6 Assisted Living Communities in Santee, California

Kim

My mother is doing fine at Stanford Court Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center. My overall experience has been good. Everything seems clean. The staff seems friendly when I call. Right now, they have no activities because of Covid, but they used to play Bingo, poker, card games, and they might have an ice cream social.

Mary

We went to Lantern Crest Senior Living. We looked at the room and the dining room. The rooms were beautiful, 2-bedroom, 2-bath, and the food was good. It was lunch time and it was beautiful. The location didn't suit us, so we didn't pay as much attention to it as we would if we were going to live there.

Nancy

Lantern Crest Senior Living is nice if you have the money. They're going to have an urgent care, a bowling alley, independent homes, and all kinds of neat things. We had lunch there, and the food was fabulous. It's a relatively newer facility, but they're expanding. They have an area where you can have a house and they're working on four buildings. They have a lot of land. The guy who showed us around was great and very nice. It's a beautiful facility.

Linda

I'm very happy with Lantern Crest. My brother-in-law likes it a lot. It is a good thing. He is in the independent living. He has housekeeping once a week, and he is very happy with that. He eats, has been going to movies, and has gone to a couple of their functions. The food is excellent. I have had several meals with him, and it has all been very good. I love the staff members; not one of them is rude. They have all been very pleasant, nice, and caring. They refuse tips, too. They're just really cool. The place is immaculate, beautiful, well-kept, and friendly. I couldn't say enough about it. The value is very good because of the facilities and the food.

Michelle

Lantern Crest Senior Living is fine, but you'll have to pay a little more for parking. We saw their pool and I liked the quality and how it's set up. The staff was super nice, and I didn't encounter anything negative about them. They're on a point system for the food, but we were a little confused about that. You'd be paying more money for the food if you eat all three meals. They're building a new building that has all kinds of activities. And they have these little separate houses for more dependent living residents. They have outings that they do, and they do special stuff with the clients every day to keep them activated mentally and physically. They keep them active, and if they want to, they don't force them to do the activities. The staff comes and checks on you at 10:00 every morning if you don't check in. So you could have fallen right after you check in, and they wouldn't get you until 10:00 the next morning.

Saliha K

My grandparents have been living in Lantern Crest community for the last three years. They have been pleased with everything. All of the staff members at Lantern Crest are very helpful. Housekeeping team is amazing. They clean the rooms weekly and help with laundry. My grandparents like all the dining options. I love the Sunday brunches and go almost every Sunday. Lantern Crest offers Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care. They have studios, 1 bedrooms, 2 bedrooms and cottages. highly recommended..

A Visitor

Lantern Crest Senior Living was amazing. They were really smart about the way they handled their residents. They gave them choices of food and they just point at them so the residents don't have to read, which I thought was an intelligent thing to do. The place was really nice and they had a lot of activities. They had a living area that was really nice and a kitchen setup where the residents can have cooking days. I was also impressed with the person that gave us the tour.

Diane

Lantern Crest is a new facility, only a few years old, really nice, and up to date. They offered a lot, however, it was too expensive in the long run.

Martha

Lantern Crest was a nice place. They are currently remodeling and building new buildings, and they had a lot of amenities that would appeal to those who have higher functioning dementia. They had a lot of music, creative classes, outdoor gardening in one of their courtyards, interactive stuff like community-done jigsaw puzzles, arranged outings to a park or a walking club. The staff I interacted with was very pleasant. The rooms were adequate for what you need and want, but they weren't large or very spacious, unless you wanted to pay and arm and a leg. They did have a great dining room with a great balcony, and a barbeque that they fire up every day so you could have freshly-grilled food out on the deck with a good view. They have a nice food prep and good selection of food as well.