Vista del Monte
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- 3775 Modoc Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- (805) 687-0793
- 4.3 ( 4 reviews )
- Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes, and Adult Day Care
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About This Community
Vista del Monte is a licensed Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Santa Barbara, California offering four levels of care - Independent Living, Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing and Memory Care. We consider your wellbeing to be a lifelong priority, so that you can enjoy your home and senior living community to the fullest. At Vista del Monte, quality personal care services and support are tailored to your needs.
From the Mountains to the Sea, Vista del Monte is conveniently located within five minutes of downtown Santa Barbara and one mile from the beach. A park-like open area with mature pines define our 9 1/2 acre campus.
Reviews
4.3
( 4 Reviews )
Polly Frost
August 13, 2021
My mom and stepdad began living in Fernbrook, the assisted living section of Vista del Monte in 2020 right before the lockdown. My stepdad had had a stroke in August 2019 so he needed extra care, and my mom was incredibly sharp in her mid-nineties, but had mobility issues. Their private one-bedroom apartment had lovely views of the mountains and trees. My mom decorated it with her own paintings and their Southwestern art collection and it quickly became home for them. Even though my husband and I lived only fifteen minutes away we were not allowed by the CA governor to see them in person. I don't think I have to tell anyone with elderly parents in assisted living during the lockdown how difficult a time this was. Yet the staff and kitchen kept everything friendly and cheery. My mom and stepdad did not feel the isolation during that time so many elderly people did. There's a wonderful sense of community at VDM. After my stepdad passed away my mom had regular visits from a spiritual counselor which helped her enormously. I knew the clinic had excellent nurses and they always answered my calls when I inquired about my mom and called me if she was having any problems. My mom passed away in July 2021 the way she told me she wanted to - in her beloved apartment among her cherished photos and art. Fortunately my husband and I were able to be with her every day in the last months. It's a beautiful and beautifully run community - clean, spacious, airy with gardens to visit. My one quibble was that the food became less good during the last months of my mom's life. I hope they get a terrific chef again.
gbchab
November 22, 2018
Beware, there are other better communities in Santa Barbara!
My 82 year old mother was a resident at VDM for 1 year during 2017 before we had to move her out. Staff turnover, medicine mismanagement, lack of communication, termite infestations, and lousy food were only a few of the problems we encountered. This is only one of many communities owned by Front Porch, a large corporation driven more by profits than any mission to care for its senior residents. VDM won't respond to this highly negative review -- because they don't really care. Spare your loved one; look elsewhere.
GC840177
March 30, 2017
Mom is in Vista del Monte for about two weeks now. It is three blocks away from our house. They are very friendly and try to do everything for her. However, I think they are a little expensive.
Kara763735
March 27, 2017
Vista del Monte is a continuing-care-community, so you could go in as independent-living, and then they have assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing. It’s a beautiful facility. In the last 5 to 15 years, they have gone through a lot of rebuilding and renovations. They have a building with a pool, a fitness center, a very large room, a large sitting area, a library, walking paths, and trails. There are a lot of people working there because the community is so much larger, but the staff was fabulous. They were all very friendly, knowledgeable, and kind to the residents.
