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Lisa K
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Family/friend
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5 stars
We are very satisfied with atria and how they are taking care of my stepdad. They communicate well and I love that they have an app for me to see what's going on everyday, the place is clean and the caretakers work very hard
About the facility Atria Tamalpais Creek
Atria Tamalpais Creek is an enriching senior living community in Novato, California that promotes independent and active living, assisted living, and memory care lifestyle options. With an event-filled social calendar and amenities, like a fitness center, outdoor garden and salon and spa, residents enjoy an environment that encourages them to remain healthy and engaged.
We've enhanced Atria Tamalpais Creek to be a greener, more sustainable assisted living community. In fact, our eco-friendly efforts have earned us a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certification. Providing the best in accommodations, plus Atria's industry leading Life Guidance memory care program, Atria Tamalpais Creek is like no other independent and assisted living community in the area.
Community Amenities and Services
Guided by a tenured management team, with extensive experience and a proven reputation in senior living, Atria Tamalpais Creek is committed to providing residents with exceptional accommodations and a superior level of service. Residents enjoy a host of exciting services and amenities — including a movie lounge, fitness center, full-service salon and barber shop and day spa, relaxing common areas, and much more.
Atria Tamalpais Creek’s professional 24-hour staff provide a full range of personal care services, including medication reminders and assistance with all...
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Senior living options offered
Assisted Living
Memory Care
Independent Living
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Amenities at Atria Tamalpais Creek
Healthcare Services
- Memory Care
- Incontinence Care
- Staffing & Ancillary Services
- Non-Ambulatory Care
- Medication Management
- Diabetic Care
Meals & Dining
- Guest Meals
- Professional Chef
- Meals Provided
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Restaurant Style Dining
- Anytime Dining
- Room Service
Room Amenities
- Wi-Fi/high-speed internet
- Kitchenette
- Handicap Accessible
- Wheelchair Accessible Showers
- Respite or Short Term Stays Offered
- Ground Floor Units
- Air Conditioned
Community Amenities
On-site dining options
- Café or Bistro
- Private Dining Room
Transportation & parking
- Property Convenient to Public Transit
- Transportation at Cost
- Complimentary Transportation
- Uncovered Parking
- Resident Parking Available
Pets
- Dogs Allowed
- Cats Allowed
- Pet Care Available
Common areas
- Beauty Salon
- Meeting Room
- Central Fireplace
- TV Lounge
- Outdoor Common Areas
- Library
- Indoor Common Areas
- Computer or Media Center
- Outside Patio
Recreational areas
- Piano or Organ
- Fitness Center
- Movie or Theater Room
Services
- Laundry Service / Drycleaning
- Beautician
- Housekeeping
Languages spoken
- American Sign Language
- Spanish
- English
Activities
- Brain fitness / Dakim
- Activities Off-site
- Trivia Games
- Happy Hour
- BBQs or Picnics
- Intergenerational Programs
- Pet-focused Programs
- Devotional Activities Offsite
- Stretching Classes
- Live Dance or Theater Performances
- Educational Speakers / Life Long Learning
- Devotional Activities On-Site
- Day Trips and Outings
- Activities On-site
- Tai Chi
- Art Classes
- Live Musical Performances
- Wine Tasting
- Birthday Parties
- Holiday Parties
- Visiting Chaplain or Priest
- Yoga / Chair Yoga
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A Place for Mom has scored Atria Tamalpais Creek with 9.2 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Atria Tamalpais Creek has 38 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.3 out of 5.
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4.3
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Care Services
4.3
Staff
4.9
Meals & Dining
4.3
Activities
4.2
Value for Cost
4.1
A Place for Mom has scored Atria Tamalpais Creek with 9.2 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Atria Tamalpais Creek has 38 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.3 out of 5.
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Lisa K - Family/friend
Assisted Living
February 1, 2024
5 stars
We are very satisfied with atria and how they are taking care of my stepdad. They communicate well and I love that they have an app for me to see what's going on everyday, the place is clean and the caretakers work very hard
Jennifer - Family/friend
Assisted Living
September 14, 2023
I Appreciate the Support & Friendlines of the Staff
My loved one loves the food. The food is delicious. The grounds are very well kept and peaceful. We picked this community because of the affordability, location and the amount of services that they provided. I appreciated the friendliness of the staff and they made the transition with filling out paperwork smooth. It's a really nice place and I would recommend to others. And I have recommend to others.
KBM - Family/friend
Assisted Living
May 2, 2023
Excellent Facility-Great Staff
Excellent facility, recommended it to a family member, unfortunately they do not have a nurse on staff so could not care for their mother, but they were all set to move in. Would highly recommend Atria to anyone.
Response from Atria Tamalpais Creek
July 12, 2023
Thank you for sharing your positive experience! Please don't hesitate to reach back out for any more information!
Britt - Toured community
Assisted Living
December 7, 2022
This is the place for Mom
We have been really impressed by Atria. We have looked at multiple places in Marin County for my mom who we are relocating from Florida and from the moment we pulled into the parking lot my mom was enchanted by the beautifully landscaped gardens. Things only went up from there. We met with [name removed] who gave us our tour and we were struck by how friendly everyone was. [name removed] greeted everyone we passed by and knew everyone's name. We found exactly what we are looking for in advancing mom from an independent senior community to an assisted community in Atria and are looking forward to having her closer to her grandchildren in the new year.
Cassandra B
Assisted Living
November 21, 2022
Amazing Place to Live
Amazing and wonderful place to live. Everyone is just so helpful. The word no doesn’t exist here. The staff is so friendly, they treat me like family. I have been a resident of Atria for just over 3 years and I couldn’t be happier to be here.
Wesley
Assisted Living
November 10, 2022
Great place for my mother
My mother was a resident at Atria in Novato and she was only there for a few months but she enjoyed her time and the staff were very friendly. Food was good and the building was clean. The other seniors there seemed happy, they were very friendly as well.
anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
September 28, 2022
A beautiful community to call home
What we really like about the Atria Tamalpais community are the staff, they are so friendly and competent and the grounds are very pretty.
Rick - Toured community
Independent Living
June 3, 2022
My Tour Experience at Atria Tamalpais Creek
This was a nice community, it was too big for my loved one.
Donna B - Resident/client
Assisted Living
March 28, 2022
A place for mom - senior residence
excellent - all staff members are kind and caring.
Response from Atria Tamalpais Creek
May 24, 2022
Hi Donna, Your compliments mean the world to our staff members. Thank you for sharing, and thank you for choosing Atria.
Gary M - Family/friend
Assisted Living
October 5, 2021
We are so pleased to have finally found a competent and loving home for Mom. The staff is helpful in every way, and our mom's attitude toward life has been very positive under Atria's care.
Response from Atria Tamalpais Creek
May 24, 2022
Hi Gary, We're thrilled to have your mom call our community home. Our staff takes pride in going above and beyond, so thank you for sharing your kind compliments.
anonymous - Toured community
Memory Care
March 6, 2021
Of the three communities we’ve toured this far, Atria feels like the best fit. Atria utilizes strict Covid protocols (visitor sign in log, temperature tracking, hand sanitizer, masks). While the building seems older, it appears to be well-maintained. The outdoor landscaping has been recently updated and looks fantastic. We were able to tour several units. The studios are on the small side but have ADA compliant bathrooms. All staff, including our welcoming sales manager, were genuinely friendly and welcoming. This community is located in the flatlands of Novato relatively close to the downtown shopping area and library. Atria would be a possible fit, if my mom decides to remain in CA.
Response from Atria Tamalpais Creek
May 24, 2022
Hello, It was our pleasure to show you and your family our community. If you need more support in your senior living search, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.
anonymous - Family/friend
Memory Care
December 15, 2020
I would recommend
We chose Atria Tamalpais Creek at the time because of the location and after we looked at it, we thought it was a nice facility and would be a good fit. The rooms sizes here are adequate and we have had no complaints about the food. I would recommend this community to others looking.
Response from Atria Tamalpais Creek
May 24, 2022
Hello, Thank you for choosing Atria! Your feedback is so important to us, so thank you for sharing your experience.
Linda - Family/friend
Memory Care
August 4, 2020
Comfortable for mom
It was a lovely place for my mom and my mom enjoyed it living there. I chose this community because after visiting other places, Atria was very complete with the information and practices they shared and the location was excellent for our family. The food was mostly adequate sometimes more special, but mealtime was not important to my mom. I would recommend this community to other families.
Response from Atria Tamalpais Creek
May 24, 2022
Hello Linda, Thanks for sharing your experience, and thank you for choosing Atria. We take pride in delivering quality service each and every day.
Gary Kraght - Family/friend
Memory Care
June 15, 2020
Friendly place to live
It is a very well managed community. I have been very impressed with all of the staff from management, to the people who help and give care. I have never ever run into anybody who was not friendly, caring, helpful, and willing to make mother's stay at Atria the best it could be. Particularly, in response to COVID, I have also been so impressed with how they got in front of the curve early, very organized, and have keep the residents there safe.
Response from Atria Tamalpais Creek
May 24, 2022
Hello Gary, Thank you for your support, understanding and trust of us through this pandemic. Our residents and staff are what matters most to us. Your feedback is important, so thank you for sharing your experience.
Kate S - Family/friend
Memory Care
January 6, 2019
Don't send your parents here
My father was a resident of Atria Tamalpais Creek where $13,000 in cash was stolen from his apartment. He had been admitted to the hospital following a heart attack, and during his hospital stay, he asked me to retrieve some of his belongings for safekeeping, including his safe box, which had contained an envelope with the cash (meant for use in a dire emergency), for over a decade, When I arrived to pick up the items a few days after his hospital admission, I found that the envelope of cash was gone and the safe box open. I immediately filed a police report, and reported the loss to the director, who only seemed to care about being present during the police investigation, and not about the lost money. My father died very unexpectedly the following week, after complications from open heart surgery, and the money was never recovered. Atria has not taken any responsibility for the theft, and did not even conduct an internal investigation into the matter, or offer as much as an apology. They claim that the police report was inconclusive because it couldn't pinpoint specifically who stole the money, as over twenty of their staff members had used key fobs to get into his apartment. The fact remains that the money was stolen from Atria, when they should have been ensuring the safekeeping of my father's possessions. I had previously seen the cash myself, when my father moved in months before, and he asked me specifically to pick it up for him while he was in the hospital. He had no issues with memory loss, and knew that the cash had been there. Atria's response has been pathetic, and only concerned with their own back, rather than with the theft of $13,000 from the home of an elderly widower in their care. I am disgusted by their lack of concern, or willingness to take responsibility for this disgraceful situation.
If this highly unfortunate event had not occurred, I still would have given Atria a 1 star review for their lack of humanity, and lack of any truly engaging activities for their residents. At the time of his death, my father was on a waitlist to move to another nearby senior community. For an 89 year old man who had recently lost his wife, moving is not something to be taken lightly, so it was only because he was so miserable at Atria that he was willing to subject himself to another move after only 5 months there. Despite seeing him day in and day out, the receptionist never even knew my father's name. My father was a highly active and engaged man until the final days of his life, but the activities at Atria seemed geared for people who had already given up on life, rather than still living it to the fullest. It basically feels like a place where people are waiting to die, rather than still enjoying life. It has token activities like chair exercise, but none that seem planned with thought and care for active seniors.
When my father's money was stolen, I discovered through the California Social Services website, [removed that Atria Tamaplais Creek has been investigated 23 times by Social Services, with 11 of those visits in 2018 alone. There were also 4 citations for immediate health, safety or personal rights violations.
Additionally, I found that Atria Corporate has, not surprisingly, received a C- grade by the Better Business Bureau, [removed] with 5 complaints filed in the past three years.
I wish my father had never moved into Atria Tamalpais Creek, and I wish they cared about the money stolen on their watch. But since I can't change either, all I can do now is hope that others heed my advice: Think twice before sending your loved ones to Atria Tamalpais Creek. It might look safe, but I learned the hard way that it is not.
anonymous - Toured community
Memory Care
December 5, 2018
Place seems great, but thy cannot accommodate my father. He needs too much care, for what they provide.
Robert Brown - Family/friend
Memory Care
January 8, 2018
Very Pleased
We moved my parents to Atria three years ago. My dad passed quickly, and my mom had to tranistion to the memory care (Life Guidance) unit due to advancing dementia. We experienced three moves in one year, and the staff was extremely helpful in these transitions. The facility is immaculately maintained, meals are very good, and the staff is incredibly caring and professional.
I had always been warned that assisted living facilities typically increase the care charges significantly as residents age, but I was constantly amazed that Atria maintained my mother's care level as her abilities declined and she required more assistance. I can't say enough about how grateful we are to have had my parents live at Atria.
Robert Brown - Family/friend
Memory Care
January 8, 2018
Very Pleased
We moved my parents to Atria three years ago. My dad passed quickly, and my mom had to tranistion to the memory care (Life Guidance) unit due to advancing dementia. We experienced three moves in one year, and the staff was extremely helpful in these transitions. The facility is immaculately maintained, meals are very good, and the staff is incredibly caring and professional.
I had always been warned that assisted living facilities typically increase the care charges significantly as residents age, but I was constantly amazed that Atria maintained my mother's care level as her abilities declined and she required more assistance. I can't say enough about how grateful we are to have had my parents live at Atria.
anonymous - Toured community
Memory Care
September 22, 2017
Beautiful setting. Really professional staff.
anonymous - Toured community
Memory Care
September 12, 2017
Not considered. Did not have independent living
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