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Kirkwood Orange

1525 E Taft Ave, Orange, CA 92865

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8.7
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29 reviews
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8.7
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29 reviews
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  • 4 star
    14%
  • 3 star
    10%
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8.8
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Kathy N

Sibling of resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

Highly recommen!

The staff was so nice from the moment I arrived, during visits with my brother, and extremely caring and supportive when my brother passed. That continued when I returned to collect his belongings. I highly recommend Kirkwood.

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Kirkwood Orange

Nestled in a quiet neighborhood just north of the Old Towne historic district in Orange, California is Kirkwood Orange, a senior living community offering exceptional assisted living and memory care services. Surrounded by mature trees and pristine landscaping, our community’s seaside cottage inspired exterior is what gives Kirkwood Orange its signature warm and welcoming ambience. This attention to detail extends beyond the appearance of our community and shapes every aspect of our care approach.

We’ve been recognized as one of the best places to work in Orange, and we have no doubt that our friendly and attentive staff will have you feeling right at home from the moment you arrive. We’re passionate about the services we provide and are honored to have the opportunity to build connections with each resident. Creating a space where residents can embrace a joyful lifestyle with peace of mind is what inspires us each day, and we have no doubt you’ll feel it the moment you arrive at Kirkwood Orange.

Community Amenities & Services

Our community offers a healthy living program that focuses on cognitive, dietary, and physical health to help ensure residents live their best and healthiest lives. Our culinary team works hard to create exciting menus...

Senior living options offered

  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care

Kirkwood Orange

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for Kirkwood Orange

8.7 out of 10
Review Score29 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.3
Cleanliness
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Care Services
4.0
Staff
3.8
Meals & Dining
3.9
Activities
4.5
Value for Cost
4.3

A Place for Mom has scored Kirkwood Orange with 8.7 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Kirkwood Orange has 29 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.3 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 10/1/25

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Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

October 1, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Review for Kirkwood Orange

They were wonderful! Took good care of my Mom

Kathy N

Memory Care

Family/friend

April 30, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
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

Highly recommen!

The staff was so nice from the moment I arrived, during visits with my brother, and extremely caring and supportive when my brother passed. That continued when I returned to collect his belongings. I highly recommend Kirkwood.

Jo E

Memory Care

Resident/client

March 3, 2025

1.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
2.0
Friendliness
2.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
2.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
2.0

unhappy

you said one thing and did another high staff turnover Set your bar lower bad communication don't put people in your facility that will never be good fit over promised and under delivered raised fees need more stimulation - games- music- appropriate to resident laundry disheveled items missing from laundry

Regina G

Memory Care

Family/friend

July 17, 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
5.0

Very happy

My loved one received excellent, loving care from the Kirkwood family. I highly recommend this facility. The staff is very responsive to all my concerns. I highly recommend this facility. My loved one was very happy there.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

April 5, 2024

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

Excellent!

Before I placed my auntie, I toured several places and also took time to speak with the residents. I felt Kirkwood was the perfect fit. The staff is very caring, sensitive and nurturing. I especially value and appreciate [name removed]! This is the best and was my reason I brought auntie here!

MM

Assisted Living

Family/friend

December 15, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
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

Review for Kirkwood Orange

Check it out. It's super nice and we loved it there. People were amazing. And I can't say enough nice things about the place.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

August 22, 2023

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

Review for Kirkwood Orange

We picked this community because it was proximity to our house. We wouldn't refer them. And we're not alone. Other people have shared the same concerns we have.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Toured community

June 12, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars

tour review

Our family had an in person tour with Kirkwood Orange and we thought the tour experience and the community overall was good.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Toured community

February 10, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Tour Review

Our family had an in person tour and based on everything we saw and the staff members we had met with we thought it was an excellent experience for us.

anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

October 26, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
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

A great community

Kirkwood Orange community had a very friendly atmosphere right when we first walked in and we were very impressed with all the activities they were offering.

anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

October 7, 2021

1.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
2.0
Value for Cost
0.5
Care Services
0.5
Staff
0.5
Meals & Dining
1.0

Would not recommend

Our experience was horrible. If your loved one is progressed at all and not able to do things themselves, this is not the facility for them. They did not care for my dad and just medicated him. They could not find staff to hire but the ones did hire were not trained. The manager was not helpful at all. I would not recommend them to other families.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

March 31, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0

Observed sing along in main room. 62 resident facility. Assisted Living side and Memory Care side. Common rooms for families to gather and visit including ice cream parlor. Full schedule of activities, dining room, patio area. Bring in own furniture, studio apartments, companion studio available. New management. Very clean and some areas remodeled. Observed bingo and group music time. COVID protocols in place.

Vicki M

Memory Care

Family/friend

December 3, 2020

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.5
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0

a place where your loved is treated like family

the staff is amazing, they are loving and treat my dad like family. The rooms are nice sized, my dad likes the food and they offer a great variety. I would defiantly recommend this community to others.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

July 11, 2020

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

This is a lovely place, Largest space is a small 1 bdrm 500sq ft.

CP

Memory Care

Family/friend

May 15, 2020

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0

A caring community

The staff at Kirkwood Orange is very friendly, however, the care can be a little lacking. With the exception of the director, the rest of the staff are wonderful to interact with. They seemed disorganized when my mother first moved into the community and we felt that whole process was a little messy. We were also told during the sales period that there would be a full time nurse and a 3:1 caregiver to resident ratio, however we do not feel this is true. With that said, most of the staff is very caring and when they are able, they make a clear attempt to cater to the needs of the individual residents. Our family feels that this community is a good value for the price. It does tend to be a little on the expensive side, however compared to other communities, we feel it is worth it. Kirkwood Orange puts on a lot of great activities for the residents. The community is also very clean and they do a good job of keeping everything very tidy. We don't feel the food is all that great, and it seems like there is a lot of room for improvement here. During the Covid-19 pandemic, they have done a good job with protecting the residents. The staff is very careful and haven't had any cases of the virus in the community.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

December 27, 2019

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0

Observed sing along in main room. 62 resident facility. Assisted Living side and Memory Care side. Common rooms for families to gather and visit including ice cream parlor. Full schedule of activities, dining room, patio area. Bring in own furniture, studio apartments, companion studio available. MC side had slight odor.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

May 17, 2018

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

All residents were participating in a "bowling" activity following an ice cream social when I was waiting half an hour for the person who finally gave me the tour. The staff leading the activity, and the young man who greeted me at the entrance, were very friendly with the residents, but I thought a bit condescending. I didn't care for the tour lady (who I think was the executive director). She made some comments that made me feel she was more bothered by the residents than anything (ex., "Everybody wants special privileges"). My mother in law lived in Kirkwood for about three months ten years ago, leaving when she had a stroke. It felt a lot warmer and caring at that time than on this visit (and I know the ownership has changed).

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

January 19, 2018

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0

This was originally our first choice until we toured Sunrise. Both were excellent communities and offered different things for active people. The layout of their shared room was not as private and again we were afraid he would disturb a roommate. The building and decor was very well planned and inviting. Cost in same range as Sunrise.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

January 5, 2018

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0

Love love love this place. Super close to our home, quaint, clean, overall great place. We don't have a love one there yet but the visit went great and we hope to work with them in the future.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

October 24, 2017

4.5 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Value for Cost
4.5

Perfect, but Too Far Away

I toured Kirkwood while looking at options for my mother. I felt that it was a perfect community. I loved the ambiance of the place and the fact that it has an ice cream parlor right when you walk in. My mother loves ice cream, so it would have been wonderful for her. It was just too far away, so I ultimately chose another community for her.

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