MorningStar of Fountain Hills

The whole facility, including all the common areas, is quite clean and always smells good. My mom gave it a 4 only because the cleaning people seem to ignore my Dad's floor in his room.) My dad requires a lot of extra care due to his left side paralysis from the stroke. For this reason, someone with such extreme loss of autonomy might do better in a facility where they have a higher level of care. Having said that, they do pretty darn good. The food is not home cooked and my Dad is used to my mom's exceptional cooking. That's a pretty high standard. Morning Star is impressive. The common areas are wonderful. The entertainment and activities are wonderful. They take care to decorate for all the holidays extravagantly. And, the location of MorningStar is outstanding. Fountain Hills has all kinds of fun to be had within walking distance or, if you're in a wheelchair, within pushing distance: excellent restaurants, all kinds of festivals and parades, and the beautiful park with all its amenities.

Excellent facility with superb, well trained and caring staff. Gorgeous location overlooking the World Famous Fountain Hills fountain. Walking distance to shopping, restaurants, and desert trails. The lush green park surrounding the fountain has a walking trail, statues, tributes, and ongoing seasonal activities. We thank A Place for Mom for helping us locate this facility!

This is easy, all of the categories 1-8 get 5 stars. I was extremely happy with MorningStar of Fountain Hills as a place for Mom to spend the last year of her life. [name removed], their activities director, was an absolutely amazing person with a huge heart and lots of appropriate activities for the residents. All of the staff was great. The facility was neatly kept and food was excellent.

I have visited MorningStar of Fountain Hills several times over the past few years. The staff has always been very friendly and accommodating and Such a joy to see the happy smiling faces on the residents. I have had breakfast several times and food is delicious. They seem to always have something fun and exciting for the residents to attend. The place is just beautiful and I love visiting.

I have a friend who lives in this facility and she is so happy to be there! She said she looked at a bunch of places before deciding on MorningStar and she is so glad because she cannot imagine living anywhere else. She says the residents are wonderful to spend time with and the staff are so good to everyone, patient, kind, knowledgeable, and loving. The facility is so clean and kept up so well and this is very important to her. Food is great and there is so much to do, she said she is always very busy with the activities they have. She would never consider living anywhere else now that she has been there for a while. If I needed or wanted to live in a place like this, I would certainly join her in Arizona at MorningStar!

Very deserving organization above all others that I have ever come in contact with or toured, the awards that have been previously won speaks well for how they operate. I am honored to know and see the Love that is shared within Morning Star Assisted Living, it is True that Love Lives Here. It is a joy and comfort to know family members are in the best of care.

This facility is very nice. My mom seems to have been able to be comfortable here very quickly, which was our biggest concern. She seems to enjoy the food. She's also made some friends here. The activities are really good. My only suggestion would be more outdoor activities, I'd like to see those- especially as the weather gets nicer. Housekeeping is once a week and they do a pretty good job. Communication with the family is very good. Overall, it's been a really good transition for mom. I would absolutely recommend this facility to family and friends.

I have experienced 3 other facilities with my mom. MS by far has exceeded our expectations. As a family we are at peace with the care they give. Most of the staff has been there since the opening of the facility which I believe says a lot about how it is run. The staff are compassionate, kind and treat my mom with respect and dignity. I wish we had found them sooner. The activities are amazing and fun. The food is good and we are paying $xxxx [amount removed] less than we paid at the last facility. I'd highly recommend MS.

I've had a very good experience with Morning Star. [name removed] was very helpful and was the reason I came back for a second look. [name removed] the activities director in memory care was the reason I decided to move Mom there. She really goes above and beyond creating different things for the residents to do and assesses their individual abilities and needs and creates activities they can participate in. I've taken Mom into the part of the building that is for assisted living and they always have something going on over there for "happy hour". Music, entertainment, bingo, special snacks and meals. Very good place in my opinion.

I would recommend it to people. For Dad, the location is closer to where some of his friends are. It checked all his boxes.

To say the least this year has been so challenging. Thank you for all your efforts and caring.

My sister is always telling me what angels your staff is to my parents. My dad brags every time on how nice and helpful all of you are. We didn't know my dad needed more care since COVID shut everything down. He's always ben our rock but of course age changes things. They haven't had care like this in two former facilities. God is good and we are blessed.