Varenita of Simi Valley

Jeanne

My aunt and uncle like the Varenita of Simi Valley very much. The food is top-notch gourmet. The staff members are very observant and very caring. We have been impressed with their attentiveness to the residents. For instance, my aunt had ordered shrimp served on a bed of fettuccine. She has Parkinson's so she had trouble cutting the shrimp to bite-sized pieces. Someone noticed it and said, 'Would you like some help with that, ma'am?' She said, 'Sure.' So little things like that make a big difference. The staff members are very friendly. Everybody from the maintenance guys to the front desk, to the aides that come, and to the nurse that comes to deliver the meds are all fabulous. Everybody in the dining area is fabulous, too. Even the guy that does the table is great. They have a bunch of entertainment and activities. I haven't observed much in that regard, but I've seen some of the musical groups that come and perform. My aunt and uncle are still getting settled in, but I know they'll participate more once they get settled in. They get a list every day of what's going on, and the list seems nice. You get what you pay for. They also have appliances in their room. They have a refrigerator, a microwave, a little two-burner cooktop, and a stackable washer and dryer. If they choose, they could do their weekly laundry on a regular basis. If they need something from a pharmacy, the CVS is right there with other restaurants. They have an in-house salon, and there are some shopping centers that they can walk to, so it's also unique in that regard.

Sara82

My father is totally loving it at Varenita of Simi Valley. They're there when he needs to take a shower, and they help him with his meds. They have a really nice setup with the different meeting rooms for the people that live there. One room has a TV, a game table, and a library, and they change out the books through the library. They also have a theater room with popcorn, and they have their dining area where they use linen tablecloths at night. My father loves the food, too. The soup is amazing. When I went to see him they had an orchestra come in and play Christmas music for an hour on a grand piano. They have a little area where they can get beer and wine and snacks in the evenings. The rooms are nice, bright, and sunny. They come and clean my father's room once a week. He loves it there. They have a lot of activities. He has not done a lot of them, but they will take them to places. They have an extra room in the dining area where you can have a family function. I think they can put up to 12 adults at the table there. They also have a military wall where they highlight each of the residents that served in the military. They put a picture of them when they were in the military. As for the staff, the people that work there have been there for a long time, and some of them have parents that live there. I went there for dinner with my dad, we had cod and fish, and it was good. My dad has long-term care insurance for the military, and after he was there they reassessed him and decided he needed less care than they thought, so the price went down. But they send the invoices directly to the long-term care, and then it gets pulled out of his bank account. It just works really well. Everyone I've dealt with there have been very easy to work with, and kind. He really likes it there.

Patricia

I had put a deposit down at Varenita of Simi Valley, and I was in the process of getting the paperwork done. My husband had dementia, but he just went downhill all of a sudden when I was getting ready to place him. Overall, I like the feeling of this community. It was very nice and comfortable, and the people were very nice to work with. The person in charge of the senior memory care was very nice. He seemed to care about the people living there. He made sure they exercised, and he talked to them. He's very nice to them. I felt like the people were comfortable there, and they were happy. They had activities all the time. If I went there, I would like it there. The rooms were good, too. They're nice-sized.