Pacifica Senior Living

Patricia Buril of Atria Ranch Park in San Dimas began helping my family as soon as she received the news that my aunt was in distress and was temporarily staying in a Motel until we could find a suitable place for her to live. Patti immediately arranged to bring my aunt's favorite hot dinner and a whole apple pie to her room. Patti personally delivered this meal and a few others while my aunt was waiting to be relocated. Patti also brought clean clothes, snacks and a warm blanket. She brought some flowers on Valentine's Day. She arranged for my aunt to take a tour and listen to a choir perform at the Atria Ranch Park before I could arrive in town. When I arrived, we took another tour and had lunch. Their food is very good and all of the staff members are friendly and supportive. My aunt agreed to live for a few months at the Atria Ranch Park while we arrange to sell her home in Glendora. I can stay with her when during my next visit and I find the community to be a beautiful, safe and peaceful place to be. I feel certain my aunt will become attached to the care givers and other residents at the Atria Ranch Park. She may not want to move again once she stays for a weeks. Thank you to all of the staff that continues to look after my aunt's need. And a special mention of the medical staff that helped evaluate my aunt so she could be cleared to move in. There is still much work for me to do regarding my aunt's continued care and it sure helps not to be overwhelmed with concerns about her immediate care. She is in good hands. There is always someone there to answer the phone and check on her if my aunt doesn't respond to her cell phone. The Atria library is where I will take my aunt during my upcoming visit. She loves to read and they have a collection of large print books available. Also, I will go with the group shopping via the shuttle so she becomes familiar with places to go with all of her new friends. One thing is for sure, my aunt likes their coffee and has been getting up earlier to have the breakfast of her choice freshly prepared. I am hopeful that she will gain a little weight as she enjoys starting her day with good company. - Thank You Atria Rancho Park and your wonderful, gracious staff!

They are excellent! Stacy is the best, they really worked with me. They have just been fantastic. They were able to get her medication leveled out and now, she has improved 90%. I am very happy with them.

It would be easier to get acquainted if everyone would wear nametags. They tried that but there is no incentive so nobody wears them. The food is excellent, and on days where there was heavy snow they brought our meals to us. During the heavy snow they also came out and cleaned the driveways and the sidewalks. The houses have attatched garages and are fairly close together but there is a wall that gives pretty complete privacy between each home.

Atria Rancho Park is a lovely facility in a quiet community. The room are spacious and comfortable. Every one at the facility is friendly and address the residents by their names. There are a wide variety of activities to choose from for the residents.

It's wonderful. The food isn't always the best, it could use a little improvement. The staff is amazing, from the people in the office, in the dining hall, the maid service, all of them are just amazing!!

Wonderful tour. We loved this place. I would live here if I needed an independent living place. Too costly for mom, who will not need care until she needs to go into a memory care unit ($6,000.00 to $9,000.00 per month). This would be a good place for residents whose children live far away. The neighborhood is not one I would want to go through at night time, so visits would be limited to daylight hours. Food is magnificent (former head chef from Monarch Place - cruise ship chef).

Very nice fit for my Mom, size & $$ were what we need, will be revisiting later this week

We were very pleased with this community! It was very nice and clean looking, and all of the employees were friendly and caring. They were one of the few places we looked at that were able to work with a hospice waiver, and the community worked very well with the hospice service in general. I liked the layout here, the assisted living is all in the same general area, no spread out over multiple floors, so the staff are always nearby and response times are fast. The apartments here were a bit bigger than other places we looked at, and they all had balconies which was nice. This was also one of the most affordable places we looked.

We toured or visited 13 other facilities, before SHE decided on going back to re-visit The Cherry Hills Club. FIRST impressions upon Investigation: Safe, Bright, Cheery, Friendly Folks (both employed and living there), lovely Clean Grounds, Delicious Food with Lovely Smiling Servers, Professional Nursing Staff, No Permanent Bad Smells, Beautiful Vistas, Adequate Airy Floor Plans, Affordable Pricing, Ability to Age "In Situ". SECOND Impressions after 4 Weeks: ALL of the Above Plus.

It's been good. They are clean and friendly. The food is very good. I really can't complain about anything, they are very good. The grounds are nice and they are pet friendly, which is why I chose them over others I saw.

They are very friendly! There have been some adjustments on the price, but they seem to be very aggressive in accommodating my mother. My brother and his son live in the City and they seem to be pleased - I've heard no complaints. My mother is very social and she's interfacing with a lot of folks, doing activities, and as your world is closing in on you, that's all you could hope for. It's her money, so might as well use it to pay for the Hilton!

Emeritus at Skylyn Place was unknown to me as I could not find it on the Web, but A Place for Mom found it for me. I am very pleased with my new location.

The staff is friendly as are the other tenents. The food is excellent. We have only been here a week but it looks like we are going to enjoy it.

This is a definite NO. This is a beautiful facility. Very friendly, the residence seem very happy. Very clean, no smell, the rooms are wonderful. However it is very expensive and they have nothing available within our price range.

It felt more homey and less like a hotel or apartment building. It had some grass and patios and porches. It is older so it is laid out more single story with porches rather than apartments with balconies.

Excellent, beyond belief excellent. My mother is 89, but she's a very active 89-year-old. She likes to play shuffleboard, and they have a lot of good things and activities. She has been there a couple months and I've heard nothing but praise. She likes the fact that what she has been promised has come true. The maintenance has been fantastic. She is not able to drive, but the bus service that they have is enough to do her shopping. She does most of her own cooking, but she gets a couple of meals a month. She has invited my wife and I to come over for dinner a couple times, and we love the food! I encountered the administration first, and they have been very helpful and accommodating. Overall it's been a pleasant experience and I would recommend it to anyone!

My dad was here for a really long time. We thought that was a really good place. He was in independent living, and he only left to go to assisted living. Forest Trace is very well run. They provided two meals a day, and they did have care available on site if you needed it.

We love it! They did an assessment free of charge. Between my mom's physician report and their assessment they determined that she should be in the memory center. It's a lock down facility with very limited social interaction. The other people had advanced Alzheimer's and were uncommunicative. It was very stressful because my mother's dementia only affects part of her life. Otherwise she is very cognizant of everything. We petitioned the director to have her reassessed within a week. He personally took charge of her case and said as long as we feel she's not a danger to herself or other he would do everything in his power to get her into the general population. In 3 weeks she was moved to the best room in the whole facility. It's closes to where she's around other caregivers, right down the hall from the lobby, community room, and dining room. They do everything in their power to make her feel comfortable and the price went down 60%! Nobody does that! They provide transportation to doctor's appts but if you need to be wait for you or something, that would be an added cost. When I was out of town for a month they have sent someone in with her at all 6 PT appts to sit and wait for her and never charged me a cent! They treat my mother like family. They don't have all the bells and whistles that some other places have but my mom doesn't need all that. They are family oriented. You never see the director in his office. He's always out and about. He's totally accessible. We had a billing problem with the insurance company. He called the insurance company himself and he found out what the problem was which wasn't even on his end. He went the extra 20 miles to contact the insurance company instead of just saying the problem wasn't on their end. They are absolutely amazing so we are just thrilled to death.

Emeritus is set up with six to eight different cottages, with eight rooms per cottage. They all have single rooms, and just one that is a locked dementia unit. The rest have beautiful grassy areas and covered porches. They have nice handicap accessible private bathrooms in each room. There is a group dining room and kitchen at one end of each cottage and big living room with a fire place at the other end of the cottage. In between there is the nurses station an medicine cart. There are probably 45-65 residents total. The dementia unit it has an outdoor courtyard with landscaped walkways they can walk around. It is safe and locked. This is a really nice plus, especially for those that wander.

My friend likes Pacifica very much. It is an excellent place. They have seven different units and place the residents in units according to their ability. There are only seven residents in my friend's unit. They all eat in the dining room. There is also an rec room for activities. There is a nurse on staff 24/7. For the price, you can't beat it.