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    $4,500/month

    Sunvalley Chateau Corporation

    689 Ladera Way, Pacifica, CA, 94044
    3.7 · 6 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Clean facility but abusive management

    I have mixed feelings. The facility is very clean, smells fresh, has a lovely ocean-view room and balcony, and many staff were kind, attentive, knowledgeable, and communicative - the meals were wonderful and I could visit anytime. However the owner/administrator was abusive and demeaning toward my parents, we saw neglectful and deceptive behavior from some staff, and the care was expensive with extra charges, so we ultimately had to take my father home.

    Pricing

    $4,500+/moSuiteAssisted Living

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

    • Housekeeping and linen services

    Common areas

    • Dining room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    3.67 · 6 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      3.4
    • Staff

      3.4
    • Meals

      4.5
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • clean facility
    • pleasant smell
    • wonderful/quality meals
    • nutritious dining
    • friendly staff
    • helpful and knowledgeable staff
    • attentive and individualized care
    • kind caregivers
    • good communication with families
    • open visiting policy
    • ocean view rooms with balcony
    • upbeat atmosphere
    • gratitude expressed by some families

    Cons

    • reports of staff or owner yelling at residents or visitors
    • demeaning behavior toward residents (including those with dementia)
    • allegations of deceptive or unprofessional staff
    • abusive/unprofessional administrator cited
    • neglect concerns for some residents
    • inconsistent care quality across residents
    • expensive care with additional/unclear charges
    • families removing residents due to care concerns

    Summary review

    The collected review summaries present a mixed but instructive portrait of Sunvalley Chateau Corporation. On the positive side, multiple reviews praise the physical environment and daily living amenities: reviewers consistently note a very clean facility that "smells good," an upbeat atmosphere, and appealing accommodations such as ocean-view rooms with balconies. Dining is frequently described as a strength — reviewers call the meals "wonderful," "nutritious," and of good quality. These consistent remarks suggest the facility invests in housekeeping, dining services, and maintaining pleasant common and private spaces.

    Staff performance and resident-level care receive largely favorable comments from several reviewers. Many describe staff as friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, attentive, and capable of providing individualized care. Specific praises include kind caregivers, good communication with families, and an open visiting policy where family members can visit at any time. These items indicate that for a number of residents and families, the facility delivers reliable day-to-day support, responsive communication, and person-centered attention.

    Contrasting sharply with those positives are several serious negative themes that appear in other summaries. Multiple reviewers allege abusive or demeaning behavior: an owner or staff member yelling at an elderly mother and at visitors, and demeaning conduct toward a resident with delirium or dementia. There are also allegations of deceptive staff behavior, an abusive/unprofessional administrator, and neglect concerns severe enough that families felt compelled to remove a parent and take them home. These accounts point to episodic yet significant failures in staff conduct, supervision, or culture that could materially affect vulnerable residents.

    Another recurring concern is inconsistent quality and costs. While some families report "great care" and individualized attention, others report "poor care quality" and neglect. This inconsistency suggests variability in either specific staff members' performance, shift-to-shift care, or in how individual residents' needs are met. Several reviewers also flagged that the facility is expensive and imposes additional charges, implying concerns about transparency and value for money.

    Taken together, the reviews indicate two primary patterns: (1) operational strengths in facilities, meals, and, for many, compassionate and communicative caregiving; and (2) troubling incidents and themes around staff behavior, management professionalism, and uneven care quality. The presence of both strong positive experiences and very serious negative allegations suggests the facility can provide excellent services but may also have lapses in staff training, supervision, management responsiveness, or policy enforcement that allow mistreatment or neglect to occur.

    For a prospective resident or family, these reviews underscore the importance of direct inquiry and observation: verify staffing consistency, ask about staff training and supervision, request details about extra fees, and ask how the facility handles complaints and monitors staff conduct. For anyone relying on these summaries, the key takeaway is that Sunvalley Chateau Corporation shows clear strengths in ambiance, dining, and many staff interactions, but the serious allegations about yelling, demeaning behavior, neglect, and unprofessional administration are not isolated complaints and warrant careful follow-up before making placement decisions.

    Location

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    About Sunvalley Chateau Corporation

    Sunvalley Chateau Corporation sits at 689 Ladera Way in Pacifica, California, and offers assisted living, memory care, independent living, skilled nursing, and several home care options, so you can find everything from daily help with bathing and grooming, to support for dementia or Alzheimer's, and services like meal preparation or medication reminders, and there's always a staff member around to help out any hour of the day or night, since the place only takes up to sixteen residents at a time, which means everyone gets more focus and help when they need it, and folks can choose between semi-private rooms or suites depending on what suits them, and seniors who live here get transportation to doctors' appointments, outings, and errands, and meals are homemade three times a day, with diets adjusted for health needs if needed, and the community has things like a barber or beauty shop, exercise classes, a fitness room, a sauna, a hot tub, board games, animal therapy, planned activities, and they allow pets if someone has one, and there's plenty of social things like movie nights, art or music activities, and outside trips. Seniors who need memory care live in safe units with secured areas to reduce wandering, 24-hour help, and activities designed to engage memory, and folks getting skilled nursing might have wound care, rehabilitation, and more specialized needs done by a team including RNs, LVNs, and CNAs, plus Sunvalley Chateau Corporation also helps with hospice and respite care for families who need a break or some extra support. They run both residential care homes, which are small homes where a caregiver always lives there and helps with daily tasks, and they send aides to seniors' homes in town for non-medical companion care, and the independent living option is for seniors who want to stay social and active without the chores and heavy maintenance, but can add help later if they need it. It's a licensed facility under California's Department of Social Services, with a focus on family and individual needs and a staff that responds quickly if something changes, and folks can also enjoy Wi-Fi, handicap accessibility, reading rooms, and family involvement in care planning, and the community offers services every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with attention to personal details, keeping things safe and comfortable for all residents, trying to make a good home with honest care, and you can see more about them at www.sunvalleychateau.com.

    People often ask...

    State of California Inspection Reports

    6

    Inspections

    1

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    5

    Years of reports

    04 Jan 2023
    Found that the allegation that staff failed to isolate a COVID-19 positive resident from others was unsubstantiated. Found that the allegation that staff did not take proper COVID-19 precautions (PPE use, donning/doffing, and hand hygiene) was unsubstantiated.
    04 Jan 2023
    Investigated allegations of improper COVID-19 protocols and isolation measures; determined allegations lacked sufficient evidence, staff demonstrated proper PPE use and isolation procedures.
    04 May 2022
    Found that visitor COVID-19 screening had stopped since 3/22/22 and there were no hand-washing signs posted in bathrooms; observed three residents in the living room without face coverings though they were six inches apart, with outdoor patio designated for visitation. Noted adequate PPE and cleaning supplies, proper storage of medications and sharps, and a deficiency was cited for the screening lapse, with documents due by 5/9/22.
    04 May 2022
    Identified deficiencies during an inspection, including lack of COVID-19 screening for visitors and missing signage for infection control measures.
    • § 87468.1(a)(2)
    03 Sept 2020
    Found that residents' transportation was handled by the responsible party, with appointment pickups coordinated by that party and transportation arranged only in emergencies; the specific transportation-related allegation was unfounded.
    03 Sept 2020
    Found the allegation regarding resident transportation unfounded, determining it was false or lacked a reasonable basis.

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