Brookdale Greeley

Kathy

We toured Brookdale Greeley. The only reason we didn't suggest it to my mother is because it was more expensive. We ate a meal there, and it was very good. The taste was very good. The salad was kind of different than I had before, but it was very good. The facility was very clean and very modern. It's excellent. There are a lot of different ways. The dining area was very nice. The rooms were great. You could get a studio or a one-bedroom. They were all very spacious. The staff was very helpful.

Renee

Brookdale Greeley was very nice. Out of the four places, this probably would have been the one I would have liked for my mother to be at. Their rooms were decently sized. They had a nice closet. The staff answered all the questions that I had. She was just a nice person. I looked at the menu, and it was nice.

Brandi

My mom moved into Brookdale Greeley. They have a personable staff. They also have the Medicaid spend-down policy, so you do eventually get covered. She has a room with 2 separate living spaces, a bathroom, and a kitchen nook. And she got to pick between whether it faces inward towards a courtyard or towards an open space that looks more like a backyard. It is an older building, but they seem to be really on top of maintenance. They're willing to help with any of the needs of the residents like pictures and TVs hung. They've always been very accessible, from what I can tell. They have restaurant-style dining, and she said the food has been good so far. They do physical activities, they do prayer groups and field trips. They just went to the Denver Botanic Gardens recently.

Diane

What I liked about Brookdale Greeley is that it was very bright, and there were lots of windows. My mother suffers from depression, so that was important to me to have something bright and cheerful. It was very clean. Even though it's not new, it looked new inside, and it had been very well kept. Everyone was very friendly. They shared their philosophy with me, which helped me understand how my mother would be treated there. I just had a wonderful experience. They have activities. They shared a list of activities. They showed me how the residents get the sheet that shows them. They asked me what my mother liked to do, and when they met with her today, they brought some of those things up. It was very personable.

Darcy

Brookdale Greeley was very good. The facility is beautiful, very homey, and intimate. It's an intimate environment yet spacious. The dining hall is lovely. It just feels like you come out of your room, and you meet with other members of the community, and it feels almost like you're going out to eat, which my father really appreciates. It gives him that feeling like he still has some connections with people and connections with just doing something other than staying in his room. It's lovely with very beautiful warm colors and lots of windows. Spring should be beautiful. They have lots of trees, and they have a floral box in the courtyard, which is lovely, and the residents get to participate in that. I've eaten twice now with my father, and he loves the food. We all appreciate the low-salt diet that they encourage because he has congestive heart failure, so he has to have low or no salt, and they definitely accommodate that. The meals are lovely. They're prepared lovely. I thought it was very good, and with every meal, he has never once complained. There's a TV room at this point, they do seasonal activities where they go places, like to museums or going to excursions, so there's more of that. What I do see is a lot of card-playing. There's one room in particular that a lot of residents seem to use where they play cards and do their crossword puzzles. I'm sure there's more, but that's what I've observed. Their team is exceptional. They really do go above and beyond to help the residents there. For example, I ordered a headboard for my father and pieces of the headboard were missing, and their maintenance man, his name's Scott, he went out of his way to try to figure out how to put it together or get the help that was needed. Additionally, Dad really likes normalcy and routine, and part of that routine included a weather station in his home, and the maintenance man helped set that up for my dad at Brookdale Greeley, and so they're very accommodating and quick to respond. Nurses, great response! My father needs medication management and some changes recently occurred, and they are on top of it. Today, there was a change that occurred, and the nurse contacted me immediately, so it's really impressive how they are there for their residents and very concerned about their well-being, and you get that message from Brookdale Greeley. I feel like Brookdale Greeley is still developing with the activities. As we've arrived, they are working on getting a room created for working out and they do those types of things, but they're going to have like an actual place. With this rough winter, it would be nice. They are working on trying to get a stationary bike, and it would also be nice if they could get a treadmill for the residents there to sign up. I think that would benefit their facility, and they are in the process of doing that. But as it stands, I would give that particular portion a 3. I would give the value for money a 5 because of everything. They're watched, and they're taken care of. It gives me such peace of mind. It's peace of mind having my dad watched, on his medication, the bed checks, the food, assuring that he's getting walks and a little exercise. Those types of things are really good. In comparison to some of the other facilities that we interviewed, I appreciated the intimacy. It's not so big and I think that can be more comfortable especially when you're just leaving your home, at least it was for our family. They have the number of residents that it's manageable and it's comfortable.

Vicki

My mother moved to Brookdale Greeley. We chose it because the staff is extremely nice and helpful. I have not tried it but she is very happy with the food. The facility is nice. It's clean, bright, and fresh. It's assisted living and they do a very good job at trying to make it welcoming. So far, her health hasn't allowed her to do a lot of things, but they do take good care of her. If she can't get with her walker down to the card games and stuff, they will take her. They are putting in a new fitness center, which I think will be helpful. She's very happy with the exercise classes and the different things that they have been doing.