Vista at Simi Valley

We visited Vista at Simi Valley. We looked at their memory care and it was very good. We were shown several possible rooms. All the staff members that I observed or met seemed to be happy in their jobs. I didn't sense any underlying, negative attitude or anything. The residents that I was able to see all seemed happy to be there. It was clean too. They answered all our questions. I did not try their food but they sent food home with my friend and he enjoyed that.

We have toured the memory care facility at Vista at Simi Valley. I liked working with the staff who assisted me, talking with her, and meeting with her. I love the facility, the cleanliness, and the newness of it. I love the way they interact with the patients. I like the room size. It was a really good experience to kind of get a barometer of what to look for in a caring community like that. I liked that it was small, and there were like 40 people or less. In the memory care section, there was a better ratio of care. I like the way they set up the memory care section. The dining area was clean.

My mother has moved into Vista at Simi Valley. She's in memory care. I liked it because it's a small community. I think the maximum they can have is 20. I kind of like that because like in a classroom, if you have fewer students, there's more attention placed on the student by the teacher. They had more hands-on with each client and more attention, so I liked that a lot. I also felt very well informed by Carla who gave me the tour. She's very personable, and she even introduced me to the other clients and kind of really showed me how things worked and what they expect from their staff. They're very kind. Even just a few days I've been there, they've been very personable. They come up to me and explain what's been going on. There's a lady there who I believe is the activities coordinator. She might be the physical therapist as well. She has sent me a link, which is an app where you can see what they do throughout the day. They see the schedule, and it's real-time. They put a couple of pictures and they show what activities they've done throughout the day, and they might put a few extra photos for you to see. You can see if they were active or they didn't do the activity. You're aware that they didn't participate, something's going on or that day wasn't a good day for them probably. That's a very good thing that they have in memory care. I like it. The staff is personable. They pay attention. At least for me, they inform me how my mom's doing. It's very good. I like that it's a small community, too. The staff is very informative, very friendly, and very client-oriented. They provide three meals and snacks. The facility is very nice and fairly new. They're not even 1-year-old yet. It's very clean and looks very comfortable to me, very bright, not sad or anything like that. They try to keep their clients in a good mood. I've seen them dancing and doing different things throughout the day and doing exercises.