I would recommend the Independent Living portion of the community. We have not had any issues but we also have not been to the other sites. For value this is by far the best. My wife's mother is happy.... Read more
Wave stress goodbye as you enter your new life at Garden Ridge in Peoria, Arizona, where we help you live a hassle-free life. Peoria is home to shopping, world-class dining, natural landscapes, and Vegas-style casinos, all in the surrounding Phoenix area. Enjoy arts and entertainment through art galleries, performing arts centers, and more. Visiting friends and family can accompany you to parks and partake in recreation, as you make yourself at home.
Take your retirement years by storm, here at Garden Ridge.
Garden Ridge is an assisted living and independent living community that offers a variety of care options to fit your personal needs. We also offer a separate memory care unit for residents who need extra help. Staff is available 24-hours a day to offer comprehensive personal care to fit your daily needs. Assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, medication management, toileting, and more is available to give you the best care.
Satisfy your hunger with daily chef-inspired meals, where our staff will accommodate your individual needs. Pick up a book at our library and spend the afternoon reading in our relaxing community spaces with your furry companion at your feet.
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Total monthly costs depend on room type, select services, and the level of care needed.
*Prices quoted are monthly rental charges and are provided by the communities themselves. Actual prices may differ due to one-time fees, timing and care services required. Speak with your Senior Living Advisor to learn more.
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A Place for Mom has scored Garden Ridge with 9 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Garden Ridge has 112 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4 out of 5.
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My tour at this community was nice, but it was a good fit for my parents. Everyone was very nice and friendly. The community looks older and there was a bad smell around the community. It a little out dated and it looked more like a nursing home then a retirement community. It was a good tour, they do offer nice activities. It just wasn't the place for my parents, but still a good community.
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Response from Garden Ridge
June 9, 2016Thank you for taking the time to tour our community and to provide us with this valuable feedback. We have been very fortunate to be a part of the Senior Living Community for 24 years now. We are always looking for ways to improve and appeal to new prospects and families. Looking into the future, we plan to have updates done within the community. Please contact Dennis Graf, Executive Director if you have any further questions or if we can provide you with any additional information.
My parents moved into Amethyst Gardens about 8 days ago and they are settling in nicely. They have not had a chance to participate in any of the activities offered but are hoping to once they get more settled in. The community is kept clean and well maintained. I have been told the food is good. The staff are very helpful and have good interaction with the residents.
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Response from Garden Ridge
June 6, 2016Thank you so much for taking time to post your feedback - we were excited to learn you have enjoyed your experience so much during the move-in process. If you have any future comments or questions, please do not hesitate to reach out directly to our Executive Director, Dennis Graf, at [removed]. Once again, thank you for submitting your feedback!
Since my Mother in law has moved into the community she has become very involved with the activities as well as the community itself. The entire staff is very helpful with anything we need as they are very attentive to their residents and the families. There is a hairdresser on site which is a great thing for her as she is able to have a standing appointment with them. I had a chance to eat lunch with her and the food was good. I am glad we found this place as it is a good fit for her.
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The Amethyst has been wonderful since my in laws moved in about a week ago. From our perspective the staff is doing the best they can as my father in law has been difficult. The outside surroundings are beautiful and the community is kept very clean. While there have been some minor issue with my mother in law's shower head, they are working to correct these matters. My husband had a chance to experience the food and while he enjoyed it my in laws are not happy with it. I'd recommend the community to family and friends.
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Response from Garden Ridge
May 12, 2016First let me thank you for the very nice comments about The Amethyst. I am certainly glad to hear that your in-laws are enjoying their stay as we welcome and enjoy all of our residents, both recent and those who have resided with us for some time. We consider all of them part of our family. I hope they have resolve the shower head issue, but if not please feel to contact me personally and I will help to resolve the problem. Referencing the food concerns I would be interested to learn why they are not enjoying the dining experience. We have recently made some changes in the Dining Department that we are hoping will improve both the quality of the food and the level of service we provide to each of our residents. Please feel free to address these issues with me personally as I would love to hear any ideas that would make things more enjoyable for your family members. I can be reached at [removed], ext. 2211 or you can email me directly at [removed]. Once again thank you.
Everything is going very well for me here at Amethyst Gardens I really like it here. I had some problems with cleaning in the beginning, but they have fixed the problem now. The staff is amazing here they are very friendly and attentive. They even stop and say hello and see how I am doing. The food is good they serve a well balanced meal for us.They offer a diverse group of activities for everyone here. I would recommend this community because everyone here is great and friendly to you.
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Our experience with this community was not a good one. The facility looks great and clean, there is housekeeping for the residents weekly. The aids at this community were great, they were very kind and helpful to my father. My issue was with the upper management and the way they misrepresented the community. The communication was not great between me and management. Good community, but the management needs improvement.
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Response from Garden Ridge
March 28, 2016My name is Denis Graf, and as the Executive Director I would like to thank you for your kind comments about our community and the staff. We enjoy keeping our community beautiful and our staff love providing excellent customer service to our residents and I am glad your experience related to that was a good one. I am concerned however about your experience with upper management and how you feel upper management misrepresented the community to you. It is always our goal to ensure all aspects of the community are understood starting at square one, the tour. We then move on through a variety of steps prior to the resident moving in where the intention is to fully explain the lease and all other requirements associated with being a resident at The Amethyst. I would request you contact me personally to discuss how you felt upper management misrepresented the community so I can get a clear understanding on what I would need to do from a personal or team standpoint, to ensure we our communicating the correct information to not only our future residents but to our current ones as well. I would welcome a telephone call or personal meeting with you in order to resolve your concerns. I can be reached directly at the community, and at [removed], ext. 2211 or you may email me at [removed]. Once again thank you for your nice comments and I look forward to hearing from you.
Amethyst Arbor is a beautiful community and the care provided is good. Huge complaint is the missinformation from their marketing people that ALTCS would be accepted at The Arbor (confirmed 4 times) after Dad's money ran out. After move-in the story changed as confirmed by the Executive Director by email. No apologies, no nothing from the Executive Director, though the marketing people did apologize (thankfully). Very disappointing that such representations can be made with essentially no recourse, particularly after paying a $2,500 one time community fee. They do however have 2 other options for ALTCS, that being The Inn and The Gardens. The Inn is memory care and The Gardens was never offered as an option for assisted living. All in all a frustrating experience. As for A Place For Mom: they were very aggressive in assisting to find options though few were offered. After the sale, zero follow-up! In the same month we moved my Dad to a different property closer to where we live which was never offered by A Place For Mom, Avista Senior Living at North Mountain. The move was necessary as Dad became a wonderer and was no longer suited for either The Arbor or The Inn. They actually placed him in The Inn for a few days but with the mandate of a private caregiver at $25 per hour 24/7, when in reality The Inn is a secured memory care facility -- makes no sense to add the private caregiver. Needless to say, we had to act quickly. Amethyst is a fine community but to anyone considering care there I would say that if ALTCS is in your future, confirm everything said to you by marketing with the Executive Director and GET IT IN WRITING.
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Things are going fine for my father in law over here at Amethyst Gardens. It is a good looking place very clean and well maintained. The staff has been good at what they do. He is taking some time to adjust with the move into the new community but we think with some time he'll be okay there. It is a place I would recommend to a friend or family member for there loved one.
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For the most part we have had a very positive experience with the Amethyst Gardens. We have had a few issues with their dining hall and there just being poor service, but other than that we really like the place.
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Overall, things are going well so far at Amethyst Gardens. The staff is great and they made the transition go as smoothly as possible. We appreciate the effort that the staff makes to communicate any changes or anything that is going on.
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The facility is clean. They have great staff there. The food is okay. The activities are good as well. The facility is okay.
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Response from Garden Ridge
January 12, 2016Hello! Thanks again for your feedback online. We really appreciate hearing about your positive experience at The Amethyst Gardens. Please do not hesitate to contact me if there are any questions you may have about our community. My name is Dennis Graf, Executive Director, at [removed]. Thank you.
The staff and residents are very kind and friendly. My apartment is very clean and the housekeeping staff keeps it that way. The food and maintenance service is less than average but if you complain enough you will get a response shortly.
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We have already gotten Mom situated. We love Amethyst Gardens. Mom had fallen and we didn't know at that time that she was having problems with daily activities. When we went to Amethyst, we set it up so that she could have assistance with dressing. It turns out that Mom got better and she did not need the assistance. We did not really utilize the service and they credited our money back. It really was nice of them to do that. The food could be a little bit better.
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They were really great with my mom.
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The grounds and the facility are beautiful here. The staff is always patient and kind. I have never seen the place not clean or orderly. The other residents are very nice too. The food is average. . .nothing to really write home about there.
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It is a beautiful place.
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My sister was here for about three months. She has since recovered and moved back into her own place. As far as i know, everything went well and she did not have any complaints about the staff or the facility.
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When we first signed up they said there was an ambassador service, which I guess means they had someone assigned to a new-comer to show them around, and my loved one didn't get that service so we were a little disappointed in that. But besides that the only thing I personally thought was a little off was the food, it was okay. Other than that we are happy with the place.
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They keep changing the restaurant hours and menu items. I'm not sure whether that's good or not, but it seems to be confusing to my Mother-In-Law. The other amenities such as cleanliness, parking spaces, etc. seem to be fine. Overall a good place.
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They have very lovely people working there at Amethyst Gardens. The staff is very thoughtful and very considerate. The food tastes good too. All the residents there seem to be receiving very good care.
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Response from Garden Ridge
August 10, 2015As the Executive Director for The Amethyst campus I would like to thank you for your kind words. We take great pride with providing excellent services to all of our residents here at The Amethyst and consider them an extension of own family. Our staff are well trained and we have an outstanding group of managers who are all focused on our number one priority which is our residents and their families. If there is anything I can do for you please never hesitate to call. I can be reached at [removed], ext. 2211. Once again thank you. Dennis Graf Executive Director
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