NewAldaya Lifescapes, Cedar Falls IA

What an amazing group of people who truly love their residents! No comparison in Iowa!

Saw the 2 dining options advertised through the CF Tourism Site. It is a senior care facility with the common building made to look like a "small town main street". Went to check out the River Rock Cafe; Had a spicy turkey and small soda which tasted good & reasonably priced. Even as a 34 year old who was only there for the dining could tell the facility runs with business taking precedence over people. In 10-15 years from now when my folks are at that age, a place like this wouldn't be personable enough to consider.

We toured here for independent living for my mother-in-law. It’s clean and rooms are nice but money is their main priority. We were emailed their financial packets and weren’t allowed to schedule a tour until we confirmed that we had looked at the packet. We scheduled a tour with Kristena. We got there about 5 minutes early and had to wait 20 minutes before Kristena came out. Then we sat down just to go over all the financial aspects of the facility before taking the tour. I had already gone over this information with Kristena over the phone. She had also emailed me 2 copies of the packet weeks prior. When on the tour, my mother-in-law was never asked what hobbies she has, where she grew up, or anything about her. There was no effort to try and get to know her or make her feel welcome. This feels more like a business than a potential home. Kristena had to “discontinue” our meeting due to a missing resident. Our 90 minute scheduled “tour” ended up being 45 minutes. If you’re looking for independent living with a friendly, welcoming environment, this is not the place.

Friendly staff. Clean facility. Family oriented. Good food program. Good physical therapy program. Activities to keep residents busy every day, if they so choose.