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Alexander Gardens

2120 Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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Brad

Child of resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

A special place in Santa Barbara

It is a lovely facility. It is an older estate donated by the family years ago to be an assisted living home. It almost could operate as a bed and breakfast, it is that nice. A couple of things we learned that we did not know going in is having a local owner on site 50% of the time is absolutely wonderful rather than being corporate run. Having only 30 beds is wonderful, residents get much more personalized care than they might at a larger facility. The cons to these things may be your loved one going may have a a chance of not connecting with other residents since there are less people. We are extremely happy with our experience and would highly recommend them to others looking to others in the area.

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Alexander Gardens

Alexander Gardens is a spectacular historic home nestled in the Mission area of downtown Santa Barbara, amongst lush, stunning gardens. Concern for the care and needs of seniors has been a hallmark of Alexander Gardens, since the original family built 'casitas' for their elderly loved ones. Alexander Gardens regularly hosts live entertainment along with a multitude of enriching activities and freshly prepared meals.

The main building, built in 1906, originally as a private estate, boasts to be one of the first board & care communities in the Central Coast. You will find yourself feeling like you're at a beautiful and relaxing bed and breakfast while at Alexander Gardens, as the architecture, and stunning gardens are breathtaking and give you a sense of calmness and serenity.

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for Alexander Gardens

Overall Experience
4.3
Cleanliness
4.3
Friendliness
4.3
Care Services
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0
Activities
4.0
Value for Cost
4.3

A Place for Mom has scored Alexander Gardens with 0 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 0 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Alexander Gardens has 4 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.3 out of 5.

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Brad

Assisted Living

Family/friend

November 11, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
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Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

A special place in Santa Barbara

It is a lovely facility. It is an older estate donated by the family years ago to be an assisted living home. It almost could operate as a bed and breakfast, it is that nice. A couple of things we learned that we did not know going in is having a local owner on site 50% of the time is absolutely wonderful rather than being corporate run. Having only 30 beds is wonderful, residents get much more personalized care than they might at a larger facility. The cons to these things may be your loved one going may have a a chance of not connecting with other residents since there are less people. We are extremely happy with our experience and would highly recommend them to others looking to others in the area.

kl

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 9, 2016

5.0 out of 5 stars
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Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
3.0

AG is a place of tranquility, happiness, HOME.

Alexander Gardens is by far the most peaceful, beautiful, and friendly place I've seen. My mom loved being there, and the staff went above and beyond to make Mom feel at home. The grounds are the most beautiful and tranquil and amazing that I've seen in any other resident facility that I visited.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Toured community

April 24, 2016

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0

This was lovely, a very home like environment, a grand home environment with lovely gardens, a large family like room with a fireplace and nice dining room. I left my phone number with someone, Im still waiting for a call.

A Place For Mom Customer

Assisted Living

Toured community

December 27, 2012

3.0 out of 5 stars
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Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
3.0

This is a VERY beautiful property in ...

This is a VERY beautiful property in a great location with just gorgeous gardens and lots of patios, but the rooms all smelled very musty and they have very old wall heaters in the rooms. This would really limit where to place furniture. Also, no air conditioning and the only way from the rooms we would have been interested only have outdoor access to the activity area and dining room.

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