Crest View Manor

My friend, Velna has been living at Crest View Manor for about 5 weeks now. I recently saw her for her 89th birthday and was amazed at the improvements I saw: She has not been this happy in a long time.....She is calm and brimming with happiness and enthusiasm about living at Crest View Manor.....Her walking is stronger and more stable with better balance as she uses her walker.....She enjoys the beautiful view as she uses her walker to go to the dining room 3 times a day. She has lost some (extra) weight and at the same time she says she loves the food.....She enjoys some of the activities like BINGO, exercise class, singing old songs to live piano music, etc. She says that everyone is so nice to her that they make her feel a part of the place -- it feels like home. They help her with medications, showers, etc. Actually, to me it feels like a large family where people truly care about each other. If you are reading this, you probably can't believe what I'm saying, but it is true. When I first went there with Velna and another friend for lunch, I was honestly overwhelmed by the wonderful atmosphere there -- of course, after having experienced something different in several other assisted living facilities. I have never experienced anything like this -- I felt I was in a scene from an old time feel good movie -- and the longer I was there, the stronger the impression was -- capped off as we ate our lunch dessert by hearing live Christmas carol singing and piano music coming from the nearby living room. If your loved one has an opportunity to live at Crest View Manor, they are lucky and you can be at peace about their life.

We have my mother-in-law at Crest View Manor right now. She has settled in and seems to like it. The food is excellent. She raves about the food and says that they feed her very well. She is in a single room, which is not too small, with a private bath. They have a housekeeper who vacuums and changes the sheets on the bed whenever she needs it. Everything is done for her. They bathe her twice a week, minimum. Their location is beautiful on top of the mountains, which has a view over the whole city of Escondido. The price is reasonable; it is not the most expensive or the cheapest. The people are very friendly. It is very nice.

Crest View Manor is in a location far enough away from the fast paced city, yet still close enough to visit often. The staff is always friendly and ready to help in any way they can (getting refreshments, guiding us to the appropriate areas of the facility, keeping the family informed on a weekly basis of anything that might have changed in health or otherwise). The facility is very nice. The grounds are kept up and the landscaping is beautiful. The entire are is in a quiet location and overlooks the rest of the city. The rooms our family looked into were all private with an attached bathroom. The staff did mention that there are rooms that are shared, but we didn't look into that option. Overall this facility was very nice. The only thing lacking would be a pool/spa, but with the different levels of health among the residents, I can see why they would choose not to have one.

My mother-in-law resides in this beautifully maintained facility. The rambling structure was once a home owned by the Scripps family, and has been converted to an assisted living facility. The owners have done an amazing job of maintaining the structure, which looks as though it was built in the thirties or forties. Most of the residents seem to have physical rather than mental disabilities. The meals are served in a large, clean dining room, with linen tablecloths. The staff has been kind to my family member. The large porch looks out on to a stunning view of the valley. The room she lives in is clean and she was able to bring some of her own furniture. Another plus is the price--we pay just $3500 a month for everything. She needs assistance with bathing and dressing, but walks independently and can eat her own meals. It's a quiet place.