The Lexington Assisted Living
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- 5440 Ralston Street, Ventura, CA 93003
- (805) 507-2397
- 4.2 ( 26 reviews )
- Assisted Living, Independent Living, and Memory Care
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About This Community
Coastal ambiance with a central courtyard & 3 beautifully landscaped acres, year-round heated pool & jacuzzi. "Sweet Shop" snack room with snacks and beverages available all day, complete with jukebox that plays 45's. Large, sky-lit, exercise/activity room located on the 3rd floor, offering daily classes. The English Tudor, U shaped building has a full-service dining room & a variety of community rooms. The Churchill library with reading patio, poker table and computer with internet access is on the 2nd floor. WiFi throughout the building. The Bijou theater's large screen has movie showings nightly. Popcorn machine is a favorite. The dining room has a salad and fresh fruit bar. A private dining room is available to residents for special occasions with family and friends. A hair salon is located on the first floor for the residents Monday-Friday. A fitness room is also on the first floor and on-site physical therapy is available here too.
Apartments include studios, 1 bedrooms, 1 bedrooms with parlor and 2 bedrooms. Large wardrobe closets. Some rooms have kitchenettes that include a small refrigerator often a sink with counter space for a microwave. Pets allowed up to 30 lbs. Suites have tub-style showers. Tubs are cut out for easy access. Heat & A/C are resident controlled, separate for each unit. There is a private dining room with a nice balcony. The Lexington welcomes everyone with a circular driveway and automatic doors with a cozy lobby and parlor area with a mail room all with comfortable seating areas. Complimentary laundry facilities with 2 each on 2nd and 3rd floor. 24 hour concierge desk assists residents with scheduling transportation for medical appointments and shopping in a Lincoln Town Car. A 2-way intercom/emergency call system is located in every apartment for emergencies and urgent requests that the 24 hour concierge desk is always prepared to respond to.
Our community features a separate, secure area for comprehensive Alzheimer's and Dementia care; located on the 1st floor our Dementia care totals 13 units.
Structured specialized programs with art, games and music with water aerobics in the pool. Pet therapy and outside entertainment regularly. Bus is available for outings to Chumash casino, the Reagan library, scenic drives, lunch, movies, museums and concerts.
Reviews
4.2
( 26 Reviews )
Negligent care
January 29, 2023
This facility is extremely expensive and I would have thought the care would reflect the cost. It has not. I moved a family member there a week ago and have already arranged to move her. My family member went without medication for over 24 hours, was not bathed and was manhandled by a staff member that did not speak English and therefore couldn’t understand she was twisting my family member’s arm. When these issues were brought to the attention of management, they were rude and dismissive.
Richard
January 19, 2023
I toured all the levels of care offered by The Lexington Assisted Living. I was introduced to several people along the way through the tour and I found them very personable and outgoing. The person giving the tour interacted with the residents by first name as well as with other employees. As we were walking along, she would introduce me to them. So, I found it to be a lively, friendly facility.
The facility was great. They had a full range of activities. There's a monthly schedule posted all over the place of what's going on and where it would take place. They have a theater, a game room, a library, a gym, and all kinds of activity areas set up and ready to cater to one's needs.
Kim
August 10, 2021
I did a tour of The Lexington Assisted Living. They were willing to work with me to try to help get my mom to a place. I thought it was OK. The rooms were small. They had a place for people to get their hair done, just minimal stuff. It looked pretty clean.
The people didn't really seem that happy there. I said hi to several residents multiple times, and nobody responded back. When I went to view another facility, the residents there were extremely happy. I think that says a lot. I'm still considering placing my mom there because financially, they're willing to work with me. I'm not finding that very much in other places.
Betsy
The Lexington Assisted Living was lovely. I liked that they had a pool (my mom likes to get in one to do some stretches/exercises). The rooms were nice-sized. Everything was meticulously clean. The residents seemed to be very happy, friendly, and motivated. I liked that they were all very busy doing their little thing, excited to go to the lunchroom and visit. It was a very positive place.
The staff smiled, greeted you, and made sure you had a seat while you were waiting. They were just as polite and attentive as they could be. I saw some residents' rooms, they had their doors open, and they were clean as well as the empty rooms. My mom could have her own dresser, a TV, and whatever she wanted. They also discussed the availability of the food so that she would have things to get her through the night with her diabetes and everything. It was great.
Susie
March 09, 2022
My mother has moved to The Lexington Assisted Living, and there are a lot of things that I like about the place. The staff members are very helpful, especially in the beginning with how afraid we all were to move her in. We had a lot of support. It's beautiful there, they have a lot of activities, and my mom loves the food there. She's picky about food, she's a food snob, and she loves it. The staff is really good with her. She doesn't speak English very well so they've gone out of their way to be just really supportive and helpful. She loves the activities. They have cooking classed, art classes, movies, and bingo. She's very active and they keep her very busy there. The value for the money is very reasonable there compared to other places.
Steve
August 19, 2021
We toured The Lexington Assisted Living. It was very clean. The staff was friendly. The room that we looked at was a studio. If it had had new carpet and new paint, it would have been perfect for what we would have wanted. The dining room was nice. It had a pool, not that my father would ever use that. It's an older place but it's well kept up, and the people we met were very nice. The staff was very friendly and very thorough.
Kim
August 10, 2021
I went to The Lexington Assisted Living in Ventura and I liked it a lot. We were looking for assisted living. She was able to do a lot of things on her own, but she'd need help with showering and things like that.
They just showed me a room, it was a studio apartment. They also told me the different levels, like the entry-level, meaning independent. There were 3 levels, I think. They told me all about assisted living too and how much that would cost.
The staff was great and I like him. The tour was good, he showed me around, explained the things I wanted, and took his time. I got the prices and the pricing was pretty good, too.
I just wanted to know what the facility looked like, what the room would look like, and the pricing. I know the place is reputable, it's been there for a while and I have never heard anything bad about it. The place appeared nice, both the lobby and the rooms were nice. I saw 2 rooms and I thought it was nice. They had a pool that was a big one too.
LReynosa
January 09, 2018
The actual cost prior to my mother actually moving into the facility. We had a price list of the basic cost based on the kind of room she could afford, however we still did not know what level of care my mother would be afforded at that cost. We got spooked by the assistance cost list and I heard from my sister that the facility required a medical evaluation by my mother's doctor where her doctor would recommend a certain level of care and then my mother would be given an evaluation prior to her moving in by the facility staff. Once again, we were unsure of what impact those medical evaluations would have on the cost of the recommended care that would be required based on the medical evaluations. As my mother's care giver, I got scared that the cost would go up quickly and so we decided not to go in. I actually need to go back and get my concerns answered by the administrators at the facility, because we did like the facility overall based on staff and room.
julie-ann417184
May 31, 2017
Lexington Assisted Living was nice. I saw a couple of the rooms, and they were OK. The place itself was fantastic. I liked the people that worked there.
Jeffrey L.
November 28, 2016
The Lexington was fabulous. It was almost like a resort more than it was an assisted living complex. It had putting green. It had outside barbeque, a swimming pool, and a spa. The rooms were really well outfitted. They were like little apartments. It was just a really nice place. The amenities were top notch. Everything about the interior was extremely well maintained. It was outstanding. However, we could not afford it because my brother was on a fixed income.
Tom535835
September 30, 2016
I thought Lexington Assisted Living was very nice. It seems clean and well managed. I think it would be a good option for my mother.
Lyle231271
September 15, 2016
I visited one local facility -- Lexington -- and it was very nice and affordable even. They gave me a free lunch and showed me around. There were people my age, and it was very secure, very clean, and very professional. The rooms were very nice. They were furnished, carpeted, air-conditioned, and nice view. It was fairly close to the town, and they had buses to go for group things. The grounds were adequate and were well-kept.
PaulOFHPO
May 22, 2016
The Lexington Assisted Living looks very nice, well kept, and well maintained. I was impressed. They don't want someone who's totally incapacitated in their rooms, which look OK. They're in a good location.
Mike121263350
March 22, 2016
I liked the directness and honesty of the staff at the Lexington. The place seemed happy enough; however, the people in the memory care did not look happy. I noticed that there is nursing care next door.
Visitor Visitor26
February 15, 2016
I visited Lexington Assisted Living. It was excellent. The living quarters were very nice. I talked to some people that lived there. They were satisfied. The staff was excellent. The dining room was set-up restaurant style. I had tasted the food. It was not like home cooking, but it was good. They had a lot of things that you could do.
Visitor Daughter116579450
January 24, 2016
My mother was at Lexington Assisted Living. The place was OK. They had calling buttons if you needed to call somebody. It was good. They have a pool, game room, exercises, and a whole lot of stuff going on for their residents.
Kevin24
January 15, 2016
The Lexington seemed a little more like a hotel than a home, and the people didn’t seem happy there. The staff seemed to be good, but the rooms are really small.
Anonymous117609650
December 20, 2015
We visited The Lexington, and the people working there were good. We liked it. It was a nice place, and the rooms were nice. There was a swimming pool and a recreation area. Pricewise, it wasn't too bad.
Angelo2
December 16, 2015
We visited The Lexington, and it looked fine. The lady that helped us was very informative. The people seemed to be happy there. It was clean. You would have to get a geriatric psych evaluation to come in. We didn't expect that you would have to do that, and it was nice to gather that kind of information.
Margaret115259150
November 08, 2015
I think The Lexington and its assisted living was wonderful. It has a lot of common areas that are beautiful, spacious, and beautifully decorated. You could see people interacting. If my mother was able to do assisted living, I would have her go here as it was wonderful. The staff was good and on top of things. The people that were there appeared to be able to have a lot of independence and seemed happy and engaged. It was very well-kept. They have televisions for movies. It was top-notch.
I was not excited about the memory care. It was very small, which can be good for people with memory care because they don’t have a lot of area to have to navigate. It was not that bright in that little area, which wasn’t that great. It smelled a lot like urine in that place. The staff was wonderful. The patient rooms were nice, but the common or gathering area, which I noticed people spent a lot of time in, felt cramped to me as opposed to what I saw in other places. I just didn’t like the memory care.
Dale21
October 27, 2015
I visited The Lexington for my father. It was better because it was, like, five minutes from my work, so it would have been convenient. They had different levels of care. They had a nice dining room. We had lunch there with the person when we had the tour. They had a newly renovated movie theater. They had a nice patio up on one of the rooms. It was really nice. The rooms were all nice. They had several different sizes, and they all looked like they would be nice. The staff was very friendly. Actually, I had to wait a little bit for my tour, so I saw the staff interacting with the people going in and out of the building, and everybody seemed very nice and friendly. Everybody knew everybody's name. There were some people doing crafts. They actually had an activity director there, and that was nice. They make sure that everybody was involved in something.
Deborah112106250
August 22, 2015
The rooms were nice. They were mainly one big room; some of them had sinks that you could kind of transform into a little kitchenette. I don't think they had balconies though, and that was the one thing I didn't care for. They were so enclosed and didn't have outside space, so you were always inside. I really liked it as far as the atmosphere. Everything was great, and there was nothing wrong with Lexington. The dining area was nice and very clean. It just felt like they were boxed in, but I would recommend it because some people don't care about that. They don't care about being outside or having a place to garden or sit in the balcony or anything like that. It seemed a great deal for the price that they quoted me, so I thought it was very nice. And everyone was very pleasant and very accommodating.
Erin6
May 31, 2015
I was there at The Lexington, and they didn't have a spot open. I didn't really tour the place because I had already decided on where my dad is going, but the lady there that I spoke with who maybe is in charge of admission was the best. She was the best I talked to out of everyone. She was so helpful. That was a really nice thing. She really took a lot of time knowing that my dad probably wasn't even going to go there. She spent a lot of time talking me through the process, so that is always a huge thing. She made an appointment and let me come in and talk to her. I was there probably longer than most of the other places I looked at. I didn't see most of the facility. It was nice, but I just saw the lobby, and I didn't really look into any rooms, but the lady there was very nice and helpful. It was nice. It was well taken care of, and the premises were really nice. I just felt she was the best, and knowing that someone like that is there in a place helping my dad made me felt really good.
Yeed
May 28, 2015
We placed dad into the assisted living at The Lexington. Dad LOVES the facility, staff and other residents. The caregivers and servers do a amazing job attending to his needs. The move-in process was seamless and we met with each department 24-48 hrs after move-in. I have and will continue to recommend this GREAT facility.
Visitor74002350
November 21, 2013
My mom is a current resident of The Lexington. Regarding the facility itself, I really like the idea that it has a pool in the center of it, so that made a huge difference in the sense of it feeling more like a resort living. They also have a couple of different patio areas. She has only been there since October 19th.
At that time of the transition, it was very stressful for the family, not just for my mom. However, they helped us and made the move easy. When we had trouble, like something mechanical, they had someone up there to help us. They just made the transition easy even if it was out of their norms. They went the extra mile. They're just wonderful! Everybody from the cook, the chef, the CNAs, etc., they were wonderful and have been helpful.
I ate there probably once or twice a week with my mom and I found the food to be very good. They have a very fresh salad bar and residents are given choices. If they don't like the two entrees that are on, they'll bring them a sandwich. If they're in the mood for a hotdog, they'll fix them one and they don't argue with them. If Mom wakes up and just feeling a little overwhelmed, she'll ask that a tray be brought to her room, and they'll go that extra mile and they'll take a tray up to her room. With regards to participating in any activities, since she is still making the adjustment, the answer would be more than not. However, she's gone to bingo and she's eating in the dining room. Also she joined the Halloween thing with all the kids.
hatshepshut
September 02, 2012
Lexington was very, very nice. But I just didn't like the food. I only ate there once and it was Chinese food. The staff was wonderful. It's clean, but the rooms were smaller.
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