Absolute Assisted Living

    3557 E. Caballero St., Mesa, AZ, 85213
    4.3 · 6 reviews
      AnonymousLoved one of resident
      3.0

      Clean caring facility, management concerns

      I found the facility clean, family-like, and caring - compassionate, friendly staff and hands-on owners, spacious private rooms kept spotless, three meals/day with snacks, hospice support, and plenty of activities. However, I also heard troubling reports of yelling management, a paranoid owner, privacy/oversight and unresponsiveness to concerns, so I recommend touring in person and asking specific questions before deciding.

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      4.33 · 6 reviews

      Overall rating

      1. 5
      2. 4
      3. 3
      4. 2
      5. 1
      • Care

        4.0
      • Staff

        4.2
      • Meals

        3.0
      • Amenities

        4.0
      • Value

        1.0

      Pros

      • Responsive staff
      • Accommodations offered on request
      • Bedside call bell for assistance
      • Private, spacious rooms
      • Rooms cleaned spotless daily
      • Three meals per day (soups available)
      • Snacks and ice cream available
      • Plentiful group activities (piano and singing mentioned)
      • Strong interaction among residents and families
      • Many staff on site at all times
      • Owner living nearby with medical background
      • Compassionate, loving, family-like care
      • Supportive hospice services
      • Friendly, welcoming owners and caretakers
      • Highly recommended by multiple reviewers

      Cons

      • Reports of dignity neglect
      • Allegations of management yelling
      • Concerns about owner perceived as paranoid
      • At least one report of no resident activities
      • Perception of being money-driven
      • Unresponsive to some family concerns
      • Privacy and oversight concerns

      Summary review

      Overall sentiment in the reviews is mixed but leans positive: several reviewers strongly praise the facility for its caring atmosphere, cleanliness, attentive staff, and welcoming ownership, while a smaller but significant set of comments raises serious concerns about management behavior, resident dignity, and responsiveness to family concerns. Many individual comments repeat a set of clear strengths — private, spacious rooms kept spotless with daily cleaning; readily available assistance via a bedside bell; multiple meals per day plus snacks and ice cream; and a generally family-like, compassionate caregiving culture. Multiple reviewers explicitly recommend the facility, describing the care as "best care ever," and highlighting hospice support and frequent staffing as important positives.

      Care quality and staff: The dominant theme across the positive reviews is that staff are responsive, compassionate, and create a family-like environment. Reviewers mention loving, understanding care and frequent on-site staff presence, which contributes to perceptions of safety and individualized attention. Hospice support is noted as available and helpful. Several reviewers single out the owners and caretakers as friendly and welcoming, and one reviewer specifically praised the owner living next door with a medical background as an added benefit, suggesting accessible oversight and clinical experience.

      Facilities and rooms: Physical accommodations receive consistent praise. Private rooms are described as spacious and are reportedly cleaned to a high standard daily. Practical safety and convenience features such as a bedside bell for assistance are called out as positive. The facility is repeatedly described as clean, reinforcing the overall impression of good housekeeping and maintenance.

      Dining and activities: Dining is generally seen as adequate — reviewers note three meals per day, with soups mentioned and additional snacks/ice cream available. Activity programming is one of the areas with conflicting reports: several reviewers describe a robust schedule of group activities, including piano and singing and good interaction among residents and families. These comments indicate an engaging social environment for many residents. However, at least one review explicitly states there were no resident activities, signaling inconsistency in programming or variable resident experiences depending on time, staffing, or specific resident placement.

      Management and concerns: While many reviewers praise the owners and management, there are serious negative allegations from other summaries that cannot be ignored. Reported problems include dignity neglect, instances of management yelling, perceptions of a paranoid owner, and concerns that the facility is money-driven. There are also claims of unresponsiveness to certain concerns and worries about privacy and oversight. These criticisms point to potential variability in leadership style, staff behavior, or complaint resolution and suggest that a small number of families have had markedly different — and troubling — experiences.

      Patterns and reconciliation of contradictions: The reviews display a clear pattern of mostly positive operational elements (clean rooms, attentive staff, meals, activities) with a minority of reports describing significant problems. The contradictions around activities and owner/management behavior suggest inconsistency in resident experience — possibly related to different shifts, individual staff members, specific units/rooms, or changes over time. Given the mix of strong endorsements and serious allegations, these patterns warrant follow-up questions during a tour: ask for an activity schedule, staffing ratios by shift, examples of how the facility handles complaints and incidents, and clarification on owner involvement and oversight policies.

      Recommendation and takeaway: For prospective residents or families, the facility appears to offer many of the core positives expected in assisted living: clean, private rooms; regular meals and snacks; responsive caregiving; and an overall family-like atmosphere praised by multiple reviewers. However, the presence of severe allegations about dignity and management behavior means a careful, personalized assessment is essential. During a visit, verify consistent activity offerings, observe staff-resident interactions across different times of day, inquire about complaint escalation and resolution processes, and request references. If the positive patterns hold during an in-person evaluation, the facility may be an excellent fit; if the concerning patterns are observed, pursue those issues explicitly before deciding.

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      About Absolute Assisted Living

      Absolute Assisted Living Adult Care Home sits at 3557 E Caballero St in Mesa, Arizona, and provides a home for up to 10 seniors, keeping things comfortable and personal so everyone gets plenty of attention, and what you'll notice about the place is how light, clean, and peaceful it feels, with staff who know how to help folks recovering from illness, those living with Alzheimer's, or even people who need hospice or end-of-life care, and the caregivers there include MDs, which sometimes puts families at ease. Folks living here get help with things like bathing, dressing, and taking meds, and the rooms can be either private or semi-private and always have a homey touch, with private baths to give a bit more independence without losing support. No smoking's allowed inside, which a lot of folks appreciate, and seniors can even bring pets along, which helps it feel more like real life, and there's always a nurse on staff for those extra needs that sometimes come up. Meals come homemade three times a day, with special diets possible, and there's a mobile barber and beauty shop for keeping up with grooming, plus exercise and music programs, pet therapy, fitness and board games, creative activities, movie nights, reading rooms, a hot tub, gardens, and group clubs, all set up to keep life interesting. Folks can catch rides to doctor's visits, the store, church, or local spots, and the place stays close to shops, restaurants, and outdoor activities around Mesa. Whether someone wants assisted living, memory care, adult day services, hospice, short or long-term care, or even home health through Medicare, Absolute Assisted Living handles a good range of support, and everyone gets a personalized care plan to help keep them as independent and happy as possible. The staff work hard to make it a safe, warm, and friendly place, and there's always an effort to respect each person's dignity, help with daily tasks, and create a good community atmosphere where people can join in social meals and enjoy each other's company, which is helped by all those regular scheduled activities and outings. The goal really seems to be to keep folks comfortable, engaged, and feeling at home in a smaller, close-knit setting that doesn't lose sight of anyone's needs.

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