The 10 Best Independent Living Communities in Palo Alto, CA for 2024

"Vi at Palo Alto is my favorite, but I'm looking for a two-bedroom, two-bath with a den, and it was not available for another couple of years. I'd have to live there for a while to say the staff is good enough, but from what I could tell, it was adequ..."

"Age well and live smart at The Avant at Palo Alto Commons. This pet-friendly Independent Living community for active older adults offers 44 ..."

"Webster House is a small place, and there are few residents. Everything looks very nice. It doesn't have any views. It's only four stories high and it looks onto trees if you're up on the fourth floor. But it is on a very busy street corner. The side..."

"My sister has been at Stevenson House for so many years. The people are very nice. It's a very nice place and it's in a good location. People have their independent apartments, and there are a lot of outside activities. They've been well established ..."

"We went to Moldaw Family Residences. It's founded by a Jewish group and 70% of the people living there are Jewish and 30% are others. It's in conjunction with a Jewish Community Center, which is on the same property, which is good, because they have ..."

"Brookdale Redwood City had a wonderful cafeteria and wonderful food. They had outdoor places for their residents. They had a good member of staff. They had medical people available. The rooms were quite small. There's a small kitchen galley on the le..."

"The Forum is normally a great place to be but especially so when bad things happen be it injury, surgery, illness, or a loss. Here you have the support of many friends. I came back from Scotland with 6 fractured ribs and lung damage due to a frea..."

"BridgePoint at Los Altos is very good. The staff is good and I'm very satisfied. We have a 1-bedroom apartment and they also have 2-bedroom and studio apartments. They have many activities like exercises and movie nights. They provide three meals a d..."

"I moved into the Terraces at Los Altos. It was the best of what I looked at. We have two dining rooms, an exercise area, a meeting room, a pool, and all sorts of stuff. The staff members are very helpful. The facility is very clean. The food is good...."

"The Ark Homecare is a 6-bed RCFE facility located in beautiful Redwood City. Under new management, The Ark brings a fresh breeze to a well e..."

"The Villa Siena had a really nice energy about it, even as soon as mom walked in the door. They are a Catholic-based home, so they do have an on-site chapel. They have church services, mass services, and daily prayer services in the afternoon. So as ..."

"It has beautiful grounds, lots of space, and lots of people walking around with canes, walkers, and walking independently. Just a wonderful place for seniors, very nice facility. ..."

"The residents in Newark Gardens II are in their 60s and 70s. They're very happy with the activities that the facility arranges for them. It seems like majority of the residents are Chinese. There is also a very small group of Mexican and European se..."