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Forest Hill

551 Gibson Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950

Independent Living Assisted Living Nursing Home Respite Care Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation
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(800) 780-8101

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(831) 657-5200

Estimated Pricing

Studio
Estimated $4,076

Price Comparison

  • Average City Price: $4,973
  • Average State Price: $4,162
  • Average National Price: $4,181


  • Forest Hill Description

    Perched above the rolling waves of the magnificent Pacific, just steps from the quaint downtown of picturesque Pacific Grove, Forest Hill features a collection of impeccably designed residences tailored to a variety of senior lifestyles. Active, carefree independent living, the helping hand of vibrant assisted living, and the compassionate care of skilled nursing are all available on our beautiful coastal campus.

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    Care Types at Community

    This community offers the following types of care

    Independent Living

    Independent living offers seniors the freedom to enjoy their retirement in a supportive community setting, with amenities and activities tailored to their active lifestyle.

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    Assisted Living

    Assisted living offers a supportive community environment with personalized care and assistance for seniors who value their independence but need help with daily activities.

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    Nursing Home

    Nursing Homes provide a nurturing environment offering round-the-clock care, personalized support, and community activities for seniors needing assistance with daily living.

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    Skilled Nursing

    Skilled nursing provides 24/7 medical care and support by licensed professionals for seniors needing continuous healthcare assistance.

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    Community Reviews

    7.4
    Forest Hill
    Based on My Caring Plan's proprietary scoring, including 19 reviews across the web

    Ranking

  • Ranking in City: 6 out of 7 communities in Pacific Grove
  • Ranking in State: 2334 out of 3259 communities in CA
  • Facility and Grounds A

    Staff A



    Review Summary

    The following is an AI generated summary of the reviews of the community from across the web.

    Positive Reviews:

    • Professionals at the facility are praised for taking excellent care of their patients.
    • Exceptional care noted for a hospice patient, highlighting the staff's responsiveness and the dignity provided in the patient's last days.
    • Positive feedback on the facility's remodeling efforts, fire safety measures, and the friendliness of both staff and community. Amenities such as transportation, field trips, and in-house concerts are highly appreciated.
    • Significant praise for the staff's handling of a resident's transition into the facility, noting their patience and supportiveness during a difficult move.

    Negative Reviews:

    • Concerns raised about management's care level, with accusations of malnutrition and elder abuse.
    • Allegations of the facility attempting to remove legitimate negative reviews and poor treatment of staff under new management, impacting resident life.
    • Warnings against the assisted living section due to perceived profit focus of the new administration, untrained staff, and lack of leadership from the new director.


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    Health

    Medication management

    Individualized care plans

    Assistance with the activities of daily living

    Medication administration

    Skilled Nursing & Rehab

    Respite Care


    Services

    Assistance with details of admission, discharge and more

    Respectful assistance with the activities of daily living

    Assistance to meals and activities

    Daily housekeeping and personal laundry service

    Prompt and complete maintenance of suite

    Scheduled care meetings with resident and family


    Activities

    Life-enriching cultural, social, and recreational activities

    Games

    Craft classes

    Daily fitness classes

    Music

    Fitness programs


    Community Amenities

    24-hour staffing

    Emergency call system

    On-campus, full-service beauty and barber shop

    Spacious, comfortable common areas

    Courtyard and gardens

    Free Wi-Fi in common areas


    Room Amenities

    Basic cable

    Kitchenettes

    Washer and dryer

    Microwave

    Walk-in closet

    Spacious closets


    Dining

    Three delicious, chef-prepared meals a day

    Special dietary requirements

    Casual Courtyard Café

    Sample menus

    Restaurant-style dining

    Meals a day


    Transportation

    Scheduled transportation available


    Pet

    Pets

    Pet friendly community



    Information from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

    Nursing Home Ratings

    Overall rating: 4
    Health inspection rating: 4
    Staffing rating: 4
    Quality measure rating: 4
    Long-term quality measure rating: 5
    Short-term quality measure rating: 3


    Nursing Home Overview

    Participation date: Sept. 23, 2010
    Ownership type: Non Profit
    Provider type: Medicare and Medicaid
    Nursing home capacity: 26
    Total current residents: 25
    Facility is located in a hospital: No
    Automatic sprinkler system: Yes
    Resident and family council: Resident


    Facility Incident, Complaints and Fines

    Number of facility incidents: 0
    Number of substantiated complaints: 0
    Number of payment denials: 0
    Number of fines: 0
    Total cost of fines: $0


    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services give each Nursing Home a Star Rating from 1-5 with 5 being the highest.

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    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gather information about the number of hours of care provided on average to each resident each day by staff as well as the turnover of staff.

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    Health and Fire Safety Deficiencies

    The Center for Medicare and Medicaid report health and fire safety deficiencies. Some of these deficiencies are more severe than others. The following table shows different levels of severity.

    Scope
    Severity of Deficiency Isolated Pattern Widespread
    Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety J K L
    Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy G H I
    No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy D E F
    No actual harm with potential for minimal harm A B C

    Fire Safety Deficiencies

    Survey Date Correction Date Letter Category Description
    2022-08-09 2022-08-17 D Services Deficiencies Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
    2022-08-09 2022-08-17 D Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
    2020-01-28 2020-02-26 D Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
    2020-01-28 2020-02-26 D Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration.
    2020-01-28 2020-02-26 E Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.
    2020-01-28 2020-02-26 D Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies Provide emergency officials' contact information.
    2020-01-28 2020-02-26 D Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies Establish methods for sharing information.
    2020-01-28 2020-02-26 E Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies Provide a means of sharing information on occupancy/needs.
    2020-01-28 2020-02-26 D Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
    2020-01-28 2020-02-26 D Smoke Deficiencies Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
    2020-01-28 2020-02-26 E Smoke Deficiencies Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.
    2020-01-28 2020-02-26 D Smoke Deficiencies Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
    2020-01-28 2020-02-26 D Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
    2020-01-28 2020-02-26 D Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
    2019-02-06 2019-03-18 D Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
    2019-02-06 2019-03-18 D Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies Develop a communication plan.
    2019-02-06 2019-03-18 D Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies Implement emergency and standby power systems.
    2019-02-06 2019-03-18 D Smoke Deficiencies Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    2019-02-06 2019-03-18 E Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
    2019-02-06 2019-03-18 D Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.

    What is in the Neighborhood

    General Area Overview
    • The closest city is Pacific Grove which is 0.2 miles away and has a population of 15,674 (small town).
    • The average income is $108,551, which is very high compared to other zip codes.
    • Weather
      • High Temperature: 68
      • Low Temperature: 54
      • Average Temperature: 61.0
      • Day Breakdown: The area gets 68 days of rain and 296 days of sun
      • Precipitation: 0.8 inches a year

    Health and Safety Overview
    • The crime rate is 2.7 per 100 people which is low compared to other cities.
      • Violent Crime: 0.51 incidents per 100 people
      • Property Crime: 1.3 incidents per 100 people
      • Drug-Related Crime: 0.44 incidents per 100 people
    • The average life expectancy in zip code is 80.84 years old, which is very high compared to other zip codes.
    • Air Quality: Good Days 166.0, Moderate Days 16.0, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Days 0.0, Unhealthy Days 0.0, Very Unhealthy Days 0.0, Hazardous Days 0.0

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    Supermarkets

    Grove Market
    0.3 miles away
    Lucky
    0.6 miles away
    Trader Joe's
    0.7 miles away
    Safeway
    0.7 miles away
    Andronico's
    0.9 miles away

    None Found

    Bus Stations

    Sinex / Fountain Ave
    0.0 miles away
    Sinex / Forest
    0.0 miles away
    Sinex / 17th
    0.1 miles away
    Fountain / Junipero
    0.1 miles away
    Fountain / Pine
    0.3 miles away

    Banks

    Chase
    0.4 miles away
    Mechanics Bank
    0.4 miles away
    Union Bank
    0.4 miles away
    Monterey Credit Union
    0.5 miles away
    Wells Fargo
    0.7 miles away

    Hospitals

    Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
    2.4 miles away
    Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System
    15.4 miles away
    Natividad Medical Center
    16.6 miles away
    Watsonville Community Hospital
    22.4 miles away

    Pharmacies

    Central Avenue Pharmacy
    0.5 miles away
    Rite Aid
    0.6 miles away
    CVS Pharmacy
    1.0 miles away
    Walgreens
    1.8 miles away
    CVS
    3.6 miles away

    Dentists

    Lackey Dental Building
    0.3 miles away
    David Simonsen DDS
    0.8 miles away
    Alta Mesa Family Dentistry
    2.2 miles away
    J Mark Bayless
    2.3 miles away
    Accu Dental & Orthodontics
    4.1 miles away

    Parks

    Tennis Courts
    0.1 miles away
    Civic Center
    0.3 miles away
    Platt Park
    0.3 miles away
    Higgins Park
    0.4 miles away
    Elmarie H. Dyke Open Space
    0.4 miles away

    Places of Worship

    Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo
    5.0 miles away

    Shopping

    American Tin Cannery
    0.8 miles away
    Monterey Canning Company
    1.0 miles away
    Steinbeck Plaza
    1.1 miles away
    Valley Center
    14.9 miles away
    Northridge Mall
    16.1 miles away

    Culture

    Trotter Galleries
    0.3 miles away
    Hauk Fine Arts
    0.4 miles away
    Pacific Grove Art Center
    0.4 miles away
    Artisana Gallery
    0.4 miles away
    Golden State Theatre
    1.8 miles away

    Restaurants

    Fandango
    0.3 miles away
    Max's Grill
    0.4 miles away
    Takara Sushi
    0.4 miles away
    Aliotti 's Victorian Corner Restaurant
    0.4 miles away
    Wild Fish Restaurant
    0.4 miles away

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    Licensing

    This community is licensed by the state of CA. It is a large-sized community with 150 total beds.

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