My Nonprofit Reviews

I first became acquainted with Chaparral House in 2006, when we chose it as a skilled nursing home for my 98-year-old mother. I got to know the staff well in the 2-1/2 years that my mother lived there. I was impressed with the dignity they accorded to each resident. No one has to sit and stare at a wall; activities are tailored to the needs of the residents. A couple of years after my mother died, I felt I could return as a volunteer, so I have done that. The staff is almost entirely the same staff I knew from 2006-2008; we greet one another as old friends. It speaks very well for a care center to have so little employee turnover. I love that it is small, and that all of the staff and many of the volunteers know the residents so well. This Berkeley, California, care center allows--encourages--its residents to live the very best lives they can live at this point. Karen R.