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Pacifica at Escondido
1351 East Washington Avenue, Escondido, CA, 92027
Community Information
Pacifica at Escondido is an assisted living facility in Escondido, CA. Pacifica at Escondido offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.
Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and Pacifica at Escondido offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so Pacifica at Escondido provides meals for residents.
Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help.
Unique Features
* Long term staff
* Each room has kitchenette and private patio or balcony
* Spacious rooms
* Chapel on site with Catholic and Protestant services Tues, Thurs, and Sunday. Catholic church picks up residents for Sunday service
* Nice grounds on 4.5 acres.
* Special events, acitivities and clubs w/ ongoing cultural enrichment programs. Quiet neighborhood but very close to Valley Parkway shopping.
* Relatively evenly balanced between men and women residents -
Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 55 years old.
Staffing
Nurses on Staff24-Hour Awake StaffVisiting PodiatristVisiting DentistVisiting Physical TherapistVisiting Occupational TherapistVisiting Speech Therapist
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care 6% Medium Care 73% Heavy Care 20% Pacifica at Escondido prefers that residents need: light care, medium care
Additional Services
Diabetic Care
Diabetic residents must be able to manage their own care, including blood sugar tests and insulin injections.
Memory Care Offered
This community employs technology to prevent residents from wandering and becoming lost, for example bracelets that will ring an alarm if the resident leaves the community.
Incontinence Care
Incontinent residents must be able to manage incontinence themselves. This staff at this community can remind incontinent residents to use the restroom. This community can care for residents with bowel incontinence. This community can care for residents with bladder incontinence.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide a 2 person assisted transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
Other Care
This community provides multiple levels of care allowing residents to remain at the community while receiving increasing care.
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Transportation
Resident Parking AvailableComplimentary TransportationProperty Convenient to BuslineSmoking
Allowed OutdoorsAdditional Amenities
Activities OnsiteDevotional Services OnsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Hospice AvailableAging in PlaceMeals
Meals ProvidedActivities Provided
Bingo, Card games, Exercise, scenic drives, outings and much more -
Average Room Pricing at Pacifica at Escondido
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 2100.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 2500.00 Monthly Semi-Private 1550.00 Monthly 2 Bedrooms Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Estimated Fees at Pacifica at Escondido
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee 1500.00 One-time Respite Fee Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee 2000.00 Monthly Medium Care Needs Fee 1000.00 Monthly Low Care Needs Fee 500.00 Monthly 2nd Person Fee 700.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Paying for care
Commercial InsurancePrivate paySocial SecuritySeparate pricing structure for careVeteran's benefits
Nearby Communities
If Pacifica at Escondido isn't quite what you're looking for, take a look at a few other nearby communities that might be a better match.
Nearby Cities
| City | Distance | Number of Facilities | Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escondido | 0 miles | 9 | $3,550 |
| San Diego | 8 miles | 11 | $7,050 |
| San Marcos | 8 miles | 2 | $3,440 |
| Vista | 9 miles | 2 | $3,280 |
| Carlsbad | 12 miles | 3 | $4,010 |
| Encinitas | 13 miles | 1 | $4,750 |
General Pricing Information for Escondido Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $2,500 | $3,550 | $5,455 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $3,595 | $4,505 | $5,495 |
| Semi-Private | $1,550 | $2,705 | $3,900 |
| Studio | $1,960 | $2,915 | $4,685 |
Community Reviews
This is the best home away from home for our mother!
reviewed on: 10/07/2020 by Dora W.My 72-year-old mother has resided at Pacifica Senior Living in Escondido for more than five years and I must say that choosing this facility was the best & hardest decision my sister and I have ever made. At first, mom was reluctant to give up her apartment and live among strangers. She thought she was letting go of her freedom but this was far from the truth. We simply needed for someone to monitor her daily medications, prepare healthy meals and do light housecleaning. Mom could no longer do these simple tasks on her own and we were not able to provide the proper supervision. Walking into Pacifica is like walking into a warm-home like environment with many common areas that foster friendship and socialization. There are big comfy chairs, large TVs, a popcorn machine, a hair salon, a chapel, a lil store for necessities, a game room, planting boxes, and lots of outdoor seating with views of the manicured roses. The roses are my favorite. The front desk manager has answered the phone for years and seems to know the coming and going of every resident. No matter when I call, she tells me immediately how my mom is doing and where she is whether it is the dining room, vising with friends or taking a nap. When walking the hallway with my mom, the residents all seem to know her name. My mom feels popular. Residents share tips on the newest walkers & wheelchairs, who the new guy is, and pet the heads of the little dogs following behind. The cleaning staff is wonderful. They seem to have built a special bond with my mom and know exactly how she likes to keep her things. They close the door quickly so my mom's cat doesn't get out. On occasion, mom has asked to call me back because she has a friend over (the cleaning staff). The same is said for the nurses at Pacifica. Medications are provided several times per day by medical professionals. When we take mom away for the weekend, the nurse will pack a bag of her daily pills and instructions on time to take and if food is required. Speaking of food, the meals at Pacifica are terrific, nutritious and plentiful. When grandkids are visiting, the kitchen has made quesadillas, peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, chicken noodle soup, or a second helping of dessert on request. We all leave the table full, including those picky teenagers. Guests are always welcome and the grandkids love to visit. They say the place smells normal, not like old people, and there's always lots of food and lots of stuff to do. The calendar is posted with the daily activities including field trips, bingo, movie night, etc. The kids like the WII bowling. Due to the great leadership of Pacifica management, my mom has felt safe and independent. With the managers focus on love and hospitality, my sister and I feel a big sense of relief knowing mom is happy. We recently asked mom if she would like to come live with us and she said, “No thanks honey, I would miss my friends too much.” Thank you, Jackie and staff, for creating a home environment and loving the residents like family!
Review of Pacifica Escondido
reviewed on: 05/12/2020 by AnonymousThis is the best establishment my daughters could have found for me. The staff here is so caring, attentive, just wonderful. I'm so comfortable here. [Name removed] I just love she always has a smile on her face and always will help me. I love not having to cook, clean, and do laundry. The food here is wonderful they do a good job.
Beautiful Place
reviewed on: 08/04/2021 by StephanieMy relative needed Asst. Living & I visited this place The grounds & bldg is beautiful. He has such good care has made a big improvement since leaving the nursing home. meals are good - I can visit anytime & take him out, care is very loving. Staff are friendly, helpful
First class care
reviewed on: 07/26/2017 by AnonymousThis is a great community for care. We like the staff who are always caring. The community is friendly and has a good environment for the residents.The menu is very good and we like knowing that he is please with the menu. Activities are offered and have been very helpful. We would highly recommend tis community for the grat care for a family member.
Review of Pacifica Senior Living Escondido
reviewed on: 09/15/2020 by Cathy HuettI’m writing to you to thank you and your staff for the care and friendship you gave to my mother while she lived at Pacifica. This week will mark one month since Mom passed. She passed on [date removed]. I want to say how touching it was that so many of the caregivers, cleaners, servers and others came by the room to check on Mom in her final days and to say a final goodbye after she passed. So many told me and my sister that they enjoyed talking to Mom and hearing her stories! This gave me great comfort because I knew that she had friends amongst the staff as well as the other residents. For the three months that we could not see her very much because of Covid-19, I wondered how her life really was without seeing her family. When so many told me that they liked Mom and would enjoy visiting with her I was reassured that she had had company and plenty of friendly chats while we couldn’t be with her. What a blessing it still is to have that knowledge. I hope each person who works at Pacifica understands how important their job is. People like me entrust our parents to strangers and hope we are making the right decision for our mothers and fathers. The caregivers, cooks, servers, cleaners, laundry people, activity people, front desk people, maintenance people, medtechs, nurses, gardeners make the living experience positive or not positive. They are the daily, hands-on people able to give reassurance and respect or withhold it; give smiles and chuckles or impatience and curt answers; look into the eyes of a resident and see the person inside or not see them as a person at all; share something about themselves or stay distant; correct something that needs correcting or blow it off; empathize with or become numb to the needs and cares of the elderly; realize the importance of their interactions with residents or only do the basic requirements of the job. The truth is that the staff has the ultimate power to make the very final years, months and days of elderly residents good, ok or not good. I hope your people understand how important they are to the residents and to the family members like me. I hope they take their jobs seriously and I hope they enjoy what they do. And if they don’t, I hope they will find another job. What your staff does every day, in the smallest ways is hugely important to residents and families. I hope they know that we appreciate what they do more than we are able to tell them because we don’t see what they do every day. My sister and I were lucky enough to meet many of the staff as our mother was failing because they came to see her and talk to us. They were then and still are a blessing. Please be sure that they know that. I know that an inspired staff cannot be had without an equally inspired leader. [name removed] you are that and more. You are hardworking, responsive, empathetic, rational and kind. My mother thought you were great, and she loved talking to you. You helped me give my mom a nice 91st birthday party in the middle of the pandemic including getting someone to fix her hair! That was in May. We had no idea then that she would pass in August. I’m so glad we were able to do that for Mom. Thank you for passing on what she told you after her patio party – that she had a good family and a good life and would be ok going at any time. She never said those things to me or to my sister. How nice that she had you to confide in. It gives us peace now to know that she felt that way. It is hard to fully absorb the loss of my mom. That is a process I’ll have to work through over time. She was a light and a vibrant personality that I miss. But knowing that her time at Pacifica was good and remembering the kindnesses of you and so many others on your staff are pleasant memories I’ll carry with me.
