Sunrise of Rocklin

My brother and I visited have 12 Senior Centers in person and carefully reviewed 25 more online. Our parents were initially at Oakmont/ Fair Oaks (not a good fit for us- overly priced and not enough truly "adult" activities). Sunrise has been a dream: staff are friendly, kind, truly love their jobs and residents. (Tip: if you are interviewing various Centers, ask how long each employee has worked there? Short time = unhappy workers, which eventually will show in their interactions with residents). You'll find long tenures at Sunrise. Sunrise has an open, warm layout (think 2 story lobby with fireplace; comfortable, inviting chairs and sofas; wood paneling; nice carpeting; plants, CLEAN; 24/7 Bistro; year-round porches, etc ) that encourages resident interaction. TONS of music - around 3 live performances/week. The size is Goldilocks - not so big that residents get lost in the crowd but not so small as to prevent them from meeting new, interesting friends. Sunrise is set in a calm, pleasant, semi-rural area: lots of mature trees, rolling hills and greenery, but just about a mile from shops and restaurants. We could not be HAPPIER, and so are our Parents!!!!

This place is kinda pricey, but the individualized care sounds great.

The minute we walked in this community we felt very uneasy. The man who was filling in for the director seemed to try to overly impress us and it was very fake feeling. The people didn't look happy there. The man also talked to the staff with disrespect and I didn't like that. Just by my 1st impression i would rate them a 2. Where there should have been aides around because lots of residents were alone they were nowhere in sight.