Celebration Villa of Altoona

My dad moved into Celebration Villa in Altoona. He can still have independence. He has his own room. There's a lot of activity. The staff is friendly. My dad has a nice, large room, and he can have all of his own furniture and anything he wants in there. The food was very good. My dad loves the food. They have bingo. They take them out for lunch. They play football games for my dad on the TV. They had a summer activity where they had a petting zoo and different activities, like swimming. They have a dunking machine. The living atmosphere was very nice. They have decorations and activities for all the holidays. Everyone is very upbeat. They have an updated fireplace. Any time that I text or call them, they get back to me right away, and give me updates about him any time I ask.

We've decided on the Celebration Villa of Altoona for my father. It's very nice, they were helpful, it's very clean, they had nurses, and the activities they do daily or weekly. I just felt more confident with my loved one being there. The staff member was very helpful in explaining everything to us, daily things that go on there, and what to expect going forward. And they also took a tour of the rooms. They were very, very nice. They have both studios and one-bedrooms, with just a small kitchenette area and a bathroom. They also had studios with a living area, with a kitchenette, and then the bedroom separate with a closet and bathroom. They occasionally take the ones that want to go out for events to like baseball games, poker for the guys, and bingo.

We needed a short-term respite stay for my Dad while my Mom was in the hospital. He wasn’t too keen on the idea initially, but John Imler went out of his way to be helpful & once Dad got settled he said everything was fine. Dad’s ultimate test, the food, passed with flying colors!

I'm very happy. Mom is very happy and getting the care she needs. Food is good - they make her food she likes. Room kept clean. Nursing very friendly. For the cost I think it is worth it.

We visited the Celebration Villa of Altoona a couple of weeks ago, which is my choice, but I got to convince my brother. He's not excited about the idea, but I wanted him to go and see that it's not like a hospital or it's not a nursing home. It's assisted living. We didn't interact with the residents, but the staff I met seemed to be top-notch. I don't have anything bad to say about John (the guy who runs the place). He seemed to be a very dedicated man, and that's one of the reasons I liked the place. The place was more than adequate. It was set up where there's a common area and a dining room kind of like in the middle, and it kind of pokes off into four directions and at the end of each direction, there's another common area. There's plenty of common space there. The room was more than adequately sized. I was impressed with the size of the bathroom. It sounds like they do a lot of things. They take some of the residents out and go for ice cream at times. What little we talked about sounded good. I didn't want them to overload my brother too much with all these activities and stuff. They have a hairdresser who comes in every Tuesday, which is nice, for ladies to get their hair done or guys to get their hair cut. I think he said they have a hot tub or a sauna or something like that. I've visited it twice and once with my brother. I just don't know it well enough. If my brother was already there and I was seeing more things, it could be a five-star. I only met three staff members. A nurse evaluated my brother for his level of care, and she seemed very good and nice. I was introduced to one of the ladies who take care of the rooms. These people had all been there for 10 to 15 years. That says a lot to me about the staff that they would be there that long. The first time I visited there, I was getting ready to leave, and John asked me to wait a moment and went into the kitchen where they were making fresh cookies for lunch and gave me three cookies to take with me and they were very good. They were homemade cookies. They were still warm when he gave them to me. I can't rate the food, but John went on and on about how good the food is there. I've seen the kitchen and the common area, I've been in John's office and we saw one room. Everything I've seen and everyone I've talked to, I've been very impressed with. When we were there, they were starting a complete refresh. They were going to be redoing everything, the dining room, the halls, and the paints. They told me it was a long overdue facelift.