The Courtyards at Pasadena

I Am The Daughter

My mom has been a long term resident at the Courtyards for nine months. She has dementia and requires 24 hour care. I have to mention I do drop in unannounced and have always found my mom, clean and well cared for. The lunch room is clean, they serve a variety of foods for the needs of the patients. They have soft music playing during the day and hold festivities to celebrate a variety of holidays. The facility offers daily low impact activities and I appreciate the hour long knowledge sessions, keeping the residents up to date on the current events. They play guessing games, bingo and have group excersise sessions, that allow the residents to participate to their own capacity. There's a group of young volunteers that come to complimentary paint their nails and although the residents do pay for the beautician to cut and style their hair, it makes them feel especially beautiful. The residents look forward to having that bit of extra attention. I truly believe the care, effort and patience of each staff member is one the facility as a whole, strive to uphold to the highest standards everyday. My mom says, she likes the people who help take care of her. That's all I needed to hear, then I know she's comfortable there. I thank all of them for all they do, I'm sure it's a challenge everyday. We all want what's best for our loved ones, we have to let the facility do the job they are trained to do. Best thing for us to do, is to communicate thoroughly with the staff, they will listen. Work together to make your loved one feel comfortable. The more they can understand the likes and dislikes of the patient, the easier the transition will be. Another thing the Director of Nurses and other staff members meet with you one on one, once a month, they welcome your feedback, concerns or any suggestions you may have for improvement. Having my mom in a nursing facility is something I never thought of doing. I just knew I could handle her on my own, because after all she's my mom. I have one other sibling, who lives to far to come during an emergency. So when I moved my mom into our home and as time went on, my own my physical health was at stake, the safety at home was in jeopardy when she'd walk away from the stove and would forget to turn off the gas stove and at times she'd put styrofoam plates in the toaster oven trying to do things on her own. She had constant falIs, that I just could not lift her up. I knew I needed professional help, that's where The Courtyards at Pasadena came in. This was the hardest thing I ever had to do, I'd choke and cry thinking of the enviable, but within months I had to make the decision that was best for my mom. This wasn't about me it was to have the best continuous 24 hour care, for her own safety and her health. Looking back now, I'm glad I made the choice to have there at the Courtyards at Pasadena.

Anonymous113242350

The Courtyards at Pasadena was nice. It was the facility that I would consider using. It was clean, and the people that I talked to were very friendly. The type of room that we would need and that we could afford would have to be shared with somebody. They had a big board with all of the activities and times. I saw the common bath and shower areas where they take residents that can't take care of themselves inside their rooms. They also had a beauty salon there.

John Cano

I had my mother at Courtyards for almost a year. The staff is very compassionate. And the nurses made sure mom was very comfortable while she was on hospice. I would definitely recommend the Courtyards for my family memebers when going through a difficult time. They provided everything my mom could need to make her last days easier.

pjhux1987

I have an uncle who lives in Houston and he had to get rehab so he went to Courtyards. I have to say I was pretty impressed by them. The food was exceptionally good when I visited him for lunch, the staff did a great job with keeping my uncle maintained (showered and shaved) and the rehab department was doing an awesome job with him.

DeerParkMom

We chose this rehabilitation facility for my father after he suffered from a stroke last fall. He loved the therapists, and he loved the food, oddly enough. It was very clean. Staff was very helpful.

Caring104775650

We did go to a facility called the Courtyards, and my wife was there for 12 days. During her stay, she developed pneumonia once again, and then her wound on her bottom end got worse; they couldn’t manage it there. They are geared to help with the trach, but they're not fully geared. They had a guy there that was doing really good, but then they changed over, and it got messed up. They also don't have enough CNAs. They have like 20 residents per nurse or more, and they have one CNA working with that nurse. The facility itself was nice, and the rooms were nice. They had individual restrooms. The floor was carpeted in the room, which I'm not really too fond of a carpeted floor in a nursing facility because of the fact that you have spills that can get in to that carpet versus a linoleum type laminated floor, which you can clean easily and not have the problem with it hanging around in the carpet. The best I would say was their rehab program and its people that came and worked with her each day. They were really good about what they do.

Caring95835150

I’ve found The Courtyards for my mom. She has dementia, and it took a while, but it settled in. It’s clean, and the staff is very good. It is more like a hospital setting. We’re pleased with them.