The Crossings at Eastchase was a beautiful new facility. The staff seemed helpful and the rooms were in great shape with all the modern conveniences. Since it's a new facility, there's not a lot of people there yet, so I don't know if they have a lot going on. That's actually why my mom, too, didn't pick it, but for me, it's my first choice. I really liked it because it was such a nice new facility. Everything was brand new and in perfect working order, and the staff seemed good. It seemed like a great place and I liked the fact that it had all three levels together. They had a movie theater, libraries on every floor, which was pretty nice, and game rooms. They're going to have a functioning bar with happy hour, which I thought would be pretty nice too. The dining area was more like a restaurant and it was very clean with white tablecloths.

I went and toured The Crossings at Eastchase in person. They were not totally opened yet, they only opened for the independent living, not the assisted and memory care yet. I saw the independent living apartments. They said they're going to have activities but when we got there, they were still interviewing staff. The only thing I really saw was the chef and the kitchen but I don't think they have that many tenants in there yet. I think someone probably signed up. There were a few in there, the person who toured us said, but she didn't give me how many. It's too early to tell what they have to offer. And also with Covid, that's another thing I have a problem with. The general manager or the marketing manager, they advertised that you wear a mask and so I brought it to their attention that when my husband and I walked in. We couldn't get a hold of them, before going I kept calling and her phone was out, the place's phone was out too. So we decided to get in there and to drive over. We went in and had our masks on but when we signed in, the receptionist at their desk didn't have a mask on. The marketing manager didn't have a mask on either and I said, "Governor Ivey made it a mandate that everybody wear a mask. Where is your mask?" And she said, "Oh, we just thought we didn't need a mask. We can put one on if you want." What is up with that? With the Covid, everybody should be wearing a mask. We didn't see any residents. I only saw a couple of cars out in the parking lot and the young man out in the dining room. The facilities are nice, don't get me wrong. I saw them interviewing, I assumed they're interviewing a couple of people in one of the dining area, and the person had a mask on. I'm assuming they were interviewing because she was filling up application like doing an interview for a job. The staff did not have a mask on. I can say the place was really nice but then they didn't have a mask on. When they see people coming at the door, they're going to check you and get your temperature but where are their mask? I was not offered food and I wouldn't eat it anyway because of Covid. The place is nice from what I've seen, it's beautiful. I'd give it a high rating for its amenities but you know, it's brand new. They still have some more cleaning issues and stuff that they have to do but it's beautiful. I'm just trying to figure out the rate. How much is it gonna go up? For a person you can’t predict because like us, we have longevity in my family. You'll never know a person that's and she's got good stamina, she's on an apartment, she takes care of it, she cleans and her legs and her mind are good. What if she lives to be a hundred? Can she afford with the prices going up like that? Who could afford to be able to live there at an extended period of time? They just need to be able to clarify the percentage rate, how much based on economics and cost of living, is it gonna go up each year? Because my husband's cousin is a Math teacher and she's not giving them $3000 for a 2-year lock.