Glen Park at Glendale - Boynton sits in a single-story ranch-style building with rose gardens and quiet walking paths, right in a historic part of Glendale, California, where the air is nice and you'll see familiar faces. The place feels secure, being a gated community with external and internal video cameras watching around the clock, plus a delayed egress system on every exit, and there are bracelets with alarms to help prevent wandering for those who need extra supervision. Residents can keep pets, like dogs or cats, and you'll see some folks out with their animals in the garden or enjoying the outdoor common areas.
The staff includes certified Memory Impairment Specialists, caregivers, and state-certified Medication Aides who make sure medicine is given right. There's a high staff-to-resident ratio-one staff member for every four residents-so people get more attention. Staff get training for handling challenging behaviors, even physical aggression or exit-seeking, so they can help those with dementia, Alzheimer's, or other memory problems, and they keep awake all night to make sure everyone stays safe.
Meals come from a professional chef, who prepares a variety of choices including kosher, vegetarian, low salt, and sugar-free foods, all served in a restaurant-style dining area. There are daily housekeeping and laundry services, private baths with full tubs, and each room is pre-wired for cable TV and phone, with emergency pull cords in the rooms and bathrooms, intercom service, and a fire sprinkler system.
People can get all sorts of help, like bathing, dressing, medication management, help with moving around, and support with toileting or incontinence if they can manage it. The community makes it possible for residents to stay as their needs change, since they offer light, medium, and heavy care, plus assistance with daily activities (ADL and IADL). They also work with visiting nurses, doctors, podiatrists, dentists, physical, occupational, and speech therapists.
Glen Park features memory care and assisted living along with respite programs and home health care, so folks can find what suits them best, whether they need a break, daily support, or more advanced care. There's also hospice care through their partners for those at life's end. The place can care for 98 residents and has rooms like studios, private rooms, and one-bedrooms, with costs starting around $3,930 a month.
Activities go on daily, with an activity director planning everything from art therapy, movie nights, karaoke, exercise like stretching or chair yoga, to outdoor gardening, music therapy, and trips out of the community-you might spot folks visiting a local Starbucks or walking at a nearby park. There's a fitness room, library, a theater, wellness spa, a Body and Brain Center, a game room, technology center, and a salon. They run special programs too, like cooking club and a hydration program with Kangen Water. The community hosts regular family meetings and offers devotional services and spiritual support if you want it.
Transportation is available for outings or appointments, and residents can park their cars if they still drive. Safety is clearly a priority, with a computerized wander alert system, delayed egress doors to keep people from getting out unnoticed, and a nurse on-site each day. Staff stay awake through the night, and the call system makes sure help's always close by.
Glen Park's history goes back at least to 2017 with state licensing (License #: 197608505) and other accreditations, and it's part of a family-run group with other locations in Valley Village, Long Beach, and Monrovia. The community gets average family reviews and keeps a steady focus on personal care, wellness, and safety, while letting everyone live with a bit of independence and joy.
