Enriched Senior Living

We were not able to place my father at Sodalis in Garden Ridge since this location is merely an assisted living facility. They suggested their memory care facility in New Braunfels which we decided was a perfect fit for my father. Sodalis Elder Living in New Braunfels is quaint and cozy. There are 32 residents divided between two houses and the rooms are just the right size for people who get lost and confused. The staff is friendly and attentive. My dad has been living at Sodalis Elder Living for one month and even though he is going through transitional changes, he is adjusting quite well.

NewForest has an excellent on-site director and Pacifica, the corp. owner, is constantly upgrading and repairing the facility. There is good attention to safety and awareness of resident's missing meals. Services are limited as this is an independent living facility. Meals are generally very good and there are options of delivery or pick up. The services our parents have needed most that aren't available are for someone to do laundry and for transportation to doctor/hospital after regular hours and on weekends. It is truly independent living but has many residents with outside care giver's. the service We need most is an on site services coordinator, social worker, counselor or someone familiar with services to the elderly living on just Social Security and heavily subsidized by children! We have difficulty getting help with information about services and additional help with memory care needs. NewForest is excellent as long as the family is able to stay involved on a regular basis.

Good ratio of caretakers--3 + 1 Mgr for 16 people. End of life facility. Specializes in Memory care. Assists with feeding and prepares soft/puree foods. Private rooms.

Also called Tree of Life. Ribbon cutting Thursday, August 5th. Opening August. Looks great!

They have had a lot of turnover. The community is currently without an administrator and there were two previous in this positions. The activities director is excellent, and I think she should be running the community. Her name is [name removed]. It is the small things like the door bell not working...this might be due to the pandemic. The community is very clean.

It's an attractive place. The building, the grounds.

This community has a new director and things are starting to turn around, and they are making improvements. For the most part the staff members are good, however for the level of care our loved one needs, she does not always receive that care. It is not always consistent. There is just not a lot of care takers for the amount of residents they had. The director is a nurse and the nurse practitioner are very good, but are certainly spread thin. The communication could use come improvement as well. At the moment they are offering bingo on Friday afternoons which our loved one really gets excited about. The main chef at this community is wonderful, he is very accommodating to all of the residents. The overall cleanliness of this community could also use some improvements.

Newforest manager [name removed] is fairly new at this position. He is doing a very good job! Things are changing, for the better. This is a nice place and reasonable prices, compared to other Independent Living facility. I think that the food is good. It 'is' hard to please different palates. There are problems, but (now) they are being addressed. Each day, Newforest has activities for the residences.. If one wishes to partake. Staff is friendly & helpful. For appointments etc, transportation is provided. If one cannot be 'at home', then Newforest is a nice alternative.

This is a nice clean community. I liked the food and they offer some nice amenities. I did have an issue with getting along with some of the staff so I am no longer at this community.

We toured quite a few communities and pretty much they all offered the same things but there was some difference that made us choose this one over others. We really liked the floor plan of this community the best it is setup where my mom can wander as much as she wants and not go anywhere. The community is very clean and well kept. The staff is nice and attentive to the patients they don't have too many assigned to them so they are able to give the attention that is needed to the residents. The food is good here we have eaten here a few times. The price might be a little more expensive than others in the area but for the piece of mind I have, I don't mind.

I have no complaints of how things went for my loved one at this community. The staff where on time to our appointment and made sure to answer any questions I had for them in detail. I thought they had a nice floor plan with a lot of great amenities available for all of the residents It was just not the right fit in the end decision but I would recommend it to anyone.

New Haven has a wonderful activities director, who is very engaging. I have learned from comparison to other homes how important this is for the residents. They have finally addressed the food being served problems. I have found the present staff to be very caring and good with the residents. The decor is beautiful and very comfortable for residents and visitors. Overall New Haven is off to a great start being new.

Residents and family members desire to have the serious issue with the food being served to be addressed. Residents are not served what the menu always states and what they are served is of poor quality with little or no meat. My family member has left the table numerous times without eating due to the food. Whoever cooked the Christmas Family Meal did an excellent job. It was delicious!! Please address this on going concern. It has gone on far to long! Otherwise the staff is great and the facility beautiful.

They are still remodeling it here, which makes it a little chaotic. The people are relatively friendly, and it's clean enough for having a remodel going on. So far it's okay.

The staff is very friendly and accommidating. The residences are very friendly and always seems very happy. Dad's move in date was this past Monday. He is still transitioning and not a happy camper, but we believe once he starts making new friends and begin to participate in the activities, he will grow to enjoy it.

It was expensive. It appeared to be very nice but you don't really know how it's going to be until you move in there.

It seemed like the right fit at first. But there seems to be issues that cannot be resolved. My sister and my brother have spoken to staff numerous times. We are still waiting for the cable to get connected Her dishwasher has yet to be replaced Issue with her key to her door and the door sticking. And recently there was an issue with her getting served in the dining hall. My sister and brother had to intervene and finally got that resolved for the dining hall....I believe We are still waiting on the other items. She gets late notices yet my sister had writes my mother's bills and delivers the check to the front. I really don't know what to think or which way to turn. My brother ended up having to do her shelf repair in her closet because it was sagging so bad and we asked that maintenance come up and they never did. Also my brother had to add shelves in her closet in the kitchen for food storage because they never did that either.

For a simple individual like my father, it's a roof and it's fine.The maintenance is slow and sloppy, the meal options and service according to my dad is terrible and housekeeping is subpar.He appreciates the elevator and that's his apartment is right next to it. Facilities like this need larger bathrooms for wheelchair bound individuals.

I picked this community because of the price. They are not consinstent, with communicating what's going on with operations of the retirement home. They are understaffed, and could do better with that.

Our family had an in person tour and our tour guide was very informative, professional and prepared. They had excellent control over their protocols and testing everyone who came in. However the facility itself was not appealing. It was a shared room and shower situation, it just like we were renting a room and nothing very personal.