Silverado Escondido​

Silverado Memory Care Escondido is AMAZING!! There is no better place A family friend that was on his own was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia. We began a very long journey down a path we had no experience in. We first moved him into assisted living facilities. He was in assisted living for 2 months and they said he needed to go to memory care. The assisted living place he was in was nice so we moved him into their memory care. Needless to say the memory care was not treating him well. We noticed he felt very agitated and at this point in his disease he was nonverbal so he could not tell us what was wrong. He was a wonderer would walk all the time being it was a small area he kept trying to escape. We started noticing how others were being cared for and knew we had to get him out of there and find a place where he would be well cared for and would be happy. We researched and made a list of highly rated memory care facilities and we began a 2 week tour of many memory care facilities in Escondido, Vista and Rancho Bernardo. We had a list of things we were looking for to find to right facility. 1. Resident to staff ratio by California law it’s a max of 5 to 1 we both agreed was way too many for even a highly trained nurse. 2. The attitude of the staff towards the residents 3. Affordability must stay on his budget 4. Cleanliness of the facility. How does it smell? Are the residents clean? 5. Do the residents look happy, is there activities for them to do. 6. Distance from our house being we will be visiting regularly. 7. Reading reviews on line on many different sources As the tours went on we came to understand there is allot of large companies that own multiple facilities and are bought and sold sometimes yearly. It is big business and with that profits can easily become the priority over patient care. You could tell corners were cut, understaffed, and untrained. High employee turnover is a major red flag. Because Silverado had the highest price they were the last one we toured mostly out of curiosity. As soon as we walked in the front door we could tell it was different. Every business has a culture and you feel it when you enter. Very welcoming staff. Many of the staff members have been there over 20 years. If you retain good people it means they are happy and will go the extra mile for the residents. Silverado is clean, organized, daily managers meeting as a former business owner I know how important this is. The lowest resident to caregiver ratio. All others were 5 to 1 California maximum. He liked to walk all the time. He was able to walk all over the facility and walk around outside in the beautiful gardens with paths, setting areas, fruit tree. It was so peaceful and relaxing. The food is really good and presented to the residents like they were going to a very nice restaurant to eat. Fast forward over a year later and hundreds of visits, nothing has changed. Same staff, same clean caring place. And a feeling when you leave from a visit every time that we made the right choice on his care.

The staff at Silverado are some of the nicest, most welcoming, and professional people I’ve met. I could honestly see myself working with a team like that! And if someone in my family ever needs memory care, I wouldn’t even think twice—Silverado would be my first and only choice. I forgot to mention, they have the cutest pets (dogs and cats) that their residents enjoy.

We absolutely love the care that our sister is receiving at Silverado in Escondido. The staff are the secret…they are loving, caring, professional, well trained, and work as a true team to provide excellent 24 hour care for our loved one. They welcome our visits and have helped our sister and her family to adjust well to this new chapter of our lives. It could have been very traumatic, but because of their loving care, we are all doing well. We can’t thank them enough! We highly recommend Silverado!!!

After much searching we finally found a memory care facility that backed up what they advertised. Professional and loving caregivers, open dialogue with all levels of staff, medical care in facility, great communication with nursing staff and an environment that allows residents to feel at home. Residents are able to walk freely throughout the facility as well as enjoy the expansive outdoor park like setting. My mother has been here for over a year and I have never found her in her room. She’s always with other residents or enjoying the many programmed activities. Best memory care facility ever!

So thankful for Silverado. You take wonderful care of my grandmother and celebrating her 100th birthday here was such a blessing!🩷