Vaca Valley Living

I toured Vaca Valley Living for my mom. It was very clean. They were very organized. I liked that they had the monthly calendar of the schedule of activities, and they seemed very, very concerned to keep the residents involved, active, and stimulated. I like the rooms. They were bright, and they wer...

I toured Vaca Valley Living for my mom. It was very clean. They were very organized. I liked that they had the monthly calendar of the schedule of activities, and they seemed very, very concerned to keep the residents involved, active, and stimulated. I like the rooms. They were bright, and they were clean. There is a lot of space and it was a Jack-and-Jill bathroom that my mother only had to share with one other person, who had a room on the other side. Where she is now, there is sort of like a community bathroom that five people shared, and then there was a shower for like 10 people. Here, she's sharing a shower with just one other person and a toilet with just one other person. So I like that, too. The staff seemed very cheerful and caring.

Be sure to label each and every belonging of your loved ones. Items tend to disappear because of the residents don’t remember where to put things. Residents tend to leave things in common areas and other residents may pick them up and put them in their own rooms. Having everything labeled makes it...

Be sure to label each and every belonging of your loved ones. Items tend to disappear because of the residents don’t remember where to put things. Residents tend to leave things in common areas and other residents may pick them up and put them in their own rooms. Having everything labeled makes it easier for the staff to return things to the right rooms.