We took my mom and toured AlmaVia of Camarillo but they are very expensive. They have two different wings there. They have memory care and assisted living. I think in the memory care, you're going to pay more but they watch you a little closer, and maybe this wing is for the ones that aren't so mobile, as far as being able to get up and out of their rooms, down the elevator and walk to the meal places and various other activities that they have available. We were looking into memory care. They're very friendly, very informative, and we had a very complete tour of the place. Everyone seemed friendly with the staff, with the visitors, and with the residents. The rooms have windows, they were nice and had as much room as a person would need. You'd kind of feel like you were sitting in a box. I don't know how to describe it but it's like a 1- room apartment, kind of like a studio apartment. The room she showed us had windows so maybe they all have windows. They have an activity room, they do crafts and puzzles in their rec room, and they have movie nights. They also have guest speakers, church activities, and a resident pastor that does services and Bible studies. They had a very nice library there if you like to read or look at magazines. They had snacks and meals like breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. They're also right down the street from the city library, so they could have a field trip to the library if they want to do that along with other assorted field trips. I was looking for memory care and they showed us two different rooms which were quite similar. Whether the room was actually in the memory care section or the assisted living, that I'm not sure of. I'm guessing the memory care as those on the first floor since they're all in one place. I know enough to say that it was nice, it was clean, the people were friendly, and the residents we saw seemed like they were happy.

My mom's been really happy with the staff and with the accommodations of AlmaVia of Camarillo. She has a nice room, they keep them busy all the time, and I've been happy with them too. She has a private room with all the stuff from her house, a little sitting area, and another area with a big table where I can put all the family photos. Then she has her dresser and a TV from her house. She enjoys all their group activities. They would have people come in and do singing, they do painting, and those kinds of things. It is very nice. They have a beauty salon, a separate dining room for the memory care since their side's locked, and nice outdoor courtyards with plants and birds. They have people that have been working there for the longest time, and they were all really great people. I think that the food is pretty good, although there was a while that my mom was complaining about it, but I think that's just because it's not homecooked meals.