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Columbus Estates

3201 Columbus Street, Bakersfield, CA 93306

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8.4
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54 reviews
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8.4
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54 reviews
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  • 3 star
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  • 2 star
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Anonymous

Child of resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

Seamless transition

The lady that runs the place, her name escapes me, was so kind and helpful with information. She helped to get my dad in seamlessly. My dad enjoys playing pool with a lady he's been "dating". Haha. He enjoys the food and the company of others. He really enjoys flirting with all of the ladies. Haha!

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Columbus Estates

Columbus Estates provides a fulfilling, independent lifestyle in a welcoming environment. Beautifully landscaped and with a neighborly atmosphere, Columbus Estates is nestled among the rolling hills of the San Joaquin Valley . We're just outside of Bakersfield and only a few hours from Los Angeles. We're also conveniently located near shopping, banks and medical offices, and the city bus stops right at our doorstep.

Senior living options offered

  • Independent Living

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8.4 out of 10
Review Score54 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.4
Cleanliness
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Care Services
4.2
Staff
4.4
Meals & Dining
3.7
Activities
4.3
Value for Cost
4.4

A Place for Mom has scored Columbus Estates with 8.4 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Columbus Estates has 54 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.4 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 7/14/25

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Anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

July 14, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Great Place To Live

The facility and people are wonderful here, very helpful. I would recommend it to anyone able to afford it.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

July 2, 2025

2.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
2.0
Friendliness
2.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
2.0
Activities
2.0
Staff
2.0
Meals & Dining
2.0

Price is right. Living here is okay if you don't mind the food and boredom. Room is large for a studio.

Food is terrible. The food isn't very good. Not enough activities for a blind person. It's not great but better than living with family. Takes too long to get meal and doesn't allow him to go to the exercise class.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

June 24, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Seamless transition

The lady that runs the place, her name escapes me, was so kind and helpful with information. She helped to get my dad in seamlessly. My dad enjoys playing pool with a lady he's been "dating". Haha. He enjoys the food and the company of others. He really enjoys flirting with all of the ladies. Haha!

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

May 14, 2025

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Columbus Estates

Cleanliness of facility is very good. Staff mostly friendly and seems like activities are plentiful and appropriate. The dining experience is just okay. Food not consistently good just average or below average. Long wait for single elevator to get to and from dining room. The ambassadors who are supposed to be friendly and introduce new people and befriend them don't really do that.

Debbie C

Independent Living

Family/friend

April 11, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
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 perfect fit for Dad too!!

I am so thankful for the guidance from A place for Mom in finding the best fit fir my dad! From the office staff to the kitchen staff I have found everyone to be helpful - they jump in and help one another. I have appreciated their patience as we worked thru the transition into Independent Living.

Diane B

Independent Living

Family/friend

September 19, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Happy place to live

[name removed] and [name removed] are great employees. They arr very helpful. My dad’s room is nice. There are a lot of activities there. They have really improved on the place. We seem to find parking space even though there’s not a lot of parking. The luau was fun. The residents there are friendly.

Paulette

Independent Living

Family/friend

March 2, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Beautiful Community and Peace of Mind

This was a very nice community. I would recommend the community to others for their loved ones. The staff communication with the family, they are responsive with our questions and requests. There are three meals served a day and the residents have choices to choose from. There is housekeeping included. There is a kitchenette in the apartment. There are villas available that have full kitchens in them.

Rhonda

Independent Living

Resident/client

September 20, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

I would recommend

Everybody here is awesome, when I first moved in the people here did not let me be alone - they would come sit with me in the dining hall and within the first two weeks I already knew the names of a handful of residents. The staff have been so welcoming and are just totally awesome. They always know what you want, what kind of foods you like and aere just overall wonderful people. I never expected anything like this when I moved in. The house keeping is great, they help change my sheets. Even though we do not have a pool we have some darn good nice people

anonymous

Independent Living

Toured community

June 23, 2022

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Tour experience

The tour was just ok, the facility itself needed some updates and it did not look near as clean as a few others that we saw. We got to try the food on our tour and it was mediocre.

anonymous

Independent Living

Toured community

June 21, 2022

3.5 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Community Tour

The gentleman we spoke with at Holiday Columbus Estates was very friendly and helpful. But I didn't like that the facility was right off of a very busy street. Also I thought the inside needed a little bit of a facelift / updating.

Teresa

Independent Living

Resident/client

April 19, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Columbus Estates review

I love Columbus Estates, I was in heaven there. Everybody there was very nice, I always got a hi, hello, good morning. It was a very satisfying experience and the staff were excellent. [name removed] who I believed was the director or in management somewhere was always on top of everything and very hands on. The care was excellent there and I just loved it, I was so sad to leave due to my health.

Linda

Independent Living

Family/friend

February 17, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

would definitely recommend

We haven't had any problems so far with Columbus Estates, it is a very clean community. The staff have been very accommodating and conscious when it comes to the medical side of things and they were also very informative and again accommodating when we were looking at different units they had available.

Jean

Independent Living

Family/friend

August 11, 2021

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Activities
1.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Be Prepared to Make Adjustments in Your Life

The community isn't able to accommodate special dietary restrictions. Lunch is served at 12 and at 12:15 and my loved one was told to take the food and leave the dining room. The grounds and the building are well kept.

anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

May 12, 2021

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

From what I've seen, I'd say it rates among the best in Bakersfield.

The setup is very nice. The landscaping is beautiful. It's quiet, and the staff is very friendly and helpful. The food is fair, always on time and no problems. I just wish they would use less onions. They have a cleaning schedule, and they're generally on time. It's light housekeeping, and I would say my expectations are different than theirs. But overall they do a decent job, if not as good as I would do myself. But I would recommend this community to others.

anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

February 9, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

A great fit

It has been a very good experience with Columbus Estates. We chose this facility because of the location and I had been here before and was very impressed with everything. When they are able to open up the dining room, it is LOVELY. They also offer a lot of activities and she is really enjoying it. I like that they have a nursing staff available if she needs medication so I do not have to worry about it. I would and have recommended them.

anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

January 4, 2021

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
2.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
2.0

Overall a good community, but food quality could use some improvements

Due to COVID they do not have any dining services, and the food is being delivered to the residents rooms which is substandard. When they do have the activities for the residents, they are very nice.

Bob

Independent Living

Family/friend

August 26, 2020

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

The BEST place for my mom.

You are all the best. My Mom loves it there. I am so thankful that I have her there!!! She feels special and safe. Thank you SO MUCH for all you do.

Albert Sclafani

Independent Living

Family/friend

August 7, 2020

4.5 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Value for Cost
4.5
Care Services
4.5
Activities
4.5

What a great place to live!!!

The staff was always very attentive to my mom's well being. That always went the extra mile to include mom in activities. She really enjoyed living there. For health reasons it was just time to move on.

Robert Brossard

Independent Living

Family/friend

August 6, 2020

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

Great staffing

Kathryn Ramey

Independent Living

Resident/client

August 5, 2020

4.5 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
3.5
Value for Cost
4.5
Care Services
4.5
Activities
4.5

A Great Decision

I have been living at Columbus Estates for 7 years. I had lived previously just 5 blocks from here, but had never visited. I came over with my daughter one day to check it out because it was getting difficult to maintain my home. I was so impressed with everything, especially my apartment, the fact that I could have my dog, the friendly staff and residents the meals and activities offered that I signed up that very day. It is one of the best decisions I have ever made.

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