Independent Living Communities in La Jolla, CA

"I chose Vi at La Jolla Village. It's total care to the end and I won't have to move. I want to get one spot and stay there till I die. It's independent living but it goes into assisted living in the same facility, same building, and same room. You don't have to move up each place. It's considered a CCRC, which is complete care. There wasn't anything that I disliked about the view from the very first time I entered the building. I fell in love with it. It was refurbished. Everything's new, everything's clean, and everything is eye-appealing. All of their activities are amazing. The staff was amazing. I had lunch there, and the food was superior. They have a gym. They have a pool inside. They have yoga classes, a library, and a movie theater."

"Westmont of Carmel Valley is a place that I would want to retire to. It is beautiful. It looks very open. It had a lot of beautiful outdoor space. I wanted to sit down and go knit with some of the women who were there. The different places to eat at looked lovely and open. It's a beautiful place where you could just retire and spend your days. It feels more kind of a resort. I liked their bar/bistro area where you could just sit for the day with a drink or a snack. It was big and bright. The downside was the price, because you have to pay for that beauty, and it's definitely on the high end, but if you had the money, that would be a wonderful place for you to go."

"I'm moving into St. Paul's Manor, and I like the community. I like the size and I like the location, the fact that it's Bankers Hill, that's walking distance to downtown San Diego, walking distance to the harbor, walking distance to Hillcrest, and walking distance to survival park. It's just it's a great place. The staff is very kind. To give an example of how long they've been there, two ladies that work in the dining room that have served me so far. One has been there the least amount of time for any employee in the kitchen, and that is seven years, and the other lady has been there 48 years. The staff doesn't turn over, it is secure. It's a good community. They're remodeling, everything's going to be up to date and everything is included. There are great views from my apartment on the eighth floor. It's just a nice place and the prices are very reasonable for what you get."

"I toured Atria Collwood. I liked all of the programs that they had, the different levels of care that they offered, and the way it was structured. It was like an a la carte menu. They had it in such a way that it was very transparent like that. You could see what you were paying for, and the facility was really well kept up. It's a really nice facility and the people there all seemed really on top of everything. Everyone there was very friendly. One of the directors of something was really helpful. She took her time, showed me the different places, and answered a lot of questions which some of the places did, but she just did an exceptionally good job at that. I thought that's why I like that place so much."

"Words cannot express how grateful we are for everyone at Rancho Penasquitos Senior Living! I mean EVERYONE!! From the executive director, memory care director, finance manager, the wonderful lady at the reception desk, ALL of the caregivers and med techs, TRULY care about my mum. We were so nervous about sending mum to memory care, but she needed 24/7 care that we could not provide because my husband and I both work full time. My worries were eased within the first few days because mum feels right at home here. The memory care director and staff pivoted so quickly to adapt to mums unique needs and picky eating. Saying thank you isn’t enough to express how all of the staff are simply amazing at what they do and they do it with love and care, which is evident! The staff have become like a second family and we communicate often which is a huge plus. We are so blessed to have mum live here and we are beyond grateful to all of you for taking such great care of my mum."

"Everything was fine at Belmont Village Sabre Springs. The esthetics were really good as far as being a pleasant environment for anyone to live in. They had plenty of activities and nice rooms. The staff ratio seemed to be good. There were a lot of different areas where you wouldn't feel like you were in a shoe box all the time. The people who gave the tour were very pleasant."

"We went to Belmont Village Cardiff by the Sea. We were very impressed. We made an appointment for the tour and the gal that took us around was excellent. There are no separate areas. If you go into your independent care and then you find that you're going to need memory care, you stay right in there and they bring the memory care people to you. You can get a studio or one-bedroom, or you can even get a two-bedroom. They had a gorgeous swimming pool. The staff sat with us first and went over things, and then she gave us a booklet to bring home to look at more, so she was wonderful."

"Our Dad had a stroke in early May 2023 and at 94 lost his ability to walk and take care of himself. We live in Encinitas, so wanted him to be close to us. After going to look at several Assisted Living/Independent Living Facilities we were quite surprised to find that Westmont Of Encinitas was far superior than all the others and actually was quite less in cost. The facility is just slightly over two years old and the staff is friendly, food is great and the activities are plentiful. Just in a short 2 months he is walking on his own, living in his great bright 1 bedroom apartment and going to Bridge 3 times a week, going to Ice Cream socials, and exercising and building his strength up with their great Physical Therapists. We brought him down from Costa Mesa to Westmont of Encinitas on May 25, 2023 and he is thriving in such a short time. I would highly recommend Westmont of Encinitas for any loved one. Our father is happy and social and healthy now. This facility is a 5 Stars for sure."

"I visited the Waterford Terrace Retirement Community. It was much more of a grand entrance. The entryway was quite grand. It's a three-story building with access to outside gardens. They have rooftop gardens, and there are cottages at the top level. There's more outdoor environment on the top level, but the first two levels were all indoor-like hotel-style apartments. It's a big facility, and it has a huge dining area. Activities are provided. It's an active community there. Food is all included. They also had a couple of food stations that were available throughout the day for the residents to get snacks and things that they want. Then they have their regular dinner and breakfast time slots. Everything is very nice, and it's comforting to know that the residents are happy, and the staff is friendly."

"Grossmont Gardens is a 5-star facility. I have no qualms about that. I looked at both assisted living and independent living. It was friendly. The place was clean and nice. I met with the residents there, and they were very friendly, too. The staff was exceptional. They were very helpful. The tour was nice. The facility was exceptional, and everything was like that. They showed me one unit that I was interested in, and then they found out that that unit was not available. They had given me a lesser unit, but I didn't want that. So that was where the glitch was. It was just that somebody got there before me. The facility was excellent. I have no negative comments about the facility or anything like that."

"I visited Monte Vista Village Senior Living. I'm a member of the LDS faith, and I especially appreciated their Catholic community there. I was impressed by their religious staff. The lady was kind enough to contact me via text twice to make sure that I had all the facts right to make an informed decision. She was wonderful and very professional. She took me on a walkthrough and we saw, Welcome to Monte Vista. The facility has pools. As an independent living facility, I especially appreciated the chef-prepared meals that were available, and the calendar of events and activities appealed to me. The walkthrough of the grounds is especially nice. The exercise routines, exercise classes, and scenic walks around the property shouldn't be missed. They're very beautiful. The apartments are clean, spacious, and well furnished. It's a studio setup. I toured a one-bedroom also, and I was impressed with the amenities there, too. I strongly suggest taking a tour first because there was so much to see."

"Paradise Village is my first choice. It's the largest of the ones that I visited and in the assisted living facility, the dining room was newly remodeled and looked nice. The rooms are also newly remodeled. I believe they had the biggest one-bedroom apartment I've seen. The other thing I liked there is they had stuff sitting around for the residents. I saw three big magnifiers for the residents to use that were just out in open areas. It had the most people out and about and the most residents talking and using the facilities. The woman who gave me the tour impressed me. She knew every person's name, the employees, and the residents. They had studios, one-bedrooms, and two-bedrooms there. The bedroom could accommodate my parents' bed so they wouldn't have to get a new bed to go there. The only drawback I had to that is that the building itself is not in the greatest neighborhood. It's a gated community, but driving up to it is not as nice as driving to the other places I've been to."

"I visited the independent living community of Westmont of La Mesa. It was very nice. My dad preferred that place, but they wouldn't take his dog because it's too big. The upkeep of the place was excellent. They had multiple dining areas. They were nice, and the size was good. The rooms were good, and they had high ceilings, so it made them seem a lot bigger, which was nice. They all had washers and dryers, which was a nice touch, too. The staff members were super friendly. They knew the names of a lot of the people and the residents there as we were doing the tour. We didn't try their food, but I looked at the menus and it had a good selection."

"I toured Silvergate Rancho Bernardo. It was the priciest of them all. They had really pleasant accommodations, and it's very well kept up. The staff was attentive. And from what I could see, they had a good ratio of staff to clients that were using the services. And there were plenty of recreation options that would be self-motivated. They had a lot of services like a salon, nail care, and cafeterias in multiple locations. It was pretty elaborate. The staff members were professional. The food was excellent, too."