Hillview Residence is a senior living community in Santa Maria, CA, that offers both assisted living and independent living services, and people often find the place warm and comfortable with a large, home-like setting where residents get care that's tailored to their needs, and the staff provides care and support twenty-four hours a day, giving help with bathing, dressing, hygiene, and moving between beds and wheelchairs, and helping out with medication administration and diabetes care like insulin monitoring when needed. Folks staying here can pick from several room options, including studios, single rooms, or two-bedroom apartments that come furnished, and rooms have kitchens or kitchenettes for added convenience. The building is licensed by the state and has important safety features, like wheelchair accessibility throughout, an emergency alert system, sprinkler systems, and a 24-hour call system for emergencies; these things can give people and their families extra peace of mind. There's guest parking, washers and dryers, and staff also offers laundry, dry cleaning, and housekeeping services, with maintenance on hand for any repairs, so daily chores are much easier on the residents.
Residents get three daily, homemade meals with dining plans that can meet special dietary needs, and they can eat in a dining room that's set up to feel welcoming, or folks can take part in all-day, restaurant-style dining if they prefer. Hillview Residence provides more than just meals, with a whole mix of property amenities that includes a fitness center, hot tub, sauna, library or book room, salon and barbershop, and common indoor spaces for folks to socialize, plus outdoor patios, gardens, and walking paths for those who enjoy being outside. The staff helps arrange free transportation for anything from doctor's appointments to errands or religious services, and the care team includes personal care assistants who help with walking or wheelchair use too. On-site, the activities keep people as busy and engaged as they'd like to be, with planned programs, game and activity rooms, arts and crafts, music plans, fitness programs, movie nights, recreation areas, and sometimes pet therapy and music therapy, plus social night events and offsite trips. For anyone looking for more structured help or who has more complex needs, Hillview Residence provides memory care for Alzheimer's and other dementia cases, and they offer respite care as well as hospice care for people who need extra support.
Personal aides and caregivers are there to help with tasks like managing medications, bathing, or using the bathroom so folks can keep their independence as much as possible but still get the support that's needed, and all major communal spaces have features to support people with limited mobility, like ramps and wide doorways. There are health and wellness programs, education and arts, and regular opportunities for social engagement both on and off-site. Residents can use on-site hairdresser and barber services, benefit from mobile hair services, and access cable TV and wifi/internet in their rooms or the common spaces. The community offers long term care insurance options and can also give advice and planning support if someone has questions. Hillview Residence tries to make daily life easier and more social while keeping safety, comfort, and personalized care front and center for everyone who calls it home, and while nobody can promise everything's perfect, lots of people appreciate the relaxing gardens, helpful staff, and steady support that make things simpler and a bit brighter each day.
