15 Communities in Santa Monica, California

There are 15 assisted living facilities in Santa Monica, CA and several assisted living facilities nearby.

 

Directly west of Los Angeles and just eight miles north of the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the coastal city of Santa Monica has a front row seat to all the beauty and excitement that Southern California has to offer.

Although best known for its famous beaches, the city is home to a lot more than just sand and surf. From high-end shopping and dining to world-famous amusement parks and sports centers, seniors who choose assisted living in Santa Monica enjoy luxury retirement in this vibrant seaside town.

The City of Santa Monica is bursting with creative energy as roughly 43% of its residents make their living in the arts. Consequently, seniors enjoying assisted living in Santa Monica have easy access to any one of the many cultural performances put on throughout the year by the Santa Monica Civic Light Opera, Santa Monica Symphony, Santa Monica Playhouse or Westside Ballet. Art lovers will also enjoy a trip to the Santa Monica Museum of Art which exhibits only the latest collections from modern artists. A gathering place for local seniors, the Santa Monica Senior Center in Palisades Park schedules an engaging calendar of fun activities such as personal enrichment classes, Wii sports tournaments, educational workshops and organized day trips to nearby destinations.

While Santa Monica has over three and a half miles of pristine coastline, its most popular oceanfront attraction is the world-famous Santa Monica Pier. Built in 1909, the Pier is still delighting visitors a century later with its full-service amusement park, historic carousel and the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium.

Shoppers can browse boutiques both large and small along the famed Third Street Promenade. For a more traditional shopping experience, residents of assisted living in Santa Monica head to the nearby Santa Monica Place, a new open-air shopping center offering a contemporary mix of upscale stores and dining.

Communities of assisted living in Santa Monica are just a short distance from one of only two hospital campuses of the top-ranked University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Health System. The Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital has been serving the citizens of West Los Angeles and San Monica since 1926. The Hospital is home to world-class orthopaedic and emergency medical care and its Geriatrics Program was ranked first in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

Santa Monica residents ride in style on one of the city’s 200 Big Blue Buses. Traveling from communities of assisted living in Santa Monica to a number of destinations within downtown, Big Blue also transports passengers as far north as Pacific Palisades and Westwood, south to the airport and east to downtown Los Angeles. Assisted living in Santa Monica manages to happily combine the laid-back feel of beachfront living with the bright lights of the big city. See a list of local senior housing options in Santa Monica by visiting our Santa Monica Assisted Living page. Written by senior housing writer Jacqui Howell.

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