Ansel Park Senior Living Community

The scope of my review is limited to the assisted living component and more specifically to the activity director. For many years I have volunteered to play my saxophone for what I initially characterized as "old people" but now that I'm a senior myself I've amended to "other old people" who are less fortunate than my wife and I are in still living in our own residence. I called the activity director yesterday several hours before my performance was scheduled to start to re-schedule since it was set to conclude at the same time the hourly forecast showed lightning strikes in the area. I was shocked when she responded by declining to do so because allegedly "several times before" I had bailed at the last minute on them. The latter is grossly exaggegerated. There was in fact one such occasion, a pm Christmas eve performance when, the day prior, my step kid and their spouse made a last minute decision to join us that afternoon and for Christmas Day when the unexpected predicted bad weather took a turn for the better. She went on at some length with similar negative and incorrect assertions. Fortunately, this sort of thing has been relatively rare in my extensive experiences dealing with ADs, but only "relatively" in that it happens far more often than it should.

Don't expect much. If you're looking for a senior apartment and can do your own cooking and shopping you may like it. The grounds are adequate but seem poorly managed. Maintenance of elevators and pool are far below average. Food in dining hall is barely adequate with little choice. For the price for your loved ones I personally would look elsewhere first. If you cannot find anything for the right price this would be your last option. I wish I'd taken photos before this post. The pool is finally operational after a month, but the maintenance cart still sits with the flat tire and they can't seem to keep any help.

The front desk lady was very rude and arogant

A bad experience, they told us one thing and then once we got my grandma in, it was a different story. The food is pretty bad, they often don’t show up for cleaning when scheduled. They also tried to change the terms and push the move out date from 30 to 60 days. We are moving her out and are very disappointed. Beware. They will try to sell you a false story.

This is the third care facility for my Mother-In-Law. It is by far the best facility that she has been in. She totally feels that this is a home. The staff has been nothing shy of fantastic to my Mother-In-Law as well as my wife and me. What a blessing it has been to finally find a place where we can feel comfortable with. The food they serve has been fantastic. My wife and I joke that this so so much better than the restaurants that we have frequented.