My sister is in nursing care at The Terraces of Boise. They have a lot of staff members that are in and out of the rooms every day. She's in a private room that's very clean, and large for a skilled nursing facility. The communication is phenomenal, they have social workers, doctors, and nurses, and they're all very willing to come in and talk to you and set up different things that she needs right now. They have everything there, there's physical therapy, speech therapy, all kinds of things there.

We toured The Terraces of Boise for my mom. They are significantly more expensive, and I don't think they even had any availability and so we kind of ruled them out very quickly. It's one of those kinds that you buy in as an independent living, and then you're guaranteed a spot if you ever need to move into assisted or memory care or skilled nursing. It is very new. It's probably been built in the last six years. I only really dealt with the sales director person, and a couple of people, but mostly the sales director. She gave me a tour of the skilled nursing area. They were very nice. The room was a little bit bigger than the others, and I think they include a microwave. They have everything and are all-inclusive. I mean, they have skilled nursing, memory care, and pretty much have everything. It's very clean and very nice. The people that are in independent living can come down to the dining hall as well eat in their rooms. My mother was beyond independent living and at least initially potentially even needed skilled nursing. They were more expensive.

My husband did rehab at The Terraces of Boise. My favorite thing is they had a chef, and the food was amazing. The care was wonderful. It was impeccable, though there were times that I had to question just because they did things differently; I didn't understand. We met a wonderful doctor who my husband still sees at the Wound Center. He is the wound doctor and that was part of why my husband was there. My husband was a little bit naughty, so they had to put an alarm on his bed. I can't blame them for a lot of what happened because he was naughty. He was not cooperating. It was a beautiful, clean place. It was nice. The food was pretty fancy, although he loved the desserts. The majority of the staff was great. They seemed very caring. Sometimes when my husband would push the button to get attention, like to go to the bathroom or something, they were a little slow, but they also had many other people to take care of. His room was beautiful. It was perfect. It had a recliner for him and the TV, and the restroom was easy for him to get to. It was nice. They had everything. They worked with him every day. They're small, but they still had everything. They would work one-on-one; it was not like a group therapy thing. I did not see a library, but they had a beautiful living room and they would set up puzzles. It was like "if you want to come kind of thing." It was a beautiful room with a huge fireplace, and everybody would gather around in their wheelchairs. They had lots of things if you wanted to do it. My husband would love to read, but he can't see and it makes him very frustrated. It's a beautiful place. They had a little snack bar, and if you want to snack during the day, they'll set them out. It was just nice. We saw some of our friends that were living there. They had bingo and they had all kinds of games and stuff, but sometimes my husband couldn't participate because he can't see very well. His physical therapist got him active in just about everything. They were great. They made him do things and it was great. However, a year and a month later, I got a bill for $70, and I called, and it is for medication. Why am I getting it a year and a month later? That did not sit well. He did not like all the things they made him do, but he had to because those were the doctor's orders. It was a great experience. There were times he was unhappy, but he needed to do the things that he didn't want to.