Drake House sits in Monterey, California and offers a variety of care choices for older adults, including assisted living, memory care, nursing care, and independent living, and it's a state-licensed facility with space for up to 55 residents. The community's large windows give you views of Monterey Bay and if you step outside to the patios, you can look out toward the water while enjoying the fresh air. Residents can choose from studio apartments with private bathrooms, kitchenettes, carpeted floors, air conditioning, cable TV, and Wi-Fi, and the rooms include emergency alert systems for safety and wheelchair access for those who need it, and the community welcomes both men and women, and allows pets.
You get prepared meals, with homemade food served in the dining room up to three times a day, and the kitchen can handle special diets for people with allergies, diabetes, or high blood pressure, and you can always ask for snacks or all-day dining options, and there are visiting barbers and hairdressers for grooming, which helps a lot, especially if you don't move around as well as you used to. Housekeeping and laundry services keep things tidy and there's help for bathing, dressing, and transfers if you need it, plus medication management by trained staff who follow a personalized plan for each resident and, for those with memory issues or Alzheimer's, there's a special memory care team. The community has a 24-hour call system so you can always reach someone, and staff can assist with more complex needs like insulin dosing or two-person transfers, depending on your care plan.
Residents stay busy with scheduled activities like movie nights in the on-site theater, board games, music therapy, arts and crafts, and fitness classes and you can use community rooms like the library, the arts room, music room, or go outside for garden walks and sitting on the patio with the bay view, and some activities are even run by the residents themselves, which keeps things lively. The wellness spa, steam room, and hot tub are open for those wanting a bit more comfort, and you can easily arrange transportation for shopping, appointments, or events. There's space for family support visits and move-in coordination, and nurses and aides help handle daily care, hygiene, and reminders about medications or doctor appointments, while devotional services and support for spiritual needs are also available. Smoking isn't allowed anywhere indoors, and the staff works to give everyone a safe, clean place to live. Drake House doesn't accept Medicare, but it's licensed as a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly under California law, so it serves seniors through various stages of aging, including hospice and respite care, and the whole team values making residents feel part of the community, always respecting how much each person can do for themselves, offering as much support as needed for peace of mind.
