Brookdale Santa Catalina
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- 7500 North Calle Sin Envidia, Tucson, AZ 85718
- (520) 742-6242
- 4.3 ( 17 reviews )
- Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes, Continuing Care Communities, and Memory Care
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About This Community
Brookdale Santa Catalina provides a full range of choices for today's seniors. Choosing a senior living community represents a lifestyle choice and we understand that our residents are choosing much more than a comfortable living environment to call home. Brookdale Living's Tucson, AZ community delivers Inspired Independent Living, with the promise of Exceptional Experiences Everyday. In choosing this community, our residents have made a conscious lifestyle decision designed to deliver enhanced opportunities for pursuing health and life fulfillment through the exceptional independent and assisted living services, amenities, and opportunities we offer. And, the residents at Brookdale Santa Catalina can rest assured that as their needs change, we provide a variety of ancillary services and a Personalized Assisted Living environment that encourages residents to continue to live as they please while respecting individual preferences.
Optimun Life® and Celebrations provide an all-encompassing way of life that touches the lives of the residents of this independent and assisted living community, their families, and associates alike. Optimun Life® is a journey of self-discovery including services, features, and benefits that allow each resident to pursue their peak level of health, wholeness and fulfillment while balancing six key dimensions of personal wellness: emotional, intellectual, physical, social, spiritual and purposeful. As part of Optimun Life®, the mission of Brookdale Santa Catalina is to encourage our independent and assisted living residents to celebrate life each day. Inspired dining and vibrant lifestyle activities come together in our Celebrations program filling the monthly calendar at Brookdale Living's Tucson, AZ community with themed experiences, special events, and group activities that highlight different cultures and cuisines in a common venue of camaraderie.
Our Clare Bridge Place program serves those with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Each day, we promise to work to deliver Daily Moments of Success for each resident. The Clare Bridge Daily Path provides structure and activities each day designed to meet specific needs of those with dementia, while the Clare Bridge Dining Program, designed by a gerontologist and registered dietitian, helps residents in need of Alzheimer's care retain the ability to enjoy and master the daily dining experience.
Reviews
4.3
( 17 Reviews )
Reviewer#AT0124
January 26, 2023
We're currently living in Brookdale Santa Catalina. It's not new, but it's a very good location. It's in the foothills of the Catalina mountains. It's a very desirable location in Tucson, centrally located, and convenient. Very attractive. Beautiful views. The location is one of its strong points. The staff looked friendly, and they tried to do their best within the limitations they have. They offer a lot of activities, but I have not availed myself of them. They have bus trips, to restaurants, or plays, or movies. They have a pool, they have exercise, a book club, and a library. They have walking trails and regular meetings. The food is being worked on. It's gotten better recently.
Emily
My parents moved in at Brookdale Santa Catalina. I love that they have people around them now. They're socializing and they're much happier than being in a family home. My stepmother loves that the staff has helped her unpack. They continue to come and help her. The laundry is taken care of once a week, and things that used to be a struggle are no longer a struggle because there is assistance that they are receiving by actually living there. The food is fabulous. Their apartment is not huge. It's around 900 square feet with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. It's just a matter of downsizing, so they fit in there. But it is everything that they need. I know they take them shopping and they have a common room. It's invaluable for us that they're in a place that they like. From my perspective, it is worth the money. They have a walking trail and my dad takes that regularly.
David
November 09, 2022
We visited Brookdale Santa Catalina, the aspect that stood out was the view because it's right up against the Catalina mountains. From the unit that we saw and the various places on the campus, the view was just spectacular and hard to match. We looked at independent living but they also had assisted living and memory care on campus, and that's also what we were looking for. The room we saw looks good. The person who gave us the tour admitted that she was very new, she had been there for just a month. She did seem like she was just getting settled into her new job. They have a very wide range of attractive activities, like exercise classes and card-playing clubs.
Doris
October 15, 2022
Brookdale Santa Catalina was a lovely place. The tour we had was very thorough and informative. We had a very professional guide who answered all our questions. The rooms were nice and roomy. They're upgraded and had nice views to it. However, it did not have an in-room laundry facility. You have to go carry your laundry down the hall to a laundry room.
They have a lovely dining room, a library, card games and all kinds of table games, a theater, and a happy hour once a week. They also have different sorts of plays with actors that come in periodically, as well as lectures. It is the only gated community we went into, so it was just lovely. It's actually a high-end residential gated community.
Elizabeth
October 06, 2022
I love the climate and the location of Brookdale Santa Catalina. However, it's a little too far out of the city. At this moment, with my mobility issues, I cannot drive. I liked it. It was very nice. You could see the Santa Catalina mountains, and it was more residential, so there wasn't a lot of city clutter. The apartments were nice. Some of them need to be updated. But if you wanted to upgrade the place, it was at your own expense, not theirs.
The staff members were very cordial, and I enjoyed being there. The only drawback for them was the fact that they did not have a doctor around the corner or a drugstore around the corner. One would require a car for getting out and about. They had an outdoor pool, a jacuzzi, and a beauty salon. We had lunch there, and it was very nice. The scenery in the area is very nice. It's back in an upscale area.
Howard
July 08, 2022
Brookdale Santa Catalina was very good. The staff was excellent. The rooms were very nice. The setting is beautiful. The public areas were very nice and open. The interaction between the residents that I saw was very nice. I did not like the distance required to get between buildings to the dining rooms, so it was not very convenient for me because I have mobility issues.
Sherril
June 17, 2022
We visited Brookdale Santa Catalina. It has a desert setting. It's very nice. The outside areas were very nice. It had some of the rooms I preferred. They weren't casitas. A lot of the rooms had balconies and patios. If you're on the first floor, you could go out your little door and you could go outside. They have some of the nicest rooms because you could have your own balcony or patio. Everybody was nice. They have a nice pool, they have water aerobics, they have exercise equipment, they have classes, they have painting classes, they have lectures, and they also have a happy hour.
Mary
Brookdale Santa Catalina was very nice. It would work especially for me if I were alone. The cleanliness was fine and the staff was very friendly. The residents were very friendly and we enjoyed visiting with them. The food was delicious. The apartments we looked at were spacious. These are apartments we could live in and enjoy. The views were beautiful. The staff that we were involved with was very helpful, answered our questions, and showed us what there was to show us. We had lunch there. The facilities we saw were well maintained and attractive. It's an older building. It's a cluster of small apartment houses and they're about 40 years old. If people are looking for chrome and glass, that's not what it is. They're very homey, attractive, and well taken care of.
L.A.
February 26, 2022
Brookdale Santa Catalina was beautiful, and the people seemed very, very nice. It was a little bit more spread out. The room was just adequate and there were a lot of good spaces for group activities and things like that, which was nice. They try to encourage them to get out of their rooms and communicate with each other. The dining area was gorgeous and was very nice. Cleanliness seemed to be good and they seemed like they were on top of everything keeping it up.
Ronald
August 14, 2021
Brookdale Santa Catalina is a beautiful facility. It is located in a scenic area and they were friendly. Erica was my guide, and I felt that she did an excellent job on the tour and was very knowledgeable about what they have. For the most part, the apartments were clean and quite presentable. The atmosphere was good too. They had lots of plans and it looked like it was well taken care of. They have a gym, transportation to doctor's appointments, and lots of activities where they go out in the community or go shopping if they liked.
Ruthann
July 09, 2021
I chose Brookdale Santa Catalina for my parents because it has all four levels of care. It has independent living, nursing care, memory care, and so it has all phases of care in one place. They moved into independent living. The staff follows up, they address all concerns promptly. On Friday night they have music, appetizers, drinks, and Friday afternoon happy hour with live music. It has a magnificent location, it's right next to the mountains, and it's very beautiful. It's in good shape.
Ruth
June 20, 2021
Brookdale Santa Catalina was a very big beautiful facility. My parents liked it, but it's just too far from my sister's house. If it was closer, then that would certainly be a contender. It's elegant, and it's a gated community. To enter, you come through a 24 hour guarded gate. It has spectacular views, and they have transportation available. They also have everything (which would have been nice for my parents) from independent living all the way to memory care and nursing, so that was a big full service place.
Charles
February 12, 2021
Brookdale Santa Catalina was very nice and they've got nice people. I didn't like their dining service which consisted of tickets, everything else was good. The food was good, but that was that. The rooms were very nice. I lived in Brookdale Santa Catalina for several months, so I know quite a lot about it. It was good. I wouldn't say it's excellent mainly because of their dining service. I can't participate in too many activities because I have severe spinal arthritis. They had indoor stuff like games, and the more active ones I just couldn't do. They had a lot of amenities. It's a very nice place.
Lynette
November 26, 2020
I visited Brookdale Santa Catalina, but they don't let you go to all the levels. We only saw independent. We couldn't get into the other levels due to the COVID issue. They were very nice people. The staff was charming, very informative, and helpful. The only thing, for my mother in particular, is the walk outside to go to dinner at every meal was gonna be a lot in 110-degree weather. You had to walk outside to get to that facility the whole way, and we thought that was a bit much for her.
It's beautiful up in that area. It's right at the edge of the mountains, so the area was very lush and very nice. We saw independent rooms. One was a one-bedroom, which is what mom was looking at, but she wants a washer and dryer, and it had no washer and dryer. You had to go down the hall to do that. The shower in the one-bedroom was a tub. There was no walk-in shower at all in the one-bedroom, and that was a safety concern. I don't know if all their apartments are like that. They made us little food box to go home, and it was good.
Fay
Brookdale Santa Catalina is perfect. The apartments are very nice, you get to choose what decor you want, and they have patios. The staff is very friendly, very knowledgeable, the whole place is very well cared for, and the residents seemed active and happy. The dining area looked fine, and the residents were busy having conversation and going about doing things.
Frederick
July 17, 2017
Brookdale is very well put together, the service is excellent, and the location is, we're looking at 9000 feet of mountains right out of our back window. We've been here less than a week. Every day, something is going on, Wii bowling, bocce ball, swimming aerobics, Bridge, and outing.
Visitor75259350
November 24, 2014
Santa Catalina Villas was a nice place, but I saw no residents. It looked more like a mortuary than a living facility. The staff was extremely nice. The baker was wonderful. The apartments were nice. The little backyard was fabulous, and they did have a one bedroom den like what we were looking for, but again it was a little bit higher in terms of the price. The good side is that it's gated and very secured.
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