Nursing Home Communities in Encinitas, CA

"Exceptional and friendly staff "

"I toured Carlsbad by the sea and it was my favorite. The food is excellent, it’s just a lovely place, and it’s right by the ocean. I even signed up for it, but I backed out, because it was very expensive. It had everything. They have an outdoor and indoor pool, a staff member makes an exercise plan for each resident, they have balanced classes and strength classes, and they had a minister who comes every week for a talk. They have a salad bar, you can always have a filet mignon, and a salmon, and they always have three entrees; they’re very flexible."

"We liked Las Villas. My friend’s mom was there for skilled nursing and they were very attentive. The sanitation was very good. The dining room on the second floor was very nice. It’s got nice view, it’s wide open and looks inviting. The residents seemed to be happy and satisfied. It seemed like a nice community. "

"My husband is in Bayshire Carlsbad. They put him in skilled nursing until about three weeks ago and they moved him into assisted living. They're a good bunch of people. It's clean. The staff seems fine both in the skilled and assisted. I've got no problems with the care. They have programs. He says he gets more than enough to eat. He had been in there a year and a half ago for six months. When I walked in this time, the lady at the front desk where you signed in still remembered me from before. The staff is there helping other people. They seem to have big enough staff and they let people bring their pets. They provide entertainment. Everybody seems happy. The nurses and aides are all very nice."

"My mom was here in October of last year. She had excellent care. All the staff was very attentive to her needs. They were aware that this hospitalization was really hard on my mom and our family. They went out of their way to help us with things like doing a will, helping fill out long term care insurance paperwork. Things that other facilities have told us we have to do ourselves. They were all superb "

"Mom is in Palomar Health Rehabilitation Institute. It's so clean, everyone is so professional, it's very organized, and they encourage people to get back to full health. They're like angels. My mom said the food was not as good as the other place, but she can be very picky. When I saw the food, it looked really good. The place is immaculate, beautiful, modern, clean, and very conducive to healing. They even have a garden. They took my mom out and had her do a little gardening as part of her occupational therapy. They have a little car, so they can practice getting in and out of a car. They have rooms set up with kitchens and things that people need to work with at home. They thought of everything. There's a gym. I've seen a putting green. Whatever their activities are, it's part of the overall therapy. The rooms are excellent, very clean, very well laid out, have windows with a view, and it's bright, airy, and cheerful. There should be more of these facilities around because if you're going to get better, this is what you need. If I needed one, I'd want to be there."

"I have taken care of four elderly relatives over the last 8 years. So I have seen assisted living, hospitals,home health and other skilled nursing. Though the rooms are a bit small, this place is the best I have seen. The staff are friendly, attentive and hard-working. The CNA's take an interest in each patient and the social worker helped me through the maze of insurance and technical issues. The physical therapy was as Dr ordered and state of the art. My father in law spent over a month here and is in the best shape I have seen him for the past five years. The staff encouraged him to do his best, celebrated with him and made each session fun. Also, the nurses noticed that the hospital made mistakes on his medications and walked me through the procedures to get his meds back on track. Thank You!"

"I was at Palomar Continuing Care Center for three weeks. It wasn't really bad. They were pretty good, and the rehab people were fantastically good. They did a good job, as far as I am concerned, because I got back to walking again. The food was alright. The woman in-charge was kind of unpleasant. I had a caregiver who is trained and very knowledgeable, who was working with me at that time, and they wouldn't let him in the place. "

"Villa Rancho Bernardo is excellent. It's a wonderful facility. It really is. My husband is in a semi-private room with a private bath and TVs for both of the people in the room. It has a movable divider between the beds and a very large window with a beautiful view of the landscaping outside. My husband can be difficult sometimes, but the way that they approach and speak to him is outstanding. If he resists, they will step away for a few minutes. Then they'll come back and try again. They are always very courteous, very thoughtful, very pleasant, and attentive. It's expensive, but I think for the quality of care, the facility, the location, and the medical staff, it is all worth it."

"My wife was in the center following a heart attack and horrible treatment at another facility. The nursing care is very good, Amanda, the charge nurse was excellent. The wound care was excellent. Christopher and Tim the cnas were very polite and attentive.My wife has been in 4 care facilities in north county and this was , by far the best. Laraine even liked the food. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Vista Life Care!! "

"My husband was in Valle Vista Post Acute for about 2 months from August to October 2023. He was rehabbing from a leg amputation. My husband also has dementia, so it is a complicated situation. The care there was very good, the nurses were attentive, he was kept clean, and his wound care was superb. The most important aspect of the stay for us was the physical therapy. I can't say enough about the physical therapy group, especially Rod, he was caring and took the time to overcome my husband’s muddle mind. My husband came home being able to transfer himself to his wheelchair easily. They also worked with me to help train me on how to transfer him from the bed to the wheelchair, help with how to pick him up if he fell, and how to transfer him to the car. This has made the homecare for him much easier. Although the facility is older, it has been updated and is clean. The view around the facility is beautiful and there are nice areas to take your family members out to see the views."

"My favorite Casa amenity...when I was living in my own home I treated my self to an extra thick king size mattress. As I got older I found it harder and harder to be able to lift the mattress up to change my fitted sheets. I don't have that problem now that I am living in my independent living apartment at Casa de las Campanas. Once a week Housekeeping comes to my apartment and changes the sheets for me. They even take the removed sheets and have them washed, and returned a few days later. This great service is included in my monthly rent, no extra charge. I love it. LuckyPat"

"My husband is in the Life Care Center of Escondido for rehab. The staff is very involved and they follow through well on everything. The facility is really clean and well maintained. The gardens, the hallways are shining and the floors are well-kept. Everything is immaculate all the time. They have an outdoor patio where if the patient can go in a wheelchair, you can wheel him out into the outdoor patio. There's only one downfall to the outdoor patio, and that's if somebody closes the door and you're out there, don't put the little wedge in between the door to keep it cracked open. You're trapped out there. And there's no way to get back into the facility from that patio if the door gets shut behind you, and there's no way to call anybody or anything. There's not a button you could push for a doorbell or anything. You're just trapped out there. They have a therapy room. The communication is very good, they have a great social worker there, and she calls me at home, or we talk when I go to visit him almost every day."

"Redwood Terrace is a good community, they have independent living, and also memory care. It's upscale. They have individual cottages, and the rooms were adequate. The location is convenient to the city of Escondido. The dining area was very good, they and offer three meals a day. They have all kinds of activities, from the local theaters to different kinds of special nights like bingo. They also have music and a piano player who comes in on a regular basis."