Emeritus at Oceanside

The staff was great they seemed to be very honest about what went on there and not trying to be fake to get us to chose them. They were also very nice and welcoming and willing to answer any questions. They actually had alot of activites there which was surprising I didn't think they would offer so much, like daily walks, bingo, and other games. The facility was nice everything seemed clean and there wasn't that dreaded "retirement home" smell so that was nice. I think that the public bathrooms could have been a little more stocked on the products and cleaner, but that wasn't a make it or break it desicion. The thing that made us not chose to go there was that the price range was a little out of our budget but if you can afford that I think that's one of the top places to go.

I visited this facility with my father in June of 2012. We went there to visit his Uncle who has lived there for about a year as of today. I have been to a few of these places before and this one seemed about average. It wasn't as clean as you would expect it to be for the amount of money it costs to live there. The employees were nice and helpful showing us where to go. The overall atmosphere of the facility was OK. The tenants living there seemed to be in good spirits. My uncle says that he is content with living there, but things could be better. We did happen to eat lunch this day, the food was okay, not to bad, but not the greatest. It seems that they have a bit of activities available for the residents, but I did not get much info on those. I would rate this place 3/5.

I went to emertuis to do a school charity thing and i only gave it to stars because when i would talk to all the elderly that lived there most of them told me that they were never allowed to go outside. Some of them said they had even tried to escape. Im sure alot of it was there dementia and sickness but still i felt that was a little disturbing to hear. The facility was pretty clean just had that "old people smell" to it and the bathrooms always had toliet paper on the floor. I heard the food was awful there but i never actually got to try it. I do know they had activites which i think is good like bingo and games of that sort.

When we visited the facility, I find that the people around were very warm and kind. We were impressed with the facility with their grounds and the way it was kept up. My mother got a very spacious apartment. We had lunch there several times. The food was better than I expected. I think it was good. They have a lot of activities inside. In fact they post a list every week of everything that they'll be doing. My mom hasn't taken advantage of it yet. The activities are pretty comprehensive.

This facility is okay but very old and is like a 1970's building. They really need to update the place. They showed me one of the rooms and it smelt really bad because the carpet was nasty. They need to rip it out and put a new carpet in. On the lighter side the people there were nice and helpful when I toured the place. Maybe it's just one of those days where you show up and it wasn't that nice. Maybe if I have gone there some other time, there would be a new carpet and stuff.

My mom went into Memory Care there around the first of the year. I have nothing but good to say about them. They are wonderful and very attentive. They keep the residents engaged and involved.

I like the idea that they’re right on it. They keep the people engaged and not sitting off in a corner with no one tied to wheelchairs like in a nursing home. They were doing mind games with them, and doing a little bit of exercise with them. I was very impressed with that.

It’s an old facility, not glamorous, but it has exactly what she needs. Whenever the whole family gets together with her, they have a place off to the side, out of the unit where we can meet with her and have birthday parties and such.

The only thing is that I don’t feel that they took enough time to bring her out into the general population. But it all worked out better for her and better for us.

I need to find a place for my mom. So I jumped at the chance to visit a friend's mom and it really smelled bad. It was a disgusting urine smell that soaked into my clothing during the visit. My friend was upset because the staff didn't seem to do much during the visit. No one said hello. The patients seemed really sedated and without activities. I still haven't sellected a place for my mom, but I know she's not going to Emeritus.