Brookdale Clairemont

The tour at Brookdale Clairemont was a great experience. The staff was very welcoming. The courtyard was lovely. The gathering room seemed nice. They talked about doing some renovation. So overall, we liked it. The room size was a little bit bigger compared to the other facilities. They have a library, dining hall, courtyard, and gathering room.

My brother-in-law is in Brookdale Clairemont. The people there are very attentive. The rooms are nice and clean. They take care of their residents. The staff is nice. It is an older population and a lot of them need a lot of help. His room is very nice and clean, and he has his own balcony. The bathroom is well outfitted and nice. It has big closets and it comes with a fridge and a microwave. They have a dining hall, a lot of outside spaces to sit, and a library. I've only been up a few times, so I haven't explored too much, but it's right across the street from a market where they can go and there's transportation to and from doctors' offices. He says the food is good; he likes it. They have game nights and things like that, but I don't know if he's taking advantage of it. The staff is attentive and kind, and they take time to speak with the residents. They care what happens to them. It's just a nice place. They are the nicest of the ones we went to. The facility is a little old, but clean.

I visited Brookdale Clairemont. They were beginning renovations when I arrived. It was clean, and it was more economical. I thought everything was fine. I could see my mother there. The residents were good looking. It provided everything that I was looking for. It was a smaller facility, in my opinion. It looked like all they focused on were residents in assisted living. The studio they showed me was a great size. My mother could use all her own furniture. It was private, clean, freshly painted, and looked fantastic. I could live in it. It looked great. They had a nice little outdoor garden that I liked. I saw a couple of people sitting and chatting there. You could sit out and get fresh air that's kind of in the center of the facility. Their dining hall looked great, and it was clean. They have an elevator. Everybody seemed to be able to get themselves around. They seemed cheerful and alert. I liked that because I feel my mother needs the social interaction with adults, and that's what she does not get at home. Whenever they ran into a staff member, the staff member would stop and pay attention to them; it was good. Everything was fine. I liked everything about it. It certainly was what I expected in visiting. I've been to nursing homes and convalescent homes before. To me, it did not have that dreary, dark feeling at all. It was bright, and I know that they're going to be fixing it up and making it look even nicer. The part I did not like was they were on a busy street. That Claremont Mesa Boulevard was very busy. It's four lanes: two on one side, two on the other. The parking was difficult. They told me they had parking in the rear, but I thought that was an extremely busy street for me. If you just were looking for an assisted living and you were watching your money, Brookdale had everything you would be satisfied with.

I toured Brookdale Clairemont. It's close to my house. The location was good. It was dark and it was a little old facility. Initially, the person in the front was not very nice. He didn't acknowledge that we came in. We sat there for 10 minutes before someone acknowledged us. That was not very good. From there on, we were like, 'This is not the place.' They didn't have activities when we were there. They have a flyer with some activities; I don't remember what they were. I was able to see one of the rooms. I think it was just like a regular room with nothing special. It seemed pretty clean, but it's old. They have transportation to doctors and markets, something like that. They had a courtyard in the middle, but that was the only thing that I saw.

I toured Brookdale Clairemont for my dad, and it wasn't my favorite. The pricing was expensive, and the room didn't have a kitchenette in it. It's difficult to walk around and it has lots of hallways. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable. They also have a courtyard.

I toured Brookdale Clairemont for my friend. It's the worst place I visited, and I don't like it. It's very dirty. The staff are friendly, but they're not very knowledgeable. I asked them questions, and they cannot really answer them. It is very limited. They have a dining room and a library; that's about it.

Relative to most of the cost in California, Brookdale Clairemont was a good cost. It's a little dated, including the grounds. I didn't like that it's right next to a really busy road. The staff was very nice. The rooms were a lot smaller than the ones in Florida. It's not fair to compare it because this is cheaper, and the other one can afford to do bigger things. They said they're about to do some major renovations and it looks like it needs it. The dining room is a little small but the courtyards are nice. The rooms were a little small and they didn't seem to have a lot of indoor group facilities. It's located very centrally in San Diego, with a lot of convenient things around it. I just felt that since it's too busy of a street, it's also a little unsafe.

We went to Brookdale Clairemont. The staff was very good. Everything was very good, but when we started talking about what my mom needed at that time, the staff realized that it wasn't where my mother needed to be. Everything was well taken care of. The people were friendly and very nice. They took my information. They got in contact with me afterwards to help me. They put me in touch with other people that might have been able to help us as well.