Peninsula Reflections

We were all set to place my sister, who is 58 and has younger-​onset Alzheimer’s, in another facility in San Francisco. They notified us that a space was not available for her, and recommended we look at Peninsula Reflections which had just opened in April. We toured the facility and loved it immediately. It feels like home — it has a beautiful and spacious community room, a lovely dining room, good food, and each bedroom is furnished and has a private bathroom. The executive director, wellness director, activities director and marketing director are all amazing. Each one is extremely sensitive and knowledgeable. The staff are so positive and gentle and give each resident the individual care they require. My sister requires one-​to-​one assistance for all ADL (activities of daily living) and the staff are able to meet her needs. The activities director is continually looking for stimulating activities for the residents — in just two weeks my sister has participated in flower arranging, exercise class, dancing, sing-​a-​longs with a live piano player, and has helped bake cookies. It feels wonderful to know that she is being so well-​cared for. I would highly recommend this facility for any family looking for a wonderful, caring, facility for their loved one with dementia.

Facility
Really large beautiful facility with lots large windows that fill the place with light.
Best designed building that I have seen – hallways form a circle so that residents who like to walk (like my father) can continuously walk laps.
Administration
They are very experienced, knowledgable and passionate about wanting to help seniors with dementia. Their mission is to provide the best care for each resident and the care is customized to what the resident needs and wants. My father was in two other homes before this one and those homes expected him to fit into the home’s routine. He did poorly in them and was considered a behavior problem. Here he is flourishing!
Caregivers
The caregivers are kind, caring and patient. They really like the residents and spend their time making their days as pleasant as possible. They talk to my father even though when he arrived he rarely spoke. Every day I notice that my father is talking more and looking happier. He even laughed yesterday. My father seems to be in stage 6 of Alzheimer’s Disease and has very limited memory and abilities, but the caregivers are still looking for activities that engage him. Yesterday, they showed me how he enjoyed playing a game where he throws a bean bag at a target. He played 3 games! At his last home he never participated in any activities.
Food
The chef used to work in a gourmet restaurant. Her food is delicious!