Independent Living Communities in Goleta, CA

"excellent facility!! I feel my Mom is safe, and well cared for"

"A friend of mine lives in Vista del Monte. I was not that impressed with them. I thought it was rather depressing. They have dark gray paint in all the hallways, and it didn't feel good to me. My friend took me around and it's all very nice, but I didn't like those dark hallways. They had a pool, a library, and nice landscaped areas where you could sit. We had dinner there once and it was very nice. I haven't interacted with the staff, but from what I have seen they seemed nice enough. The facility is fine and the building is fine. It's just gloomy and I would have preferred to be closer to town where you are within walking distance of things. The staff was very nice, very accommodating, and helpful when I asked questions. We always get lost in there. It's a big facility, so I had to ask how to get out of there, but they were very nice."

"I liked Villa Santa Barbara. It was beautiful, but it was way too much for me. They showed me a very nice studio."

"GranVida is amazing, friendly staff and very welcoming. The food was delicious and the activities seemed fun! I highly recommend this facilty. "

"My mother is in Friendship Manor. It's independent living. They provide meals, and they have a dining room. It's three meals a day during the week and two on weekends. They just do brunch and dinner on weekends, but three meals during the week. Normally, you go down the dining room. For an extra $2 you can have it delivered to your room or you can go down and get it yourself and take it back to your room (which is what they've been doing for the last two years because of Covid). They haven't opened up their dining room yet. Before COVID, they had all sorts of activities like joyride on Fridays. They go in the van. You sign up for a joyride and go around Santa Barbara area. They had movie nights, pizza nights, chocolate chip cookies and ice cream socials. There was a lot of activity going on before COVID. I hope that they get back to that. A lot of people come in and help them. My mom has a lady who comes in every other day and check on her. It used to be just one day a week, but I told her I want her to get some help. You do your own laundry, but they have machines and you pay for the machines. They have a lady that does hairdressing, cut hair, and shampoo. They try to provide all the amenities. They have a medical van that runs Mondays and Thursdays. They try to provide everything they can, but nobody is going to check on you. If you don't show up for a meal, nobody goes and checks on you. She fell the other day and nobody checked on her because it was in the middle of the night. There's no way she can call for help. Had she fallen in the daytime, maybe she could yell and somebody could have heard her. I got her an alert thing now, which she puts around her neck. If she falls, she could push the alert thing. It's an older building and it shows. It's not that it's dirty, but it could use some repairs. The staff members are nice and friendly. The people there are friendly, and the residents are very happy. The food needs a lot of improvement. They offer a choice every night and have either a meat dish or a vegetarian dish. She likes her food seasoned, but if you have that big of a clientele, you have to cook for everybody. I think they just don't put seasoning because a lot of people can't eat that kind of stuff. You can always add seasoning, but you can't take away. It's definitely a good value."

"Maravilla is a beautiful luxury facility. The rooms are small. However, there are lots of different sizes. The staff was good. I have eaten there in the past. It is open to the public at lunchtime and the food's good. The dining area was large."