Pricing ranges from
    $4,649 – 5,578/month

    The Villa Senior Home

    12565 Downey Ave, Downey, CA 90242
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care

    Warm, family-run, home-like senior care

    I placed my loved one here and have been very pleased. This small, family-run home feels like a second family-staff are caring, experienced, and often Spanish-speaking, they know residents personally and are quick to respond to needs; Corrine and the head nurse have been especially supportive. The place is clean and peaceful with private rooms/baths, a lovely garden and zen waterfall, varied meals and daily activities, medication management and good hospice coordination. I highly recommend this warm, well-maintained, home-like option for personalized senior care.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.50·(16)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.9
    • Staff

      4.7
    • Meals

      3.3
    • Amenities

      3.4
    • Value

      4.5

    Pros

    • Compassionate, culturally sensitive staff
    • Long‑tenured, experienced caregivers
    • Owners on-site (family-run management)
    • Small, home‑like intimate setting
    • Responsive family communication (texts and calls)
    • Medication management and clinical coordination
    • Supportive hospice and end‑of‑life coordination
    • Varied dining including Asian and international cuisine
    • Three meals daily plus snacks
    • Renovated areas and ongoing upgrades
    • Clean, well‑maintained interior and grounds
    • Gardens, patio, and zen‑style waterfall
    • Private and shared room options
    • Spanish‑speaking caregivers available

    Cons

    • Inconsistent activity programming and engagement
    • Variable condition across rooms and common areas
    • Limited short‑term/respite bed availability
    • Sparse furnishings or limited room personalization in some units
    • Confusing floor plan and wayfinding challenges
    • Smaller facility scale limits upscale amenities and capacity

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: The Villa Senior Home presents as a small, family‑run residential care setting with a consistent emphasis on compassionate, culturally aware caregiving. Reviewers highlight long‑tenured staff, owners who live on site, and frequent, responsive communication with families. Clinical coordination — including medication management and collaboration with hospice — is described as an operational strength, and staff availability for problem‑solving and family counseling is noted positively.

    Care and staff: Care quality is characterized as attentive and personal. Caregivers are described as familiar with residents’ individual needs, culturally sensitive (including Spanish‑speaking caregivers), and generally responsive to family inquiries via phone or text. Several accounts emphasize staff involvement in care planning and support during end‑of‑life situations, suggesting an engaged management approach and a high degree of staff involvement in residents’ day‑to‑day wellbeing.

    Dining and activities: Dining is a highlighted amenity — the facility offers three meals daily, snacks, and an emphasis on Asian and international menu options in an expanded dining area. That said, activity offerings are inconsistent in the accounts: some families report daily exercises and regular programming, while others describe limited or absent activities during visits. Prospective residents should confirm the current activity schedule and typical participation levels during a tour.

    Facilities and environment: Physical spaces are generally described as clean and well maintained, with recent renovations (new flooring, expanded dining room, updated furniture) and attractive outdoor features such as gardens, a patio, and a zen‑style waterfall. At the same time, reviewers describe variability in condition — some areas are recently updated while others feel outdated or sparsely furnished — and the building layout can be confusing to navigate. Room configurations include both private and shared options, and there are multiple bathrooms and accessible grounds, but the small scale limits some upscale amenities.

    Management and operations: Management appears hands‑on and family oriented; owners live on site and staff responsiveness is frequently noted. Infection‑control practices (for example, COVID testing) and medication oversight are described positively. Operational limitations cited include restricted availability for short‑term or respite stays and occasional variability in how fully furnished or updated individual rooms are. The intimate, one‑to‑one atmosphere is a tradeoff: it supports personalized care but may limit the breadth of services and amenities found in larger facilities.

    Recommendation guidance: The Villa is likely a good fit for families seeking a smaller, culturally attuned, and closely managed home atmosphere with attentive staff and varied dining options. Visitors should tour multiple room types to assess condition and furnishings, ask about current activity schedules, verify respite‑care availability if needed, and walk the property to evaluate wayfinding and accessibility. These checks will help align expectations with the facility’s strengths and operational limitations.

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    Location

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    The Villa Senior Home is located at 12565 Downey Ave, Downey, CA, 90242.

    About The Villa Senior Home

    The Villa Senior Home sits in Downey, CA, where it quietly offers care for up to 15 residents and has kept its family-owned approach for years, making sure folks don't feel lost in the crowd and always get respect and honest care. The place has a mix of assisted living, independent living, memory care, nursing home services, and even continuing care, so seniors can find the help they need if needs change over time, and they offer respite and short-term stays for recovery, too. The rooms come with different options like studio, single, two-bedroom, or shared nursing home rooms, each with monthly rates posted ahead of time, while some rooms let people have a kitchen or kitchenette for more independence. The staff sticks around for years with 12 caregivers, including Isaac, David, Corrine, and Samantha, most with over five years at the home, and they keep a ratio of about one caregiver to every five or six residents, which helps every person actually get to know the staff and not just see a different face every day, and they all go through regular training about dementia, Alzheimer's, sun downing, medication needs, infection control, and emergencies, plus hospice and end-of-life care.

    Everyone's on a personalized care plan, which means help only goes as far as needed-some folks just want reminders with medicine and a little help with dressing or bathing, while others need more support with things like wound care or getting around. They help with daily life jobs like grooming, laundry, walking or wheelchair help, transfers, and toileting, and they arrange doctor visits, ride with residents, and speak up at appointments if needed, offering true side-by-side help, and they handle medical and dental transportation. Meals are made in-house, and there are options like vegetarian or diabetic diets, since they know not everyone eats the same. Social and educational activities fill the schedule, along with art, wellness classes, games, and community events, making it easier to stay active, make friends, and feel at home. The grounds have a dining room, game room, guest parking, WiFi, cable TV, a fitness center, a salon or barber, washers, dryers, safe bathing setups, and regular housekeeping, all inside a non-smoking, sprinkler-protected building that passes its annual inspections and follows all health and safety rules.

    Security's covered day and night, with 24/7 monitoring, smoke detectors, safety features throughout, and strict rules for privacy, even letting families ask questions anonymously. The Villa keeps a warm, Christian-based setting where integrity, dignity, and good humor are just part of the day, and every resident matters, which means it feels more like a home away from home, and everyone gets treated like family, since the owners and staff truly want to see people safe, comfortable, and cared for.

    People often ask...

    The Villa Senior Home offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $4,649 per month.

    The Villa Senior Home offers assisted living, memory care, and board and care.

    There are 23 photos of The Villa Senior Home on Mirador.

    The full address for this community is 12565 Downey Ave, Downey, CA 90242.

    No, The Villa Senior Home does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In California, the Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division licenses residential care facilities for the elderly, conducting inspections and investigating complaints.

    License number198603661
    StatusLicensed
    Facility typeResidential Care Elderly
    Capacity6 residents
    LicenseeEXCELLENCE BOARD AND CARE LLC
    EffectiveJanuary 19th, 2024
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    Inspection Reports

    19

    Reports

    13

    Type A Citations

    17

    Type B Citations

    6

    Complaints

    6

    Years

    24 Mar 2026Complaint
    Investigated an allegation that a resident sustained multiple pressure injuries due to staff neglect and that care, hygiene, and timely medical attention were not properly provided.
    10 Feb 2026Inspection
    Identified several health and safety deficiencies, including hot water temperature outside the allowed range, unsecured cleaning supplies, missing TB tests for staff, inadequate initial and annual training, and missing annual medical visits for residents.
    • Type ACCR87303(e)(2)
    • Type ACCR87309(a)
    • Type ACCR87411(f)
    • Type BCCR87463(h)
    • Type BHSC1569.625(b)(1)
    • Type BHSC1569.625(b)(2)
    04 Feb 2026Inspection
    Found no deficiencies issued during this visit.
    22 Jan 2026Inspection
    Identified safety and privacy concerns, including cameras in resident bedrooms and alcohol accessible to residents, along with multiple maintenance and operation issues.
    • Type A87465(h)(2)
    • Type B87303(a)
    • Type B87303(e)(6)
    • Type B87468.1(a)(2)
    • Type B87468.2(a)(1)
    15 May 2025Complaint
    Investigated an allegation that staff handled a resident roughly. Interviews with residents and staff indicated respectful treatment and no evidence of rough handling.
    18 Feb 2025Inspection
    Found two staff had expired first-aid certificates, potentially affecting resident safety. Noted overall compliance with infection control, fire safety, medication handling, and disaster preparedness.
    • Type B87411(c)(1)
    22 Nov 2024Inspection
    Observed multiple safety and care deficiencies, including unsecured medications and cleaning products, improper and undocumented medication administration, water temperatures outside required ranges, and maintenance issues such as an inoperable closet door and unsecured items outside.
    • Type A87309(a)
    • Type A87465(a)(4)
    • Type A87465(h)(2)
    • Type B87303(a)
    • Type B87303(e)(2)
    • Type B87465(c)(3)
    • Type B87608(a)(5)(B)
    • Type B1569.695(c)
    06 Mar 2024Inspection
    Observed 10 residents aged 60 and older with varying mobility; safety systems, supplies, and records were in order.
    18 Jan 2024Inspection
    Verified that corrections were completed, including removal of an exit door lock, installation of window screens on ten windows and all sliding doors, cleaning and securing the rear storage area, removal of inoperable outdoor cameras, and installation of auditory alarms on exit doors and windows.
    22 Dec 2023Inspection
    Identified multiple safety and maintenance issues. These included exit doors and windows lacking auditory alarms, windows without screens, gates that require keys, unlocked gardening tools, inoperable outdoor cameras, and hot water outside acceptable range.
    09 Nov 2023Inspection
    Verified COMP II completed by the applicant and administrator; confirmed understanding of licensing requirements.
    04 Aug 2023Complaint
    Investigated a complaint with allegations of resident injury, delayed medical care, restraints, moldy food, and failure to report to licensing. Found insufficient evidence to prove or disprove these claims.
    27 Jun 2023Complaint
    Investigated allegations that a resident sustained an unexplained injury and that a resident fell and sustained a hip fracture. Also reviewed claims that a resident was left in soiled diapers for an extended period, that call buttons were not answered promptly, and that staff yelled at residents or did not treat them with dignity.
    15 Feb 2023Inspection
    Identified safety concerns, including the exit door auditory alarm left off and most resident beds missing mattress pads.
    • Type ACCR87705(j)
    • Type BCCR87208(a)
    • Type BCCR87307(a)(3)(C)
    29 Dec 2022Complaint
    Investigated allegations of insufficient staffing, residents' pressure injuries, and inability to manage incontinence; no documented evidence supported the allegations.
    25 Feb 2022Inspection
    Identified that a staff member's first aid certification had expired as of 6/11/21, posing a potential health and safety risk.
    • Type B87411(c)(1)
    18 Sept 2020Complaint
    Investigated and found no evidence to support the allegation of an unexplained fracture caused by staff, or the allegations that residents were inadequately fed, yelled at, treated without dignity, or kept in an uncomfortable temperature. Radiology showed a left clavicle fracture with osteoporosis, and there were no direct witnesses linking the injury to staff.
    23 Jan 2020Inspection
    Identified deficiencies observed during the inspection visit were discussed with the facility administrator.
    17 Jan 2020Inspection
    Identified deficiencies were observed during an inspection of the facility, including issues with hot water temperature, auditory alarms on exit doors, and the presence of discarded equipment outside.
    • Type A87555(b)(25)
    • Type A87705(j)
    • Type A87705(f)(2)
    • Type A87608(a)(3)
    • Type B87303(a)
    • Type A87303(e)(2)

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