I chose Emerald Park of Hollywood for my wife because of the facilities they had, how the place looked, and was kept. The staff are always there for her, they help, and if there's something to be done, it gets done. They help her all the time. She hasn't complained about the food, but she says they don't give her enough to eat though; the portions are small. There's not a lot of activities. They have sitting rooms, libraries, there's not a lot, but they have TVs. They don't have a gym, but they have a courtyard, and it's nice. It's very reasonable compared to other places.

Emerald Park of Hollywood was a nice one, but I felt like my mom would get lost in the system because it was so big. It has a very nice atmosphere. It was beautiful when you walk in. They had everything, but I just needed something small for my mom. If others want something small, or they don't want their parents to be lost in the system, I think a personal care home would be a great place for them to go. But over all, I love it. I met the director and she showed us around. They have a hair salon in there. Once you walk in, there's a big piano. It's like a hotel setting. They have a big cafeteria where everybody, the family members or whatever, want to come and sit with the family, they can come in and eat with them. As far as the memory care, it's on the second floor. They have an elevator where you would need a key, and the patients cannot get off the elevator. They have to stay up there. But the rooms are nice, and they put their pictures on the outside of each room. They have an activity room on the other side where they do coloring and TV. It's a big activity room that's for memory care. Downstairs they also have bingo day. They take them shopping, and they have their own pharmacy. It was nice, and the garden on the outside was beautiful. They have a personal chef to give you a meal, on what you're going to eat every day. That was wonderful, too, but I never got a chance to sample the food. If you want your parents there, that's a great place to go because I have seen some in Hollywood, and that was one of the best I have seen.