Great people!. Top-notch care…read more Everything's included. Food the entertainment, transportation. My mom loves it.

My parents moved to Merrill Gardens shortly after it opened. My mom was independent, my dad needed…read morea lot of assistance, and they wanted to share an apartment, which they were able to do easily with the flexible levels of care. When my dad passed, my mom moved to another beautiful apartment and continued to thrive. She loves to play daily games (bingo and rummikub) and share meals and social gatherings with her close friends. In the rare cases that she needed extra assistance medically, the staff was attentive, kind and caring and they communicated well with me. The activity directors have been wonderful and creative, making everyday life fun and active for the residents. We've also enjoyed and developed relationships with many of the staff members.

The Lafayette Gardens Care Home is a clean, bright and pleasant facility with large rooms that are…read morewell furnished. The walls have been decorated with a lot of art work and upbeat messages. The facility is located in a residential neighborhood, on a quiet street with not much traffic. The care givers are cheerful and there seem to a number of them, taking care of the residents, providing each of them attention. The residents at the facility are generally seniors who looked well cared for. I would recommend Lafayette Gardens Care Home to anyone looking for senior care or short-term rehab.

Everyone at Lafayette Gardens is the best at what they do. The caregivers perform their work with…read moreskill, attention to detail, and compassion. My mother, who is almost 97, and in need of a lot of care, receives that diligent care, with love. The caregivers know my mother loves music and often sing to her and with her. The owner of Lafayette Gardens is excellent, knowledgeable, and has helped us through many difficult steps along the way. She has many years of experience in this field and always has made us feel like mom's welfare, and ours is very important to her. I definitely recommend Lafayette Gardens.

When our 79 year old Mom fell and broke her ankle which required surgery and also broke 3 ribs at…read morethe hospital, we needed help! Our 87 year old Dad had already been bedridden at our house with dementia for over a year, but because of not having good luck with the caregiving company we hired for him, we searched for another. We couldn't have been luckier to find Always Best Care East Bay! Bill Kammerer's gentle and calm demeanor immediately put us at ease while answering all of our very detailed questions. His company's rates and policies are more than fair and he was able to very quickly set my mom up with 24/7 care. The caregivers themselves are all very professional and skilled with kindness and extreme patience. We can't thank Always Best Care East Bay enough for the peace of mind and 'normalcy' that they returned to our home.

I am a Social Worker at a Skilled Nursing Facility in Walnut Creek, Ca and I have been working with…read moreBill K. from Always Best Care since I relocated to this area. I can wholeheartedly say that this agency has been a true blessing. I have had patients discharge home with little to no notice and Always Best Care has started care for me within hours of a patient going home. I've received nothing but good feedback from the families regarding the care and wellbeing of their loved ones while under the care of Always Best Care!

My husband and I just had a tour and presentation at Byron Park. Our Presenter was Maria and she…read morewas wonderful and answered every question we had and gave such a wonderful tour. Maria explained every aspect of living there so thoroughly. I certainly recommend her as someone to contact if you are interested in viewing or needing assistance in looking over Byron Park as a possible place to live. Just ask for Maria when you call for an appointment.....

My grandmother has been living here for about seven years and we all love it! My kids and I visit…read moreoften. The staff all know us by name and are incredibly friendly and helpful. They take such great care of my grandma! The food here is great! We love visiting for meals. And they just held a family carnival that we all enjoyed. My kids call Byron Park "Oma's Castle." Its always clean and comfortable here. But what makes this place extra special is the amazing staff. They're the best!

I'm a huge fan of Atria Park of Lafayette. Beautiful location (nestled in the Lafayette hills with…read morea wonderful view of Mt. Diablo), caring and attentive staff, excellent food, clean and comfortable rooms. Atria has also strongly benefited from the leadership of their executive director Eddie Rangel, an extremely nice man who does a great job running this large assisted living facility, and who has always been helpful in accommodating my Mom's numerous needs. My Mom has lived here for 3 full years, and she loves it. The Atria staff has always done a great job taking care of my Mom, who has Alzheimer's disease and needs a lot of attention. Mom has made lots of friends with the residents, and also enjoys the numerous activities that Atria has on a daily basis, including exercise classes, field trips, holiday celebrations, and live musical performances. Atria is also very welcoming with family members, and my wife and my 5-year old son always enjoy visiting Atria when we visit Mom on the weekends. I can't say enough about Atria Lafayette. It's the best assisting living home in the Lamorinda area, by far.

I am so happy for the professional care and thoughtfulness of the Atria staff. Their genuine care…read moreis truly the best and most amazing! Especially noted is Olga and Pamela who are the most caring and kind staff that truly do the absolute best in taking care of the residents/patients! Thank you so very much- you are the best!!

Moved here 6 months ago. Wife had been diagnosed with MCI and we wanted to get situated in an…read moreenvironment that could take care of any needs in the next 15 years. 3 nutritious meals a day and maintaining our home of 47 years had also become an issue. The Kensington met and exceeded expectations. Thought we would use our well equipped kitchenette, but so much easier to walk down the hall to the dining room instead. Staff is very accommodating.

We are so excited that our parents are going to be moving into The Kensington in Walnut Creek!…read more When my sister and I went with our parents to visit we were so impressed! It had such a warm feeling from the staff and the people who lived there! I hear the food is amazing which we will find out since we will be visiting our parents often!

We had a family member living at Tiffany Court for seven years, and we truly could not have been…read morehappier with the care she received. Tiffany Court is a wonderful place, and it gave our family great peace of mind knowing she was so well cared for. What makes Tiffany Court special is how genuinely the residents are treated like family. Patti does an incredible job staying closely involved with every resident and keeping family members informed and updated. Her dedication and compassion are remarkable. The staff is outstanding. Enrique always went out of his way to accommodate our family member's many special food requests with kindness and patience. Marie, although she works in the business office, consistently went above and beyond to help and support our family member as well. We are deeply grateful to the entire Tiffany Court team for the care, compassion, and support they provided over the years.

Nope, nope and NOPE. Walking in and was hit with a stong, pungent and definitely not easily…read moretolerated stench of something foul. Even with the covid mask and doing my best to breathe in thru my mouth, it finally got to me and I had to walk out. I was going to gag into my mask. I couldn't imagine putting my loved one in here and coming to visit. I couldn't conscience the thought. Just nope.

My mom has been at Carnelian for over a year. We have been very happy with her care. Don't let the…read moreAL name fool you. Most of the 30 residents have severe dementia. Technically a board and care, but more on the level of a memory care with great staff, excellent food, almost daily live music and tons of activities. Priced accordingly on the high end of MC...and worth it if you can swing it. Carnelian is 3 houses with a big combined yard. It's been family run since the 70s. We're so grateful for Carnelian staff. My stress level has come down a lot knowing my mom is so well taken care of. My aunts have all been amazed at the care and atmosphere. No MC I toured even came close.

My family has been performing music at the Carnelian for over 10 years. We play in a lot of senior…read morehomes and see the difference. Staff at the Carnelian really provide personal attention to the residents. They are warm and caring and we've never seen anyone who needed attention left alone. They handle moody residents with patience and compassion. It feels like a big family atmosphere instead of a corporate run warehouse like a lot of the bigger places do. I would place my own family members there. Nothing we've seen compares to it.

This will be my last update, as my mom passed away about 10 days ago in the memory care unit of…read moreAegis. Crazy that its been 2 1/2 years since my parents moved into Aegis in March of 2019. My dad passed away in November of 2019, and my mom was moved into memory care about a year ago. As it was during the pandemic, the staff at Aegis did all the work moving my mom into her new room; hanging her pictures and photographs, arranging her clothes, etc, that made things much easier for me. All in all, i couldn't be happier that we chose Aegis; the building is beautiful and well kept, the staff is friendly, attentive, knowledgeable, and experienced, and the other residents are outgoing and sociable. i had a lot of laughs and fun with my parents over the last 2 1/2 years, and i'll miss going over there and seeing all their friends. Hopefully when the pandemic is finally over they'll let me be a guest bingo caller every so often... Thank you to everyone at Aegis, you know who you are!

Transitioning our parents into senior care was a difficult, major life shift, but the team here…read moremade it not only manageable and reassuring. From day one, they have shown patience, flexibility, and a genuine willingness to tailor the care plan as our parents' needs changed. There's never been judgment or pushback--just a calm, solutions-focused approach centered on comfort, dignity, and quality of life. Communication is good. We have the director's cell number and can reach out anytime. That level of access and transparency has made us feel like true partners in our parents' care. One of the most meaningful aspects has been the relationships the staff have built with our parents. They've become not just caregivers, but friends--often their main source of daily interaction and connection. It's clear the staff care deeply, and it shows in every small, thoughtful gesture. This level of personalized care and attention isn't inexpensive. We're incredibly fortunate that our parents had the foresight to invest in long-term care insurance. We are not saying it's overpriced, rather, the cost to run and staff a care community is significant. We're so grateful to the entire tea and for treating our parents with the kindness, respect, and warmth every family hopes for.

Anna is one of the warmest, most caring people I've ever met. Her knowledge and dedication to…read morecaring for the elderly really shine through. My mom is pretty particular, and I honestly didn't think she'd let anyone else care for her, but she absolutely loved Anna and her team. I always felt like I was leaving my mom with family, which made it so much easier to relax when I had to be away. We're so lucky to have met her, and I can't recommend her enough

The proper and detailed care you'd provide -- but better…read more Let me start by saying that my profession had me working with caregivers for ten years, supporting them through the rehabilitation of their loved ones with brain injuries. I, too, was a caregiver for a loved one with two, severe brain injuries. As he aged, dementia, secondary to the injuries, set in. So no easy case to manage. To state it politely... I had been caring for him for over two decades but it was time for him to be placed where his needs could be better addressed as he was about to be wheelchair-bound. A year living in a conventional, assisted living facility was a disaster (the place eventually went out of business), which was similar to the experience my mother had about a decade earlier in another facility. I worked with David Cohen of Exceptional Senior Placements (ESP) to find Moraga Retreat on Woodford Drive, in Moraga. We had finally found a *real home* for my loved one! It was a struggle for my loved one as he wanted his independence and wanted to go back to his home. Both things were not possible because of the damage to his brain and his increasing fragility. This is what Moraga Retreat owner Ana Blaj and her dedicated staff were tasked with overcoming, in addition to dealing with all of the medical and physical challenges he presented. Ana and her staff patiently and painstakingly softened his resistance, worked diligently to enhance his comfort in every way he asked and needed, and addressed his food preferences. It was heroic! No exaggeration. My loved one liked living there, knew he was cared for as well as possible and bonded with Ana, Donna, Wayne and the other caregivers like family. It was mutual affection, more than I ever thought possible. Oh sure, I was in the middle of things too much thinking I knew better about his care. Ana is an expert, certified care manager and she is locked down on the details and managing the staff and the home. It turned out no one knew better what to do for my loved one than *they did.* Period. After so much time devoted to my loved one's care, *I* could finally stand down and let people I trusted take care of him. What a relief for both of us. Moraga Retreat gave both of us our lives back. There are no words to thank them for five years of unwavering service as much as they deserve. I strongly suggest if you need help caring for your loved one, make an appointment to visit Ana and the staff at Moraga Retreat. I don't know what I would have done if I'd never met her. Truly.