Assisted Living in San Jose

If you're looking for an assisted living facility in the Santa Cruz, CA area that offers special care for Alzheimer’s and other memory-related issues, you may want to consider Sunshine Villa as a possible option.  The facility encourages residents to be as independent as they are capable of being while also offering them help whenever they need it.

It is important to factor in the services offered when looking at an assisted living facility.  Some of the services at Sunshine Villa include:

• Staff that is available 24/7
• An emergency call system installed in each apartment that is always available if residents need to call the staff for help
• Three meals provided daily, with special meals for residents with specific diets
• Housekeeping provided on a routine basis
• Laundry and linen services provided on a routine basis
• Staff that is trained to help residents with basic living needs, including help with cleaning, help with grooming, and help with dressing
• Escorts for residents when they go to activities and when they return to their apartments
• Showers with wheelchair accessibility
• Parking for residents who still own cars
• Individual control for heating and air conditioning in each apartment
• Special care for residents with diabetes and/or incontinence
• Transportation for residents going to appointments and offsite activities
• Staff that is trained to help residents manage medications
• Hospice care for residents who are terminally ill
• Respite care for residents who will be staying at the facility for a short period of time

Sunshine Villa also offers amenities to its residents.  The facility’s beauty and barber shop offers residents a place to go to get their hair done, along with numerous other grooming services.  Residents who enjoy reading can spend some time at the facility’s library.  Indoor and outdoor common areas provide places for residents to meet up and socialize.  Those residents who enjoy activities that encourage creativity can take part in the arts and crafts activities that the facility offers.  Exercise programs and an exercise room provide residents opportunities to get in some exercise.  If residents ever feel like they need some fresh air, there are outdoor gardens around the facility that they can visit.  Cable television is installed in each apartment for residents who enjoy watching TV.  In-room Internet is offered for residents who enjoy going online.  Small dogs and cats can be brought in as pets as long as they are approved by the facility’s management.