Downey Retirement Center

Ardeshir Irani

This place sucks. It is kept dark and is very depressing. The staff are obnoxious. I was given a 1 pm appointment by Careing.com to visit the facility. The staff said they knew nothing about the appointment and instead of giving me a tour of the facility, they shooed me away by saying they were full. What a sordid way of running a business. i would not recommend them to my worst enemy.

Oswaldo

We have found Downey Retirement Center. I haven't put my father in there yet, but it's a nice place, and the people are very professional. It's clean, and it's close by. It looks like they take care of the residents. The staff who accommodated me was very nice, very professional, and very helpful. They have wonderful accommodations like a studio with its own bathroom and shower. They are very accommodating with the meals and it's three meals a day. They give out snacks like two or three snacks within the day as well. If the resident doesn't like anything on what they have for that day, they can request anything that they want. I like that one because it is close to where I live.

Lee

My mother-in-law moved into the assisted living part of Downey Retirement Center. Our experience was good and the people were helpful. My mother-in-law is in a shared room with two beds, two dressers, two night stands, and bathroom with a tub and shower. The dining area is clean and cheery. They have an activity/community room and a family area where family can visit with people. They have a lot of things on the calendar like craft activities, music, games, bingo, parties, and social activities. They've been receptive, and everything was kept clean.

Lucy C

My mom likes Downey Retirement Center. She likes the food at lot. She likes everybody. She said all of them are polite. They are always there when she asks assistance. They have a lot of activities for my mom, but she is too old to do those activities. She doesn't want to, but they try to make her go out just to mingle with people during lunch and dinner time. The staff members are all very nice. The price is very reasonable, too.

C.P

I felt like Downey Retirement Center needed some updating. It was pretty old and very depressing. I was not happy with what I saw. It didn’t give me a good vibe at all. It seemed nice but rundown. It was not a very welcoming environment. They need to brighten up the place and make it happy enough because it was dull and dark. I saw a lot of the seniors just sitting there by themselves. It was really depressing and even the independent living room that they showed us was dark. I wasn’t impressed at all.

LP863533

I have visited Downey for my brother; however, they told me flat out that they couldn't handle my brother because he needs a skilled nursing facility. They never even showed me the rooms. When I went to the main lobby, I met the lady at the desk and told her what my brother needed, and she said, "No, the people here have to be able to get themselves out of bed and get themselves into the wheelchair. We do not have the personnel to take care of him." She was honest. though. There were a lot of people in wheelchairs socializing in the lobby, so it looked like the people were content to be there. It's only one block to Downey Community Hospital, which is good. It's very neat. It is a nice-looking building on the outside. Inside, though, the lobby was old. The furniture and floor were old. Everything was plain.