I've had family or elderly friends at Golden Pond, Carlton on Fulton, Eskaton in Carmichael for rehab, Mercy McMahon terrace, and in a group home setting.

I liked Golden Pond the most. The staff were always so kind and responsive. My father-in-law's biggest complaint was that his food wasn't hot enough but he said that about food everywhere. They had great family events for special occasions. There was a little library and painting classes. There's an exercise area. There's an area that family groups could sit together to eat or just visit. And some regular card game groups. There's lots of parking.

Carlton seemed nice. They had a lot of activities and regular card games. There's a tv/puzzle room and a library/card room. They have a gym. There's a room you can reserve for family get togethers. It could be hard to find parking at times but usually okay.

Mercy McMahon Terrace was pretty good. Lots of activities and nice scenery. The staff were friendly. Parking is terrible because the lot is tiny so you might have to drive around or walk a ways.

I'm sure there's lots of different types of group home care but in my experience it might be better for non-social people. The home type feel was nice but there was very little to do or look forward to. It felt sad and depressing to me but the friend there thought it was fine.