Casitas de Castilian is a senior living community in Tucson that's been around since 1966, and you'll see right away it's got those old Mediterranean, patio home, and Spanish Mission touches with burnt adobe walls and beamed ceilings, sitting on an East/West lot where you can watch the mountains and sunrises. The setting is welcoming, and the grounds are kept up with low-care trees and decorative gravel, so folks don't have to worry much about yard work. The community is for people 55 and older and it's mostly for active adults, though it's also set up to help those needing a little more support, like with daily dressing, meals, or managing medicine, and you get access to a 24-hour call system if you ever need it.
Each place has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, a living room with a beehive fireplace and skylights, walk-in closets, storage, and some nice touches like a port hole kitchen window, custom cabinets, brick floors, a triple cast iron sink, and a double oven with crystal hardware. Residents have private bathrooms, kitchenettes, Wi-Fi, cable TV, and air conditioning, plus you can pick furnished options. There's a detached garage with a separate storage space and the patio's got pavers so it's easy to get outside and enjoy the fresh air.
Casitas de Castilian's got a clubhouse, a pool, tennis courts, paved streets, and sidewalks, with an HOA that takes care of the water, garbage, exterior maintenance, and all those outdoor spaces. The clubhouse hosts dining where folks can pick from all-day or restaurant-style dining, including allergy and diabetes options, and the staff handles cooking and serving so residents don't have to fuss with meals. The community also has a fitness and spa room, activity rooms, scheduled daily programs, movie nights, music and arts spaces, a game room, library, common outdoor walking paths, and a garden for those who like to keep their hands busy in the dirt. There are safety features like an emergency alert system, and the property's managed by Casitas de Castilian, Inc., with a website by Mike Rom and day-to-day help from the casita secretary, Susan Vance.
Casitas de Castilian can support up to six residents in assisted living, with attention to help non-ambulatory folks too, so if walking is hard there's still support. The housekeeping, laundry, move-in help, and family support services are part of what they offer. Folks are close to everything in Tucson-cafes, parks, dozens of doctors and pharmacies, hospitals, restaurants, and theaters are nearby if you want to get out or need extra care. The main entrance is off a quiet drive on Roller Coaster Road just west of Oracle Road, and with fallbacks like new HVAC from 2019, natural gas, connected sewer, and good water, most needs are covered. The place is all about easy, maintenance-free living with a steady level of support, letting people enjoy a simpler, more comfortable life as they get older.
