I liked the entrance to The Keystones of Cedar Rapids. There's a waterfall. Our guide was excellent. What I liked best about them is that I can have wood floors if I wish rather than carpet. I also liked the swimming pool and the jacuzzi there. I liked that there were residents who were all over the place doing all different kinds of things and they were very, very friendly. The room that I liked has a little sunroom with a tiled type floor. It's very sunny and bright there. It's like a little alcove that they have built. They're my number one at this time. Everything is available. I did not see anything there I didn't like. They offer three meals. The other day I received a package from Amazon, it was sent from the Keystone, and two very nice puzzles were sent to me for touring them. I felt that was a very extended hand.

The Keystones of Cedar Rapids was very clean and neat. The lady who gave the tour was terrific. They had a lot of amenities like a pool, a bar area where you can go and socialize, and lots of classes like knitting and things like that. Plus, they had bus groups that go to the grocery stores or to casinos. They also had planned hospital visits or doctor visits. (You can take the bus if you need to.) It's really set up nicely.

I went to tour The Keystones of Cedar Rapids. The staff was very friendly, and I was really impressed. They had a really nice PowerPoint to show. I was in a group setting, so they had a presentation. It was very informative with actual study information. Then I did get a tour, and the place is beautiful with lots of activities. I really like that. They had a pool and a beautiful dining room. They're playing bingo, and the residents seem very happy. We just thought it was overall a really nice place, but unfortunately we decided we're going to move my dad to Georgia (where there's more family that can come visit). I went into one of the rooms, and it was a one-bedroom. It was spacious and it had a full kitchen, a washer and a dryer, and a full bathroom. It was like a nice one-bedroom apartment with a little balcony, so it was very nice. The facility was homey and beautifully decorated. We walked around and the residents were able to put their personal items on their door, so it was a little more individualized for them. There's a nice little courtyard in the middle that people could do stuff. The atmosphere was really nice and very comfortable. There were some puzzles in the hallway and little things to do in the seating areas. Another thing that I really liked about the place was they said they have a bus that they take their residents grocery shopping, doctor's appointments, and things like that. It is really handy, so family members don't always have to come and take them. They're little more independent. The staff said sometimes if they didn't have an errand to do, they would just take them for a ride just to get them out and drive around. Sometimes they stop for ice cream, so I thought that was kind of nice that they are willing to let their residents sort of have the freedom to get out of the place if they want to (if they're not able to drive). My tour was pretty good and pretty solid. They served us a meal, and the meal was very good. I did not get a chance to take a look at the menu or the food options. They didn't really show that or talk too much about that. That would probably be one of my big things. If I were going to be my dad in there, I would definitely want to know if they have more options about what we were served. I would love to have more buffet style or restaurant style, where you get to choose your item. The staff members were all wonderful and very friendly.

The Keystones of Cedar Rapids was very pleasant and welcoming, and all together a really wonderful place. But then I found out that it didn't take pets. They have exercise for the residents and they have a swimming pool.