Great Lakes Management

The staff are caring and have made this transition for my mom easier. The facility is clean. The food is good. It is peace of mind leaving my mom in their care between my visits. The activities have been a good way to get my mom active and socialized.

Friendly staff. Beautiful accommodations. Been a turnover of staff lately that has been upsetting to my mother in law. Staff is very friendly, though. Lots of activities as long as there isn't an outbreak of Covid. And when there is an outbreak of Covid they take it very seriously which as a family member I greatly appreciate. No housekeeping. There is a woman in the building that does it on the side but that has been on and off. My mother in law really likes her, but she doesn't show up all the time.

The activities are fabulous. Their transportation van is Wheelchair friendly. Great crafts. They allow dogs. Haircuts are offered. I visit every week.

She loves her apartment and the staff. They are so sweet to her always. They care so much for their residents. They are just fabulous with my mom she has no complaints she absolutely loves it there the only thing they can improve on is maybe having a few more scheduled activities during the day during the week and on the weekends.

The best part about Amira Choice of Bloomington is the people and the atmosphere. The apartment sizes are adequate for my needs. I feel made a good choice as I visited 5 different places while looking for the best fit.

We chose this community because, of the location, which was proximity to my house, my loved one liked the smaller, more manageable size of the bldg (compared to the others we looked at, which were like small cities!)

During the time our loved one was there NorBella was just phenomenal, the first impression we got from them is that they are very much centered around the care of the individual and are willing to work with everything they may need. We thought the meals and dining experience was excellent and even though our loved one was limited on what she could do, from the activities we saw it looked like they had a ton of different things available. Overall we did think the value for the money was good.

We are happy with this facility. The staff is great. They're always friendly and helpful. The facility is clean. They offer a great variety of interactive activities. The food is good, but more options would be great. Communication with the family is excellent. I would recommend them to friends and family.

A new friendly place for mom!

I was happily surprised at how friendly all the staff and residents are. Everyone seems happy there. They have many activities going on and always something to do if you want. It is a very nice place. Unfortunately, my family member was very ill when she moved in and has already moved out into a hospice home. We are very sad that she could not enjoy the benefits of living there.

It is a REALLY great residence for people who need a higher level of care and supervision than you're going to get in a larger assisted living facility. The staff are really good at caring my my mom, and she's much better taken care of than where she was previously in a larger facility. Everybody has been super nice. My mom is very happy there. She says the nurses are very nice to her. The nurses' desk is right outside of her room, and there are more eyes and a lot more attention on the residents, and all-around better supervision for somebody like her who really needs that to keep her safe. Comparatively to where she was before, I like NorBella's pricing system better, with just four standard packages. So you know exactly what you'll be paying every month with no surprises. And I think they're reasonably priced for what they provide.

From the initial tour, then working with the marketing/sales staff, through the move-in and continuing today, our experience at Amira Choice has been nothing but wonderful! Our family member is well cared for and respected by staff, the food is excellent, and there are many activities that residents can choose to participate in. We are very happy with our (difficult) choice to make regarding placement in memory care but we are so pleased our family member is living here!

This is a wonderful place to live and you should come and see it. We have different activities like sing along, women's group and a lot of card groups for the residents to stay busy and have something to do.

It's a very clean place, and there's a very pleasant, friendly, family feel among the staff. I know that they're all working hard to provide a safe and good environment for my dad. Because it's a new facility, I'm curious to see how things will grow in terms of whether or not there will be a change in the care that's provided. Right now, the staff to resident ratio is very good, and I'm pleased about all that they do offer. My dad tells me the food is very good. There's a good variety, and he appreciates their comfort food approach. They serve plenty of meatloaf, turkey and gravy, hearty sandwiches, soups. For breakfast, they have not just scrambled eggs every day but also waffles, oatmeal, pancakes. They follow nutritional guidelines for fruits and veggies. The food is freshly prepared and doesn't taste like your typical cafeteria type food. He also loves the desserts. They have lots of nice pies and cakes and sweet things. One area they could improve on is activities. Because they're newer, they don't have an activities director hired on yet. So they're trying to give the residents things like puzzles and coloring books, and there's a putting green. But they haven't really made a schedule of various activities yet.

I would want others to know that we had a really great experience and I would recommend The Glen at Minnetonka to anyone looking for a senior living community for themselves or a loved one.