Country Gardens Lanier

My father and mother both live at Country Gardens. I believe the caretakers are genuinely concerned about the folks who live there. The caretakers know each person on a personal level, and the environment feels like home ! I know that this time of Covid has been very stressful for everyone. When Country Gardens had to respond with a time of quarantine, I felt confident that my parents were getting the best care possible. My Dad told me there were multiple visits by the staff throughout each day. I am thankful for the loving care that each person receives by the patient and loving people who work there.

I do know they take good care of people, and my loved one has dementia. It seems like they watch after them really good. When I go in there, everything's always been clean. The care is pretty good, but I think they could use more people. The staff are always running around doing stuff. The food's pretty good. It has good flavor. The meal I tried was chicken and rice, mixed vegetables, and chocolate cake, with sweet tea. With Covid, there weren't really activities for a while. But they got a new activities director, and she always has something going on for the residents - playing games, holiday celebrations. At Easter, there was fruit and a little buffet for the residents, with games and prizes. Everybody got a stuffed bunny. The activities director brought in watermelons the other day and cut them up, and everyone was loving it. They have a happy hour - she'll take fruit with sparkling grape juice and make them a drink. They've been really happy with it. Before, they used to give them wine, but she's trying to get away from that. She's also planted them a little garden that the residents can help tend if they want to. There's a new director as well, but it's been a positive change. They've done a lot more stuff, decorating the place more, doing the flowers outside and hanging ferns up. Those things were there before, but it's a lot better now. It's like they're putting more money into stuff.

There is high staff turnover and lack of compassion Staff has their favorites and the rest of residents are out of luck I know COVID has taken its toll on employees, but the residents care is their responsibility