I've lived here going on 3 years. Our manager, Robert, has been here since before I moved in. Thoughtful, smart, engaging, collegial.
My late husband and I had been on the waiting list for a similar facility in Oakland. After he passed away, family up here suggested I take a look at this place.
First of all: It's simply beautiful! Architecture is reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Main building is pretty much natural materials, high ceilings, lovely light fixtures. Huge living room w/ fireplace opens out onto the large flagstone patio, with an oak grove beyond, between us and the golf course greens.
Amazingly, our whole property wasn't touched by the horrible fires up here last year. Which reminds me - at the edge of our property we have a little area for our chickens and their coop. . We have fresh eggs available for residents several mornings a week.
We have a beautiful theater, movies every night - fresh popcorn included. Residents' committees are active in every aspect of this beautiful place.
Wine Wednesday is one of my favorites. Wonderful hors d'oeuvres included. On nice afternoons, we can sit outside on the patio.
We even have our own barber/beauty shop whose small staff are amazingly good and up to date on styles. That's one of the few things that are not included. There's medical staff available if requested, pretty much 24/7. Beautiful pool and in-ground hot tub right out back. Gym ihas amazingly up to date equipment, plus all kinds of exercise classes, aerobics, etc. all included.
The food is absolutely amazing! Chef Adam is top-rate! He worked w/ me last autumn to come up with an incredible menu for my private birthday dinner in our Wine Cellar, for close friends & family.
Earlier in the afternoon, I had my late husband's and my all-time favorite band play fab rock'n'roll a la the Rolling Stones, for all the residents, out on our gorgeous flagstone patio that backs up to the golf course, and partially shaded by live-oak groves. Chef made wonderful hors d'oeuvres, and a variety of nice wines were poured. I'd asked him to just do it like our weekly "Wine Wednesday" event.
It would be awfully hard to beat this place!
I'd simply asked him to do a party similar to our weekly Wine Wednesdays. It was all fabulous! As is Wine Wednesday! (For which there's no extra charge!) We always have a deelish assortment of hors d'ouevres, hot & cold; live music, with different musicians each week. Pianists, guitarists, flautists. Sometimes, a combo. Classical, rock'n'roll, blues.
When It's nice weather, many of us take our glasses out onto the patio. Seating is comfy, plus the lowest level of the flagstone- faced concrete retaining wall which borders an oak grove with beautiful plants and flowers.
We also have a series of special concert events for which we can order tix for preferred seating. Concerts are everything from blues to mariachi to classical.
I got a small-breed pup after our 17-yr old kitty died 2 weeks after my husband. Happily, they found me a beautiful ground-floor apt. w/ a lovely small patio. Plus, there's a nice dog park at the end of each wing.
I thank my late husband every night. read more