Atterdag Village of Solvang sits in Solvang, California, and has served seniors since 1952 as a nonprofit community with a wide mix of services and a friendly staff that's ready day and night. The Village lets people age in place, so as care needs change, folks can stay in the same community with help ranging from independent living, assisted living, and memory care to skilled nursing, rehab, and hospice support. Seniors must be 60 or older. There's a doctor on call, nurses on staff, and awake staff 24 hours for emergencies. Residents get meals cooked onsite, enjoy indoor and outdoor common spaces including garden and walking paths, and people can keep pets like cats and dogs if they're under the Village's weight limits. Assisted living helps with bathing, dressing, and medicine management. The Village is prepared to handle diabetes including insulin, gives meds, offers incontinence help for residents who can manage independently, and uses safety bracelets to prevent wandering in the memory care area. Showers are wheelchair accessible and the staff knows how to help non-ambulatory folks with mechanical lifts. Visiting nurses and podiatrists come by, and there's onsite beautician care.
On top of this, the Village runs several activities like arts, movies, music events, easy fitness programs, outings to museums and nature, fireside reading, gardening, golf, tennis, picnics, and the Harvest Party. Residents join councils to act on concerns or suggest improvements. The Village sits near a busline for easy trips out, has its own free and paid ride services, and offers parking for residents who drive. There are devotionals onsite for worship and spiritual support. The place holds up to 188 residents in different arrangements-apartments, memory care, skilled nursing rooms-and offers a respite program and a hospice waiver. It's a licensed California CCRC under RCFE #421700369 and supports low-income seniors where possible. The Village also runs community support programs, an Endowment Fund, volunteer opportunities, a benefit concert, and has a long history of welcoming older adults from many walks of life in a safe, supportive setting with room for family involvement. Care is always changing with needs, with care management, physical therapy, skilled nursing, homecare, and help for residents who want to keep as much independence as they safely can.
