Village Concepts of Auburn Brannan Park was accommodating and very pleasant. It was just an overall great experience. They were very welcoming. They were really nice people, both the staff and the residents. They were all smiling. Everybody just seemed happy.

It was nice, except they're a boarding house. What I'm looking for, my dad needs more attention than they are willing to step up to. He can hardly see at all, just a little bit of shadows and some light. There's a chance in the near future, he's not going to be able to see at all. They sounded like they were going to struggle, getting him transported back and forth to meals, or back and forth to activities. According to the brochures, they're considered a boarding house, so that didn't pick any of the boxes for us. I think the facility was nice. It was more of a boarding house, and I just didn't get the feeling it was assisted living or would fit our needs. It seemed like a decent place. The lady that toured us around and walked us into the room was friendly. It was overly warm, so the temperature wasn't regulated very well. We were looking mainly for a studio because the smaller the better for my dad. It had a little kitchenette with a microwave and a small fridge. It was set up pretty well, had nice bathrooms, and everything was clean. I don't know if they even had an assisted living place because when we talked to her about having my dad transported back and forth to meals, she pretty much told us that they didn't have that option right now because of Covid. It didn't sound like they had enough staff members to attend to that type of requirement. It didn't click all the buttons we need to click. If you were looking for independent living, and you could pretty much function on your own, then it would be acceptable. They showed us a room, showed us the main parts of the building, the dining room, the library, and stuff; and then we just went and sat in a room, and just pretty much talked about the center. They have the same type of meal set up, three meals a day. It was pretty plain, and it was an older facility; you have to take that into account. It was a little outdated, the carpet was a little old, but all in all, it seemed to be fairly clean.

I went to Brannan Park Retirement. The facility was very nice, the staff that I met were very nice, and their activity calendar was well filled with all kinds of stuff. The rooms as far as the studios were kind of small, but they were priced low too, and I'd be able to afford that one, but they didn't have a studio that I can actually get into. The staff was helpful and welcoming, the residents were quiet, but I don't know if I ever got a word back from the residents that I talked to.