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Community review report · Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

The Waterford at Plano.

What 26 Google reviews in the last twelve months say about this community — and how that compares with 17,501 senior-living communities across the U.S.

Operator Sonida Senior Living · Assisted living facility · 136 units · 3401 Premier Dr, Plano, TX 75023
4.7
Google rating
92 reviews all-time
26
reviews, 12 months
4.38★ average · portfolio 4.54★
85%
positive reviews
portfolio 87%
15%
negative reviews
portfolio 11%
2
confirmed falls described
2 with slow or no response
73%
reviews answered by owner
portfolio 72%

Reviews month by month.

Reviews per month, with the month’s average rating

reviewsaverage stars
1★3★5★1Sep1Oct1Nov2Dec4Jan2Feb6Mar2AprMay4JunJul3Aug

How this community compares.

The five nearest communities with reviews in the last twelve months, then the average for TX and for the country.

CommunityDistanceGoogle ★Reviews 12 moNegativeResponse complaintsConfirmed falls
The Waterford at Plano (this community) 4.726 15%22
Solstice Senior Living at Plano
Plano, TX · Provincial Senior Living
1.6 mi 4.25 0% 00
Gemstone Senior Living at Creekside
Plano, TX · Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
1.6 mi 4.04 75% 00
Evergreen Assisted Living and Memory Care - Frisco
Plano, TX · Magnolia Assisted Living
2.0 mi 4.41 00
Spring Creek Assisted Living
Plano, TX · Silvercare Living
2.0 mi 4.76 0% 00
Parkview in Allen
Allen, TX · Provincial Senior Living
2.5 mi 4.418 0% 00
TX average (934 communities with reviews) 4.413.5 per community 9% 3.0% of reviews 0.82 per 100 reviews
National average (14,463 communities) 4.310.1 per community 11%3.3% of reviews0.97 per 100 reviews

Negative = share of tagged reviews with an overall negative tone. Response complaints = reviews with a negative mention of response times.

What families praise and what they criticise.

Every review was tagged for the themes it discusses and whether each mention is positive or negative.

Share of reviews with a negative mention of each theme

Bar = this community. Tick = the portfolio norm across 116,177 reviews. Red bars sit clearly above the norm.
this communityabove the normportfolio norm
Communication15% vs 4%Staff attitude15% vs 4%Safety & falls10% vs 4%Responsiveness10% vs 3%Building & amenities5% vs 2%Activities5% vs 1%Management5% vs 5%Cleanliness5% vs 3%End-of-life care5% vs 1%Nursing & medical5% vs 3%Food & dining0% vs 2%Admissions & sales0% vs 1%

Share of reviews with a negative mention — Responsiveness 10.0% vs 3.3% norm; Safety & falls 10.0% vs 3.6% norm.

Most praised
clean, compassionate, caring placemother-in-law loves it, made friends, food awesomegreat place to livegrandma happy, good food, activitiesstaff excellence, activities, food, and peace of mindkaitlin educated, nice, knowledgeable, responsivenice staff, excellent healthcare staffstaff welcoming, facility clean, mother loves it

Strongest themes: Staff attitude (12), Cleanliness (6), Food & dining (5), Activities (4).

Most criticised
poor appearance, odors, no activities, unwelcomingstaff horrible, poor communication, no compassionrude dismissive staff, emergency response failures
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Reviews tell you about the falls families saw. Nobi tells you about all of them.

Nobi lights make ordinary rooms smart: fall detection in seconds, two-way communication and nurse call, a log of staff visits and calls, and insight into how each fall happened — so the next one can be prevented. Privacy by design.

Fall detection in secondsTwo-way communicationNurse callStaff visit logCall response timesPrivacy by design

Falls and response times.

Reviews mentioning a fall were read and classified one by one; only confirmed physical falls are listed.

2 confirmed falls described by reviewers in twelve months; in 2 the response is described as slow or absent. Portfolio norm: 0.97 confirmed falls per 100 reviews; this community: 10.0.

DateRatingWhat happenedSignalsInjury
2025-12-15★☆☆☆☆ Friend fell; no family notification, poor care.not noticed hospitalized view
2025-09-05★☆☆☆☆ Fellow resident fell, lay 4 hours; emergency pendant failed.found on floor, not noticed, call-system issue view

In their own words.

“A very clean, welcoming place with fun activities and amazing food. The dining staff truly care and are always happy to accommodate residents’ likes and dislikes. The apartments are nice and have their own bathroom and kitchenette. If you are looking for a great place for your loved one, this would definitely be the place I would recommend for them to be!”

★★★★★ · 2026-02-09 · source

“From the moment we walked in, the staff was incredibly welcoming and made us feel at ease. The atmosphere is happy and lively, and the facility is very clean. We felt confident right away that this was the perfect place for our mother - and most importantly she absolutely loves it here!”

★★★★★ · 2026-03-19 · source

No negative reviews with text.

Who writes the reviews: family 13, other 4, visitor 2, resident 1.

Is this your community?

Families don’t just tour buildings. They tour for reassurance.

“What happens if my mom falls at 2 a.m.?” Communities that answer that clearly win the move-in — and write a different kind of review. See how Nobi communities say it out loud, on the tour and in the brochure.

What families ask on tour
01“How quickly will you know if she falls?”
02“Will someone check on her at night?”
03“How do you protect her privacy and her dignity?”
04“What happens before a fall, not just after?”
Source: public Google reviews published 1 Sep 2025 – 31 Aug 2026 (26 for this community). Themes and sentiment tagged by AI; fall incidents classified individually. Benchmarks: 116,177 tagged reviews across 17,501 U.S. facilities. · Google Maps listing · Prepared by Nobi.