Memory Care Communities in Los Angeles, CA

"My husband was at Wellbrook Santa Monica for 2 years. It was the best memory care that I have seen. Our experience had been wonderful. They were very caring. My husband's room was very clean, and all of the rooms are private. The food that they served was all wonderful. I highly recommend this place. They had yoga classes, exercises, and live music every weekend. They had a barbershop."

"We went here. We loved the staff. They seemed to be very responsive. At the time that we visited, they were a little more open, so we were able to tour the facility quite a bit. It's got wonderful grounds and a little garden or patio on two floors, so it was very, very nice. It was a big contender. The biggest drawback was the location. The staff was the reason that I decided that this was the right time to move mom into an assisted living. She really understood where I was coming from, and she was very, very supportive. If we live closer to Santa Monica, I would have chosen that one. I know they had a gameroom, a library, and small patios on some of the units, which would have been nice for mom."

"A couple of weeks ago, I visited Hollenbeck Palms in Los Angeles and I like that very much. They have a chapel which is unique. The location is not ideal as the surrounding area is not exactly high class but I still really like it. It's the best out of every place that I have visited so far. The people were very friendly. I was able to meet a number of residents and I was impressed by how friendly they were. I only met one staff member and she was very helpful. I would rate her very highly. I probably need to say though that all I can afford at Hollenback is a studio apartment because if you're going to get a 1-bedroom, there's a substantial buy-in of over $200,000. That is a bit of a difficulty for me. I was also impressed by the food. I had lunch there with some nice people. The food was the best of all that I have had and I had lunch at several places I visited. They had the one thing the others did not have and that's the chapel. That appeals very much to me."

"I toured Ivy Park at Playa Vista. It looks very high end like resort-style. They have multiple small rooms for reading and dining. It seems like a very nice place to live in for the elderly. It's new, too. The staff who gave the tour was pretty good. They take their time, and they're very friendly. Compared to others, they're more diligent in what they're doing and seem very willing to help cater to what we need."

"The Gardens at Park Balboa is very nice, I liked it. The problem is my husband requires insulin shots in the morning and afternoon and they don't have a nurse. I like the fact that it's close to my mother's place, so it's easy for me to go to visit my husband if I decide to take him there. It looks like a very friendly environment, and I like the fact that they have activities for their people. I only interact with the host, his name is Jonathan, and a couple of people there. He was friendly and gave us all the information we needed, and I like the fact that they have a bilingual staff, my husband is speaking Spanish, so is very confused with the languages. But good to know they have a Spanish-speaking staff too. I saw a garden that was nice to have for walking. They have a lunchroom, and they have a small living room as well. And they had music and there was dancing. That was nice."

"I highly recommend Atria Park of Pacific Palisades! The community staff and residents have made my mom feel so welcomed and right at home. The food is wonderful, and the rooms are the perfect size for my mom. The Executive Director, Joe, really shows he cares about the community and its residents. We love it here!"

"I went and toured Nikkei Senior Gardens, and I liked it. I like the cleanliness of the place, and the way they include their employees, and feed them lunches so they know how good the food is for their residents. They make the employees feel cared for which carries down to caring for the seniors or the residents, it was very eye-opening. Everybody was so kind, their programs were top-notch there, and everything was so organized. I think it's worth the value or the amount of money they charge. I like everything about it. And if the resident is Japanese and they don't speak the language well, this would be the place, and that's also what got me to that place. They feed them traditional food if they would like, and about 90% of people there speak the language, which is very important to us. The staff all seemed very happy too, to be working there. The cleanliness of the place was amazing, it was spotless, and they offer a lot of games for the residents and they keep them busy, and then they also have a beauty shop there. It's great, it is amazing, I'd live there."

"This facility is more concern over the welfare of its clients than hounding them to be cared for here. Even though we choose another place because of my Mom's condition they keep calling to make sire my mom was doing well. They care for their clients like family and this place puts clients well being over profits. They care and that is a very good thing."

"Very nice place and attentive workers. Drinks in the cafeteria are very nice with little snacks for residents and visitors! Room is clean and comfortable."

"My husband resided at Lily's board and care: "Be Happy, Be Home. ". He was well taken care of, always clean. He had Alzheimer's and could not walk but was able to stay in the wheelchair all day. Facility was also always clean. Lily was very helpful with every concern I had. She participated in the phone conferences with his doctors: his primary care physician, as well as his neurologist and cardiologist evaluating his daily meds. The Home Health helped do the labs when he had a UTI as well as having a physical therapist to help him to walk. When we found out he had skin cancer(melanoma), Lily helped arrange all the transportation accompanying us to the dermatologist as well as the trips to Cedars Sinai for the surgery in Santa Monica. Surgery was a success. He had a very nice roommate who kept him company as they watched the Dodger games in the evenings. They even had a birthday party for his 89th birthday for him.. Lily was very helpful in arranging for a smooth hospice help when it was time. She was wonderful."

"I was at the Sunrise of Hermosa Beach yesterday. It looked like a home. It looked very homey. It had a comfortable looking, more homelike atmosphere. The staff and the building were great, everybody gets a "five," and everyone was very professional."

"Ivy Park at San Marino is the nicest in my father's price range that I've seen, and it's also literally up the block from where he lives and where his brother and sister live. It was incredibly clean and well kept. We actually had lunch. My dad didn't want to stay, so they asked if they could pack him a lunch, and he said yes. They packed up their special of the day. We took it home and ate and it was delicious. I like that the menus have a lot of choices. It seems like the food was very fresh. We looked at a one-bedroom and a studio. The one-bedroom was very large. He even said, "Oh, this is larger than what I expected," which was good. There was a lot of staff around. I wish the grounds were bigger. I wish there was more outside space for him to walk around. That's probably the biggest and only really deficit that I noted during our time there. It was excellent. I would live there if I needed it. I've seen a lot in the past and it was definitely the best kept property. My father is not aware of how disabled he is, and his remark afterward was, "Oh, I could see myself living there," which I thought was great. And then he said, "In a couple of years.""

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"My mother-in-law was in Ivy Park at West Hills. She went into the memory care unit. It's great. We loved everything about Ivy Park. The people care. It was a really beautiful setting. The process was easy. The food was fantastic, and they will make whatever you want to eat, which was great because my mother-in-law wouldn't eat certain things. It was nice that they had such a flexible menu and good food, and just genuinely caring, very kind people, and it wasn't very expensive. It's a really good value, and it's a wonderful, warm place. It feels more like a home than a hospital facility. Her room was wonderful, nice and spacious. The people were super respectful coming in and out. The activities were wonderful. We're still connected to them. My daughter made friends with one of the women who lived there. They have a courtyard and a nice dining room and living room where people can gather. They have a big veranda where people are always sitting under the oak trees. They have a big living room where they play cards and games, and watch movies. They have a movie theater and a salon. They have everything in this really sweet little package. They're genuinely caring. Their chef, Larry, is amazing. They'll make whatever you feel like eating. It's cozy. It's inspiring. There's art on all the walls. It's super clean and friendly. They always have cookies baking, so the place always smells like cookies. The activities were great. They had singing, they had outings, and they were always playing games. There's always something to do, but you don't have to participate if you don't want to. It's such a good value for everything you get. It's amazing."