I walked through the building of Maris Pointe. It was very home-like. The room that a resident would use was beautiful. It wasn't a large institution. It was more like home. They had a lot of interactive games and gardening, just trying to keep them active. Any activity that they would like to do, they encourage them to play. They had physical therapy and chair exercises. It's all memory care. So, they're keeping them engaged. Everybody was very friendly and said hello. I tried one of their cookies, it was excellent, homemade.

My in-laws seem to be enjoying it there at Maris Pointe, because of the activities. It's a full-service facility, so it's all-inclusive and it's good. The staff is really helpful. I haven't tried the food but I've seen what they've served them. It seems edible and better than what Mom used to cook, it's not a 5-star restaurant. The layout of the place is nice, they have an outdoor area. There's no way they could get lost because it goes around in a big circle or square, so the layout is good. They have activities like Wii bowling. They had dancing, and trivia, and they take them out on outings. They have things that my in-laws have surprisingly taken part of.

My husband will move into Maris Pointe. I went there and I really liked it. It's very close to home. The tour was wonderful. It's nice and airy. The hallways are really nice and big. This one is more like a home setting, like the front and stuff like that when you go in, with a higher ceiling. When I look at their courtyard, the way the place is set in different buildings, and each building has its own courtyard with plants. They'll let the people go, take them out there, and they can try to maintain the plants. I said, "What about if they pull the plant?" So we put another plant in. That's so they can distract themselves, they keep themselves occupied, and I like that for my husband because he's an outdoor person. He can see that he can go there and play with whatever he wants to do. We got him in a studio apartment there and the rooms are pretty nice, they're all wood floors. He can look through the window and see all the plants and shrubberies. A nice walk in closet, nice shower, and I can decorate the room the way I would at home. They want you to bring your own stuff to decorate. I want to bring his own bed in, and fix the room the way I would like to have it, according to his taste. The person who took us on the tour last night was wonderful. He explained every question we asked him. As we were going out, we saw some of the staff, and they were all pleasant, and said hello. Everybody was pleasant to us, and every question we asked was answered. The tour guide was fantastic. When he met us, he had coffee ready for us on the table. It's open dining, really open, set up with small tables, maybe two people to a table. The place was very clean. They have a TV room, they even have a salon for women.