Caring for Seniors is never an easy task. My parents had been looking at several multi-level care…read morefacilities in the area and it was my mother that drew them to Sunny View. While she was very reluctant to move, her comment about Sunny View was that it felt more like a home than an institution. Her initial instinct has proved to be spot on. Unlike some of the other places they visited, they have always been treated as individuals deserving of understanding and compassion. Our family was pleasantly surprised at how quickly the staff responded to the needs of my parents as they made the very difficult transition of moving from their home of 45 years to a two bedroom apartment (villa). All the different areas (marketing, maintenance, housekeeping, food services, nursing staff) went way beyond what was expected to help them settle in and become part of the community. We even had some unexpected challenges that the staff addressed with kindness and much patience. In addition, the staff seem to communicate well with each other. While the grounds are beautiful (mature trees and multiple garden areas) and there are some new features including an aviary in the Assisted Living area, it is the people that make the difference. Not only have the staff been very respectful and kind, but the residents were very welcoming to my folks. I'm very comfortable knowing that my elderly parents are surrounded by loving people.

If you're planning a trip to the Packing House, make your way across the street to Tacos El Gringo…read more We sampled many of the menu items and each one was satisfying. Their potato tacos are incredible! Update as of November 2024- This location is closed but you can still check out their food truck in Santa Ana.

My parents moved here summer of 2024 & it's been nothing but wonderful from the start…read more From the staff, dining & all the fun outings, my parents are having a blast :-) I'm so happy this place provides all of their needs...they are certainly in good hands.

My mom has been staying with Chateau Cupertino for a number of years. Her experience has been…read morewonderful so far. I wish she would taken advantages of the various activities organized by Chateau Cupertino more. On the occassions she participated, the experiences have been wonderful. The manager, Maria, is an angel. She personally takes notes of which residents need special attention. I trust her and the team to take good care of mom during her stay.

I am so happy that my Dad decided to move into the Forum. Because of this decision, he is more…read morephysically active, socially engaged, and on a healthier daily schedule with a better diet than he otherwise would be by staying in his own home (his original plan). While moving into a senior community was a big adjustment, my Dad has come to really appreciate it and generally, every resident I talk to seems very happy at the Forum (you should ask residents you see how they like it when you visit). Some of the other benefits I've seen about the Forum are: * Management and management structure - The Executive Director (Nancy is great) and her management team and the staff are friendly and genuinely care about the residents, the cleanliness of the facilities, and the service provided. Additionally, the Forum is a non-profit benefit corp and is run somewhat like an HOA where the owners/residents have the ability to substantially influence overall policy and items important to them (e.g. food, entertainment, services, etc.). One key difference from a normal HOA is that the owners have the time and desire to make this model work as it requires participation to do so. * The naturally beautiful setting of Rancho San Antonio that surrounds the Forum - While not everyone takes advantage of all the hiking trails, just being in nature provides a relaxing, healthy setting. This is quite different from some of the senior centers that are in more urban settings. * Health facilities, library, ample activity spaces, planned activities (movies, presentations, etc,) and excursions (off site), many grassroots activity groups...uhh a wood shop? keep things more interesting while the services free residents up from the daily challenges (cooking, cleaning, etc.) and give them more time to enjoy. * Full continuum of care - You start of in independent living in a condo unit or stand-alone villa. Should your health needs and ability to live independently change, they have skilled nursing and assisted living facilities right there as well as a new memory care facility (on a fee for service basis after you sell your independent living unit). * Very pet friendly with many folk owning dogs, cats, other critters and visiting pets welcome. * Resident happiness - Perhaps the most important gauge is that I'm still surprised at the general level of satisfaction I sense from the residents ... and I visit pretty regularly. If your family is looking into senior living communities, check the Forum out!

As a private care provider to high net worth individuals for the past decade, I have been to a…read morenumber of SNFs and rehabs across the state of California. Following four back-to-back admissions at Stanford University Medical Center, my current client ended up staying in three SNFs, one after the other, from October 2023 to February 2024. Based on our experience, of the three top-tier facilities that he had stayed in, The Forum at Rancho San Antonio is the undisputed creme de la creme. It's not perfect (as no organization is), but it's the best and the only place that I would recommend to a client or a loved one if s/he lives in Northern California. Aside from its enviable location - the feeling that one's staying in a nature reserve - The Forum's key differentiating proposition is its people. They know what they're doing and why they're doing it: to improve the health and the well-being of its residents. I am very hands-on in my approach to patient care so I spent almost as much time as my client during his more than two-month stay at The Forum at Rancho San Antonio. I was there with him for an entire day, from breakfast to dinner, and during his therapy sessions, every single day for over 60 days. The only thing I didn't do was spend the night there. So one could say that I have some intimate knowledge about why this place ticks. It is the affability, creativity, perseverance and good humor of its Admission & Marketing Director Sabrina, its Rehab Director Ratika (who assembled the best team of PTs, OTs and ST under one roof!), its Health Center Administrator, its Social Worker Chandra, its Dietician, its Director of Nursing Tess and her wonderful team of caring and knowledgeable nurses (especially MJ, Caroline, Karen, Gladys, Fili & Teresita) & their assistant Annie, its CNAs (especially Joy, Judith, Margarita, Yodith and Amansale), its Activity coordinators Alice & Lourdes, its Kitchen crew (especially Eva) and its EMS staff. And yes, the food at The Forum at Rancho San Antonio is delicious. My client, who owned a famous restaurant back in the day, never complained about the meals and snacks while he was a resident there.

I completely agree with Martha. I have two parents who recently moved to Sunrise Cupertino--one in…read moreMemory Care and the other in Assisted Living. To begin with, the sales team was great. They were knowledgeable and responsive, and spent ample time with us to help us understand the facility and what we could expect. They also helped us navigate the move. The facility itself is beautiful. The apartments are good-enough sized, with high ceilings that create a real sense of openness, and the dining and common living areas are comfortable and genuinely homey. While the building is very nice, it's really the staff who make this place feel like home. The chef will customize meals to meet individual needs - he's adding my mother's favorite (and unique) sandwich to the menu, simply because I requested it one day. That is service. Everyone on the care team is friendly, patient, professional and caring, and they consistently go out of their way to support the residents. I've had the opportunity to get to know the Memory Care team especially well over the past month, and I honestly can't say enough good things about them. They are exceptional. I am impressed and thankful that we found them.

My mom has lived in memory care at Sunrise of Cupertino since September 2024. We are very happy…read morewith her care and all of the services provided there, and she is happy too, so I'm mainly writing this review to counter the two unfair negative reviews. One of them is from a disgruntled interviewee, and the other is someone who offers zero information about why they disliked the place after a tour. I assure everyone reading this that I'm a REAL person who has a REAL relative living at Sunrise of Cupertino! It is a huge relief to know my mom, who is 95 and has dementia, is physically safe and so well cared for by so many wonderful people at Sunrise of Cupertino. Prior to this, she was in an independent facility and had completely outgrown the level of care they could provide to her. I chose Sunrise because the facility is sparkling clean, warm, welcoming, and the memory care areas look identical to assisted living. They are not "institutional" at all, a terrible thing I remember about my grandmother's care facility back in the mid 1980s. My mom has her own private apartment that is very spacious, modern, and full of natural light. She seems to like the food, and they've been particularly careful to ensure she isn't given any dairy (mom is lactose intolerant). She is constantly out of her room and kept busy with daily activities. Best of all, the medical staff communicative and responsive. Yes, it's expensive, and while I am thankful my mom has the money, I don't think it's any more or less expensive than any other private care facility in the area. Plus, the entire general neighborhood around the facility is super nice, easy to navigate, with plenty of street and garage parking.

Incompetent local management with turnover and lack of effective response to issues raised with…read moreMorningstar Corporate Office. The activities person was rude and forget about volunteering to offer residents entertainment. Check out other facilities that are more professional, welcoming and responsive to care.

SO DISORGANIZED (or crooks???). We toured the facility on 10.31.25 and left a $1,500 deposit with…read morethe intent of moving our parent from another faciilty in the Bay Area. We were detailed and upfront about the condition of our parent and 3 nurses came to review her and assured us at that time the spot was hers, however, we heard nothing. A week and several phone calls later we were told they would not take her. We ended up finding a spot where she is WELL cared for in every way, BUT after literally 7 follow ups with Morningstar, as of 2.4.26, our $1,500 "fully refundable" deposit still has not been returned. THAT'S 3 MONTHS!!! I guess we will have to follow up with the Better Business Bureau and the CA Attorney General and/or the Board that oversees Care Centers. We should NOT get the run around and have to spend our time trying to get a refundable deposit back, it should have automatically been credited to my debit card the day she was refused care at the center, 3 months of back and forth texts, phone calls, and finger pointing is ridiculous.

I would like to thank Penny, William, Rose, Gie, and the rest of the gang at the Willie Care Home…read more There can be a time when home is not the best place for an elderly person. We spent some happy days with my beloved MIL there. I moved MIL from a country club like larger assisted care Memory Care where she fell on her face and broke her nose within 2 hours of my leaving. It was just too big for her. Board and Care is much more personal with a better ratio of 2:6 ratio of caregiving. My MIL came in a wheelchair and within a month was back to walking with a walker then cane! She perked up being around other seniors and even made a new best friend. The rooms are spacious, and the backyard has a little walking path with flowering plants and fruit trees. Residents and the house and yard are well cared for, and the staff cooks meals from scratch. The staff is professional, kind, and patient. I am thankful there was an opening when my MIL needed it.

The only place from San Carlos to Morgan Hill I was willing to transfer my 98 year old Mom with…read moredementia. We tried in-home 24/7 care with Hospice. It became unmanageable. They didn't know how to deal with last chapter scenario. Penny, the owner does. She truly has a gift of temperament suitable for this relentless work. It's a beautiful house well kept, patio, wonderful aromas from the kitchen due to the good cooking. She hires great helpers, has structure but adapts to the individual. Since Mom has been there, she is calmer,. I am calmer Knowing she is in good hands. She has earned 5 stars.

The long term staff from Cynthia at the front desk, to Chona, Aidah,Jessica, Nikki, Angie and Clara…read moreare all wonderful. In addition the staff that cares for our mom on a daily basis show so much compassion and kindness my sister and I are grateful beyond words. Any time we ask a question or make a request on our mom's behalf it is answered in a positive and prompt manner. We are thankful for the great care she has received at WV and would highly recommend the facility. The Berti Sisters!

This is a long overdue update. In the time since my last review, my dad has passed away and my…read moremother who suffers from Alzheimer's is now a current resident at Westgate. In every circumstance, I have been so appreciative of the care my parents received at Westgate. Because of the care they showed to my father before his passing, I felt completely at ease entrusting my mom's care to them when the time came. The director, Aidah, knows every detail of what goes into each resident's care, and somehow also manages to remember little details about their loved ones too! She retained many of the same people even through Covid, so in some cases the same people who cared for my dad then are caring for my mom now! This speaks to the atmosphere and oversight at the facility. My mom had more complex needs than my dad, and without Angie I could never have put together all the pieces together to ensure those needs could be met. Lead nurse Jessica and her team let me know of every change to mom's health. And Clara in Activities is one of my mom's favorite people, never failing to make her smile. I could go on listing the various staff, but I say all this to say, that Westgate helps you to navigate the care your loved ones need in the least stressful way possible. Deciding to place a loved one in a care facility is never easy, but I'm so glad to partner with Westgate in doing so.

I have previously collaborated with assisted care facilities, and my experience with Joshua and…read moreSadek has been exceptional. Their communication is prompt, and they demonstrate a strong commitment to Cresent Oaks.

My mother has been living here for just a little over a year now. The building is modern, well…read moremaintained and clean. I have only good things to say about the staff and the care they give. Moving to this community was a huge improvement from the institutionalized environment of a skilled nursing facility.

Finding the right assisted living facility can be overwhelming, but Villa Fontana has been a true…read moreblessing for my 95-year-old dad and me. It was incredibly difficult to tell my dad that I could no longer manage his growing caregiving needs, but Merife and Michelle made the transition easier by assisting me when I shared the news at his home, where he had lived for 60 years. Our first lunch at Villa Fontana was nothing short of serendipitous--my dad was reunited with a former co-worker he hadn't seen in decades! The meal was so delicious that he kept saying "oishi" (Japanese for "delicious"). It truly felt like a home-cooked meal, starting with a cream of potato soup, followed by a bountiful salad with hardboiled eggs, olives, and more. The main course featured chicken parmesan, spaghetti, perfectly prepared vegetables, and a berry pie à la mode for dessert. My dad's room is bright and cheerful, overlooking a gorgeous courtyard. It was recently remodeled with new carpet and granite countertops, making it feel fresh and inviting. To help ease his transition, Merife arranged 24/7 caregiving services from Harmony for the first three days--an unexpected but deeply appreciated gesture. Each caregiver was kind, attentive, and communicative with me, which made all the difference. Just 3 days after moving in, my dad had a small accident during the night, falling on the bathroom floor. Thankfully, he wasn't harmed, and the staff immediately provided me with pictures to reassure me that he was okay. Their attentiveness and quick response gave me so much peace of mind. Perhaps the biggest change has been in my dad's daily routine. Before moving in, he spent his days watching TV from morning until night. Now, he participates in group morning exercises, and when I asked what he liked the most about Villa Fontana, he replied, Bingo! He also loves that he can enjoy ice cream every day--a small but meaningful joy. The entire staff at Villa Fontana has been incredibly friendly and kind. In addition to Merife and Michelle, I want to give a special shoutout to Jefferson, who always greets me at the front desk with a smile, as well as Allyssa, Maryann (the activity director), Maryann (the med tech), Manny, Marycris, and Roselily. I know I'm still learning everyone's names, so my apologies if I've left anyone out! Villa Fontana has truly exceeded my expectations, and I'm so grateful my dad is in such a caring and supportive environment. If you're looking for an assisted living facility where your loved one will feel at home, I highly recommend Villa Fontana.

I would like to thank Miss Merife & staff for taking such good care of Miss Sylvia…read more Miss Sylvia was taken care of by a caring & compassionate staff!! I would recommend VILLA FONTANA as a wonderful facility to any one looking fur a great place to stay.

My husband and I were no doubt guided by God to Mary Meehan who helped us secure placement for my…read moremother with dementia after she had suffered a serious fall at a board and care home and 10 hours after being placed at another care home, a second fall. She was hospitalized for 9 days for a total of 17 days in bed. We were unsure if she'd be able to walk again and had been turned down by 3 other care homes. Exasperated, tired, frustrated and losing hope, I made a call to Apria where a very caring woman named Felicia could feel everything I was going through by my voice. She said she knew someone who may be able to help and she passed my number to Mary. Mary left THE most caring, concerned and sincere voice message I think I've ever received. When we finally talked, she put me and my husband at ease SO quick. She really understood what we were going through and pulled us out of the quagmire we were in. She suggested a wonderful place that my mom is doing VERY well at. Mary is THE REAL DEAL and she helps til the end including keeping in contact well after the loved one is placed. She went above and beyond and we are SO happy we were led to her! She deserves the highest commendations. The world needs more people like her.

I was completely under water, looking got a place for my elderly parent. As my understanding of…read morewhat we needed evolved Mary helped us find the right place. And it is not one and done. As things came up (rehab, skilled nursing, back from skilled nursing) Mary was always there to support us and reassure us. It is a weight off my shoulders to know that Mary is there to turn to as my parent's needs evolve. Call Mary!