Memory Care Communities in Alameda, CA

"I've referred many clients to Marymount, which offers assisted living with memory care. They also have hospice on site. The staff is well qualified, professional, welcoming, warm. They're well trained in hospitality--and those in memory care are well trained and have many years experience. They don't have much turnover at all--which is very good. It's located in San Leandro, in an upscale setting close to BASRT and AC Transit. It's also just 10 minutes from the Oakland Airport. The facility is state of the art: modern, upscale apartments that are new and well kept and with nice views of the Bay and garden areas. The social services department at Marymount provides activities 7 days a week. And their wellness program includes both PT and OT. It's also pet friendly, and the food is good--three meals and snacks (but not much choice). "

The Ivy at Berkeley sets a new standard in luxury senior living, encouraging you to embrace an active, carefree lifestyle in a truly exceptional environment. Nestled in one of Berkeley's most picturesque locations, The Ivy offers stunning views and direct access to the natural beauty of the Bay Area. With a focus on enriching both body and soul, we provide a wide range of activities and outdoor spaces, along with comprehensive assisted living and memory care for those who need it. The Ivy team is dedicated to helping our residents live their best lives, offering an array of amenities, services, and wellness options designed to enhance comfort and elevate their experience. We invite you to visit and see for yourself! To learn more about this provider’s license and review other available state reports, please visit: California Department of Social Services Licensed Facility Search

"Aldersly Garden has lovely surroundings, and when you go out your door, there are gardens. I like the staff. They are very courteous. I visited a one-bedroom apartment, and it is nice and big -- very adequate. They have three dining areas; one is for active seniors, one is for assisted seniors, and the last one is the nursing unit. The meal hours are quite extended, they are very generous with the time, there are about two choices every day, and they put out the list ahead of time so you can make your choice. They have a bus that takes you various places if you want to go out. They have card games, a nice library with quite a lot of books, physical activity, a gym, and an instructor, so you have a class, which is very nice. "

"Mom is doing good at Heart and Soul. She fit in really well with the residents there. They were more like her in what she was going through. The staff is very nice and understanding. They seem to take really good care of my mom. They have a quiet room where you can sit and talk. The place is clean, and all of the residents seem to be really happy. "

"Belmont Village Albany was great and looked like a five-star hotel. The dining area was very nice. The person during the tour was very helpful. They had activities all day long. They could go to different areas, and if somebody wanted to come down, they had dining that they could do with family. The facility was very clean, very bright, and very open."

"Staff here at Coterie is consistently helpful and professional. It is clear to us that they are all well trained. if a staff member is not able to provide assistance for a function/problem, he/she will immediately locate someone, and I am very impressed with that. Coterie actively encourages ongoing feedback, whether on the spot or at meetings. Restaurant Menu should not be the same for three months in a row. That can get old quite fast. The cuisine might include authentic Chinese, Japanese, Korean etc., The Fitness programme is superb. The multi-talented trainers obviously hail from impressive, diverse backgrounds. The same trainer can employ movements, eg. from Martial Arts, Yoga, Mindfulness Practice, Dance, Qigong etc."

"My mother moved in. It's excellent. They're not big, but I'm guessing for these kinds of facilities, they're good-sized. I wouldn't call them big, though. The staff is very friendly, very helpful. My mother thinks the food is delicious. There's a good variety. It's consistent. She loves the food. She's just starting to do the activities, but they offer many, varied activities and she seems to be enjoying them. She's only been there two weeks. The staff is very willing to listen and help us kind of navigate through this."

"My brother moved to Buena Vista Manor House. Location is important to us and so we chose that place because it is centrally located for our family in San Francisco. It's an intimate facility. It's not too big and everybody seems to be very nice and accommodating. My brother seems to be getting along very nicely there and the people have been open to his disability and trying to work with that. They provide three meals a day. I had lunch the other day when my brother had some food and it was good. It was a cold lunch for me. I didn't have a hot meal, but they have nice proportions, and a varied menu, and they give you a balanced meal. There's protein, fruit, and liquids. They should have some area though, where you could have water or coffee if you want, like a little side station where during the day, residents/visitors could have a cup of coffee or some iced water or snacks. Pretty much the kitchen's only open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. There's no overflow of snacks or anything. They have daily activities for the residents and I see people participating and having a good time with that. My brother is in a small room that gets cleaned every week. They do laundry service and they distribute his medicines, but there's no nursing care, and that's one negative."

"I liked that it had really beautiful gardens that the people and visitors could walk. Their gardens were inside so nobody from the outside could be part of it. It's a very nice size outdoor garden and there's plenty of room for people to walk or just sit and meditate. It was more of an intimate facility. It's a smaller space. The dining area was fine, but I think they use the dining area for both activities and dining and then there's a small living room. So, they're limited in space. The person who helped me with the tour was very nice. Just that I wasn't too thrilled about the location."

"It was one of the more reputable and one of the nicer facilities. The services were state-of-the-art, but the actual facility was a little bit old. The people were wonderful. They provide many activities for the residents."

"I toured Bellara Senior Living. It was nice, very fancy. An experience that you want for anyone senior and transitioning into their later years. They have on-call nurses, and they have everything that you need there, you don't have to go out and get it, very much assisted. Everything is there all at once. You don't have to go anywhere. The staff was nice. They were very welcoming. They just wanted to get to know me and my family and make sure that if we were choosing that place, it would be the right place for us. It's a very new building. They had a bar. They had a bunch of seating areas. They had fancy bathrooms. They had a workout area. They had a whole courtyard where you could sit and talk and grill food. They had a beautiful kitchen that was restaurant-style."

"It was nice. My first impression of it was awesome. We looked at several rooms, they were all neat, bright and have high ceilings. They were willing to put a curtain partition between beds on a shared room, and their bathrooms were also nice. They have lots of common areas on each floor that have different personalities. There was something like a beach hotel-side sitting area in a corner in the hallways and there's a 50's diner type place that looks like a men's place. It's a lovely community, and the main rooms are very nice as well. If my mother would need memory care, this is where she'll go. The staff who gave the tour was good. We didn't eat there but we talked to the head chef while the residents are having a meal. The food looked great. They have activities in the dining room, but they didn't have a separate activities room."

"I know somebody that stays here. They're pretty good. They have the standard assisted living amenities, and their activities are pretty good. They have entertainment, and they have a really nice lobby. Sometimes they have people playing classical music on the piano, and they serve you snacks. The residents seem to enjoy looking at the performances. The staff is pretty friendly, at least to me. You don't feel like you're in an assisted living facility. It's very clean, very modern, and very nice."

"We chose Peninsula Reflections. I liked the place. It was very nice. The room was big and a single for my partner. I felt warm when we went there and talked to the people. The staff seemed very nice and knowledgeable. They knew what they were doing, especially the one in the admin who was very friendly and made my partner feel good. The menu looked OK; however, my partner needed everything blended. They had a big room for activities with a big TV. They had karaoke and other singers who came by to sing. The residents seemed to enjoy that. They had a quiet room, which was a small room with a TV. They seemed very cooperative. When you asked something, they were willing to help you. They had a doctor who seemed very nice."