Continuing Care Retirement Communities Communities in Oakland, CA

"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."

"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 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."

"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."

"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."

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've lived here for 10 years and have never seen a safer, more beautiful place to live. The Bay Area is not a cheap place to live, but relatively speaking, Rossmoor condos cost about half of those outside our gate. Rossmoor is located in the heart of Walnut Creek, 25 miles east of San Francisco, a brief BART ride away. Its condos and coops surround a mile long valley with two golf courses and a creek running down its length. Shopping and medical facilities are just outside the gate. With over 200 clubs of every imaginable sort, it isextremely easy to meet people who shared the same interests, values, age, and activity levels. There's always something going on, and it's always voluntary. Choices include free movies, cultural events, sports, concerts, organized travel, educational workshops, and much more. A great place to keep active, if you want. There are five clubhouses, eight tennis courts, three swimming pools, world class lawn bowling, a first-rate restaurant, and much more. Although I have lived and traveled all over the world, from Tokyo to Heidelberg, I now find that when I go on vacation, I look around and wish I were back in Rossmoor. "

"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."

"The facility was austere did not offer many amenities. Staff were friendly and accomodating. There were two residents per room. There was only one shower room but several bathrooms for ease of access for residents. The recreation room was also the dining room. There was a small garden with a gazebo. Not much space for residents to walk around if you are looking for that kind of thing. "

"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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"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."