Assisted Living Communities in Torrance, CA

"I toured Ivy Park at Playa Vista. It looks very high end like resort-style. They have multiple small rooms for reading and dining. It seems like a very nice place to live in for the elderly. It's new, too. The staff who gave the tour was pretty good. They take their time, and they're very friendly. Compared to others, they're more diligent in what they're doing and seem very willing to help cater to what we need."

"Studio Royale is taking very good care of my friend. They're very kind and they take care of his medications. They have a beautiful room for him. He has three meals a day and they have recreation there. The staff is wonderful. I've had a couple of meals with him there. They offer rides to the doctors and his dentist appointments."

"My daughter, a longtime resident of Santa Monica, found this place for me, an elderly widower. I am glad she did. The location is perfect, across the street from the beach, and near the pier. The 10th floor Activity area with inside and outside facilities, has a beautiful view of Santa Monica harbor and its surroundings. Outside entertainment is brought in and there are in house activities for every taste. Transportation is provided for medical appointments, shopping, as well as errands. There is a lot of variety in the meals, and they are tasty. The staff is great, particularly the activities department. They know your name and are most accommodating. The residents are welcoming and have interesting backgrounds. I love it here and know you would to."

"A couple of weeks ago, I visited Hollenbeck Palms in Los Angeles and I like that very much. They have a chapel which is unique. The location is not ideal as the surrounding area is not exactly high class but I still really like it. It's the best out of every place that I have visited so far. The people were very friendly. I was able to meet a number of residents and I was impressed by how friendly they were. I only met one staff member and she was very helpful. I would rate her very highly. I probably need to say though that all I can afford at Hollenback is a studio apartment because if you're going to get a 1-bedroom, there's a substantial buy-in of over $200,000. That is a bit of a difficulty for me. I was also impressed by the food. I had lunch there with some nice people. The food was the best of all that I have had and I had lunch at several places I visited. They had the one thing the others did not have and that's the chapel. That appeals very much to me."

"We went here. We loved the staff. They seemed to be very responsive. At the time that we visited, they were a little more open, so we were able to tour the facility quite a bit. It's got wonderful grounds and a little garden or patio on two floors, so it was very, very nice. It was a big contender. The biggest drawback was the location. The staff was the reason that I decided that this was the right time to move mom into an assisted living. She really understood where I was coming from, and she was very, very supportive. If we live closer to Santa Monica, I would have chosen that one. I know they had a gameroom, a library, and small patios on some of the units, which would have been nice for mom."

"My husband was a resident of Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens. It was modern, clean, and quiet. They have good staffing, good meals, and nice grounds. Everything about it was great. It was very expensive, but it was all good."

"My dad was a resident of Astoria Senior Living for last three years of his life. I will be forever grateful to the owners, Inna and Sofia, not only for taking such good care of my father but also for the generous assistance they offered me to find solutions to every detail of his care. Astoria is an outstanding place. My father had been to several places prior to Astoria where he wasn't bathed, and his clothes were always dirty, or his belongings were stollen, or his meds weren't administered correctly. None of that happens at Astoria. They care about their residents and get personally involved with with their needs. I didn't feel like I was handling it alone anymore. Inna and Sofia treated us like family. My dad was welcomed with open arms. They baked him a birthday cake the day he arrived and sang to him. He smiled that day for the first time in a long time and I sighed with relief. He had his own private room that was clean and neat as was the rest of the facility at all times. Every time I visited, which was often, he was always clean with fresh clothes on. They have a lovely sundeck with umbrella's where the residents can sit and soak in fresh air when weather permits. The caretakers are kind, caring and patient. Astoria feels more like a family home than it does a facility. I would highly recommend Astoria to anyone looking for a safe place for a loved one where they will be treated with dignity. Sincerely, Lisa O."

"Sunrise Beverly Hills is an amazing place. The food is great, activities are great, the staff are even better. It’s very clear to me and my mom that this is more than a job to them. Special shout out to Nancy, Haskell, Yari…so helpful to mom. Thank you for being you and for caring for my mom."

"Everything about Belmont Village Senior Living Westwood was excellent. It was a bit on the expensive side. The building and grounds were fine. The people we saw seemed to be active, well, and alert. Somebody who's in charge of prospective customers took us around, and introduced us to people, and showed off several accommodations. We looked at several, and what we were interested in was very expensive. The person who took us around was very good, very pleasant, very informative."

"I liked CityView, but it's very pricey, and there's no outdoor area. It's out in the city, so there are no grounds. It's nice and clean, but it's a little dark inside for me. They take the residents out, and they play bingo. The place was lovely, and the staff was very accommodating and very nice. They also showed me the memory care where you have to share a room with somebody."

"I toured Brookdale for my friend. It was lovely and comfortable. Kristin, I believe she was the director, was very helpful and thoughtful. It was good. I was very happy and pleased with it. I saw the dining room, and I have nothing but positive things to say about it. During my time there, I was very pleased. As far as the dining room goes, it was clean, well-organized, and inviting."

"I highly recommend Atria Park of Pacific Palisades! The community staff and residents have made my mom feel so welcomed and right at home. The food is wonderful, and the rooms are the perfect size for my mom. The Executive Director, Joe, really shows he cares about the community and its residents. We love it here!"

"Hollywood Hills is a wonderful facility. Mom is quite comfortable with it. We, as a family, are comfortable with the way they take care of her, the atmosphere there, and the facility as a whole, like the physical therapy, the exercises, the meal plans, everything that they have to offer. We just love it. The memory care staff is wonderful. They are very caring, very understanding, and very patient. They are very specific to the needs of each person. Mom has a low sodium diet and they're very attentive to making sure that her meals are like that, but still very tasty, because she's an extremely picky eater. They have daily movies, they do field trips on Fridays, live music on Tuesdays, exercises every day during the week, lots of walking, and lots of communication with other residents and staff. Everything is pricey. You get what you pay for is true to form."

"Belmont Village Hollywood Heights was lovely. The young lady who helped me was very kind and sweet. It was perfect. It couldn't have been anything better. She did a great job. They showed me all the facilities, the dining room, the patios, and the different floors."