Richard Lyons
Mar 2025
Atmosphere is great. Friendly and helpful staff. I enjoy living at Downey Retirement Center
Downey Retirement Center
11500 Dolan Avenue3.7(31 ratings)· Downey average: 4.6
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1 / 5Quick Facts
- Total units
- 252
- Licensed capacity
- 252 residents
- Licensed operator
- Brookshire Partners
- Family communication
- Staff reachable by text for family concerns
- Licensed capacity
- Licensed for up to 252 residents
California CDSS
What Families Think
An automated summary of family reviews and public information. Not verified by MyLivingChoice; confirm services, staffing and pricing with the community.
Families describe Downey Retirement Center as a clean, welcoming assisted living community with attentive staff, including a dedicated memory care area for residents with dementia. Reviewers consistently mention feeling reassured about their loved one's safety and happiness, and note easy, ongoing communication with caregivers.
What reviewers praise
- Friendly, responsive staff praised by multiple reviewers
- Clean facility with a warm, home-like feel
- Spacious rooms and larger common areas
- Engaging activities and social events for residents
- Staff accessible directly by text or phone
- Dedicated memory care area for dementia residents
AI-generated from reviews and community data.
Downey Retirement Center is a senior living community in Downey, California offering Assisted Living and Memory Care. Amenities include Outdoor Patio, Gathering / Activity Spaces and Social Activities. Families rate it 3.7 out of 5 across 31 reviews.
About Downey Retirement Center
Downey Retirement Center is an assisted living community in Downey, California, with a licensed capacity of 252 residents. It offers specialized memory care quarters, including an Oasis Memory Care unit for residents with dementia.
Families consistently praise the staff's knowledge, compassion, and attentiveness. Visitors note the facility is clean and well-maintained, with spacious rooms and a patio garden area. Common areas, including an upstairs lounge, are described as peaceful, and residents appear engaged and happy. The community organizes regular activities and social events, and families highlight the warm, welcoming atmosphere throughout.
Downey Retirement Center holds a 3.7 out of 5 Google rating based on 31 reviews, with recent feedback heavily emphasizing the friendly staff and home-like environment that keeps residents safe and comfortable.
Types of Care at Downey Retirement Center
Assisted LivingMemory Care
Amenities
Room Amenities
- Emergency Call System
- Private Rooms
- Wheelchair Accessible
Community Amenities
- 24-Hour Staff
- Gathering / Activity Spaces
- Housekeeping
- Laundry Service
- Medication Management
- Outdoor Patio
Activities
- Social Activities
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Help Me ChooseReviews of Downey Retirement Center
3.7overall · 31 ratings combined
3.7★ on Google (31)
Elizabeth Perez
Aug 2024
I can’t say enough good things about this place! The staff is super friendly and always goes above and beyond to make sure everyone feels at home. The facility is clean, and has a warm, welcoming atmosphere. My loved one feels safe, comfortable, and genuinely happy here. The activities and social events keep everyone engaged and entertained. We’re so grateful to have found such a caring community for our family. Highly recommend!
Michele Romero
Dec 2023
This is a great place to be. It’s well kept and always clean. Every time I visit, the staff has always been friendly and the residents look happy. Rooms and common areas are larger than most and there’s always something to do. Definitely a home like feel!
melissa Diaz
Feb 2022
Toured this facility with my father. Nice and clean and smelled nice. Patients in the lobby area and were chatting with each other. Caregivers are friendly and reception is also friendly. Rooms are nice and spacious …new floors. Nice patio garden area for patients to get some fresh air and quiet time. I really liked the upstairs lounge area it looked so peaceful. We are really looking for a place that is updated and this facility is the best one we have seen so far.
Eric Malik
Jul 2021
Fantastic place for loved ones. Excellent care and lively ambience. My favorite quality of the place is their staff. The staff's preparedness, knowledge, transparency, and compassion is why I chose Downey Retirement Center and why my mother (who suffers from dementia) continues to happily reside in the Oasis Memory Care living quarters. The staff has been welcoming, very understanding, and incredibly helpful from the very beginning, not only to my mother, but to my family and I as well. I like that I can communicate easily with the staff; talk and even text them about any concerns at any time. I feel safe knowing my mother is happy and is always in good hands. In a way, I feel like the community has become a part of my family too, which is more than I could have ever asked for!
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of care does Downey Retirement Center offer?
Downey Retirement Center offers Assisted Living and Memory Care.
Where is Downey Retirement Center located?
Downey Retirement Center is located at 11500 Dolan Avenue in Downey, California.
What do families say about Downey Retirement Center?
Downey Retirement Center carries a 3.7 out of 5 rating from 31 Google reviews. Families describe Downey Retirement Center as a clean, welcoming assisted living community with attentive staff, including a dedicated memory care area for residents with dementia. Reviewers consistently mention feeling reassured about their loved one's safety and happiness, and note easy, ongoing communication with caregivers. Reviews on MyLivingChoice come from families who confirmed a connection to the community and appear with the reviewer's first name and last initial.
How can families visit Downey Retirement Center?
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