I like that LifeStream at Glendale is an independent living place, so it gives my dad a lot of free-range, activities throughout the day, and one free meal a day included is in his package. It was hard finding a place that was affordable for us. So, the fact that they had studios available, that made it easier for us to be able to pick them in the long run, because they fit in our budget. When I came there to visit him, everyone seemed very friendly. The residents seemed very welcoming and helpful in trying to answer some questions from my dad. The staff is available for my questions as well. There's somebody at the front desk 24/7 so I feel more comfortable with him being there. They have a variety of meals on the menu as well as standard food that he could get every day if he doesn't like the specials. They can take their residents to the stores at least once a week if you sign up for the transportation. They have a standard schedule of activities, so there are exercises, bingo, dominoes, or a little baseball game. They have sitting areas and a washer and dryer on every floor.

I have moved into LifeStream at Glendale. So far, it's all right. At first, I thought I was in a nursing home, but then the more I met people, the better it got. The staff and residents are all pretty good. They have a salon, a library, and a large sitting area with a fireplace. They have a really pretty pool in the courtyard. They also have transportation, and a free lunch meal and they provide us with coffee. In terms of value for money, I think everywhere is overpriced. Everybody's in turmoil here right now, because they're raising the rent.

We toured LifeStream at Thunderbird. The staff was extremely very professional and very helpful. They listened to our needs and tried to match our needs with their facility. The rooms have been remodeled a little bit more recently. We toured a one-bedroom there. It was a decent size. They had everything in the kitchen that one would need for independent living. The building is a multilevel, it was a three-story. The outside, the exterior. and the yards, everything was very well maintained and very clean. We saw the dining area. It was clean, it looked like it was well-staffed, and it was a little bit on the smaller end. It was a small facility.

Just now, I called on the phone to get information about living there (for myself), and the woman who answered the phone was so rude that I would never ever consider living there.

LifeStream at Thunderbird seemed very nice to the point where I thought I could live here. The apartments were nice. We had lunch there. The people that live there are very nice to talk with and they enjoy it there. The dining room was nice and very open. They had just about anything you want. They have clubs there, they take people places, and they have activities all the time. I liked everything I saw about it, to the point where it made me come home and say to my husband that this is another option for us. It would be a lock and leave, and that's great because we love to travel. The lady that took us on the tour was excellent, very nice, and very informative. The food was delicious. They come and take your order, they bring it to you, and they wait on you. It was all positive. Physically, it looked beautiful and in good shape.

We had a very nice visit at LifeStream at Thunderbird. The gal that sat with us was very knowledgeable and very professional. The facility was clean and there were a lot of activities available for the residents. If I had to choose, that's where I would choose to go or put a loved one. They have local transportation.

Lifestream seemed to be very clean and very neat. They have a main dining room where they serve three meals a day or you'd be able to fix small meals in your own apartment. Everybody seemed to be very helpful and very willing to help as best as they could. Unfortunately, we had some very difficult issues to deal with. My mom has had everything done in a certain particular way or this wasn't going to work, like she is a heavy smoker and there is no smoking allowed anywhere in the property and visitors were, of course, welcomed but they were restricted to certain time frames because the units were all in one main building and if it was at certain time in the evening, and I don't remember what it was but I am imagining after office hours during the week, then somebody would have to go in and unlock the doors and whoever it was you were visiting would have to come and meet you at the door. They had everything from Bingo and poker night to just basic social activities. The one thing that really would have turned my mom on was they actually had a Scrabble night every week. They did special parties and things like that for birthdays, and they had the bus station in Glendale that could take the more independent residents over to Walmart -- which is just two or three blocks away -- and over to Fry's. Their best bus would come to the station and pick them up and take them to do their shopping and everything, and then they return later to pick them up. It had some pretty stringent rules, so if you were someone who works throughout the week and only had your weekends available because of your work schedule or something like that, I could see that this could really make it problematic for family or friends to be able to come and visit; either the residents have to let them in themselves, or they have to get there when there is someone available in the office to open the doors. It is a very closed, locked-in facility.

My mom seems to be very happy at LifeStream Complete Senior Living. The staff is very nice; they are exceptionally good. It's not like a retirement living place; it is nice. The dining area is very nice. They've got like a restaurant, basically, and the food is OK. They constantly have meetings with the chef, and they get to express their likes and dislikes, which is pretty cool. They have P.E where they play bowling and they have exercise, Bible studies or things like that, and there is entertainment. There are different areas of the facility that should be updated, and the one thing that I am concerned about is with my mom's apartment. She's got a studio apartment, which is perfect for her, but the carpet in the room has got a hump in it, like it needs to be stretched. We told them that, and they basically said there was nothing they could do. I am concerned because she could trip on it, and we have mentioned it, but they don't seem to think that they can do anything.