I did a tour of Willow Brooke Point Senior Living. I like the layout of the place. I also like the fact that you can go outside from the dining room, and they have a place to sit there for five months of the year. The person we worked with was very friendly and very helpful. The rooms are I would say, independent living. We have 6400 square feet now, so it would be a downsize for us. You have a living room and a kitchen connected. We looked at the one-bedroom for my wife and I because I don't think we can afford the two-bedroom; the cost is pretty steep. From what a few people have told me, if you get somebody to come into your home for assisted living, it would be a lot more expensive than going to assisted living. Because they have to stay 24 hours a day. I like the fact that, there you can still come and go as you like. Another big factor is you don't have to be vaccinated. The vaccination has been a waste of our money and time. In my opinion, I would never go to a place where you have to be vaccinated to get in. The dining area is very nice. I think they were doing mostly stretches, and a lot of residents were walking. Some were just sitting around. I don't think they have a recreational room, that would be the negative of it. There's no recreational room and no recreation. We loved the grounds. We loved the size of the windows because they go down low enough that you can sit there. They have a huge pond where you can have a view. You're not sitting someplace where you can't see out. I guess that's the big part that we like better with them. I just noticed that they were quite a bit lower. I did not set a chair down to see if I could still see out properly or not. They have a nice sitting area and a nice fireplace. They also had a place at the room we looked at. I don't know if it was next door, where it just had a smaller sitting room. You could get 10 people in there, but they'd be crowded. It's the place where you can go because sometimes if you go from a from a home to independent living, you may feel a little cramped. You can get out and go just next door. You can walk over and sit there. When you first come in, they have a place where residents sit, fellowship, and visit. They even have a place where you can watch the birds if you want to. As a whole, I think it would be it would be a good place. I think people would like it there. I would rate them a four because of some things that they do not have. One thing that another facility has that they did not have is a room where there was a spa. Their location is just on the edge of town, so it's more like you're in the country.

I had an in-person tour of Willow Brooke. It was very helpful. They did a good job of showing a lot of different areas. The rooms seem adequate for what the needs of their people are. When I was there, they were doing bingo. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. I asked questions, and she was helpful.

I was really not impressed with Willow Brooke. The part that bothered me and my brother could end up in the independent living section, is that a lot of the meals are served in the assisted living section in the main dining room. And the residents have to walk from the independent living building to the assisted living building. And in the dead of winter, these people are gonna have to dress up in winter attire, walk from one building to the other to go eat. I just don't feel comfortable with that at all. I saw both assisted living and independent living. The staff who gave the tour was very pleasant. I got the price of over $3500 over the phone and when I got there they said that there are going to be some separate add ons and it's going to be $4,000 a month. There's a big difference between $3500 and $4000, so I was kind of upset with the price difference, because had she said upfront that it's going to be $4000 I wouldn't have even considered it because it's way out the ballpark. The room sizes were terribly small. There were no 1-bedrooms available, just a studio. And by the time you get a dresser, a twin bed, a chair, and a TV stand in there, you're full. The other thing is that there's no PA or nurse on-duty, they only come every Tuesday. For that kind of money, I would have expected them to have a PA or a nurse on staff. The layout leaves a lot to be desired. There was a session outside, where the residents were allowed to see ducks and there was duck poop all over the cement. And these people are dragging it inside on their feet. When you get to the assisted living, I don't think it's clean because they're allowed to see the ducks.

Willow Brooke was very good. The director who took us around and showed us the facilities seemed highly qualified and very competent. The rooms were roomy, very bright and light, nicely decorated, and very efficient. They had extensive programs and activities like people coming in to visit and present things, exercise, entertainment, and socialization, so there's a great variety of activities. The food looked good.

Willow Brooke is the best among the senior communities that we've seen. It was clean, the staff was courteous, and the outside was nice. The place was kept up well and had plenty of amenities. Everything about the place was fine.