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"What I like about this facility is their amenities which includes 24-hour emergency call system, physical therapy and fitness room, recreation room and library, and hair salon and manicurist. They also have a great security system which is the Wander Guard Security System so you do not have to worry about your loved ones safety while you're away. "

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Lady Shaw Senior Housing is an independent living apartment complex situated in San Francisco's Chinatown that provides quality affordable housing for 75 seniors. The housing provides low-income seniors with affordable and comfortable living spaces in studio or one-bedroom apartments. The complex provides more than just an apartment space to live in; it also includes an activity center and a dining area. Multi-service programs are also offered for both the residents and the community. Self-Help for the Elderly provides seniors with high quality housing and services that ensure their safety without taking away their independence. Self-Help Seniors live independently, but are able to enjoy the company of their peers and the senior care and home care assistance provided. The atmosphere around the senior housing is filled with joy and laughter, as the residents engage in games and activities and celebrate holidays together. The Lady Shaw Senior Housing began in 1990. Each apartment unit is fully equipped with a private kitchen and bathroom. Amenities include: wheelchair access, lounge, laundry facilities, and a garage. The complex’s Senior Center Program, which provides meals and activities, is open to the senior residents as well as seniors in the community. Rental rates of the Lady Shaw Senior housing will not exceed thirty percent of the household’s monthly income. Rent includes water and garbage disposal services, residents pay for electricity, energy, cable and telephone bills separately.

"I toured the San Francisco Towers. The facility is beautiful and meticulously maintained. Everything about it is lovely, thought about, and polished. It is highly secure, which is very important. The apartments are good size. The small ones are well sized and they have a range of apartments. The staff was very professional, very knowledgeable, and very gracious about everything. The dining area is lovely. I did not sample the food. They have exercise classes. They have movies and performances and clubs. There are all sorts of things to do and you're right in the middle of the city. So there is a bus line and streetcar line right outside the front door. That's one thing that draws me to it. It's so close to the Performing Arts Center of San Francisco."

"I have known several people who have lived at The Sequoias San Francisco. My cousins live there now, and in both cases, they've been very happy there. I had lunch with them while I was there, and the setting was good. The only reason I wouldn't go further with it is that it's in San Francisco, and I'm more interested now in the East Bay. The food was quite good, particularly because it had a range of dietary choices. I tried to be a vegetarian, and there were lots of good options. The staff members seemed quite friendly, but I didn't have very much interaction with them. The common areas were quite nice. The dining room had an indoor and outdoor terrace to it. The apartments were nice, but there was a lack of good kitchen facilities. There was barely a kitchen, and that was the biggest drawback, because I wouldn't want to eat all my meals in the dining hall."

"Chaparral House had more activities, nice grounds, and nice staff members. You walk in, and it's sunny. There are big and tall ceilings. There are a couple of different activity rooms, lots of outside ground areas, and even a garden. The staff members were very kind. The rooms were like hospital rooms. There are a lot of rooms that have events happening in them. They had a dining hall and a game room."

"My overall tour experience with Springfield Place was very nice. They were very cordial. We had lunch, and we looked at an apartment, and it was very impressive. The layouts were quite nice. The surroundings were quite nice. The ambiance was good. I think they have 24-hour assisted gyms, community activities, and outside activities. They're very good. Everything is very good. The main attraction there was their restaurant. They have a very nice restaurant, but it was way too much for us. It was gourmet. The staff were nice. We were escorted by a salesperson, and they were always good. We had lunch there and it was very good. It was excellent, but way too much for us. They had like a three- or four-course lunch, and normally we eat a sandwich or a soup for lunch. They had dinner five-course meals, and normally we would have one plate. Breakfast was full service of sausage and eggs, and we normally eat a bowl of cereals, so it was not us. Some people would like that though. "

"I was less impressed with the ambiance at Merrill Gardens at Rockridge. The memory care area was good. The entry was kind of utilitarian. The people were very nice. Everything was nice. There was something about it that just didn't feel as good to me having come off of maybe seeing the other place. The tour experience was fine though. The staff who toured me was good. They have garden spaces that are always available to the people and are both safe and nicely laid out where they could spend time that is specific to the memory care area."

"My sister-in-law is a resident of Piedmont Gardens CCRC. It's a very nice people and a nice community. It's in a place where there are a lot of restaurants. I can push her in the wheelchair now, but we used to be able to walk to restaurants and shopping. It's a lovely community. The food is good. Her room right now it's very small. She started in an apartment, but now it is just one room. The facility is beautiful."

"I toured St. Paul's Towers. The apartments are a good size. They have a good kitchen. I haven't had too much contact with the staff, but I have a friend who lives there who has. I've tried the food several times, and it's really good. They have a lot of variety. It's well done. The dining room and everything are very warm and hospitable. The common areas are not as good as some of the others. There are some options, but it's an old facility, so it's kind of smaller when it comes to common areas."

"My experience at Lake Park Senior Living was great. Everything was great. However, I was looking for a facility that was based on my grandmother's income. It's a beautiful facility. I wish we could afford it, but we can't. The lady that gave me the tour was wonderful. She showed me all around. She was very informative. I appreciate it. I saw the menu, and it's a wonderful menu. They have a library, a painting room, and an exercise room. It was a wonderful place."

"The staff at Grand Lake Gardens who gave us the interview was extremely helpful. We felt very comfortable in that interview. She also took us around and showed us a couple of rooms, a 1-bedroom, and a 2-bedroom. I liked the setup of their dining room. You could order the menu of the day or you could order what you want from the menu. All the residents that I came across were quite friendly. My overall sense was that the residents were happy and comfortable there. I particularly liked the idea that they have acreage outside with a lot of foliage, shrubs, flowers, and trees. There's an area that's set aside with planter boxes where the residents can grow their own plants. We had lunch there and the food was quite acceptable. Even if the food wasn't that great, the people serving made it very pleasant."

"I thought Merrill Gardens at Lafayette was very welcoming and very nice. It seemed like it would be also a fit. However, there was limited availability for space, and the only thing they had available was a shared unit. Nevertheless, I would recommend it. It felt good. The tour was quite good. There was nothing negative about it. The shared apartment was a large room, and each side had a window. It also had kind of a ceiling-high divider that divided most of the room into two sections. Each had its own bathroom. It was adequate. It would be fine. However, it seemed to me a little problematic for my mother, especially since she tends to get up in the middle of the night and wander, and it could be disturbing to the person in the other room unless they were a heavy sleeper because the room is open to each other. They had private rooms; they just didn't have any available."

"Westborough Royale was very well kept. The building was nice and clean and decorated very nicely. The wallpaper and the woodwork and everything all looked very nice. It had 2 large living rooms that I liked that one could relax in. The rooms for the residents were a bit larger and their prices were a bit lower. They had a very nice dining room, and every unit either had a patio or a balcony, which I thought was a pretty nice feature. The staff was very nice and the administrator was very nice and wanted to know a lot of little details so they could address my concerns. They did very well. I saw a lot of people wandering around enjoying the facility. I saw some people playing some kind of game in one of the living rooms. The living rooms were not crowded, because I guess people stay in their rooms a lot or something. I saw the menu and they were very thorough, and they looked like good and healthy meals."