Our family was thrilled when Pacific Coast Manor had a bed open to receive my father when he was…read moredischarged from the hospital. The administrative staff was friendly, informative and helpful. Their staff is very busy, but they always managed to assist my Dad when he needed it- all the nurses and caregivers are friendly and competent. Thank you Pacific Coast Manor for holding a high standard in skilled nursing! 5 Stars to you!

my Grammy is here getting excellent care! she's been treated like family, always clean, nurses and…read moreCNAs go above and beyond. staff are always smiling, very supportive and always ready to help. thank you for helping to take care of my family.

I can not overstate how significant it was that we found Westwind to care for my mother the last 8…read moremonths of her life. Our experience with Westwind was fantastic, and I HIGHLY recommend the facility. Many organizations reflect the leader, and the leadership team at Westwind is first-rate. Steven, the Executive Director, is the even hand that keeps it all together. Parv, the Wellness Director, is an experienced registered nurse whose advice and loving care for my mother were invaluable to us. Erik, the Program Manager, was so reliable -- diligent about precisely coordinating my mother's pharmaceutical and care needs with the med techs and care workers who daily watched over her. Raina, the Business Manager, was professional and unwaveringly loving towards my difficult-to-handle mother. My family owes these blessed people a debt, for caring for my mother in ways that our own family could not. Westwind has 2 floors, with approximately 25 residents per floor. I visited almost every other day, and I don't recall one time where I saw less than 5 care workers plus a med tech on the floor. Not to mention the several janitorial and facility techs, the activities team, receptionist, food service workers and leadership team that are also on site, should the need for extra hands arise. Having adequate, experienced staff available is not an issue at Westwind. And what can I say about the staff? Exemplary, every last one. My mother was difficult from Day 1: banging on the door to leave, yelling / demanding that the staff pay constant attention to her, rejecting the food offered to her, becoming incontinent yet taking off her adult diaper at night, disrobing herself in front of others, having tantrums when she didn't get her way, etc. etc. My mom had all the bad behaviors of someone with dementia. I, as her son, was lost to understand how she was behaving, and frustrated by it. And let me be very clear about what I am about to say: NOT ONE TIME did I hear a frustrated negative comment from the staff about my mother. Ever. Not one. What I saw instead was Prima and Joan, undaunted, coming into my mother's room time and again, asking if she wanted to join that hour's activity. I saw Fritzi and Stephanie and Anais so carefully trying various strategies to get my mother to take her medicine, and not spit it out of her mouth. I saw Maria and Marie and Andrea cleaning my mother and dressing her and fixing her hair every morning to make sure she looked good. I saw Connie hug my mother and hold her tight, as long as needed, to calm my mother down when she was trying to repeatedly punch Connie. I am thankful for all the times Josh and Kadafi and Matteo encouraged me, telling me how much they liked my mother. And it is just countless the number of people that sat with my mother, and lovingly held her hand, and tried to ease her anxiety and agitation. This place did more than we asked, and more than was required. It was worth every penny we spent for my mother to stay here. As a final word, let me just say: thank God for Westwind Memory Care, and God bless the people that work there.

Since my last review there is an open dialogue with management towards improving my father's care…read moreand experience resulting in weekly status reports and weekly meetings with management. My hope is actual care improvement. Because Westwind services do not include basic medical care. I have included Sutter Health Home Care and a third party physical therapist to his care regiment. I have also added alternating air pressure equipment to his recliner, bed, and wheelchair to improve healing to skin degradation wounds (bed sores). Recently, Westwind has opted away from denture care for my father resulting in pureed meals. Not optimal on either point. Nutrition and hydration are a consistent conversation, to improve upon this concern I am providing nectar consistency fruit juice, protein shakes, and Ensure meal supplement. These meal supplements are supplied by me. The conversation is ongoing. I see some movement towards an improved experience for my father, but remain concerned.

Most of the nurses are wonderful, however not every nurse (RN) is a match for everyone's family…read more They have wonderful CNAs too, except for Tery, her energy is negative and agitated everyone especially my dying mother! She cannot make a bed correctly and placed the pad the wrong way. She stated she has ample experience, however her touch is COLD, RUSHED, RUDE, and I do not recommend her to clean up after your dying loved one (disturbs the peace)! The RNs for the most part do their job, but all of them come in with different advice and different recommendations which makes it confusing! Having a loved one on hospice is already stressful enough, and they just add to it with all of there different recommendations and instructions! RIP mama

Ice cold nurses, worse staff ever. Horrible experience ......I would seriously shop elsewhere for…read morecare, my experience was deplorable; absolutely heartless and soulless, bordering on cruel

I requested an appointment with O. T. by completing their online form, as well as leaving a…read morevoicemail. No response. Fortunately, CORE was very responsive, and gave me an appointment within a week's time.

Life Changing!!…read more First, let me just say I was getting so pissed reading through some of the bad reviews because I have now done (2) 3 month rounds of therapy here and all those complaints are just nonexistent now. I just laughed when I saw they were 5 and 10 yr old years old. They really should, at some point, be expired and taken down. Those old reviews have absolutely no bearing on how the place is run and staffed today. I started my first round of therapy at Pacific Coast in May of 2022. I HATED it, but had to wear a mask per PC rules, while in the facility, and they ABSOLUTELY spray and wipe down everything after patient contact and STILL DO. The mask, per state regulation is optional now, per the patients comfortability. After any kind of major surgery you are hurting. It is a no brainer that your recovery is gonna hurt too. Sitting down to pee hurts so I'm not sure what the previous clients were expecting. I've cried lots of times doing physical therapy. I WANT to push myself to get my full range of motion back. Your body just went through a very a traumatic experience with your surgery. Like you babies, it just wants to curl up and go to sleep, and wake up feeling better. So here's a Wake Up! It doesn't work that way! How old were these reviewers? I my past I have been sent to some pretty nasty boot camp therapy facilities and this ain't them. I have to say I was less than thrilled that my knee surgeon was so adamant about me using Pacific Coast for my p.t. post surgery because I live in Capitola, and at that time my handicap accessible van was costing me $150 to fill its tank. Not to mention dealing with the traffic. I also have back issues with surgeries overlapping or postponing my knee surgeries. My pain was constant and coming from everywhere. The LAST thing I wanted to do was get up, clean up, and make that 30 minute trek into Watsonville. I was so terrified the first time around, they may have indulged me a bit more with extended ice packs and massages. No matter what level of pain I was crying about or where it was coming from, they would convince me to come in anyway. I can tell you I ALWAYS left them either feeling better about myself or just feeling better in my recovery. There is such a good positive energy in that place. The therapists are young, excited to learn and work and really weirdly happy. The front desk has always treated me with respect and kindness and let me tell you, I am not an easy client. With my boo boos slowing me down already and just always running late in general because of my other handicaps, if I wasn't late I would be squealing in there bordering late, while all the good clients sat calmly, and clearly early, waiting patiently for their appointments. I've never seen anyone treated rudely. There may be times that I came in cranky, but it never lasts. It is just the epitome of the way Stephen Bruce runs that place and it just rubs off on everyone. They are empathetic if your pain without being condescending. They are serious in their work without being bored insensitive jerks (ok I too have had some bad past experiences), and if I ask one of the newer or younger therapists a question and he or she is unsure of the answer they immediately go seek Stephen out to be able to come back with the current information. It blows me away, especially in my medical world if I get the standard "I don't know," and then leaves you still in question. Here you get, "I'll go find out,". I could go on and on, and I will probably, when I finish my therapy for my right total knee replacement. So I will just close with this...this place is WORTH the drive, the time, and the effort. You will Never leave this facility feeling worse than when you came in and I PROMISE you, this id not a physical therapy assignment you have to drag yourself to. It's the highlight of my week. It lifts you physically, mentally, and a bit spiritually as well. I'm already feeling sad that I only have 3 more sessions before I get to "Ring the Bell!" Yoh want to know what that means--go find out for yourself! (Please excuse any spelling or grammatical errors, I never go back and reread my posts.)

I had an amazing experience with Continuum Hospice. The nurses are so caring, the entire staff took…read morewonderful care of my mom. The first person I spoke with helped me really get focused on what was important, I was honestly a bit of a mess when they mentioned hospice at the facility, but once I spoke to the person at Hospice I understood that I had a mess perception of what Hospice was I had no idea that it was free and you can stop at at any time if you don't like it! It has continued to be the best decision that I have made regarding quality of life for my mom!

great pho. nice outdoor area to eat. love going there. shrimp roll good. i go a lot for the phoread more

Though my husband was only at Aegis for a short amount of time, all of my experiences there were…read morevery positive, from the office staff, to the medical staff, to the aids and caregivers on the floor. I'm particularly grateful for, and impressed by, Oliver's sincere compassion and care for the memory residents in the unit he directs. That's really what sold me on the place immediately, the first day I went, and he toured me through the memory care ward. I was scared to go because I had never been in a locked memory care unit before, and I imagined it would be some awful, dark, creepy, depressing, prison-like place full of anguish and suffering. It was anything but. Light, airy, clean, welcoming, with friendly staff being very attentive to everything that was happening. Every time I visited after my husband moved there, I had this same positive impression of the place. That very first day, I saw how Oliver interacted with some residents--one who was very frightened, and another who seemed very angry--and he just took the time to comfort them, listen to them, joke with them, and acknowledge them. He gave them so much dignity. It was very moving. Thank you Oliver, for doing this important work. Thank you Aegis for providing such a quiet and peaceful place for my husband to rest during his final days.

New location-111 Madrone St, Santa Cruz…read more Lymphedema Therapy - I've tried all over the Bay Area and and found we are fortunate to have the best Lymphedema Clinic right here! Tea Taylor is professional, experienced and really knows her stuff. She had all kinds of excellent exercises and tips for me. I never felt rushed. She had the most healing touch. I had, what seemed like, skin adhering to bone. Miraculously, she was able to gently release that. I feel definite progress and healing after my 6+ weeks of therapy. She was kind and caring. I felt that she enjoyed her work and cared about helping me, as an individual patient, vs just 'putting her 8 hours in'. I was very happy with the parking, front office staff and the covid protocols at this Center. I highly recommend Tea.

They moved to a better location, (Madrone Ave. is X st: River St.). Lilinoe M. is quite a healer! I…read moreappreciate how she set me up for success! Grateful for how Lilinoe resolved a problem I've had for years, the way she "met" me, right there every step of the way, adding more when I was ready or my pain indicated. She is confident and experienced. She inspired me to have my visit time first thing, do stretches at home, get neoprine supports; she was available, professional, prepared, generous with coworkers, knew my case history, and listened/understood my life's journey (shared when she administered muscular pain relief therapy) . Sarah and Sean are strong, I just worked more with Lilinoe.

its the place to be-did a year there----the dinners spoiled me…read more... they have a walkway.....lush backyard....

It was a very tough decision for my family to move my mom out of her home. We shopped around many…read morefacilities and when we told the lady at Aegis Living in Aptos what we were looking for, she said, "Oh, you don't want an active senior community like this, you want a Board and Care home. You should try Wesley House, they're the best in the county." I'll be forever grateful for that referral. The caring and professional staff at Wesley House cared for our mom through all her trials up until last year when she passed peacefully at age 100. I don't know what we as a family would have done without them. As we dealt with our own problems, we never once doubted that our mom was safe, fed and cared for. We knew she was. She was extremely vocal about it. While she would have preferred to stay at home, she knew we couldn't manage her care and she often said that if she had to be anywhere, she was happy in her pretty room at Wesley and grateful for the care she received. She grew quite fond of the staff, who were ceaselessly patient and loving despite our mom's sometimes challenging behavior. Owner, Janet Leon, is a seasoned professional who was able to make on the spot decisions or recommendations that saved my mom and our family untold grief and problems. She helped us navigate the difficult terrain through end of life and we will be forever grateful to her, as well as the Wesley House staff including our beloved Hilda, Horte, Rosa, et al, and Janet's family who all pitched in on the operation. I don't know how to give a better reference except maybe to say the grounds are pretty and the sun room provided my mom with endless hours of quiet warmth, which she craved. The meals are varied and home-cooked. The tone of the facility is upbeat with familiar routines and festive décor for holidays. The fact that it's an open facility inspired our confidence, we could show up anytime and our mom was always presentable and secure. As far as I'm concerned, these people are saints and I hope they're blessed in turn for their good works.