I have lived at the Forum for 25 years. It's like living on a cruise ship that never leaves port, and it has gotten better every year. If I had my life to live over, I wouldn't change a thing including the broken leg when I was 6, because if I did I might not end up here.

The Forum is a "number one" Retirement Community. The location is perfect with the beautiful Rancho San Antonio Park for walks/hikes or just viewing the beautiful surroundings. The residents are friendly /superb neighbors. Services are excellent! Full kitchens if you want to cook but a variety of dining venues from which to choose or order a meal to go...whatever you desire. The apartments/villa's are perfect with excellent housekeeping weekly. The entire staff is so friendly/helpful/delightful. What could be better? Tucked away in the beautiful hillls away from the noise and crowd of a city but with easy access to freeways. Have lived here over 6 years now and without question chose the "best of the best" community. Some of my neighbors who have needed to go to the Health Care Center just rave about the experience. The care is number one and the food excellent. Absolutely no complaints here...just compliments!!

The Forum at Rancho San Antonio is a continuing care retirement community. The facility was excellent. The only negative thing about The Forum for me was the salesperson, who is a realtor. It's a buy-in place. I thought everything was impeccable, but it was a little too upscale for me. I'm not used to all that posh; all that expensive show of wealth. For me, because of the feel of the place, it wasn't a good fit. For somebody that likes that sort of thing, it was really, really nice. The rooms were very nice. Every apartment has a full kitchen, which for me, is something I don't need. I don't want to cook anymore. If you give me a sink, a refrigerator, and maybe a little microwave, I'm a happy girl. The kitchen takes up a lot of square footage that could be devoted to just living space. That's a personal opinion of how I view things. I don't want a place that gives me a full kitchen. I didn't like the sales realtor that took me around. She didn't return my phone calls. She was hard to work with. I didn't care for the lady just based on that sort of thing. I think it's rude to be looking in a place that you might want to move and not even have the person return your phone calls. It seemed wrong somehow. The only place they showed me was the independent living. They didn't show me their assisted living portion, their memory care unit, nor their skilled nursing unit. The food was quite good. They had everything. They had a beauty salon, a library, a swimming pool, planned activities, hiking groups, and transportation to shopping and medical appointments. They're adjacent to Rancho San Antonio, which is absolutely gorgeous. I hike there quite a bit. It's a wonderful place to hike. The apartments have a view of that side. They have this lovely view of the hills, redwood trees, and that sort of thing. You can see and hear nature just by going out on your balcony.

The Forum at Rancho San Antonio is a lovely full-service facility. It allows people to retain property ownership if that's important to them. It's an equity ownership model. The staff was friendly and welcoming. The food service was excellent. There were many intellectually stimulating activities and transportation to community events. It had more space than most. The food was excellent.

I am in my tenth year at The Forum and coming here was certainly among the best decisions I have made in my life. The amenities, varied programs, food, as well as interesting and accomplished fellow residents are all above expectations. Above all, I feel cared for and safe here and happily call it home.

There are many reasons I love living at the Forum. One of the main things I love is the sense of community. I was asked by a friend, who does not live here, if I have someone to rely on if I need help with something. For example, would someone go to a drugstore and pick up a prescription if I didn't feel well? I realized that almost anyone who drives would do that for me. We take care of each other. It is like having an extended family that lives nearby. When I go to the dining room alone, I know there will be people that I can join even if I don't know them well. People don't sit alone unless they want to. If I want to be cheered up, I go to the lounge. The lounge is a casual place that people come to after an exercise class or just to find people to talk with. I never know who I will have coffee with because once again anyone can join in. I just know there will be people having a good time with each other. The sense of community extends to the staff. They are a fabulous group of people who have our best interests at heart. They had extra duties during covid in addition to worrying about their families. The residents were very aware of the extra effort staff made to keep us safe. We tried to show our deep appreciation by making signs to cheer them up, and helping them whenever we were able, even if it was with just a smile and a thank you. We also had fun making Christmas treat baskets to surprise them. They are much appreciated and definitely part of the extended family. If I want to be alone, which I do at times, I know no one will bother me. But when I want to feel connected to a very giving community, all I need to do is walk out of my apartment and it will be there for me.

As the adult child of a resident at the Forum I can say unequivocally that it was the best decision my mother made for herself. After my father passed, I was worried about her increased loneliness, as well as the increased burden of managing her home. I mean, maintaining the garden, the cooking for one, the paperwork of paying bills each month, the grocery shopping, trying to drive out to see her friends or to doc appointment, etc. It started to worry me since I have a family and job to manage as well. I was pleasantly surprised to see that immediately after she moved in, the sense of community and connection was right there for her. And the conveniences and services at the Forum are incredible -- enabling my mom to focus on the things she wants to focus on without the overhead of managing your own household. It's the best of both worlds. Hopefully, I'll be able to move in there when I'm her age.

The beauty of The Forum’s campus, the spacious and well-designed apartments and villas, the inviting common areas—all these are obvious on a first visit. What’s not obvious, what has to be experienced in order to appreciate it, is the warmth, the intellectual stimulation, and the communal spirit of The Forum’s residential community. We lived in our previous home for five decades, it was perfect for us in every way, and we expected to have a certain amount of nostalgia, looking back. But no, from the very first day we felt so much at home, so welcomed, so busy with Forum activities, that we’ve never looked back. If you move here, you won’t either.

We initially moved to The Forum for practical reasons: we needed to ensure we had a plan in place for healthcare in the event one or both of us needed additional care. We also had two relatives with happy experiences at The Forum—both in independent and assisted living. We simply could not find a similar facility on a par with The Forum in the area. It was an easy decision. However, after moving to The Forum, we had even more reasons for being happy with our decision. The camaraderie among residents, the friendliness of the staff and management team, and the array of activities for continuing to enjoy life all add up to the best possible situation for us. The WoodShop, the fitness programs, and programs with a wide range of stimulating outings and talks have enriched our lives.

The Forum at Rancho San Antonio is beautiful. The people we ran into were also very friendly, and the place was beautifully kept up. It's a beautiful place to live under any circumstances, and I think most anybody would like to live there. They have a variety of activities. Almost anything that you would want to participate in was available there. They had exercise, arts, clubs, social activities, and card games. Everything is within walking distance within the structure of the building itself, so that made it much simpler than having to decide to go someplace. For people who are getting ready to retire from a single living or separate living, I think that it's very helpful to have a place like this available for those of us getting older. I did not eat there, but the menu looked tasty. The room was very beautiful. It was very nice.

I have lived at The Forum for 13 years now and I still find joy in life every day here. Even though the pandemic required our Management Team to keep us all in a lockdown situation, every effort was made to keep us well fed, comfortable and safe. We are so proud of the fact that there were no cases of Covid at all in our Independent Living apartments and villas. We (the other residents and I), attribute that outcome to the constant hard work and attention paid by the staff to keeping us well. The residents were happy to comply with the restrictions imposed because we knew it was for our own well being. We are so glad to be opened up more now and to be able to visit with friends and family again. The Forum is a wonderful place to be living!

We love the people at The Forum, residents and staff. We enjoy the convenient location, the beautiful surroundings and our pretty apartment home. Our dog is very happy here!

My husband and I moved to The Forum at Rancho San Antonio, Cupertino in 2000. When we moved here Nancy K. had an Administrator job at the Health Care Center and when a job opening occurred in the Director's office she applied and was hired. Nancy continued her education and received advanced degrees which enabled her to take over the Associate Executive Director job at The Forum. She is now the Executive Director. Nancy K. is very dedicated to all her responsibilites. No matter what time I send a note to Nancy she always responds with an answer of who to contact, or takes care of the matter herself. Even when she goes home she will answer notes, which I feel is exceptional. I am so grateful that we chose The Forum at Rancho San Antonio in Cupertino as our residence and appreciate all that Nancy K. does for us.

My mother was in The Forum at Rancho San Antonio. It's excellent, but a unique one, you have equity in the condominium or villa, or whatever you choose to live there, and most places don't. Mother is in independent living, but my father lived there, I've seen their assisted living, and I've seen they're now putting in a dementia-type facility. They have maid service when you're in an independent living situation, pools, activities. The food is excellent, they actually charge very little for visitors, they had planned, I think to charge outsiders less to eat in their dining room, which is good, I think it brings visitors here. It's a very nice place, it's not cheap, a condo is probably gonna cost you a million bucks.