice care.  In the 10 months we were at Windhaven, we witnessed so many  concerns for her care:  oxygen machine nose tubes dropped to the floor and left - after changing mom, dirty gloves left on the night stand - often no aides in the memory care building with the residents - aides that would roll their eyes when requesting assistance or going on break when we requested assistance - meals served to memory care residents too hot to touch, aides not helping the residents while eating - our comfort kit/medications were lost - no paperwork provided.Each concern we were told by the Director she would take care of, not once did she tell us our expectations were too high.  There are good staff members that we will miss, but it is the others that we share our concerns to let others know - we witnessed poor care daily - often it was no care.

Family like setting that is small and cozy. Residents receive not only quality care but emotional…read moresupport from kind, caring, respectful staff. Each resident is treated with dignity and love. Individual attention to fit their needs. Residents enjoy outdoor picnics on the patio along with indoors activities. I am happy to say my mom has been at Eckelberry for two years. Knowing she is receiving the best care is priceless to me.

Roxan and Horatiou very helpful and great customer service. Thank you for the great care. Facility…read moreis super clean.

Even though my uncle only lived there for a couple months before passing away, the staff & facility…read morecouldn't have been better! They were very attentive to his needs & kept me apprised of how he was doing when I wasn't there. He told me multiple times that they took such good care of him. It tickled him that they even were calling him Uncle *** It's very much a family atmosphere & I couldn't have found more caring people to entrust him to. The facility administrator, Carmen wears her heart on her sleeve & is amazing! Two of the girls that worked closest with my uncle, Aaron & Mariah are pure gems. I wouldn't hesitate to place another relative at Mustang Creek Estates if the need should arise. Heck, I'd have no problem living there myself

When it became time to move my mom into an assisted living facility we found and felt comfortable…read morewith Mustang Creek Estates in Frisco. The salesperson really sold us on it. When we first moved her in the director was new and was really working on having the facility live up to their advertisement. As the weeks and months went on it was apparent that this was not the case. The director was good but had a lot of push back from the upper management from what I heard and A LOT of turnovers. They fired the director a few months in and put a temporary person in there for a while and then the Allen director who stayed in Allen. I worried about my mom being there with no supervisor over the caregivers. You didn't know what they were doing and there were some caregivers that were definitely not trained to take care of someone. My mom cannot walk and needed a Lyft to be moved to the recliner, wheelchair or shower. They were always telling her that they didn't have anyone there that could move her with the Lyft. When discussing this with the sales lady it was said that this would not be a problem. She was also supposed to be in a house with other residents that were in wheelchairs etc. when later they moved her to the house next door with memory care residents. That was a whole new set of problems. (still not sure why they did this, not all residents were like that at the beginning) One of which was a resident who came into my mom's room and peed by my mom's recliner. He was also constantly coming into her room. As I said before she cannot walk and cannot help in keeping him out. My mom has her wits about her as she just cannot walk or take care of herself in some ways. She depends on her caregivers. So many things had been addressed with no real results. We finally realized we needed to move her out. This caused us to pay more money for fees for a new facility and even 16 days that she wasn't at Mustang Creek which was around $1800.00 more to them. Mustang Creek's management would not even answer mine or my sister's email or phone calls once we gave notice to move her out. I could go on and on like leaving her in the shower so long she almost slipped out of her chair and did not want to shower anymore. She had bed baths from then on. And extra activities that seemed to be going on at some point in the parking lot with resident's prescriptions. Jewelry did go missing from my mom's room. Which is probably on us since we should not have trusted that someone wouldn't take it. What can you do as there were so many caregivers in and out all the time. Please do not put your loved one in this facility. No matter how much research you do a facility will never be better than your care. Always go and visit because you don't know what is really going on and when you show up you can see for yourself. My mom is now at Beehive in Frisco which has so far been a good change for her. I HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND MUSTANG CREEK ESTATES IN FRISCO.