Bella Vista Retirement Living
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- 1825 West Emelita Avenue, Mesa, AZ 85202
- (480) 719-1145
- 4.1 ( 24 reviews )
- Assisted Living and Independent Living
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About This Community
We believe that independent and assisted living should be filled with unbelievable luxury and the highest level of service available. You’ll find all of this and more at Bella Vista.
AMENITIES & SERVICES
- Newly renovated interiors featuring luxurious European kitchens
- No Buy-In
- All-inclusive restaurant-style unlimited dining program
- On-site third-party medical and personal care
- Heated pool
- Resident retreat weekendsv
- Indoor/outdoor dining
- Flat screen “smart” TV in every senior apartment homeComplimentary medical pendant
- Complimentary luxury car service
- Deluxe movie theater
- Extensive library
- Beautiful, rolling green courtyards
- Stunning rose gardens
- On-site assisted living villas
- 24-Hour Maintenance Response
Reviews
4.1
( 24 Reviews )
Phylis
August 24, 2019
I liked Bella Vista Retirement Living. It's an older facility, and it's in a part of the city that's not very new. It's the neighborhood I lived in 30 some years ago. The properties were good sized and very desirable as far as space. The dining room was very pretty, and it's got a nice lobby. The prices were pretty comparable. The staff was very competent and informative. It's not fancy, but it's very nice.
Barb
My mother lived in Bella Vista Retirement Living. They don't have memory care there anymore and we had to move her because of memory issues. They were very good. There were rooms on the main, second, and third floor. They remodeled every room in the place. They refreshed everything, there were new showers, new plumbing, and new fixtures. Her room had a kitchenette in it, a little refrigerator, a countertop, a microwave, and a little dishwasher. She was on the second floor, so she had a balcony. It was very adequate. She had a living room, a bedroom, and a bathroom. It was all private for her and it was a nice unit. They're very good to us. They remodeled everything and it was all really pretty. The staff was very good. They had really good activities there. They had entertainment, happy hour, and different people would come in all the time. They have an activity bus that would take people shopping. The value was excellent and we got a good rate there.
Cindy
Bella Vista's facilities are very nice. They provide three meals a day, and they have very good food. They serve restaurant style meals, which is very nice. You can eat your meals anytime you want. They have different types of exercise classes, they have a happy hour on Friday afternoons, and they have excursions at least once a week and on the holidays. The one thing I like the most is that they have an assisted level wing, however it's very low-level. If you live in independent living you can just make your assisted services a la carte. That way you're not limited to being just in assisted living or just being in independent living. He has to purchase laundry services, but they do provide some basic cable and TV in the rooms. They also provide a safety alert service that you wear around your neck, but it only works when you're in your apartment, not when you're out in the hallways.
paul036557
January 06, 2017
My parents stayed at Bella Vista and had friends there. Their two-bedroom apartment was larger, but the building was older and undergoing renovations. It's getting better because they were putting money into the building and remodeling.
Mike357668
November 24, 2016
Bella Vista is wonderful, my parents are very happy there, and it's great. The variety of food is good, and the food is excellent and more akin to home-cooked meals. It's included in the rent that my parents pay. Breakfast is $7, lunch is $8, and dinner is $9, so for the amount of food you get and the quality, I think it's a very good value. My parents are in a 1-bedroom apartment that has been totally refurbished with new carpet, new paint, new lights, and new appliances, so it's excellent. They have relatively long hallways, but that doesn't matter to us. There are grab bars in the bathrooms and showers. They're in the process of renovating the whole facility. The renovations are sometimes a little noisy because you can hear construction work going on.
Dan514601
September 11, 2016
Bella Vista is an older facility, but the grounds seem to be in good shape. It was close to our doctor’s office, and that was a positive. However, it looked pretty old, and it was older than what I would want it to be.
Marvin714005
September 06, 2016
Bella Vista was very good. I liked it. The food was good, and the staff was friendly. It was clean, and the units were nice.
Anonymous Son 1001
February 15, 2016
Bella Vista Senior Living fit my mother’s needs the best. It had dining service. The environment was comfortable for her, and she had friends there. It was clean, well-maintained, and seemed to be well run.
Kenneth22
December 20, 2015
Bella Vista was a very competitive facility. The staff was very good, and they have three meals a day.
Mr Whitt
November 22, 2015
We really like the activities and the seniors at Bella Vista Senior Living. The staff is OK. The one-bedroom apartment is well maintained. The food is pretty much within the norms of most places that deal with seniors. Mom and Dad have been here for about a year already.
Susan S.
October 29, 2015
Everybody seemed really friendly at Bella Vista. The residents were out, talking, sitting in the lobby and seemed to really enjoy it. We ate there; the food was good, and the area was like a restaurant. The rooms were roomy with a separate bedroom and patio or balcony.
Denise41
September 17, 2015
They had it all -- the meals, safe environment, and elevators -- plus, the people there really seemed to care. The staff was wonderful, very outgoing, and friendly; everytime we had a question, they were more than happy to answer. They're just very nice people. The apartment is beautiful. My parents really like Bella Vista. It's going to be quite small for them because they're coming from a house, but they will eventually adapt to it. It was very nice. The dining room was wonderful. We had lunch there, and it was good. They have swimming there and a full calendar of activities.
Visitor110458650
August 09, 2015
My dad knew some people that went to Bella Vista. He liked it, so we checked him into that. It's not a long-term thing, and he has already been there about a month. The staff is good. The food is OK, but it's nothing special. The rooms are average. He has just a one-bedroom apartment, nothing too fancy, just fairly enough room to survive. They also have bingo and trivia.
Visitor110778850
May 13, 2015
I visited Bella Vista: Apartments for Senior, and I'd say the rooms were excellent. It's around 1200 square feet which we liked. The amenities I would rate about a 4. The staff were very friendly. You have to walk outside to go to their dining room, and on summer and winter days that might be a distraction.
Ashleigh (Nightingale)
August 06, 2014
As a Health Care Coordinator I am in and out of Senior Living Communities daily and have been for 10 years. The Bella Vista community is by far my favorite. The staff is more than helpful and know each resident by name! As for the residents, they are active, smiling and clearly proud to call Bella Vista their home. The food is delicious and they have many fun activities throughout the day. I am thrilled to be able to work with this community and recommend it to my clients.
Azhowler1
July 15, 2014
Had my Parents there. Friendly employees. Not much activities for Men. A lot of work still needs to be done, carpet ripple up, Parking Lot has Lots of Potholes. Seems to be a Hazard. Seems like once a resident passes, The caring you would expect to get after parents being there over 3 yrs. Would be felt, but it's not. More compassion through work & neighbors of family Members. I thought that was sad.
Visitor87724150
June 19, 2014
Bella Vista is a very nice facility. It's really a lovely place, and they offer wonderful food. I would recommend this facility if you can afford it.
Visitor83065250
April 11, 2014
We went to Bella Vista and they were cordial when we went there. The lady who accommodated us was very friendly to my mom and to us. She took us around and showed us everything: the library, theater room, washing machine, and workout place. The rooms were being renovated, so they were a lot better. They have new carpet and new paint, so that was a plus. What I like about their food is they serve food from 7 to 7, and so the tenants can go down there any time they want during that 12-hour period and have what they want, and that too was a plus. They seemed like they had more activities for the tenants there than the other place that we toured. This is more of a place that I would put my mother.
Steve35
April 01, 2014
We ended up moving Mom into a community called Bella Vista. She's been there about two months now, and she really likes it. We were more interested in getting her down here, where she's closer to the family. Their staff is very nice. It's a nice facility, and they're in the process of remodeling and upgrading; first the apartments, and then they're working on all of their interiors.
They have physical exercise, lots of different card games, bingo, Wii bowling, crafts, arts, and they go on trips. They have a community bus that takes all of the people to different places: anything within a 15 mile radius of the facility, they cover.
They have two sizes of units there. They have a 1-bedroom unit that's 600 sq. ft. and a 2-bedroom unit that's about 1200 sq. ft. My mom liked the 2-bedroom unit because she is used to having more space. They're quite nice. They have outside balconies, and they have a lot of interior courtyards. I've eaten there a number of times. They have a standard menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They have specials, and you order from the menu. The meals are included in the monthly fee, and you can order breakfast anytime from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. That's their dining room hours, so it isn't like breakfast is 7:00 am to 10:00 am.
Visitor79088350
February 28, 2014
The visit at Bella Vista was excellent. Their apartment was probably the nicest out of all of them that we looked at. They were great. The one that we looked at was a two-bedroom. It faced a rose garden and it had a back entry to a parking space, that was important because I'm still driving. Far and away, it was the nicest apartment that we looked at. The staff was excellent too. However, my son, who knows the area, felt that its location wasn't in a desirable part of town, so that was why it was ruled out. Also it was another one that you have to move from part of the facility to another if you needs more assistance.
Barbara74632550
I like Bella Vista. This is my number 1. The living environment there seemed okay. We ate there and the food was good. Their dining room was really nice too. and As far as the rooms, I like them but they're just too small. Not necessarily the bedrooms but the living rooms were just small. I have trouble with my eyes and I need some space. I also have a sofa, recliners and tables, and all those stuff wouldn't do in there. Their kitchen was small but it was okay for someone that wasn't going to cook at all. I did like their bathrooms because they have remodeled everything in them. In general, their rooms were really nice for somebody that didn't go around too much. Nevertheless I would recommend this place. I would suggest though that they make their rooms larger.
Jones 1
December 27, 2012
We like the idea that Bella Vista has an outside area adjacent to my mother's apartment. We also like the atmosphere, the size of the place, and we can afford the monthly fee. My mother is extremely happy there. I almost had to bring her in there fighting and kicking. Now, she loves it. She likes the food. Food is a big deal for her.
SheriTom
July 24, 2012
I knew I was going to love this place as soon as I walked into the lobby! Residents were so nice they came and began talking to me and mom and they told us how much hey love living at Bella Vista.the gourds were lovely and the food was awesome!
leezee
July 06, 2011
The very first thing my mother and I noticed when visiting Bella Vista was its landscaping. Several times she mentioned how nice it was.
I, personally, liked how it seemed very secure yet accessible too.
My mom and I took a tour with a super friendly guide, very chirpy gal but my mom liked her right away! She showed us all their amenities. One thing I noticed was the bistro area which seemed pretty progressive and cool.
We received literature on a lot of their services and I loved! Literally loved how they offer therapy, whether its speech, occupational, physical, you name it, they provide it.
There are computer rooms, game rooms, craft rooms, a fitness room and television room. All were being used!
There are also a lot of people outside, actually walking the grounds with pets! My mom was thrilled about that because she has a cat and can't imagine not having her cat, Baby, with her.
The staff seemed sweet and mindful, one gal we met greeted us warmly then left us to our business. My mom is someone who appreciates that. She doesn't mind stopping to say hello but she also doesn't want to be over run by an over-talker.
As far as we could glean, they do offer assistance with medication and medication reminders. I think what struck me most was their policy about individualized care plans.
I liked how they respect each person as an individual and not just another occupant.
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