Casa De Las Campanas

Reviewer#as1030a

I've visited Casa De Las Campanas, it's very large and they've been around a long time. They've always been at the top of the list for everybody, so they're also very expensive. The facility was very nice, it wasn't brand-new like the others I saw but it had all the amenities. It had an outdoor pool, they had some nice-sized apartments. I didn't eat there but I saw the food as I walked by, it looked good. They also had a movie theater, hair salon, and worship services, they had a lot. The gal who showed me around knew everybody there, and everybody seemed to like her.

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sdadolf

When I was thinking about downsizing and moving into a retirement facility I wondered if I would find enough things to do, and how much I would miss being able to grow and tend to my roses. Well, it turns out moving into Casa de las Campanas worked out just fine. I guess I should not have worried because I found a rose gardening club at Casa where there is an area on the campus where I am able to grow and tend to my own roses.

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Lakeview

I love everything about living here and we have been here or many years. Free Wifi!! And the Hair Salon is very elegant and well staffed with excellent Hair Dressers. The dining: 3 Restaurants, Award Winning Chef and an on the ball Dining Manager!! Oh, and great food!!! I am on the Dining Committee so I feel I have a say in how we eat - but really it is so good I just enjoy being with the Chef, Dining Manager and other residents on the Committee. My apartment is well kept with Housekeeping and personable employees!!! Casa de las Campanas, THE place for me!!!

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naninini11

My husband and I have lived at CASA for over four years and really love the facility. This last year has been very challenging because of Covid19 but they have done a wonderful job of keeping all the residents very safe. The food is wonderful and the residents are very friendly. We love our apartment and never once doubted our move here. The staff is very dedicated to help us out with any issues/problems we may encounter quickly. I would recommend CASA to everyone I know who is looking to move into a facility of this type. It is also a non-profit which helps along with our year-end taxes.

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Pat Is A Ten

Casa de las Campanas has been doing all it can to provide things to do to help residents remain active and well cared for during the pandemic. Basic Cable TV service is available at no additional charge. Casa even has it's own private TV channel so residents can keep up with what is going on around the facility. A new high speed wifi network has been installed so that residents have access to free internet access anywhere on campus. Staff members bring a "Happy Hour" cart around to our apartment with wine, beer, and cocktails. Other staff members have carts with other snacks, and ice cream that they bring around to the residents. This is in addition to the normal three meals a day available to each apartment. "We Are ALL In This Together" is not just a phrase here, everyone is working together to make resident life and staff employee work as pleasant as possible during these trying times. I am sure happy that I am here with all my friends and a friendly staff, and not stuck in my old house all by myself.

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Kay

Casa De Las Campanas is one of the few places that's non-profit. We had a luncheon, and then we had a speaker afterwards. It was quite nice. I liked the place. It was very nice. The food was delicious. The rooms were pretty much the same. The thing that surprised me was that some rooms do not have kitchens anymore. They will offer a refrigerator, but they won't offer stove necessarily. I'm not sure I like that.

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Me2and more

Do not send your loved one here. My mother has been in four health care facilities and this is the worst by far. Lack of caring by the caregivers. Administarors and care givers don't care when they make mistakes. They will just smile and tell you it's not a problem. Almost imposible to communicate effectively with them. Impossible to speak with a doctor after repeated requests. The hallways are wide, the curtains are nice and the facade is pretty, but the care and administration suck.

Caring73127050

We chose and are moving next week to Casa de las Campanas. It’s about a mile from where we live right now. It has all the levels of care from independent living, which we are going int, to assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care all in one facility. We’ve known about the Casa for a long time, and we know people already living there. The other thing that we really like is that it’s a type A community, so that once you buy in, no matter what a level of care you have, your monthly fee does not go up whereas at other places, if you go from independent-living to assisted, your monthly fee will go up. It’s very clean. The people are very friendly and very helpful and the food is excellent. When you walk in, it’s nicely decorated. We are on the 3rd floor, and they allowed us to take our dog.

Anonymous361383

I thought Casa De Las Campanas was very nice and had a very inviting atmosphere. The location was good for us, too. We were very impressed with the staff. The dining area was very nice, very well laid out, and very pleasant. It looked like a nice restaurant.

Janice388326

We toured Casa de las Campanas. It’s a very large community with around 600 people who lived there. We liked that very much and were looking at two-bedroom plus den units. When people move out, they redo everything, so it’s like new. We found wonderful floor plans. The dining room was absolutely beautiful. They have pools and everything you need. What we didn’t see, and what we were looking for were active people doing things. We saw people with walkers, canes, and wheelchairs, and I want to be some place where people were still getting out and doing things. As far as the facility goes, it couldn’t be nicer. They have a choral group, people playing in an orchestra, and lots of day trips.

Janice117608550

I like everything about Casa de las Campanas, but the upfront cost was very expensive. If you’re going into a two-bedroom, it’s going to cost half a million dollars, and more than $300,000 if you want something smaller. The monthly charges are reasonable though. I would rate the facility 5 stars, but I would give a 2-star rating for the upfront cost.

caring2278

The monthly fees are more at the Casa de las Campanas, but they also are a continuing care. They offer full service, including a very nice memory center, where if you have memory problems, they will put you there, and then the spouse will continue to live in the unit there at the complex, which is very nice. And, they have a very nice cafeteria and restaurant, and you have a choice of either eating from the buffet, or you can order from the menu, and their food is excellent. Their costs are controlled better because they are non-profit, so that is a good thing. The closest hospital to them is the Pomerado Hospital, which is a brand new hospital, just finished being built, and is in Escondido, which is only about a five-minute drive or maybe ten, but it is not far. We were impressed with the people who work there. I would give them a four, and the only reason for that is they are so close to the freeway that if you have a unit that is on the East side of the complex, you hear the freeway traffic. You don't hear it when you are in the unit but if you are standing out in your balcony.

Caring106469950

Casa de las Campanas is a buy-in; we originally did that, you have to be independent living, and then you always stay the same amount of rent. It is expensive because my mom had to put down a $20,000 deposit. She has done that, but when they got her records from the doctor and she had dementia, they said we can’t go in because she had to go in the assisted living. However, it was very nice, and the variety they had was incredible. They have pools, and they have recreation areas. For independent living, I don’t think anything can be bad other than the buy in part. The food was very good; they had a huge kitchen and they had a buffet. If you don’t like anything in the buffet, you can order something. If you can afford the buy-in, I would recommend it. Originally it was assisted living, but they changed ownership. They’ve got a 300ft theater, they play musical instruments, and they do plays. The facility is unbelievable.

Caring74657950

Casa De Las Campanas was excellent. Everything about it was great. The staff was excellent. The rooms were beautiful and large. The food was above excellent and dining facility was off the chart. They had quite a few activities that everyone would be interested in. I liked that they would take care of you for the rest of your life even if you ran out of money.