A lot of the staff is wonderful this rating is for the owners and the leadership and management…read more Buyer beware you placed your sensitive loved one here and they get a accustomed to a location which is a huge adjustment in the first place and then they start raising the prices and now they're indicating that they will be raising prices based on level of care. It's very hard on dementia patients to move them and also hard to find a place so when you're paying almost $90,000 a year for Care you would think that would be enough. Be careful putting your loved one here because they were very nice when we joined and it's just gotten worse and worse since the new owners took over

Voted "best" in Bakersfield Californian popularity contest...really? Maybe check the definition of…read morebest. Here Rating only average. For sure, that good Reputation attracts and it looks good on the first impression. At the tour and contract signing Earnest assurances are given that set expectations for a high level of service and safety. Once moved in, the day to day is not always up to the same "high" standard. Virtually any resident can give examples on a daily basis. They may also say " it does no good to complain cause nothing ever changes" Maybe these issues are organizational and baked into senior residential homes. Some things are great, some are ok, others are sub-par and a few are just terrible and unsafe. It's a buyer beware deal. & On the upside, there are many staff who are committed to giving residents respectful, responsive caring service. These folks do their best in a demanding and understaffed environment.

Be very cautious with their sales department. They are very deceptive and dishonest. They do not…read moregive you everything you need to know and have no issue telling a senior with their house toward the end of escrow you do not qualify.

I don't know who James P. Is and he refers everyone to Rochelle who was worthless is resolving the…read morefinancial issue we had with these people. Even contacting their corporate office was a waste of time since they never responded to our inquiry.

We reached out to home instead on a Saturday. Carly the owner was compassionate, caring and…read moredetailed. She was at the hospital within half an hour. It was my dad's wish to spend his final days at home surrounded by family. This was able to happen because of Carly and Home Instead. Carly worked closely with hospice to get my dad released from the hospital. Our caregiver Judy was extremely professional, nice, caring and provided the help we needed. We are appreciative of the care my father received and would highly recommend Home Instead based on our experience.

100% recommended. I feel very fortunate to have found Home Instead…read more At the initial assessment, Carly, owner of Home Instead, and I were in complete agreement with the situation and the path forward for Mom. I am very critical about everything and Carly put my mind & soul at ease with such an important issue as home care for Mom. We are starting care immediately without reservation. Home Instead is not the corporate machine that I have reservations about. Important issues to me are they are a local, long-established family business that will provide flexible care for the dynamic situation. The other reviews here on Yelp are consistent with my experience with Carly & Home Instead. I personally have been taking care of Mom's condition for over 3 months now and at peace with the help Home Instead will provide.

Recently I needed to move my mother to Bakersfield and looked at all the retirement communities and…read moreBrookdale was the top place out of all the places we visited. I moved her in four months ago and I am extremely pleased with all the employees. I was worried at first but now my mother has friends and activities in a beautiful place with a restaurant and lots of activities to keep her busy Her apartment is very nice and our entire family is happy we picked Brookdale for my mother.

Review is for building A. My Nana lived here for 2 years. My praises are most the staff did seem…read morefriendly and my Nana seemed happy with the staff. I love all the different activities they have going on. My complaints are extremely expensive to live there then the CEO wants to ask the residents to pay for the employees bonus and for candy, etc for Easter, Halloween events. I am sorry but for $5100 a month, you pull that money from your bonus instead of asking residents to cover it. The kitchen lady who is manager is absolutely rude and needs to smile. We paid an extra $841 a month for meds to be given to my Nana but most the time her meds would get lost or she would be given them late. Again, $5100 a month that shouldn't be happening. We had to move my Nana out last week because there was a rent increase and we no longer could afford her living there.

This is a very new facility, licensed in May of 2025. It is a converted motel and you definitely…read moreget the motel feel pulling into the parking lot and walking the halls. They have done a great job with remodeling to give it a more home like feel. The lobby is large and welcoming, with some nice seating options to visit with loved ones or wait in comfort. They have a large bed capacity, about 300 if I remember correctly, and at the time of their open house (August 26, 2025) they had about 20 residents. The rooms are very spacious, each with their own bathroom with a step in shower for easy resident use, grab bars installed for assistance, a small kitchenette with a small refrigerator in the smaller rooms and a larger kitchenette with a full size fridge in the bigger ones. Both private and shared rooms are available. There is a large activity room, a large (what will soon be) theater room, large dining room, and a private dining room as well for private events. They have secured memory care unit with both private and shared rooms, a few nice activity rooms and a sensory/quiet/relaxation room. The executive director Jessica toured me around the facility, she explained their amenities and rates, type of clients they serve (independent, assisted living, and memory care) and has the energy to be running circles around the large grounds with ease, she's got her stuff down and was able to answer all my questions! They also have a large pool equipped with a lift which will eventually host aquatic exercise classes. I can see this being a great asset to the community and will be a lovely home to many happy residents in the future.

Palm Living is WONDERFUL! I had to find a place for my 87 year old mother with Alzheimers after…read moreshe fell and broke her hip. I visited 7 or 8 in home assisted living places in Bakersfield before I decided on Palm Living. The reason I decided on Palm Living is because it was by far the cleanest, with the friendliest staff. It was also important to me that they offered 24 hour awake staff. This means that their staff is not allowed to sleep during the night. I needed to know that my mom could not get out of bed alone during the night and fall again. I am so happy with my decision to place my mom at Palm Living. They are allowed to have up to 6 residents at a time so just enough that my mom could make friends but not so many that the staff could be overwhelmed. Mom had already spent about 2 years in a very expensive memory care unit before she fell and broke her hip, but they allowed her to fall twice more after she broke her hip so we decided that we had to move her out. We were given a list of in home care facilities by mom's case worker at Optimal Hospice and we visited each of them before we selected Palm Living. The owner's name is Gurpreet and she is as sweet as can be. She and her family live right next door so they are always available, in fact she was almost always there when I visited mom. They fix wonderful home cooked meals and were very good at altering the meal to meet my mom's pureed diet needs. Every time I visited my mom was beautifully dressed and always clean and well cared for. My only regret is that I did not place my mom in Palm Living sooner. I really believe that if my mom had been at Palm Living sooner she would never have broken her hip. All of the staff is friendly and they are awesome caregivers. My family now knows that if I ever need to be placed in a care facility I want to be placed at Palm Living. I have given Palm Living 5 stars and I wish I could give them more.

My mother was in the hospital for an extended period of time and I was struggling to find an…read moreappropriate place for her post-discharge. The case manager put me into contact with Sukhjeet Babbar from The Always Home Placement Agency. Sukhjeet worked so hard to find a suitable place for my mother, and always responded to my calls and texts in a timely manner. She is very knowledgeable about various facilities in town and has an extensive network of contacts. My mom was placed in a board and care 6 resident house with a 24 hour caregiver on site. The owner of the house and caregiver are so sweet and caring. I feel at ease knowing my mom is in such good and caring hands. They ensure she gets her medications on time, and assist her and all other residents with all types of care - bathing, eating, incontinence care, etc. I felt so much relief when Always Home Placement Agency found this wonderful home for my mom, and after meeting the sweet and caring owner and caregivers. I definitely recommend reaching out to this company if you need help with placement for yourself or a loved one.

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