I am back from an intense two days at La Costa Glen. Trevor, Robyn and I drove down. I stayed at one of the guest rooms in La Costa, they in a nearby motel. We had dinner with Andrew Mack in the south campus dining room. All 'free' from the marketing department. Mack and I walked home and got a bit lost, its a big campus, but Mack pulled out his trusty smart phone and I got back to my room to find Robyn and Trevor camped outside my door.
Next morning I had eggs benedict for breakfast then was interviewed by the nurse. There is a compulsive cognitive test which I had to take. No problem except when they asked me to count backwards from 100 by sevens! I will do better next year.
We went out to a nearby shopping center, and Robyn found for me a pair of skinny pants at Anthropologie which I bought! Thank you Robyn, you are fun to shop with.
We got back in time for the welcome party by the waterfall, Greek theme, with food and wine. There were resident hosts to answer questions, some management folks, and new prospective residents. Very lively and informative.
After that Carolyn, my marketing rep. showed us some villas that are being 'gutted' to keep up to La Costa standards, which are very high. This gave us a chance to see what they look like inside.
In the morning I had breakfast with a resident, Ethel Iverson, who is a friend of a couple I know really well from Mammoth. She gave me the resident perspective, very valuable info. Then a meeting with Carloyn. I said I would take the first two bedroom condo or villa available, to speed things up and start the transition, but what I really want is a villa. I can then move stuff in by degrees. I have pretty much decided to sell the Manhattan Beach house.
Trev and Robyn were wonderful company and counsel. We made it back to Manhattan Beach and crashed!
Mack was highly impressed with La Costa Glen. He told me about the gardens around the villas, and such amenities as trips to the Old Globe Theater in Balboa Park. He knows that you and I both saw shows there.
ReplyDeleteI have a very good feeling about the place overall. From a business standpoint, I wouldn't change a thing. A rare comment from me, as I think every business can do better. For instance, Apple should have desktop computers that have internal Harddrives... sigh!
ReplyDeleteAs for 'the Glen', the grounds are beautiful and very well maintained, the food is great and very easy, There is lots of real things to do (IE not bingo), the people (both staff and residence) are very friendly. I'm sure there are the typical busy bodies, but in our three visits there, the impression overall is one of comfort, happiness and peace.
Most, if not all, the people we meet there seam to be very glad they are there!
I love the attention to health they have there too. It's not a bunch of people waiting to die. They are there to live!
If I was designing a place I would want for myself, this would be the model I would use.
Overall I feel really good about this place!
So glad to hear about it all! Sounds wonderful...
ReplyDeleteWe've been VERY busy with visitors - our dear ones from Nigeria are here with an 11 month old (walking!) and a 7 year old. We made Steve from a computer game out of fimo yesterday... Today back to work - but then back to the lake for more fun...
Will check in once I catch my breath - they leave on Friday and our other grandchildren arrive again for the Redfish Festival I think! It's been non stop fun!
Very safe place. You look great in the jeans.
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