Evening Grace Assisted Living

    17241 Raymer Street, Northridge, CA, 91325
    4.8 · 13 reviews
    • Memory care
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    5.0

    Family-like attentive care, highly recommended

    I placed my mother at Evening Grace and have been extremely pleased. The owners are hands-on, caregivers are attentive, professional and warm, and the small, home-like facility is spotless, bright and secure with lovely garden time. Meals are nutritious, medications are handled perfectly, and communication gave me real peace of mind even during COVID accommodations. Activities are more limited, but the family-like, dignified care is first-rate - highly recommended, though it is on the expensive side.

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    4.85 · 13 reviews

    Overall rating

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

      4.9
    • Staff

      4.8
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      4.6
    • Value

      4.0

    Pros

    • Low caregiver-to-resident ratio (1:3)
    • Attentive and professional caregivers
    • Family-owned with hands-on management
    • Owners involved daily and accessible
    • Long-term, consistent staff
    • Strong 24/7 care and oversight
    • Home-like, cozy atmosphere
    • Spacious yet intimate residences
    • Spotless, well-maintained and clean facility
    • Nutritious, plentiful, and well-liked meals
    • Medications handled correctly and reliably
    • Respectful treatment and dignified end-of-life care
    • Secure outdoor space and garden access
    • Personalized, family-like attention (e.g., remembering birthdays)
    • Transparent communication with families
    • Positive COVID-19 accommodations and responsiveness
    • Generally reasonable pricing and price stability
    • Welcoming environment that provides peace of mind

    Cons

    • Limited activities or few organized activities
    • Activities and social programming affected by COVID
    • Some reviewers perceive cost as high/expensive
    • Small facility size may limit social options for some residents
    • Occasional scheduling or administrative mix-ups

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment across the reviews is strongly positive, with repeated emphasis on high-quality, personalized care delivered in a home-like, well-kept environment. Reviewers consistently highlight a low caregiver-to-resident ratio (reported as 1:3), long-term and attentive caregivers, and the presence of owners and managers who are hands-on and involved daily. These elements combine to produce a sense of stability and reliability: staff are described as professional, calm, smiling, knowledgeable, and deeply respectful toward residents, including dignified handling of end-of-life care.

    Staff and management receive particularly high marks. Multiple reviews name specific caregivers and owners (for example Clara, Willy, Diana, Joanne, and Al), praising their personal involvement, warmth, and transparent communication with families. Reviewers describe caregivers as going beyond clinical duties to provide emotional and practical support, remembering birthdays and maintaining close family-style relationships. Families report feeling confident leaving loved ones at Evening Grace because of clear updates, proactive communication, and demonstrated competence in medical care and medication management.

    The physical facility and daily living experience are also frequent positive themes. Reviewers describe the homes as clean, bright, cozy, spacious yet intimate, and well-maintained. Outdoor secure spaces and garden time are noted as valued features. Dining is commonly praised: meals are called nutritious, plentiful, and delicious. Multiple accounts single out immaculate housekeeping, comfort of rooms, and a welcoming atmosphere that makes residents and families feel part of an "Evening Grace family."

    There are some consistent but limited areas of concern. Several reviewers mention a relative paucity of organized activities or fewer social programming options, with some noting that offerings were reduced or impacted by COVID. The facility’s small size is generally framed positively (better quality and more personalized care), but it also can mean fewer social options or a smaller activity roster compared with larger communities — a trade-off prospective families should weigh. A few reviews reference occasional administrative hiccups, such as a scheduling mix-up, though these are described as isolated and typically handled helpfully by staff.

    Pricing and perceived value show mixed signals. Many reviewers explicitly praise Evening Grace for reasonable pricing, price stability, and infrequent increases — highlighting good value for the level of care. At least one reviewer described the cost as high or expensive, indicating that perceptions of affordability vary by reviewer and circumstance. Overall, the majority view is that the price is appropriate for the quality, cleanliness, personalized attention, and medical reliability provided.

    In summary, Evening Grace Assisted Living is portrayed as a small, family-run community that delivers consistent, high-caliber personalized care in a clean, comfortable setting. Its strengths are attentive and stable staff, hands-on owners, excellent medication and medical oversight, nutritious meals, and a warm, home-like atmosphere that gives families peace of mind. The main trade-offs are limited organized activities (exacerbated at times by COVID) and the possibility that cost may feel high to some; occasional administrative lapses have been reported but appear rare and typically resolved. For families seeking close, individualized care in a cozy, well-managed environment, reviewers overwhelmingly recommend Evening Grace.

    Location

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    About Evening Grace Assisted Living

    Evening Grace Assisted Living sits in the quiet Sherwood Forest neighborhood of Northridge, south of California State University Northridge, and has been offering care in the San Fernando Valley since 2007, so you find two large, single-story homes with six private rooms each, each house offering a big living room, private bedrooms, four bathrooms, a caregiver's room, private and shared suites, and well-kept patios and gardens where you can enjoy a garden stroll or outdoor visiting, and both homes together, licensed by the State of California (license numbers 197607017 and 197607451), make a small, secure, comfortable setting where six residents live in each house and get a lot of personal attention, because the caregiver-to-resident ratio is very high, one staff for every two residents, with 24-hour awake staff always there, and a doctor on call, so folks get around-the-clock supervision including help with bathing, dressing, eating, medication, toileting, transferring, laundry, and other daily needs, and if someone uses a wheelchair or needs a mechanical lift, there's help for that too, plus safety systems like wandering-alert bracelets and secured property all designed for seniors living with Alzheimer's, memory problems, or other health concerns, and staff adjust care for residents with diabetes, Parkinson's, incontinence, multiple sclerosis, confusion, depression, heart disease, or stroke, and they can handle folks who may wander, show behavior issues, or have physical limits, even offering hospice and respite care if needed.

    Residents at Evening Grace get three scheduled meals a day in a shared dining room, and the kitchen can handle many diets-low sodium, low sugar, vegan, gluten-free, kosher, organic, and meals for people with allergies or diabetes, and dining can be restaurant-style, private, room service, or anytime, whatever someone prefers, plus there's help from staff with moving in, housekeeping, laundry, and room furnishings, with private bathrooms and telephones and Wi-Fi in rooms, so each person can keep in touch with family and friends, and actually family and friends are always encouraged to visit, especially for special events like birthdays and holidays, even during lockdown periods when safe visits are arranged.

    The place feels more like a home than a hotel, so community life happens in the common living spaces, the gardens, or during activities like daily walks, movie nights, creative arts classes, and organized trips, with both onsite and offsite religious services available if you want, and when you need to get out, transportation's provided for medical appointments or errands down to Porto's Bakery, Starbucks, or wherever, with parking for residents or even families visiting, or you can ask for transportation if you need it, sometimes there's an extra fee, sometimes it's included.

    There's always something going on, whether social, educational, or just entertaining, and staff work to keep residents engaged and involved in daily living, with reminders and supervision for grooming and tasks if someone needs memory support, and for those with pets, Evening Grace often lets you keep a small dog or cat, with staff to help care for them, and if you need a beautician, there's someone onsite for those regular haircuts.

    Community life here includes celebrating milestones-birthdays, holidays, whatever matters to the residents, and caregivers become a regular part of these events, and while the setting's quiet and secure, those who want to visit the city or go shopping can do so with staff help, and healthcare's supported by regular visits from different providers: podiatrists, optometrists, dentists, nutritionists, and therapists, all arranged as part of coordinated care.

    Living at Evening Grace means individualized care plans, with a focus on safety, comfort, family involvement, and letting you keep doing as much as you're able, so folks can stay as their needs change, whether it's assisted living, memory care, or behavioral support, all in a clean, bright, and stable home with a strong sense of community and respect for everyone's choices and dignity.

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