AlmaVia of San Rafael - San Rafael, CA

We looked at this community during the senior living search for my father. It was very clean and had a good atmosphere. I wasn't able to try the food during the tour. The regular tour person wasn't on staff so the maintenance guy showed me around but he was very nice.

I like the place and everyone is very nice, but my mother needs a higher level of care. The other day, my mother had not gotten any breakfast or been dressed and we
I brought it up tp the director he was horrified. We are currently on the waiting list for memory care.

AlmaVia seems to be unique, in that it is a non-profit that was founded by a church, that celebrates all religions and also provides a strictly secular focus based on the residents' personal choices. With daily on-site registered nurses, and memory care if needed in the future, it looks to be the perfect solution for my mother in law, who is 93, still somewhat independent, but also approaching a point where she will need more care. There are also many opportunities for residents to be involved in a wide variety of activities, including resident "clubs", which indicates a level of resident interest that is rare among such facilities. We are very happy to have found AlmaVia.

It's very nice, the staff is very kind and very helpful. The other resident are friendly as well. We are very happy with them. I would give them a five.

They are very friendly, have a lot to do and accommodating to the family. They try very hard to incorporate the new residents. My parents have been there a month and a half, The staff are very sweet and most of them already know my name. They keep in communication with me and the food is very good which is a big deal for my parents.

We considered this place when we were looking for somewhere to do a respite stay. They were adamant that my loved one needed to be in the memory care. We didn't think so and they wouldn't budge on that. They were also very expensive. It was a very nice place though.

AlmaVia gives an instant feeling of home and welcoming from all staff members were very professional as well. Apartment units are very spacious, grounds well kept, many sitting areas both inside and outside, all corridors are clear for passage, public bathrooms kept clean, dinning hall bright and cheery, many activities and social areas, religious room for all faiths are represented (very favorable), it's just felt like home.