Meadow Gardens of Menlo Park

Irina

I toured the Meadow Gardens of Menlo Park. I didn't have a very good experience. The phone personnel who I was speaking to was very nice. The facility was nice from what I've seen. I got there earlier and I thought I could get an early tour. When I got there, the person wasn't even there, and I wasn't even there during lunch. It was after lunch. I had to wait 20 minutes for the person to come because they were supposed to be at lunch. In most places I went to, usually, the tour lasted an hour. It was like 30 minutes, he showed me quickly here and there, and that's about it. Then when I asked for a price, even though I knew the price over the phone, I didn't get any brochure. He says somebody will call. Nobody bothered to ever call me. They had a courtyard and you could go out by yourself, but that's pretty much it.

ReviewerFC120323A

Meadow Gardens of Menlo Park was our second choice and I loved it. The outside of it was very pretty. There were multiple outside areas that the patients had access to, and they were very nice. It felt very welcoming. It was a small facility compared to some of the others, but it had that homey feeling. It didn't feel like an institution. The staff was wonderful, knew everything about the place, answered all of my questions, dealt with all of the issues, had solutions for everything, described the programs, just knew everything, and was very well informed. The dining room was very nice. When I was there, people were just going to eat. They had a small dining area and a larger dining area which seemed flexible and nice. Some of the people were eating in different places and they all seemed pretty happy with it. The rooms were very small. The shared rooms were very small and there wasn't even room for anything but a bed and a nightstand. The shower was down the hall versus in the room, but it was very nice. It was a bit dated, but to me, the most important thing was the program. The particular person that I was looking to place needs stimulation. The fact that the programs were good, I kind of overlooked some of the other stuff. I got a real positive vibe from them. I think people were happy, and they were busy. The whole facility was open within the gate and secured facility and it had open grounds. The facility is open to the clients so that they can go in and out.

Michelle

Meadow Gardens of Menlo Park is a complete memory care facility. I was impressed with that. I like how they try to stimulate the people there in the memory unit. They had activities going on. The atmosphere was nice and inviting. The outside area was fine. Joseph was very informative and helpful, very thorough, and transparent in showing the pros and cons. It seemed like it was a healthy environment. The social area and the rooms looked nice. It felt really clean. It was in a very nice neighborhood.

Frank

I went to Meadow Gardens of Menlo Park, and I assigned my wife to stay there. The place has good vibes. I'm very happy with what I've seen so far and based on what I've seen in other places, it looks super to me. I've been there a total of maybe 2 hours. I looked at the place and I even met the chef and saw the room that my wife will occupy. I had a chance to critique certain details like how easily my wife could accommodate the toilet seat arrangement. There were a lot of little details that we talked about. I'm very happy with their responsiveness and their perspective on the whole situation. Plus, the facility itself is quite nice. It's in a residential area, and it looks like a large residence. It has the architecture and the layout of a residence. The staff were all quite dedicated. Every time somebody came by who was a potential caregiver, they stopped and introduced that person. They even introduced some people who are not on the staff there, but who happened to be there from some other auxiliary facility or some service organization. I was very happy with everybody I met there. I don't feel any tension in the place. Sometimes you go into a facility and you talk to the employees, you can detect tension, but I don't detect any tension there. Everybody is focused and with it, and responsive and friendly. All the positive things. The facility is immaculate. It looks cleaner than some of the hotels I used to stay in when I traveled in business. I was quite surprised by the room. I was expecting something quite generic. It's a very neat, clean, single bedroom with an adjacent bathroom. There is a window onto a garden from there, so that works.

Kathleen

I just liked that the staff at Meadow Gardens of Menlo Park seemed very involved with the residents. They were sitting around and playing the piano and everybody was engaged. Looked like they were very caring, too. They have outside gardens where the residents could go. We saw a single room with a bed and a dresser in it. It was very spacious.

Lois

I went to Meadow Gardens of Menlo Park. I liked their building. It had a lot of character. It sounds like they gave a high level of care. I only met the woman who gave me the tour. She was very nice and tried to be helpful, but she hasn't been on staff very long yet, so there were things that she was not quite familiar with. I saw them feeding some of their residents, lunch. The rooms were spacious, but they all had shared bathrooms and only one shower, which was down the hall.