Breeze Park

GA

The staff at Breeze Park was wonderful. It's older and small and had a long wait list, but if you've got a several year long wait list, you obviously are doing something right. They had everything from senior apartments, independent living, assisted living, memory care, nursing, and even short-term rehabilitation. It's a large campus that had multiple buildings. The outlying perimeter of the campus had independent town homes. They had a golf course and different amenities. They're allowed to use the facilities within, but they're basically living on their own. There was an apartment building for independent living where you get a little bit more skilled care and cleaning staff. They had another building made for assisted living and attached to it was the nursing facility. The rehabilitation building was also attached to the nursing facility. They were separate buildings, but all in the same complex. They had swimming pools and all kinds of amenities.

Carey

I visited the assisted living level of Breeze Park, which also had an Alzheimer's unit. The people there were nice, and the facilities were gorgeous. They had a bus that took the residents off-site to movies, ice cream and things like that. In the community, they had music, yoga, a pianist visiting, bingo, and pretty much everything. The apartment that I saw was a private room with its own bathroom setup like a bedroom with a sitting area for a TV, recliner, and couch. It's large enough for a queen-sized bed. They can roll the wheel chair inside the shower. There were also transfer and lift devices in the room but out of the way, so it didn't look like a medical facility.

Provider Response

flickerk

I am very concerned about the conditions of the long term care "neighborhoods" and the quality and training of the staff. My aunt has been living here for quite some time and the overall conditions have declined. There are definitely problems with dirty carpet in the rooms and family rooms, dirty bathrooms, and the room tables that are used for the residents who eat in their room are never cleaned by the housekeeping staff. I have sat and watched the housekeeping staff come in and barely clean or wipe anything and rarely vaccume, Chairs in the dinging room are filthy and the bingo table and chairs are dirty too. I have also watched residents asking for anyone to come and help them (whether it is to go to the bathroom, or go back to their room, etc.) and the CNAs just ignore them, or say "ok Johnny we will do that in a few minutes. I often see the CNAs laying back on the couch looking at their cell phones, or eating themselves, while people are needing help. There is never enough staff around when the residents need it and it seems like the turn over has become extremely high. There is also a shortage of nurses (supposed to be one in every neighborhood for every shift), so if you ask a question about your loved ones care, the response is usually "I don't work on this side very often and I don't know." Every time I ask my aunt what someone's name is, she says, it doesn't matter, they will be gone by tomorrow. They have had some excellent CNAs in the past, but they are all gone now, and training of the constantly changing staff seems to be non-existent. Food is delivered from the main dining room in big carts and always seems to be cold and congealed by the time it gets to the residents in long term care. Seems strange that they no longer cook in the nicely appointed kitchens within the neighborhoods. My aunt pays over $9K a month to live there and I really think her son should be looking for someplace better for the money.

Caring113472950

We went to Breeze Park. The visit was very positive. We like the accommodations. The rooms were probably the best size. The facility was a little bit more dated, but they have a lot of activities geared towards things that my sister would like. The menu looked nice too. And they were very friendly. They went out of their way to make us feel welcome and gave us a full tour. It was a good community.

Caring104986450

They are very pleasant, and they have a lot of employees that take care of the seniors. They take them on trips. They offer meals, and they have a nice dining room and cafeteria. They have entertainment, and they watch movies a couple of nights a week. There is a swimming pool. The food is excellent, and they have good cooks. You sit in the dining room, and you wait on it like a restaurant. It is top quality. The rooms have a nice living room, a dining room, and a bedroom. Some are two bedrooms with a kitchen and a sitting porch. Breeze Park is very well run with good people.

Caring104218750

What I like about Breeze Park Senior Living is their religious atmosphere. Everything is fine about the facility. Their rooms are nice. They offer a whole bunch of stuff. They have a craft room for the residents although my mom doesn’t take advantage of any of those. The place is clean, and I would recommend them, but I would like them to have wheelchairs for the residents to get around.

Caring65842950

If I could afford Breeze Park, I'd be living in there now. This is a Lutheran facility. It's a wonderful place. I can't say any better about the staff. They're really good, polite and professional. The rooms were very nice. The activities seemed something that I would like.

bull-moose

This is a very nice assisted living center. There is an assisted living part and an unassisted living part. I toured a condo in the unassisted part and it is very spacious and livable. All the residents are very friendly and warm. The assisted part of the facility is in a different part of the complex but can be reached without going outside. This is especially convenient in the summers when temperatures are high. There are beautiful gardens and activity rooms throughout the complex. There is a chapel and more than one dining area for residents to eat. In addition to that residents who live in their own condos and town homes have fully furnished kitchens. That part is very clean and tidy. Overall it is a great center with warm friendly people. The staff is very kind and they know each resident by name. Walking around the complex they all had a smile on their face and greeted each person. A very warm place to live.

rmueller

A top notch facility that we're seriously considering for Mom. One of the best in St. Charles from what I've seen after touring several facilities. As an aside however, it makes sense that tour guides be better equipped to answer pertinent questions concerning contracts, processes for deposits, financial details, etc. Would save time in the discovery stage for both parties.

Oliver1

I have to express my appreciation and thanks to a place like this. Was kept well great smiling faces at every turn. Not to mention the well educated staff. They were very experienced an knew a few things for myself to work on. Great over all establishment.

Anonymous77

I toured this facility when attempting to locate a long-term living arrangement for a family member. The area is excellent and convenience to I-70 access. The living arrangements were recently renovated and seemed quality. The option to customize was available. Many activities seemed to be available. The upcoming calender we viewed included a parade, crafts, music, and library time. The cost of living within this facility is quite high and utilimately lead us to not select this option.