The Montecito

From the first day my sister went to the Montecito, [name removed] has been absolutely wonderful to her going above and beyond the expectation. Our experience with the entire staff, [names removed] (the nurses) and the many care givers are interested and care about my sister’s needs. They are warm and caring. I am so glad we found the Montecito! Also, they have great food. (:

The Montecito was a good choice for retirement living. The staff and services are very responsive. The food is awesome. The transportation staff are amazing. (Special thanks to [names removed] for all the trips!)

We moved to the Montecito in January and immediately felt welcomed and at home. All of our neighbors are friendly. We love our independent villa and decorating it and fixing it up the way we like. The staff is amazing--they go above and beyond to insure that our every need is met. We enjoy walking the dog with the sidewalks, shady trees, and lots of green grass. The facility is beautiful and maintained. Our children have given a thumbs up to our choice of living here, and that’s a big plus for us! All in all, we’re so glad that we chose to live here! :-)))

Overall experience- very professional people. Facility was "grand." I didn't see any clutter, also very clean bathrooms. We were very impressed that employees all helped out. The quality of care services seems good, and the meals I had there were good. The overall value for cost is so far so good. We would recommend this community to others,.

I am currently a resident at The Montecito and my experience at this facility has been very good so far! The staff is awesome. They are always happy, very helpful and prompt. They go above and beyond to be helpful. The housekeeping is thorough and they are always on time. The food is delicious. I have not participated in any of the activities as of yet. I would recommend The Montecito to others, in fact I have already!

It was helpful to narrow the search for places that had independent to assisted living.

I would recommend you take a look at the community to see if this community is right for your loved one. The billing team took about three months to get things straightened out for my loved one's insurance and the billing. I would have to make several phone calls to make sure this was correct for the community to receive the payment. The memory care unit doesn't have a lot of choices for meals. There are activities for the residents to participate in; however, my loved one doesn't care to participate in here. They have entertainment, weekly dog visits, bingo, and more to name a few activities available. My loved one is clean and well cared for by the staff and this is great.

I have found ALL of the residents to be happy. That's one of the things that really attracted us to The Montecito - the fact that the people who live there are actually happy. My loved one is doing well there, and it was the right thing for us to do to put her there. The food is very nutritional and balanced, and they offer a lot of variety. While there's a set menu, you can also order pretty much anything. So if you wanted filet mignon for lunch and dinner every single day, you can get it. All you have to do is just order it. I like that they have activities all day long. And if my loved one is signed up but doesn't show up, they come and find her.

i would recommend others to check this community out; the director is very good. a majority of the staff are really caring and on top of things, and a majority of the management team are very responsive. this community is located on beautiful grounds and everyone here seems to be doing their best. my loved ones do not take part in activities, but there are quite a few being offered at The Montecito. if your loved one is interested in activities, outings, and more - i would advise you to look into this community.

This is a beautiful campus. This is a good place to be depending on the care your loved one needs. I wish they had something between assisted living and memory care for my loved one's needs. They have changed cooks a couple of times. I think sometimes there is turnover in staffing like other communities.

My wife likes to participate in the activities and is having a great time here at the community. Currently the quality of the meals and the timely service is not good but we are hoping that this will be corrected. I am in a villa and we are still very independent going in and out but the help is there if needed.

It did not turn out to be what we expected. I felt it was not very clean. She had roaches in her room and they did not handle the situation well at all. They have a new executive director that started around the same time my mom moved in. I have heard from a lot of people that the food has gone downhill. I would not recommend them to others based on our experience.

We live in a casita here, and we're very happy with that. We have two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room, a kitchen, and a dining room. It's very spacious for how small it is. And we have a very large patio. Any maintenance requests have been handled really well. They have a lot of varied activities - different games, card games, and trips. We're still getting settled in, but we're excited about participating more going forward.

Beautiful facility. Staff and residents seem happy.

We chose The Montecito because they have little houses (casidas) that are on the property which is what we wanted. The sizes of the house are great, it is about 1100 sq feet with 2 bedrooms. The staff are extremely helpful, they bend over backwards for the residents. We have had a very good experience and would recommend.

We are very frustrated with the care these residents are receiving. The for value it is not the care you would except. Sometimes the food is okay, and they do have activities going on in the memory care unit, but there just seems to be a lack of help and proper caregivers.

This is a good place, but a little expensive. The staff take care of my loved one, and checks in on them. They do take residents to their doctor appointments.