The Cove at La Jolla

Meg

My husband is currently in The Cove at La Jolla (Cloisters of La Jolla) and it is excellent. The place is beautiful and the people are really kind to him. He gets physical therapy 5 times a week. It's so clean and it is a great community. The staff has been very responsive and caring, they're good otherwise he wouldn't be there. My husband is the most picky eater in the entire world, but I think the food there is absolutely fine. The place is being closed because of the corona virus so I haven't visited recently. It smelled so clean all over, there were no smells everywhere. The cost is at around $7000 a month which is outrageous, but it is the best nursing community around here.

A loved one

The distinctive thing about the The Cove At La Jolla (Cloisters) was they were training nursing assistants, physical therapists, and speech therapists. They were training a lot of young people, so every time someone came, there would be a group coming. It felt altogether crowded. The rooms weren't large and the halls weren't large. There were just a lot of people. When the flu appeared, my husband's roommate had the flu and the family and I were instructed to enter the room with a yellow gown, a mask, and gloves, but the roommate's family refused to do it and it was very scary. He was readmitted to the hospital from The Cove and I didn't want to return him there. The food was adequate.

Neosym

One of the hardest things you will ever have to do in your life is place a loved one in a nursing home. The quality of care provided by the facility is fundamental to surviving the emotionally wrenching experience yourself, and living with the memory of the experience for years afterwards.My mother, 86 years of age and frail from osteoporosis, fell in our kitchen on Christmas Eve and sustained a major brain injury. She spend several weeks in the ICU at the local hospital and ultimately had to be transitioned to a nursing home because of the enormous cost of the ICU and the inevitable slow, painful recovery from such an injury. As a result of her injuries, my mother suffered from paralysis in her throat which prevented her from swallowing properly. This necessitated the use of a feeding tube to keep her alive. Unable to stand or walk, she needed intense 7x24 care.We dreaded the task of searching for a suitable nursing home. Our experiences in the past with grandparents were a nightmare. All of the nursing facilities we experienced in the past were filled with moaning and screaming patients, many tied to their beds. The air throughout the facilities was rank and foul. The food worse. The care indifferent. They were literally factories for conveying people to the next world.Fortunately my sister-in-law was a professional in the industry and knew where the best care could be found. She pointed us to the Cloisters of La Jolla, a relatively small facility located deep within the small, picturesque coastal village of La Jolla. The facility is run by a long time friend of hers, someone who shares her deep concern for patient welfare.When you arrive at the Cloisters, you find a fairly nondescript, one story facility dating back to the 1960's, but well kept and meticulously maintained. Upon entering, you are struck by the stark contrast compared to other nursing homes. The facility is quiet and calm. The air is clean and fresh. All of the staff are attentive, caring, and understanding. The patient rooms are well appointed and newly remodeled along the lines of a hotel (as much as possible considering their function of caring for seriously ill patients).We spent many, many hours there at all hours of day and night attending to my mother. In every instance the staff members were unbelievable kind and understanding, caring every bit as much for the welfare of our family as for the health and care of my mother. When we were tired and exhausted after many long hours they brought us coffee or a fresh meal. There was always a smile and a kind word when we needed it most. Whenever my mother needed something it was provided immediately. She was watched over at all hours as though she were one of their family. Ultimately my mother passed away from her injuries at the Cloisters, the most difficult outcome for all of us. The staff made the entire experience survivable for us. As a result, all of us are able to recover peacefully, knowing that she had the very best of care.If you are in need of a nursing facility in the greater San Diego area, I would not recommend any other facility than the Cloisters. There is nothing in the entire area that even compares.