Eva's Garden

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My mother-in-law has happily been in Eva's Garden since February. It was highly recommended by a social worker from St. Joseph's Healthcare. I think the living accommodation is good. It's a boarding care home, so she doesn't have her own kitchen. She doesn't have her own bathroom. She has to be helped to the bathroom, so she has a commode. There are only six people in the home. There are two or three during the day, and maybe only one during the night time. Her room is small. They bring in music, as far as I know. I've witnessed one person who comes and plays the piano. My husband has witnessed a ukulele or something that was quite good. They had flowers on Mother's Day, and they try to make the place special for the holidays. We're just coming out of winter, but it seems like they could spruce it up a little more and make it look a little more pretty. I see they're trying to work on their flowers and the patio. The good thing is its a very home-like environment. I was impressed with the owner and what he told me. I do think they're very caring and congenial. They seem to want my mom to be happy, and the care is really more important than how pretty it looks.

DrJames'Corner

This is an assisted living facility in the heart of Santa Rosa, in an older Victorian neighborhood filled with pleasant, upscale, well tended homes. The facility itself is a Victorian home that was recently remodeled. It's really beautiful--a large home with communal space--and it has a very homey feel to it. The 8 rooms are huge, all doubles. Residents can bring their own furnishings, or the owner will provide furnishings. The grounds are nicely landscaped, with a communal terraced area and an outdoor room with all glass walls. Most of the residents are fairly high functioning; there's no memory care. I know the owner, and she's very dedicated. Her philosophy is to find homes in nice neighborhoods and convert them to assisted living. She hires CNAs--many have personal experience as family caregivers--and also has a nurse on duty 24 hours. The food is excellent. They have a licensed chef to cooks for all three of the facilities owed by Loving Care Homes. They don't offer much selection, but the food is good. The food is cooked at this home in a nice, large kitchen (that's also used for some cooking activities) and then catered to the other two homes--Elfa's Home and Victoria's Place. They offer daily light activities: exercise, field trips to the mall or movies or similar outings, and arts and crafts.