San Clemente Villas

At 660 Camino De Los Mares in San Clemente, San Clemente Villas provides assisted living and memory care for older adults in coastal South Orange County. Sunrise Senior Living operates the community, which was formerly managed by MBK Senior Living. Families in San Clemente, Dana Point and San Juan Capistrano can reach it from I-5, which helps when adult children plan regular visits around work.

Assisted living covers help with dressing, bathing and medication management, with trained associates available 24 hours a day and an emergency response system in place. Memory care serves residents living with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. Before a move, a nurse meets with the resident to assess needs and set a care level. That care level price is added to the cost of the apartment, and medication management is billed separately.

Meals are chef-prepared and served restaurant style, with choices at each meal and a bistro stocked with snacks such as fresh fruit and cookies. Residents can use a fitness center, a putting green, a heated pool and private massage rooms, and the Sky Lounge looks out toward the coast. Walking paths wind through landscaped grounds, and scheduled transportation handles appointments and outings.

Families comparing options should ask for a written breakdown of the apartment rate, the care level and any added service fees, since all 3 affect the monthly total. Visiting at a meal or during a class shows how the day runs. For more choices nearby, see assisted living and memory care in San Clemente.