Lytton Gardens
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- 649 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
- (650) 617-7373
- 4.1 ( 8 reviews )
- Assisted Living and Nursing Homes
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4.1
( 8 Reviews )
Steve
August 08, 2021
Lytton Gardens is more of a public housing run by housing and urban development. There are some restrictions and limitations. It's very motel-hotel like and a little bit darkish in the hallways. Maybe not as well staffed as the other places. It is a public house considered a public housing venue, so it is federally run with federal guidelines. I believe obviously that's going to be the least expensive of everywhere we went. It's not some place I would want to send mom, if I can afford to send mom to some other places.
If there was more of a financial burden on my family or on my mother's estate, I would consider Lytton gardens. Their services are what I would call standard, and it's affordable for sure. The rooms were clean, a little bit darkish, but the 1-bedrooms were very spacious.
I don't believe they have very much in the way of activity. You're sort of getting what you pay for them. Lytton Gardens is more and more on the inexpensive side. You're not going to get as much. You won't get the little bistro in your community that had sandwiches and soup and drinks all day long, espressos, and that sort. You are in downtown Palo Alto, and in all fairness, you are just a short walk; but if you can't walk anymore, then that's sort of a moot point.
LJ
October 28, 2020
My mother has moved into Lytton Gardens. The care that she's being given is very detailed and correct, especially in this time of the pandemic. The facility is very clean, and they have maintenance people that can help cater some items for her. They've got very beautiful grounds, and she can take walks within it without having to go outside the community. The food is excellent. Their business department has been very good, and very quick to get her in within a month.
She has a studio apartment, but they have a variety. Their activities are varied depending on the pandemic. Right now, California is doing well, so she has chair exercises and they even manage luncheon meetings, but with appropriately placed chairs and things. They have bingo. We were pleasantly surprised with this facility. They have a doctor and a nurse there, and lots of staff support.
They bring the food to their rooms, which is nice because of COVID-19. She has not just regular American food; they make some nice, fancy things, desserts, and vegetables. They have five or six items for each meal. It's an older building, so there are long narrow hallways, but it's oriented to the outside. She has a little patio she can sit in on the ground floor. They had a number of things before the pandemic hit, and now it's minimal.
entact
August 24, 2019
Staff is caring and responsive. Management seems to be far too focused on cutting costs. My mother uses personal computer to stay socially active but management is highly unresponsive to complaints about erratic internet connectivity. No options other than provided wireless are available. Sad.
Kathryn15
October 27, 2015
My parents are on a waiting list for Lytton Gardens. The apartment we’ve seen was a studio, and it was clean, well kept, nice, and has a little kitchen. It was adequate. They should change the carpeting in the hallway. It felt unstable to me, like there’s extra padding underneath. They have an exercise program and a meal program, which is really good. I didn’t see any crying or miserable people.
Visitor82034850
December 30, 2013
We're still on the waiting list in Lytton Gardens. My mom chose this facility because she can afford it. They have plenty of activities for her. They have someone help her with her medication on a daily basis. Also she will get three meals a day.
anaszbanana
September 29, 2012
The staff, amenities, and facilities were great. It was split up into 3 sections: assisted living, retired living, and hospital environment living. All were great. The retired living were a bit small, but it was nice to see that the citizens had friends to be with. Overall, I would probably be willing to live there after retirement.
Stephengranddaughter
July 05, 2012
Lytton Gardens has a whole spectrum of assisted living facilities, from independent living (where my grandfather started) to hospital-grade care (where my grandfather ended). In the independent living area, residents have a choice of apartments, ranging from studios to two bedrooms. There are plenty of activities, a well-stocked library with daily newspapers, a small gym, and several well-tended interior gardens with a variety of flowers, fountains, and seating. As medical needs increase, the community has different facilities to accommodate those needs. In addition, Lytton Gardens has a close relationship with Stanford Hospital down the street. Location is superb: right in a safe walking neighborhood full of high-end restaurants and shops, although it is overtaken by the local Stanford Univ students frequently. Attendants are for the most part courteous and competent but not entirely warm. The food is not great. The rates are quite expensive compared to other facilities of similar quality, if not location.
Sho B
I visited Lytton Garden around the Holidays in 2011 and was thoroughly impressed by this community. It's both an assisted living facility and has a wing of Independent Living residents on the opposite side of the premise.
On the memory floor residents were engaged in a musical performance by another member of the facility and had an opportunity to sit together and enjoy the holiday performance. Other members of the community had personalized care as they ate their meals on the cafetaria just the few doors down.
Patients on the rehab floor also had personalized care from nurses along with a few doctors as they did their daily exercises. There were even a few multi-lingual nurses for non-english speaking residents.
I was especially touched by the festive spirit of the facility, as there were several decorated trees throughout the premise after their annual tree decorating contest. I'm happy to know there are senior care providers as engaging as Lytton Gardens and hope to have a facility like this nearby if I'm ever faced with putting my loved one in assisted living.
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