We toured Walnut Creek Assisted Living & Memory Care. We like it because it's small, it's very colorful, and the residents appeared to be very friendly. They offer a lot of the things that we felt like my sister would enjoy. They have Bible study, they take them off premise to different locations, and they have a nice garden center for my sister to sit outside. Also, we don't have to worry about her getting out because in order to get into the facility and to get out, you have to have the lock combo number to get in and out. Back on the memory care side they got what they call the singles room, which is a bedroom and a bathroom, and then they have a companion setup where they put two to a room and they share a bathroom. The rooms are nice sized. They allow you to fix them up any way you want to. In the assisted living side they get a bedroom, a bathroom, and a living area. You also are able to fix them up in any way you want to. You can make them as colorful as you want, and you are allowed to use your own furniture to accomplish this. We felt like it would give my sister a more sense of home being around her own things. The rooms are not small; they are very roomy. Even the companion suite in the memory care side (where you've got two to a room and they share a bathroom), the bedroom is still large enough where you could put a couple of chairs along with the bed. They even allow you to put in small refrigerators if you want to. We met some of the techs and we met the nurse. Bobby, who gave us the tour, was friendly. They seemed to truly care about their patients. We spoke to some of the patients, and they seemed to be very comfortable. Everybody was smiling. I think for my sister, Walnut Creek was the best location. They have a room set up. If you want to have a party for your loved one, you are able to do so, and invite family or friends. They set up exercise activities and other activities to keep them busy. They have a really nice dining room where they serve three meals a day. They also give them two snacks a day. The dining area is really nice. They gave us a copy of the menu for the week. The key thing for me and for my sister-in-law is that we didn't want a large environment. In the memory care side, they have an area for 14 residents. It is very small for memory care. Knowing how my sister is, those are the ones you have to really monitor. The assisted living is wide open, and they can roam. In the memory care side, they have the whole area. They have a sitting area with a TV and a lounge, but you won't be able to get out of that area because my sister won't know the combination lock to get out. That was important to us because with my sister living in her home right now, we had to take her car keys, because she had a habit of getting in her car like she was going to the store, and then she would get lost. So that was an added incentive that we don't have to worry about her.

My friend has been staying at Walnut Creek Assisted Living & Memory Care for about a month now. She moved into their assisted care last month but they decided that she needed to go into memory care so she moved into the memory care unit on Friday. The place is close to my house, it was very nice and clean, and the people were very friendly. I've been up there several times a week and there's plenty of people there to help encourage her to do something. Her room is very nice. They had just redone their whole memory care unit and she's in double occupancy. There's a big bedroom on each side and then there's a big bathroom in between the two. It's plenty of room for her. The facility itself is very nice. They have several nice sitting areas scattered throughout the area. On the memory care side, they have a nice living room kind of area for them to interact. I haven't been there much since she's been in the memory care because I've been out of town, but it has a nice outside area where they can walk. They have an activity room and of course, she eats all her meals there, the lunchroom is very open and nice. Every staff that I've interacted with has been very helpful, very friendly, very positive, and motivated.

Everything about Walnut Creek was good. They have a place for my dad to go outside. The staff was friendly. The living atmosphere was very nice. The dining area was very nice, very appealing, and clean. His room would be a private room with a bath. The fees were good, but there's an annual rate increase. The price is all-inclusive and includes cable. They have 14 units and it's one staff member for seven people. They check on the residents every hour, make sure that they get up in the morning, that they're dressed and cleaned up, and at night they check on them every two hours. The memory care residents can move around freely in the area. They shower the residents three times a week, or more if needed.