My mother has lived at the Cascades in an independ...

My mother has lived at the Cascades in an independent living villa for almost two years and she loves it! When we started to evaluate her options for continuing care retirement communities, we knew she would be quickly uninterested in the dated decor, boring bingo game nights and a tasteless cafeteria menu most places had to offer.
From our first tour of the campus with Mary Elyse and Stephanie, we both realized the Cascades is a special place where residents and team members know one another by name and foster an upscale and friendly community environment. Since COVID-19 began, the team at Cascades has done an amazing job at timely communicating valuable information to residents and their families and instituting health safety protocols to protect staff visitors, and residents, all while continuing to provide dining services from a full restaurant menu, fun events, outdoor activities and cultural enrichment programs within the Cascades that conform to the new public safety guidelines. Mom and the other residents trust the guidance of Cory as executive director and have so much fun with the Ed the social director. Mom has made so many friends there, both residents and team members and I can relax knowing she is so well looked out for by everyone there! Scott from dining services is so friendly and helps her keep her pantry stocked with essentials from the Cascades Market so she can avoid unnecessary trips to the grocery store (even though Target is just right outside the back gate for easy access if she needed it!) Marian at the front desk is always smiling and helped Mom feel right at home when she moved in and continues to be a friend. Mackenzie in the dining room and Sharon in housekeeping are also two of Mom s fave Cascades ladies and their help is always so appreciated! All in all, the Cascades is a fun place to visit and according to Mom a fun place to live. She likens it to living in a cruise ship with no shortage of things to do! On a serious note, they are taking care to institute mandated and recommended COVID-19 safety protocols and making sure residents and team members are protected while also socially engaged and they are balancing it all very well. Thanks to the Cascades team for taking such great care of my Mom!