Casa De Vida Senior Living is a small senior care home in La Mesa, California, licensed as a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly with a maximum of 6 residents under license #374603494, and it's been open since 2014, with two locations: 4633 Denwood Rd. and 4560 Troy Ln., both set in quiet neighborhoods handy to local stores, public transit, and outdoor walking paths, so you'll see residents in the backyard or front porch, soaking up the sunshine or visiting with family. The homes have about 3 to 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, with choices for shared or private rooms - for example, Troy Ln. has four private rooms, and Denwood Rd. has one private and two rooms that can be private or shared, so you get options for where you lay your head and how much you want to pay, with semi-private rooms around $3,200, shared rooms between $5,500-$6,500, and private rooms running $7,000-$9,000, and both locations aim to give that homey feeling by letting you decorate your walls and bring in personal stuff.
Staff are there 24 hours a day, including an awake overnight caregiver at Troy Ln., and they get called friendly by folks who've been there, always working to make the place upbeat and home-like, with a separate housekeeping crew, a manicurist who comes by, and help for whatever care you need, from light help to medium care, including diabetes management with insulin shots, sliding scale therapy, incontinence care, non-ambulatory assistance, help with bathing and dressing, reminders for medicines, standby help, even mechanical lift transfers when needed. Memory care is offered to folks with Alzheimer's or other dementia, with activities to keep hands busy, minds sharp, and people connected, and they make a point to host community events, movie nights, and volunteer days to give everyone a sense of belonging.
Meals come with the room, and they have a reputation for good home-cooked food, rated high for taste-and you can get kosher or vegetarian meals if needed, plus special diets they'll accommodate, all planned by staff to keep nutrition balanced. Both homes have community spaces inside and out for gathering, relaxing, or devotional services, and rooms have view choices, tubs, wheelchair-accessible showers, telephones, and furniture to make moving in easy. There's a facility van for rides to appointments, outings, or errands, plus access to public busses, and resident parking, with some options for free transportation and some at extra cost. Casa De Vida Senior Living takes both men and women, doesn't accept SSI or clients from the San Diego Regional Center, and focuses on letting residents live safely with choices about care and daily life, supporting assisted living, respite stays, and memory care in a comfortable home setting.
