Joseph DiMassa
Jul 2025
My wife and I were living peacefully in a senior living facility in Altadena until the January 8th Eaton Fire. We were evacuated to Claremont. With the help of an adviser we found Ivy Park at Claremont. A few months ago my wife moved here and is in Assisted Living. Ivy Park is a marvelous place which has the benefit of providing Assisted Living in a protected environment and also provides memory care to those who need it. It is like a top notch hotel and has been a helpful and stimulating experience for my wife. With my help my wife is free to go shopping, to restaurants, church, etc. whenever she'd like. For example, today my wife did aerobics and attended a seminar in the morning, went out for lunch and shopping with me in the afternoon, made cinnamon buns in a cooking class at 2:30 pm & played bingo at 4:30pm. And she's reading again. It is quite a change & we're still getting used to it. We feel the the staff and administration are our friends - caring, attentive and easily reachable. My metaphor for Ivy Park is the med tech who hugs residents when she gives them their medication.






