Herman schultz
Mar 2026
Golden Living of Point Loma (3223 Duke St, San Diego) is an absolute nightmare. I've seen enough to know this facility is falling apart and putting residents in real danger, all because the cheap owner refuses to spend a dime on real fixes or basic decency. The building is in horrible shape: holes in the ceilings, cracked floors everywhere, broken pipes and improper drainage causing constant leaks-water pours from bathrooms into the main hallway, and residents get blamed for it instead of anyone fixing the root issue. Moldy ceilings, cracked walls, sinks that overflow with gross, stinking water. Even the patio door fell on a resident once-that's how bad the maintenance is. The maintenance guy does unprofessional, half-assed patches with whatever scraps he has because the owner won't buy real materials. They wouldn't even shell out for a paint bucket to repaint a recently "fixed" wall. Clogged toilets are constant, residents' clothes get misplaced or damaged, and the building sign is literally gone now. This is not a safe or dignified place for anyone. On top of the physical decay, the care is abysmal. Fights break out between residents with little supervision. Some staff talk back to residents, ignore them completely, or worse-steal from their rooms. Workers spread rumors like gossip. The memory care door on the second floor malfunctions all the time, which is terrifying for those residents. Poor assistance overall, poor food quality (bland, low-effort slop), and an overall unsafe environment. And get this-the owner straight-up said workers couldn't take home leftover cooked food and insisted on throwing it out instead. Managers had to talk him out of it, but the fact he even suggested wasting perfectly good food while paying peanuts and skimping on everything else? That's the kind of petty, greedy mindset that explains why this place is such a dump. Families pay good money for "care," but the owner treats food like it's toxic waste rather than let staff have it or donate it. Residents deserve better than this neglected dump. Families, if you're considering this for a loved one-don't. Visit in person, talk to current residents, and you'll see the truth. This isn't care; it's corner-cutting neglect that risks lives, topped off with ridiculous owner-level pettiness. Avoid Golden Living of Point Loma at all costs.
