The Seraphim

    1047 Cheyenne Street, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626
    4.8 · 4 reviews
      AnonymousLoved one of resident
      5.0

      Compassionate attentive care, minor concern

      I've trusted my mother here for years and she's truly well cared for - compassionate, attentive staff, a great administrator, owner who prepares fresh meals daily, daily walks, weekend poker with vets, and an immaculate, home-like, family atmosphere where residents become friends. Staff are proactive advocates, respectful and patient, attentive to grooming and medical needs, and even working toward helping my mom regain mobility. My only concern is the two-person max lift policy and lack of a Hoyer lift - transfers require two appropriately trained caregivers. Highly recommended.

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      Amenities

      4.75 · 4 reviews

      Overall rating

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

        5.0
      • Staff

        4.8
      • Meals

        5.0
      • Amenities

        4.8
      • Value

        4.8

      Pros

      • Compassionate and attentive staff
      • Advocacy and proactive communication with families
      • Personalized and dignified care
      • Home-like, family-centered atmosphere
      • Immaculate cleanliness and grooming
      • Attentive medical attention
      • Long-term quality care (residents staying multiple years)
      • Patient, kind, and respectful caregivers
      • Owner involvement and daily fresh meals
      • Daily walks and regular physical activity
      • Social activities (e.g., weekend poker with veterans)
      • Strong administrator and care staff leadership
      • Residents develop friendships and social bonds
      • Highly recommended by multiple reviewers
      • Positive outcomes reported (potential to help improve mobility)

      Cons

      • No Hoyer (mechanical) lift available
      • Two-person max lift policy requires two appropriate caregivers
      • Potential limitations supporting residents who need heavy transfer assistance
      • Two recent deaths of long-term residents noted by reviewers

      Summary review

      Overall sentiment across the reviews is strongly positive, with multiple reviewers emphasizing compassionate, attentive, and personalized care. The staff are consistently described as patient, kind, respectful, and proactive in communication and advocacy for residents and families. Reviewers highlight that care is delivered with dignity and that the facility takes a family-centered approach, creating a home-like atmosphere where residents form friendships and feel happy and comfortable staying long term.

      Care quality and medical attention are repeatedly praised. Several reviews note attentive medical oversight and specific positive outcomes—one reviewer even mentioned potential for their mother to regain walking ability. Long-term residents have been in place for multiple years (including a five-year residency), which reviewers cite as evidence of sustained, reliable care. Reviewers also call out the administrator and care staff as particularly strong contributors to positive outcomes, indicating a stable and capable leadership and caregiving team.

      The facility environment and daily life receive high marks. Cleanliness and grooming are described as immaculate, and reviewers emphasize the home-like setting and family-like culture. The owner’s hands-on involvement is a recurring theme: preparing fresh meals daily, encouraging daily walks with residents, and fostering social activities such as weekend poker for veterans. These aspects contribute to both physical activity and social engagement, and reviewers report that their relatives are happy and socially connected.

      Management and communication are presented positively. Reviewers report proactive communication and advocacy on behalf of residents, suggesting that families feel informed and supported. The combination of an involved owner, a strong administrator, and engaged care staff is noted as a strength that underpins the facility’s high recommendations from families.

      Notable concerns are focused and specific to mobility and transfer logistics rather than general care quality. Several reviews point out that the facility does not have a Hoyer (mechanical) lift and operates with a two-person max lift policy that requires two appropriate caregivers. This limitation raises potential risks or constraints for residents who require heavy assistance or specialized transfer equipment. Families of residents with substantial transfer needs should clarify the facility’s capabilities and contingency plans before committing.

      A factual point mentioned by reviewers is the recent passing of two long-term female residents. Reviewers noted these events, which may be interpreted in different ways: as a factual occurrence in a long-term care environment where advanced-age outcomes can be expected, or as an item families may want to ask about when considering the facility. Overall, the predominant themes are strong, personalized caregiving, a clean and home-like environment, active owner and administrator involvement, meaningful social programming, and clear communication — balanced by a specific operational limitation regarding mechanical lift equipment and transfer staffing requirements that should be explored further by prospective families.

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      About The Seraphim

      The Seraphim sits on Cheyenne Street in Costa Mesa and offers assisted living services in a small, quiet setting with only five private studio units, so you get a more personal touch and can know all the staff and housemates well, and they run things in the style of a regular house with shared living spaces like a dining room, TV area, comfortable places to sit, and the owner even makes fresh meals daily, which includes options for low sodium and diabetic diets, so most people can find something good to eat. Staff help residents with everyday tasks-they can help with dressing, bathing, and eating if needed and do laundry, housekeeping, and personal grooming, so things stay clean and you can feel like yourself, and if you need medicine reminders, hearing care, vision help, or dental support, they have those services too, along with help getting to medical appointments and errands, which is something that's hard for lots of folks. They keep the units maintained, include all utilities, and use central air, smoke alarms, and barrier-free features so that seniors who have mobility or safety concerns are looked after, and there's always someone around since the administrator, who is the son of the owner, is involved and knows all the residents by name, and the place keeps a friendly and close atmosphere, often described by others as treating people like family, and staff will even walk with residents during the day and play games like poker, especially with folks who are veterans and enjoy card games. Social events, outings, exercise classes, art projects, and group activities happen regularly as they try to keep everyone active and connected and make sure you're not sitting around feeling lonely. The care plan isn't boxed in; they can adjust to what each person needs, keeping things focused on helping residents feel as independent and comfortable as possible, so even though it's a small place, the support is strong and the experience feels familiar, like a friendly home.

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