Brookdale Monrovia

Offers Assisted Living

17 Reviews

2013, 2014, 2016, 2017

201 E. Foothill Blvd

Monrovia

91016

Brookdale Monrovia

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4.4 17

Gordon 2020-03-28 Brookdale Monrovia is where my father is at right now. They're horrible and the food is horrible. However, he is locked down and he can't leave. The location is the only reason he is there. The staff seems fine, but the cook is horrible. They have activities like cards. My father's apartment needed work. They told him it would be ready by the time he moved in, but it still needed carpet, linoleum and paint. The amenities are fine. Well, the elevator was out for 2 or 3 weeks and they only have one elevator to lift everybody up and downstairs to get them to the dining room. They've talked about putting in a second elevator. My dad has a problem with maintenance, too. He is paying extra for the balcony, but he couldn't get a screen on his door, so he couldn't leave it open and get any fresh air. There are a lot of problems there. They have new management now, so we'll see what happens. I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

5 3 1

Dottie 2019-08-15 Brookdale Monrovia looks very nice, and the food is very good. My brother has been existing on just canned baked beans, so he's really enjoying the variety of food there. His room is nice. He has a kitchenette, no cooking, a refrigerator, a bedroom, a bathroom, and a walk-in closet. The staff is very personalized. He had cataract surgery in both eyes and everyone understands his seeing is a little limited, and they're very good about helping him. I'm happy so far. They provide a lot of activities, but he doesn't participate. They have buses going places and movie nights. In checking other places, the value was very comparable and more reasonable and didn't require a huge amount of money upfront. It's a smaller facility than others, so it's easier for him to navigate, and it's more personal. I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

5 4 1

David450743 2016-08-23 Brookdale Monrovia was very nice and clean. My mother thought it was like a hotel, and she didn't really like that. The rooms were clean and kind of small, but certainly livable. I visited this facility

5 5 1

BillAVBGE 2016-05-10 We are living in Brookdale Monrovia. The facility is good and has good rooms, good food, and good, caring, and attentive staff. We are happy and doing activities. I am/was a resident of this facility

5 5 1

Maria121661050 2016-03-15 The staff was very sweet and very nice during our tour of Brookdale. They didn’t provide individual private cottages; everything is inside a building. My aunt wants bigger rooms than what they were offering. I visited this facility

5 4 1

Trevor4 2016-02-22 We visited Brookdale and my mom liked it, but then she got cold feet about making the move. It was an interesting community, and I was impressed with the staff. It was well located and offered a lot of community services within the immediate area of Monroeville, like church, movie theater outings, and things like that. It was very convenient. The facility itself was well kept. I visited this facility

5 5 1

Liza3 2015-11-16 We were impressed with Brookdale all around. They were friendly and accommodating. They even invited us to have dinner with them to try the food. We were really impressed with them. The apartments were very clean, and we liked them a lot. The residents looked happy and were busy, which we liked. We checked the people out to see their expressions. I visited this facility

5 5 1

Elvira1 2015-09-30 Everything was really beautiful at Brookdale Monrovia (formerly The Gables of Monrovia), but I thought the room that was available was a little bit small. I come from a big house, and it is hard to visualize myself in a tiny space. The people were so nice. They even brought me a free dinner one night. They had excursions once a week. I thought it was nice. I really liked it except for the room. I visited this facility

5 5 1

Anonymous111751950 2015-08-21 This place was beautiful. It was much more expensive, but it was a beautiful place. The room was very nice, there was a nice library and a nice outdoor area, and they have laundry facilities. The staff was very nice. There was a Dina Barcelona; she was the one that I spoke with, and she showed me around; she was very nice and helpful. This place was gorgeous. I visited this facility

5 5 1

Caring101603050 2015-03-27 I feel Brookdale Monrovia's accommodation is more for a residential type and not so much an assisted living. The staff was OK. I would give everything about it an average there. I like the quaintness of it. It is small, and if you are looking for that type of a small facility, I think it will accommodate. I thought the staff there is very lacking. I think overall they need to improve the staff. The rooms are very nice. As for activities, they didn't have as many. My dad didn't participate in too much over there. They do have activities, but it didn't work out. My dad wasn't happy there. It was really difficult to get to the patio area. I don't think they have quite as many activities, and I don't think they were very organized. I did have dinner there a couple of times, and it was very good. The dining area is small but very nice. I am a friend or relative of a resident

5 3 1

Glenn14 2015-01-26 My father was only there for six months. It is an upscale place. He liked this place more, but he wasn't as active there. The staff were really nice, but not as outgoing with the residents. The rooms were a little bit nicer and a little bit bigger. I don't remember my father complaining about the food, but I think the food was probably a little bit better. What impressed me were the amount of activities and the friendliness of the staff. I visited this facility

5 4 1

Jamie8 2014-10-16 I like this community as they have nursing staff all the time, and it was more like a home to me. The apartments were really nice and new. It was cheerful, and the residents I met were pretty happy with it. They do a lot of stimulation for the residents, they have lots of activities, and they have service people that come in. I saw the salad bar, and it was pretty fresh, but I haven’t actually had a meal there yet. The staff was really helpful and friendly and they showed us all over the place. I just don’t have any bad to say about it. I thought it was really nice. I visited this facility

5 5 1

David79881850 2014-03-29 Gables of Monrovia was sort of middle class. It was very welcoming. The residents were very friendly and very welcoming. They were encouraging us to participate in the activities that they had there. The staff was extremely well presented. They greeted us. They toured us throughout the facility. They showed us everything. They were very nice. They would call back frequently to check on how we were doing. The rooms were nice. The cafeteria was very friendly. The patrons looked as though they were having a good time eating and enjoying their meals. Being in the community, I felt land-locked, even though they had a wonderful view of the mountains. They built this community so that it was sort of facing inwards. There was a small inward patio inside. The apartments built in the interior corners were nice, but the ones on the exterior corners felt more a little closed in. I visited this facility

5 4 1

Jorge3 2013-10-15 Gables was very, very nice and organized. The staff was very nice, polite, courteous and keen. They were very attentive to their patients. They gave us a tour and all the rooms were beautiful and well maintained. The dining room, yard and the area were very nice. It was like a vacation resort. I visited this facility

5 5 1

Caring 2494 2013-04-30 My father lived here and everything was just wonderful. The location was convenient for me because it was near my house. The place was bright and clean. The staff were courteous and helpful. There was a bus that took the residents on trips which was very safe. The food and room were great. I had no complaints with the facility. I visited this facility

5 5 1

Caring4309 2013-04-24 Gables of Monrovia was grossly overpriced. I could not afford the place. I went there and I was not comfortable with the people there. Almost all the residents wore fancy outfits. They had the usual one bedroom apartments. I visited this facility

5 3 1

Michael F. 2011-11-03 I have visited many facilities in my caregiving career - but the look and feel of this facility cannot compare to any other elderly-care facility. Victorian style housing, restaurant-style fine-dining meals, and an entrance that looks more like a castle than an entrance to a caregiving facility. The food smelled great, the staff were professional and friendly, and it was more like an upper-class apartment complex than an independent living home. I especially enjoyed sitting with my client in the visiting room, where elegant paintings and fancy decorations keep the scenery pleasant and enjoyable for the client and for their visitors. It is also convenient to LA, just about an hour drive, but on the edge of LA National Forest - where the air is clean and the scenery is relaxing and peaceful - and not very noisy at all. I visited this facility

5 5 1

201 E. Foothill Blvd, Monrovia, CA 91016

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March 28, 2020

By Gordon

I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

Brookdale Monrovia is where my father is at right now. They're horrible and the food is horrible. However, he is locked down and he can't leave. The location is the only reason he is there. The staff seems fine, but the cook is horrible. They have activities like cards. My father's apartment needed work. They told him it would be ready by the time he moved in, but it still needed carpet, linoleum and paint. The amenities are fine. Well, the elevator was out for 2 or 3 weeks and they only have one elevator to lift everybody up and downstairs to get them to the dining room. They've talked about putting in a second elevator. My dad has a problem with maintenance, too. He is paying extra for the balcony, but he couldn't get a screen on his door, so he couldn't leave it open and get any fresh air. There are a lot of problems there. They have new management now, so we'll see what happens.

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are committed to continuous quality service and care and will share your feedback with our management team.

August 15, 2019

By Dottie

I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

Brookdale Monrovia looks very nice, and the food is very good. My brother has been existing on just canned baked beans, so he's really enjoying the variety of food there. His room is nice. He has a kitchenette, no cooking, a refrigerator, a bedroom, a bathroom, and a walk-in closet. The staff is very personalized. He had cataract surgery in both eyes and everyone understands his seeing is a little limited, and they're very good about helping him. I'm happy so far. They provide a lot of activities, but he doesn't participate. They have buses going places and movie nights. In checking other places, the value was very comparable and more reasonable and didn't require a huge amount of money upfront. It's a smaller facility than others, so it's easier for him to navigate, and it's more personal.

August 23, 2016

By David450743

I visited this facility

Brookdale Monrovia was very nice and clean. My mother thought it was like a hotel, and she didn't really like that. The rooms were clean and kind of small, but certainly livable.

May 10, 2016

By BillAVBGE

I am/was a resident of this facility

We are living in Brookdale Monrovia. The facility is good and has good rooms, good food, and good, caring, and attentive staff. We are happy and doing activities.

March 15, 2016

By Maria121661050

I visited this facility

The staff was very sweet and very nice during our tour of Brookdale. They didn’t provide individual private cottages; everything is inside a building. My aunt wants bigger rooms than what they were offering.

February 22, 2016

By Trevor4

I visited this facility

We visited Brookdale and my mom liked it, but then she got cold feet about making the move. It was an interesting community, and I was impressed with the staff. It was well located and offered a lot of community services within the immediate area of Monroeville, like church, movie theater outings, and things like that. It was very convenient. The facility itself was well kept.

November 16, 2015

By Liza3

I visited this facility

We were impressed with Brookdale all around. They were friendly and accommodating. They even invited us to have dinner with them to try the food. We were really impressed with them. The apartments were very clean, and we liked them a lot. The residents looked happy and were busy, which we liked. We checked the people out to see their expressions.

September 30, 2015

By Elvira1

I visited this facility

Everything was really beautiful at Brookdale Monrovia (formerly The Gables of Monrovia), but I thought the room that was available was a little bit small. I come from a big house, and it is hard to visualize myself in a tiny space. The people were so nice. They even brought me a free dinner one night. They had excursions once a week. I thought it was nice. I really liked it except for the room.

August 21, 2015

By Anonymous111751950

I visited this facility

This place was beautiful. It was much more expensive, but it was a beautiful place. The room was very nice, there was a nice library and a nice outdoor area, and they have laundry facilities. The staff was very nice. There was a Dina Barcelona; she was the one that I spoke with, and she showed me around; she was very nice and helpful. This place was gorgeous.

March 27, 2015

By Caring101603050

I am a friend or relative of a resident

I feel Brookdale Monrovia's accommodation is more for a residential type and not so much an assisted living. The staff was OK. I would give everything about it an average there. I like the quaintness of it. It is small, and if you are looking for that type of a small facility, I think it will accommodate. I thought the staff there is very lacking. I think overall they need to improve the staff. The rooms are very nice. As for activities, they didn't have as many. My dad didn't participate in too much over there. They do have activities, but it didn't work out. My dad wasn't happy there. It was really difficult to get to the patio area. I don't think they have quite as many activities, and I don't think they were very organized. I did have dinner there a couple of times, and it was very good. The dining area is small but very nice.

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Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. By giving us your feedback, you are helping us to understand what we do well and what we need to focus on improving. Please be assured your feedback will be reviewed and used to help better serve our residents and their families.

January 26, 2015

By Glenn14

I visited this facility

My father was only there for six months. It is an upscale place. He liked this place more, but he wasn't as active there. The staff were really nice, but not as outgoing with the residents. The rooms were a little bit nicer and a little bit bigger. I don't remember my father complaining about the food, but I think the food was probably a little bit better. What impressed me were the amount of activities and the friendliness of the staff.

October 16, 2014

By Jamie8

I visited this facility

I like this community as they have nursing staff all the time, and it was more like a home to me. The apartments were really nice and new. It was cheerful, and the residents I met were pretty happy with it. They do a lot of stimulation for the residents, they have lots of activities, and they have service people that come in. I saw the salad bar, and it was pretty fresh, but I haven’t actually had a meal there yet. The staff was really helpful and friendly and they showed us all over the place. I just don’t have any bad to say about it. I thought it was really nice.

March 29, 2014

By David79881850

I visited this facility

Gables of Monrovia was sort of middle class. It was very welcoming. The residents were very friendly and very welcoming. They were encouraging us to participate in the activities that they had there. The staff was extremely well presented. They greeted us. They toured us throughout the facility. They showed us everything. They were very nice. They would call back frequently to check on how we were doing. The rooms were nice. The cafeteria was very friendly. The patrons looked as though they were having a good time eating and enjoying their meals. Being in the community, I felt land-locked, even though they had a wonderful view of the mountains. They built this community so that it was sort of facing inwards. There was a small inward patio inside. The apartments built in the interior corners were nice, but the ones on the exterior corners felt more a little closed in.

October 15, 2013

By Jorge3

I visited this facility

Gables was very, very nice and organized. The staff was very nice, polite, courteous and keen. They were very attentive to their patients. They gave us a tour and all the rooms were beautiful and well maintained. The dining room, yard and the area were very nice. It was like a vacation resort.

April 30, 2013

By Caring 2494

I visited this facility

My father lived here and everything was just wonderful. The location was convenient for me because it was near my house. The place was bright and clean. The staff were courteous and helpful. There was a bus that took the residents on trips which was very safe. The food and room were great. I had no complaints with the facility.

April 24, 2013

By Caring4309

I visited this facility

Gables of Monrovia was grossly overpriced. I could not afford the place. I went there and I was not comfortable with the people there. Almost all the residents wore fancy outfits. They had the usual one bedroom apartments.

November 03, 2011

By Michael F.

I visited this facility

I have visited many facilities in my caregiving career - but the look and feel of this facility cannot compare to any other elderly-care facility. Victorian style housing, restaurant-style fine-dining meals, and an entrance that looks more like a castle than an entrance to a caregiving facility. The food smelled great, the staff were professional and friendly, and it was more like an upper-class apartment complex than an independent living home. I especially enjoyed sitting with my client in the visiting room, where elegant paintings and fancy decorations keep the scenery pleasant and enjoyable for the client and for their visitors. It is also convenient to LA, just about an hour drive, but on the edge of LA National Forest - where the air is clean and the scenery is relaxing and peaceful - and not very noisy at all.

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Services and Amenities of Brookdale Monrovia

Room and housing options

1-bedroom apartments
Companion Suites: We Do Not Offer Companion Suites

Dining options

In Room Kitchenette
In Room Kitchens
Dining Room Shared Meals
Room Service For Meals

Features

Beauty Barber Shop
Computer Room
Resident Transportation
Party Space
General Store
Tv Room
Garden And Patio
Resident Parking
Security Gate
Features Extra: Library, Fitness Room/Gym

Cleaning services

Laundry For Linens
Private Cleaning Services
Housekeeping
Laundry For Clothing

Technology and entertainment

Cable In Rooms
Wifi
Technology Extra: Emergency Call System

Health services

Hospice Care
Medication Management
Physical Therapy
Nurse On Staff: Yes
Pharma

Activities

Offsite Activities
Music
Games
Stories
Religious Services
Lectures Discussions
Wii Sports
Tai Chi
Fitness Room
Yoga
Gardening
Cooking
Arts And Crafts
Activities Extra: Computer Class

Financial guidance

Home Sale Assistance
Va Benefits Consultation
Financing Advice

Guest services

Guest Parking
Guests At Mealtime

Diet

Low Fat
Low Salt

Languages

English

General

Minimum Age: 65
Pets: Yes

Range of services

Physical Therapy

Licenses

State Licenses: 197606301

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About Brookdale Monrovia

Brookdale Monrovia provides assisted living residents with lifestyles, housing, and services in comfortable surroundings combined with exceptional amenities, programs, and care. Through Brookdale's signature Personalized Assisted Living, we customize our care offerings for the individual. This allows each resident at our community the freedom and opportunity to make choices that will ease their lifestyle transitions. Residents enjoy life with the support they need, coupled with the appropriate accommodations as their needs change.

We promise Respect for Individual Preferences by offering personalized care needs and providing an atmosphere that encourages each assisted living resident to live in health and longevity. We also offer special housing and care options for those who require assistance with the activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing and assistance with medication. We offer graduated levels of care based upon the individual need of residents, as determined by our continual assessment process. We are dedicated to enriching the lives of residents every day with signature services for those who value their freedom and independence, but desire or need services providing them with the highest level of quality, care, and value.

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