6233 Variel Ave
4.1(58 ratings)· Woodland Hills average: 4.5
1 / 5California CDSS
Reviewers consistently praise the caring, attentive staff and memory care team at The Variel, along with a smooth move-in process and enriching programs like therapy dog visits. However, one reviewer raised a serious safety concern about a nearby homeless encampment, and another described management as becoming stricter and less accommodating over time.
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The Variel of Woodland Hills is an independent living and assisted living community located in Woodland Hills, California, with a specialized memory care program. The community features upscale contemporary design reflecting Southern California style and offers residences ranging from studio and one-bedroom to two-bedroom apartments and penthouses.
Independent living apartments are available for active older adults seeking a rental housing option without significant care needs. The assisted living model provides personalized care while encouraging residents to stay active and enjoy life, with floor plan options including private studios, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units.
The community offers an innovative person-centered memory care program designed for residents with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. The Mezzanine program is specifically geared for couples in which one partner is experiencing early to mid-stage memory loss, while the Tessera program provides long-term memory care for those with more advanced memory loss.
The Variel's location in Warner Center provides easy access to Westfield Topanga & The Village and Warner Tennis Center. The community is also convenient to neighborhood grocery stores and nearby Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center, making it well-positioned within the greater Los Angeles area.
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Jason Michaels
Mar 2026
The Variel . . . Can you spare a square. My Dad has lived at the Variel for 2.5 years. Unfortunately, it has changed. Staff are great and care about the residents. Management not so much . . . Like my Dad many of the residents can't leave. Dad asked for a roll of toilet paper and was told no . . . Apparently this is the latest management rule. Kinda petty for a "luxury" facility where a single resident is paying 13k a month to live there.
Indigo S Aulbach
Dec 2025
I have been a nurse for 15 years… The Variel far exceeds all expectations. If you are looking for a new home for your loved ones, look no further. Alondra… the Resident Care Coordinator gets my special shoutout.
danne miller
Jul 2025
A Place for Mom? See Citizen app incident report from 911. Dangerous location. Management continues to allow violent homeless encampment on its property fence, why? I'm elderly and targeted in a random assault there on December 14, 2024. LAPD responded. Updated photo July 2025, still present; see 911 report photo of alleged assault inside the Variel. Sad. The Variel's response is not accurate. The picture provided is clear, the violent homeless encampment IS adjacent to The Variel wall/fence with the Home Depot. Prospective tenants walk to The Variel's wall/fence with Home Depot and see for yourself. If The Variel's Management makes such obvious inaccurate statement that anyone can see for themselves it cast doubts on all of the Variel's Management statements, allegedly in response to others reviews; just saying. The Variel's Management needs to take immediate steps to remove the violent homeless encampment on their wall/fence.
Kim Guzinski
May 2025
Hello – My name is Kim Guzinski, and I am one of the Territory Managers with the therapy dog organization called Paws-to-Share. We have had a partnership with the Variel for at least a year now and I wanted to take a moment to express my appreciation for Rashon’s support, as he has been a constant presence at our Saturday visits now for several months. Rashon is always so kind and speaks softly with all the Variel residents and visiting family. The Variel is one of the only senior living facilities that I have visited that the family members hug Rashon as a thank you for just listening, answering questions, or just being a calm caring companion to their family member living at the Variel. Viewing Rashon’s interactions with both residents and family members I am impressed with his compassion and ability to remember all their names, quirks, and histories. He also is so patient and thoughtful as he does the Newsletter review, plays interactive games, and puzzles, and even shows educational shows about dogs to entertain residents while our dogs are visiting. This makes our visits so much more rewarding. His great leadership in the Memory Care unit along with excellent communication skills ensures our visits are successful and meaningful for the residents. Thank you for your time, I have been wanting to share my thoughts and finally had a moment. Kim
Lisa Stern
Jun 2022
We were fortunate enough to be referred to the variel pre-opening and immediately fell in love with the promise of a “four seasons” type of community for our mom. A senior community that didn’t previously exist is the west valley was just what we were looking for. While we were a bit reluctant to commit almost 8 months in advance of the opening, the variel made it simple with a money back guarantee if we wanted to cancel. We signed up our 78 year old mother and have been completely thrilled. Laney, who is the director of sales is effervescent, knowledgeable and a true dynamo. It is extremely rare when a business promises the moon and stars and actually exceeds expectations. We moved our Mom’s contents in today (although she won’t physically be moving in for a few weeks) and the staff and services couldn’t be any better. We truly felt that we were moving into a 5 star hotel. Numerous teams (including: engineering, housekeeping, maintenance and concierge) all stopped by to see if we needed any assistance. We met with the big wigs: Josh and Jim and they were as lovely as we could expect, making sure that our move in was flawless. It is so rare that a business overdelivers on what they promise. Variel did just that and more!! Thank you to all involved in making a seamless day for our family (Even lourdes who was my point person but unfortunately was out sick today called and texted throughout the day to make sure that we were being properly attended to!!) all in all an amazing experience!!! Looking forward to my mom moving in and for the variel to help her create som terrific memories.
The Variel of Woodland Hills offers Assisted Living.
The Variel of Woodland Hills is located at 6233 Variel Ave in Woodland Hills, California.
Reviewers consistently praise the caring, attentive staff and memory care team at The Variel, along with a smooth move-in process and enriching programs like therapy dog visits. However, one reviewer raised a serious safety concern about a nearby homeless encampment, and another described management as becoming stricter and less accommodating over time.
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