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Santa Maria Terrace

1405 E Main St, Santa Maria, CA 93454

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8.7
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26 reviews
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8.7
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26 reviews
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  • 4 star
    27%
  • 3 star
    31%
  • 2 star
    4%
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Anonymous

Child of resident/client

4.0 out of 5 stars

not the best experience for seniors who need daily care

The facility itself is clean, well-maintained, and the staff are generally kind. It is a suitable option for seniors who are fully independent and primarily need a safe and comfortable living environment. The activities calendar is active, and residents who thrive on social engagement will likely find plenty to do. That said, this facility is not well-suited for anyone who requires regular assistance with daily living tasks (bathing, mobility support, medication management, etc.). While staff are available, the level of care is limited and better described as supportive rather than assisted. Families should not consider this as an option for seniors who are not fully independent.

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Santa Maria Terrace

Come make Santa Maria Terrace your new home in Santa Maria, California. They are proud to provide residents with assisted living and memory care services through thoughtful, compassionate, and dignified service. Living in Santa Maria, not only will you enjoy the California coastline, you will get to enjoy classic Santa Maria barbecue, go see Lawrence’s goldfinches in Preisker Park, and visit the Santa Maria Historical Society Museum.

Community Amenities and Services

Memory care staff are trained and ready to provide a variety of care services to residents, such as specialized memory care, diabetic care, ambulatory care, personal care, and medication management. A network of community health care providers are also available to provide additional care as needed.

At Santa Maria Terrace, meal time is one of the best times of day. They offer residents three chef-prepared meals in a restaurant style dining room. This is a great time to connect with other residents over delicious food that meets your nutritional needs. Dietary accommodations can be made as necessary.

In between meals, take advantage of spacious and thoughtfully designed indoor and outdoor common areas. Take a walk through landscaped gardens, play cards with other residents at the gazebo, tickle those ivories...

Senior living options offered

  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care

Santa Maria Terrace

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for Santa Maria Terrace

8.7 out of 10
Review Score26 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
3.8
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.2
Care Services
3.9
Staff
4.7
Meals & Dining
4.2
Activities
3.8
Value for Cost
3.6

A Place for Mom has scored Santa Maria Terrace with 8.7 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Santa Maria Terrace has 26 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.8 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 8/29/25

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Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

August 29, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
2.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

not the best experience for seniors who need daily care

The facility itself is clean, well-maintained, and the staff are generally kind. It is a suitable option for seniors who are fully independent and primarily need a safe and comfortable living environment. The activities calendar is active, and residents who thrive on social engagement will likely find plenty to do. That said, this facility is not well-suited for anyone who requires regular assistance with daily living tasks (bathing, mobility support, medication management, etc.). While staff are available, the level of care is limited and better described as supportive rather than assisted. Families should not consider this as an option for seniors who are not fully independent.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 6, 2025

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

Review for Santa Maria Terrace

Santa Maria terrace was great. The only negative is the ambassadors tried their best as was a new. The staff were wonderful, welcoming and the facility was clean. Would still recommend.

Shirlie G

Assisted Living

Resident/client

December 2, 2024

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

Santa Maria Terrace

SMT is a very fine asst living home for residents. The staff could not be better. They attend to allow needs with their best attraction. They also make a point of finding new activities for and pleasure. I have new lived here for 5 years! Thank you for your attention.

Ray P

Assisted Living

Resident/client

November 26, 2024

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

A nice Place to live

As council president I field a lot of issues involving residents. Most complain about cost and lack of some service like medical or the food. I work with all staff as much as possible if I can find them. Service in dining is sometimes slower than need be. I hear complaints occasionally about care givers has of response to the call button at night and weekends.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Resident/client

November 26, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Over all is acceptable very clean

We need more coherent people to talk with and play games with. Better care of garden roses ect. We need a new bus so we can go to more places like beach to enjoy our surrounding areas. Activity to improve and to have activity person to attend and stay with us are be on time and prepared.

Diana

Assisted Living

Family/friend

October 28, 2024

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 Santa Maria Terrace

We were glad Santa Maria Terrace was there to help with mom.

Donna

Memory Care

Family/friend

June 19, 2024

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

Overall nice community.

What we like the most about Santa Maria Terrace is the Dementia and "with it" people are not separated. We would recommend this community to other families who may need a place for their loved ones.

KM

Assisted Living

Family/friend

January 31, 2024

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

Review for Santa Maria Terrace

We picked this community for the location (near family) and price.

Donna

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 2, 2023

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

Nice Facility & Friendly Staff

My loved one has friendly people around her, both staff & residents. It's great (for the dementia patients) that they intermix the dementia residents with the independent living people. All of the activities are great varied and fun.They do not have too much experience with insulin-dependent diabetics. You have to manage that and keep on them. The staff is nice and most of the time they will take care of whatever we ask, but occasionally we have to do follow up, hold them accountable. Have to get them to take some responsibility.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 22, 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

Santa Maria Terrace Review

Santa Maria Terrace gets 5 stars for all. I did not even have to look at any other facilities as I liked this one so much. The staff is very helpful and nice. I think the best feature is that they let you have pets there. The price is great for the value.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

September 28, 2022

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

Positive Experience

They have met and exceeded, our expectations for my loved one. It's very clean, and they are friendly. We are pretty pleased. We picked this community because it was clean, and the closet to our budget. It's been a very good experience. In addition, the rooms are larger than most.

Susanna W

Memory Care

Family/friend

November 19, 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
5.0

It is a perfect place for multiple levels of care

Santa Maria Terrace has been a god-send to our family, it is an older hotel style so our loved one has his own apartment and we love that for him. The staff always have eyes on our loved ones, anytime there are questions concerns or updates they call us right away. Our loved one gets to eat in the dining hall which is like a restaurant style. Even during our loved ones most difficult nights, he was safe.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

September 29, 2019

2.5 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
2.5
Friendliness
2.5
Value for Cost
2.5
Care Services
2.5
Activities
2.5

Hotel Design is Less Than Ideal for Assisted Living

My father lived here for about a year, from 2014 -2015. The staff overall was nice, the management was good, when not overwhelmed with elevators breaking down, and gas leaks that resulted in no hot water to the rooms for several days. And the elevator KEPT breaking down. This facility was built to be a hotel, and it was just that for many years. Improvements have been made but it still has a HOTEL LAYOUT. There is NO getting around the spaces that residents can get stuck in, hallways, alcoves, stairs. And there is not enough staff to deal with this. How can staff provide good care when the building is a deterrent? Hotels are designed to give folks privacy, assisted living sites should be designed in a way that staff have a easier time of keeping eyes out for disoriented or confused or lonely residents. If your parent, like my father, has dementia or develops dementia, even if Santa Maria Terrace continues to have a dementia waiver, you should look elsewhere. In fact, have a plan B for this. My father chose Santa Maria Terrace to save money and he did, but his quality of life would have been better in a community designed to work for residents and staff. The activities were few and far between but that could have changed.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

January 24, 2018

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

While we cannot pinpoint our disappointment, we feel it is not the place for our aunt. It felt less like 'home' and more like a seniorfacility

jorine sweeney

Memory Care

Resident/client

October 17, 2017

1.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
1.0
Friendliness
1.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
1.0

WATCH WHAT YOUR IN FOR HERE

What ever they tell you about this place is a con!!!! the main elavator has been broke for over 4 months, SO NO EMT,S CAN GET A GURNEY UP TO FLOORS 2 THRU 4. SO IF YOU FALL AND HURT YOURSELF SERIOULY YOU ARE PUT IN A WHEELCHAIR TO BE TAKEN DOWNSTAIRS.THINK IF YOU BREAK A VERTEBRAE IN YOUR BACK.OR BREAK A HIP,HOW SAFE OF TRANSPORT THAT IS FOR YOUR LOVED ONE!!!! DON\T BELIEVE WHAT KIND OF CARE THERE TRY'N TO SELL YOU ITS LIKE A USED CAR SALESMAN! ITS [Removed]......."

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

October 2, 2016

2.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
2.0
Friendliness
2.0
Value for Cost
2.0

Was disappointed, the outside not maintained well , not welcoming. The inside was just ok. Not on my list of options for mom.

Kirkpatrick Family

Memory Care

Family/friend

August 18, 2016

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

Do your research for Alzheimer's care levels

Care staff and facility not able to fully support our father's more advanced Alzheimer's levels of behavior, especially in the area of personalized interaction and activities. Wander Guard system did not work past the entrance to the garden allowing our father to leave the facility twice undetected via an unlocked gate. Care staff friendly and supportive, but unable to provide enough monitoring, even with the addition of "frequent checks" and escort services. Assessing exactly what is required for a resident with Alzheimer's can be difficult and touring, then choosing a facility is time consuming, but necessary in order to provide the best fit for the individual.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Resident/client

March 24, 2016

2.5 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
2.5
Care Services
2.5
Activities
2.5

The staff is friendly. But the service and the food is not so good. There is a new chef. But when I ask for a drink or husband asks for ice cream, we never get it. I need to put on weight but they have been giving me the small portion meals, not regular portion. I haven't been able to do the activities yet.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

November 7, 2015

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
3.0

Three Stars

I guess that my loved one went to the Emergency Room and a taxi brought her back and she had to fill out paperwork that needed to get to the doctor, and it took a long time to get that sorted out for her.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

August 17, 2015

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

Helpful

The employees at Santa Maria Terrace are very helpful. My father has Dementia and can be difficult at times. They are very patience with him and he is settling in as well as can be expected. This is the only one that I found that would allow him to have his dog with him, Labrador.

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