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I would highly recommend The Gardens at Park Balboa. The staff is always so nice. I think my mom's only complaint is that she wishes the activities were more varied.... Read more
Located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley in Van Nuys, California is The Gardens at Park Balboa, a community offering independent, assisted living, and memory care services. Take a stroll through the open courtyard or visit with your loved ones in one of our several cozy nooks scattered throughout the community. Your pets are welcome, too! Here at The Gardens at Park Balboa, we do not enforce strict schedules, but instead encourage residents to create their own.
We understand that every individual is unique and has their own preferences and needs, which is why we take the time to create customized care packages for each resident. We want to do whatever we can to make sure that you are comfortable in your new home. Our staff will sit down with you and get to know your likes and dislikes, so that we can provide the perfect balance between care and freedom.
At The Gardens at Park Balboa, we want you to experience the freedom of being home without the household chores. There is no need to stress over what to cook—our chef has you covered, preparing a variety of healthy and savory options for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, which...
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Total monthly costs depend on room type, select services, and the level of care needed.
*Prices quoted are monthly rental charges and are provided by the communities themselves. Actual prices may differ due to one-time fees, timing and care services required. Speak with your Senior Living Advisor to learn more.
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A Place for Mom has scored The Gardens at Park Balboa with 8.9 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, The Gardens at Park Balboa has 153 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.6 out of 5.
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Every place I looked at just didn't seem right until I happened to find The Gardens I feel so comfortable and relived to have found the beautiful place I call home. Everyone is always so nice to me and I feel happy.
The Gardens is unique facility. The staff is very nice! I always see staff going above and beyond for all residents. [name removed] is a great lead, [name removed] and [name removed] are very professional and tru7ly great people. Most of my doctors are close by and that's very convenient. I give a five, because really it's a great place!
I toured the facility a few days ago around non time (lunch time). I got to see the dining room with most residents. It was magical. The facility is very clean and the employees are all so friendly. The rates are fair and the services are fantastic.
Also the grounds staff that handles the lawns, flowers, and beautiful landscape. The Transportation staff that takes the residents to various locations.
The community is a good place to live at because the caregivers are excellent. The food is good. But most importantly the community is always clean.
The food at The Gardens is delicious, especially the breakfast. The staff is always good, especially [name removed], he is a great caregiver. The activities are great, and I really like the Activity Director. The community is always very clean and the gardeners are friendly.
Me and my brother toured the community a few days ago. [name removed] (marketing director) was very professional. He explained the event on the calendar and told us about the happiness program me and my brother really enjoyed the tour, we even got to try the special of took some homemade chocolate chip cookies.
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The community is well secured, the food is excellent, and the people are very nice. I love it here! strongly recommended, the location is great as well.
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Two of my favorite staff members are [name removed] - caregiver and [name removed] -caregiver. They are both exceptional. Also [name removed] is an amazing caregiver, she takes good care of me always. I believe the food is top of the line. I don't have a problem with the building everything is excellent.
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I'm a private caregiver for one of the residents at The Gardens at Park Balboa. Overall, the staff is very helpful the med-techs are always going above & beyond. the house keeper is very good and always keeps [name removed] room is clean. [name removed] is a very helpful employee. She always makes [name removed] laugh, even when he is not on his best mood. The Gardens is a good place for all residents.
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The Gardens at Park Balboa is a beautiful place surrounded by beautiful gardens. I have come across squirrels that are very friendly and will come up to you if you have peanuts. The food is very appetizing with many choices. The staff here are so nice that you fall in love with them. It's a great place to reside.
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I'm a resident at the gardens for over 3 years. I absolutely love it here. The staff and residents are so friendly. The staff is caring and accommodating. The caregiver [name removed] is amazing and the rest of the caregivers are great. The reputation manager [name removed] i always available to help and has a great personality. Overall is a great community, I have no complaints
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I love it here in the Gardens at Park Balboa. Before, my plan was to go back to the Philippines because getting a live-in main and driver is affordable and my "dollars" (pension) would go a long way. But there is no need for me to do that. As i have been telling my friends, I have a good life here at GPB - someone to clean my room, cook my food, etc. etc.
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I've been living at the Gardens for 5 years and have been happy here meeting new friends and enjoying a variety of activities. The gardens flowers, trees are pleasant to be around and view from my patio.
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We chose The Gardens because of the good price point and what they were able to offer. They promised a lot of things and actually followed through and met our expectations. I feel so relieved and it has given me great peace of mind. They do have tons of activities provided for the residents and a great variety. I would highly recommend them to others looking.
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The meals are good and they have delicious cookies. They come with small refrigerators and other cabinets. The activities are fun, especially poker. EVERYONE IS NICE IN THE COMMUNITY!
I lived here for a long time. I cannot complain, the residents here are all nice. The food is really good and if you do not like something like the special of the day, the kitchen staff will make you a different meal. Everyone here is really good, so friendly. I am lucky to be here.
I am newer at The Gardens. The Gardens are very beautiful. The staff is very gracious. The activities are great. Especially enjoy the painting classes. [name removed] and [name removed] have went out of their way to help me! the food is very good and kitchen staff very kind!
My name is [name removed] and I'm fairly new to The Gardens. So far I had a good taste of the community, the staff is very good. [name removed] the buisness office director and the marketing director [name removed] are very friendly. The community is very quiet, and some activities are fun. (except bingo im not a fan) But the painting class is good.
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