Pacifica Senior Living Encinitas

Ommid

When I walked in at Pacifica Senior Living Encinitas, they had music on, which was nice. That was my first time going to a senior assisted living facility in my life. It was nice to sit down and talk to them. I told them my situation and they gave me a tour. One thing I learned, though it was not a problem, was that they would not provide you with the furniture. They were doing some remodeling, and then some parts were still not done and some parts were done. The staff member who assisted me was new and she didn't know some of the stuff, but she was really sweet. She told me it was her first day, and I could see she was a little nervous, so I felt bad for her. She called me so many times to see how my aunt was doing and she followed up constantly. The dining area was nice and clean. It was an old building, so the ceilings were really low and it was a little darker.

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Sonja153

Adriana was very warm and welcoming . She was able to show me and my sister around and answer all our questions . Being my first tour I learned a lot about what to do for my future . I enjoyed how warm everyone was I loved the fire place!

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Josefina123

On my tour I was pleasantly surprised at such a great group of residence. It was a real highlight of my day to stop and check in with a couple of them. There is a great mix of independent and assisted living . The residence where sharp and chatty during my tour. It felt like home.

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caringwoman

I have visited 4 senior retirement facilities so far, this was the worst, although one of the most expensive. Although the staff was very polite, kind, and helpful, the place was indeed poor in what they had to offer. Rooms were inadequate, small, no carpet, no sink for the kitchenette. (wash a dish in the bathroom?) Menu: lunch, hot dog. Exercise area: one bicycle….out on community balcony. Poor selection of activities. Truly poor in any offerings.

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Richard

When I toured Pacifica Senior Living Encinitas, I would say that from the get-go it felt like a high-security hospital. It just made my mom feel like she was being put out to pasture in a home where she was going to die. So, the whole place had that sort of, end-of-life feeling where people go there to die. The facility looked well-kept but old. I would say lighten up on the entrance security. It makes you feel like you're entering a high-security prison when you come into that place. Their staff was nice, not the tour guide, but the check-in person. He was nice, but he was very procedural, and it was not warm. It was just more like a hospital.

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Sandra

I've visited friends. I have a very good friend whose father was there, and she was very happy with the care and everything. I also visited someone else who lived there, and she seemed to be pretty happy. She was a really positive person anyway. I myself have not been over there looking at it as a place for myself and my husband to go to. The apartments looked very nice. While I was there, the housekeeper or the cleaning person came to tidy up, and it was very nice. It looked like my friend's house that she used to live in anyway. It was very good. She has some memory problems, so I can't really talk to her too much. The thing I remember the most was they had a recreation room on the same level that she was in, and she could be there while people were cleaning her room. It was like a library or something, and I think there was a television and a billiards table in there. The receptionist was very welcoming, and they were following protocol as far as signing in and out. It was before COVID, so it wasn't the same.