We’re continuing our three-part series: Under the Radar LA Senior Living Communities You’ll Love with The Gardens at Park Balboa in Van Nuys. We’ll take you behind the curtain to explore three Los Angeles senior living communities we love – that you may not see pop up on Google.
The next stop on our tour is The Gardens at Park Balboa in Van Nuys – where you’ll get more bang for your buck in The Valley. The Gardens at Park Balboa is a low to mid-price range community north of the 101.
Assisted Living Locators Los Angeles works with a large portfolio of senior living facilities in the Los Angeles area. We are partial to communities with engaged residents and plenty of opportunity to catch the great LA weather. The Gardens at Park Balboa delivers that for a great price.
What we love about the Gardens at Park Balboa:
1. Family Owned: The Gardens at Park Balboa is a locally owned independent living, assisted living and memory care community. The proprietor’s own loved ones have lived on-site. Being locally owned means that decision-making occurs at the property, not at a corporate headquarters in some remote locale. There is a sense of family within The Gardens at Park Balboa. In fact, residents tell us their siblings, cousins, etc. have moved-in because they’ve liked it so much.
2. Engaged Residents: You want Golden Girls? This is the closest we have found to a Golden Girls community in LA. The residents are happy, friendly and involved. At lunch and dinner, the dining room is full of chatter. People make new friends, a true gift at this stage of life.
3. Price: The Gardens at Park Balboa is not a fancy community. It’s simple and clean, and to be honest, could use some TLC. The price reflects this. As far as low-price senior living communities go, this one in Van Nuys is the nicest we have found in the Los Angeles area. The resident base and community spirit make up for the deficit in aesthetics.
4. Care: Much of the staff has longevity. Some have been with The Gardens at Park Balboa for more than 20 years. Like the residents, the staff seems engaged, and happy to be there. This is not insignificant given the pressures on facility caregivers in the current decade.
No one community is right for everybody. That’s where Assisted Living Locators come in. We’ll help you evaluate whether The Gardens at Park Balboa is appropriate for your loved one. We’ll review your loved one’s care requirements, interests, budget and other factors to determine whether The Gardens at Park Balboa or one of the many other properties in our portfolio is the best fit for him/her. We offer this service at no charge to our clients.
Missed the first under the radar feature? You can check out that blog post here.
About Assisted Living Locators
Since 2003, thousands of families have been helped by Assisted Living Locators, one of the nation’s leading free senior living placement services. The Los Angeles office is operated by Sarah Ordover, owner of Assisted Living Locators Los Angeles. Her team services clients from Glendale and Burbank to Santa Monica, including West Hollywood, Century City, Westwood, and everything in between. The office also represents clients looking for senior living south of Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley in neighborhoods such as Sherman Oaks, Encino, and Studio City. The Los Angeles office can be reached at assistedlivinglocators.com/contact-us.
