The Best Nursing Home Communities in Santa Cruz County, CA

"Terraces of Los Gatos was very professional and impressive, as should be expected for $15,000 a month. It's not cheap, so I would expect it to be pretty well laid out. The staff members were great, and they were very cautious, as I came in with a friend whose parent is there. It was very nice, clean, and pretty new. It's a great and beautiful location, and Los Gatos is a great place and safe for seniors if they need to walk around. The room is like a hospital room, but it is a lockdown facility, so it isn't very personal."

"Hillview Convalescent Hospital was very hospital like, and it was very clean. They do have activities and a good menu, and they seemed to be very caring. I talked to a couple of the nurses there, and they were kind. "

"Pacific Hills Manor was very clean, and the people were very helpful. They've got activities. They have a good menu, which is important for some of the seniors. "

"I think Almaden Health & Rehab Center is a good place. I don’t really have any complaints. My mother’s complaints would probably be that a lot of the staff doesn’t speak English very well and do not understand what she’s saying. When she says that she needs something, they touch everything to see what she’s talking about. I would say that the care she is receiving is good. The community seems very clean. I don’t think you can really help the food. When you’re on a certain kind of diet, it can be boring. "

"Stonebrook staff has the great customer service. They know your love one very well. I feel so welcome when I came in for a tour. My grandma was there for two weeks and she receive an excellent nursing and therapy care. Thank you so much Stonebrook team... Mr. H "

"Awesome staff, clean rooms, compassionate nurses and cna's..timely answering of call light..Good and productive rehab therapy..very clean and homelike environment..Nurses are well trained and knows what they are doing "

"The place smells great especially like apple cider spice. they have the best friendliest staff in the world especially the therapy department. you were perfect and thank you for saving my life. ~Larry B. "

"Very clean very helpful kind to the family. Great place I recommend total great place. Great good food .great therapist everything about this place is 5 stars."

"Our Lady of Fatima Villa – Assisted Living was really nice. Mom was there for almost eight years. They had good activities, and we really liked the people. The facilities were really nice. They had really nice staff, and we enjoyed that they were really personable and took care of my mom's needs. There was a lot of personal contact between them and us. My wife's mom had been there, and it was the same thing with her; they were very caring and always available for her. The food was really good, very tasty, and had a pretty good variety. "

"My mother is in the Camden PostAcute Care in Campbell. My first impression is that it is a converted motel because it looks like an old motel. Other than that, it looks like it's well-kept, clean, and tidy inside. I think the staff is doing an okay job from what they tell me, although my mom claims that she's not getting showered enough there. They give my mom therapy two or three times a week. The dining area and the food look really good. My mom gets served hot food and coffee there, and it looks very good."

"My husband stayed in Gilroy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, and we got him out in five days. They didn't have a choice because of how much COVID had gone through there. Anyone coming in new is in a room by themselves. Nobody comes in and out, and they leave your food at the door, and you get it. Even though I was told he was going to go there for rehab to get him up and walking, they said once he got there, they couldn't do that. I wasn't able to interact with anybody other than the social worker once, and he was really nice. My husband just hated it there. He wasn't allowed to see the staff, or even to walk in the hallway. It should be rebuilt."

"Greenhills Manor was small facility with around fifty or eighty bed only and I thought it was very good. It was clean and they had a patio where patients could sit. Their residential neighborhood was more relax and quiet. "

"My mother-in-law is in Amberwood Gardens. They are very good. The staff is wonderful. They really know her, and they pay the residents a lot of individual attention. They find ways to bring her out of her room and join the activities until she gets used to it. They took her along on the outings that they do, and she loves going out with them. They attend to her needs. They do her nails for her. She has a wonderful aide that really helps her with showering. She has an on and off skin condition, and they help her attend to that. They are very supportive. She is sharing a room at the dementia unit. The dining room is kind of plain, but it is adequate, and the people get to sit together; there are 4 to 6 people to a table. The food seems very good and very adequate. She says she likes it, and she's gained probably 10 pounds since we brought her there. We are thrilled because she is eating and she likes it. They do lunch outings once a month. Every day they have activities in the activity room; sometimes it will be bingo, sometimes it will be drawing or doing a little exercise thing, and she likes that. They do current events, and they seem to do a lot with playing music. "

"What I really like about the building is it is super clean, no smell of a nursing home. The staff seem to have worked there for a very long time and the charge nurses always seem nice and friendly. "