BROOKDALE CHANATE

We were able to get into Brookdale Chanate. We were able to go in and see a room and meet somebody at that facility. The room was nice and the tour was nice. The facility looked beautiful. The room was larger than what we ended up getting for my mom, but financially she couldn't afford to have a 1-bedroom and a living room. We needed to move her into something more economical. We saw the dining room area. At the time we visited, they were just getting ready to open up their dining room again. The facility looked very homey. There were lots of dark woods. What we saw there was a very nice older facility. It looked like a really nice facility and everybody was very accommodating and very nice. The staff was very kind and very helpful. The library was beautiful. They had an outdoor area where once things open up, apparently families could use those for barbecue. It looked nice.

Brookdale Chanate is beyond fabulous, and we just really lucked out that they've been so sensitive and considerate, and they bent over backwards to help us with every minor detail that we needed help with. The facility is extremely clean, windows are everywhere, and it's open and spacious. My dad is in a small, furnished apartment. They're updated and modern, and they have everything like church services, jewelery making, gardening, lectures from a local college professor, movie nights, and Happy Hour. They're very encouraging of family members to feel comfortable there, and at the same time for those families who live far away from their loved ones, they make sure that their attendants are very attentive to the residents.

Brookdale Chanate is my mom's favorite. They have a very pleasant sitting area with rocking chairs, a secluded garden, an upscale dining area, and they have patios and balconies where you can do individual gardening. They have activities, transportation to medical visits and shopping places.