San Mateo Independent Living

When we went to visit Atria Hillsdale, the place was livelier compared to the other place we’ve been to. When we got there, they were doing activities. It felt like it was a more social place. The residents were ambulatory. It's not posh and a little dated, but it’s still very nice. The director was very nice to us.

Atria Hillsdale was not a real good place for my mother because she is visually impaired and the hallways were not very bright. She is also using a walker and a wheelchair and will not be able to navigate herself around that place. It would be a fine facility for someone who is not as impaired as my mom...

The overall experience with Atria Hillsdale wasn’t good. It’s in an area with a lot of traffic and hard to get into. The parking is terrible. The place is old, and the room had an old heating unit in it where you had to have a maintenance guy come in to turn the heat down. I said, "No, I don’t need this place...

My father-in-law is in Atria Hillsdale. It’s not overly large and seems to have the right amount of friendly staff to the right amount of people. There isn't much to the grounds, but my father-in-law has to be in a lockdown facility. The food is pretty good. The neighborhood is fine...

Atria Hillsdale seemed nice. The guy who was trying to get my dad in there was very attentive. When I walked in the facility, it was clean and nice. They had two big dining areas. I liked them enough to take my dad there.

Atria Hillsdale was building a new memory care wing. The gentleman was very nice. They did have a big dining room, but I know that for people that can't come down, they bring the food to them. They have an "Atria Van" that takes them to Walgreens...