Independent Living Community in Torrance, California

Vw

was clean and friendly. The rooms weren't what I was looking for since they were just a little bland. They were 2-bedroom but they were very small. The staff was very friendly and nice, but I had made an appointment and no one seemed to know that I was coming. They had a very small exercise room.

Mike H.

All of the staff at Villa Sorrento was very welcoming and helped through the whole paperwork process. There was a physician's report that we needed to get and they were very helpful with that. My dad has his own, nice room, bathroom, and closet. Their calendar of activities was impressive. They do music events and take the residents to places like the Long Beach Aquarium. My dad has been there for a couple of weeks, but overall it’s been a good experience. They have an excellent cafeteria where they serve all the residents breakfast, lunch, and dinner; an activity room where they play games like bingo and other types of memory games; a main area where they'll have entertainers do music events and if there's a big sporting event, they'll show that on the TV; and a nice little courtyard area near the cafeteria where they'll do an ice cream social and the residents can go out and relax. The staff has been great and the food is very good. My dad gets a good choice, and they give the residents a menu of what's coming. They have a few different options for every meal. One of the factors of choosing this place too is it's a very good value.

Loretta

Brookdale South Bay's apartments were nice, but they were not very receptive. I was sitting in a room talking to a lady, and we looked around on our own. I didn't like that they had an older man sitting by the door like they didn't have anything else to do. The dining area was beautiful. I don't think they were very hospitable as far as showing us around. The outdoors were nice, and they had a little garden area where you could sit and look at palm trees, trees, and shrubbery. There were no activities going on, and the staff was not very cordial, so I was not impressed.

BF

My sister-in-law is at Brookdale. Everything is really good. The cost was a factor, but she didn't agree with some of the management decisions. She has a 1-bedroom, 1-bath with a sitting area, a corner kitchen area, and there's a room for a sink and refrigerator. The food was excellent. The activities are not consistent. Several months ago they stopped activities because they had some budget problems. However, they now have Bingo, Spanish class, and jewelry crafting, which started back this week, although they cut back on the schedules. The working staff is wonderful, but I think they have problems with the manager. Also, they only have one elevator for 136 units. Brookdale provides simple housekeeping, someone comes and does her hair, and a podiatrist cuts her nails.

Twila

Brookdale South Bay was very good. We looked at a few communities, and this seemed to be the best. The person who gave us the tour was very informative. They served us lunch; we could order anything we wanted, and the food was good. They had an arts and crafts room, library, a general room, and an exercise room.