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Bethesda Care - Glendora

Bethesda Care - Glendora is an assisted living and memory care community in Glendora, CA.

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Bethesda Care - Glendora

1640 South Glendora Avenue, Glendora, CA 91740

For more information about senior living options: (866) 208-4318

3.7 from 96 reviews
5 stars
44
4 stars
22
3 stars
7
2 stars
4
1 stars
19

Overall Review of Bethesda Care - Glendora

common 22 reviews mention this

Staff care is a mixed experience

Many reviewers describe staff as kind, attentive, and professional.

A substantial number of residents and family members say the staff treated their loved ones well, stayed responsive to requests, and felt welcoming during visits. Several reviewers specifically highlight nurses or individual staff members as caring, helpful, and attentive. Others, however, describe rude or neglectful interactions and say direct care was inconsistent, so the experience appears uneven depending on unit and timing.

caveat 12 reviews mention this

Understaffing hurts response times

Residents and families mention delays and difficulty getting help when needed.

Multiple reviewers report understaffing, with long waits for care and problems getting help promptly. Several describe issues like delayed assistance, nurses being unavailable when patients called, and medications or basic needs not being handled in time. A few reviews also connect the staffing gaps to worse outcomes such as falls, pressure issues, or infections that required hospital care.

caveat 14 reviews mention this

Cleanliness gets strong disagreement

Reviews conflict on whether the facility stays clean.

Some families praise the facility as clean and updated, noting that their loved ones looked well cared for and that the building felt maintained. Other reviewers call out dirty rooms, poor cleaning of patients, unpleasant odors, and areas that did not seem cleaned consistently. Because both positive and negative cleanliness remarks show up repeatedly, cleanliness appears to vary across stays and units.

common 6 reviews mention this

Food quality and diet support vary

Food reviews range from acceptable to poor.

Dining feedback is mixed: some reviewers call out food as decent or merely not great, while others say food services were horrible. A couple of comments focus on dietary restrictions not being handled well, including not knowing about a cardiac diet. On the other hand, at least a few residents and families mention decent food and that meals met some expectations.

common 7 reviews mention this

Rehab and daily-care details

Reviews discuss skilled-nursing and rehab routines directly.

Several reviews describe the day-to-day rehab experience for sub-acute or skilled nursing, including therapy visits and how often assistance was provided. Some reviewers say loved ones progressed with therapy and received the support they needed, while others report missed therapy schedules, difficulty getting patients positioned or bathed, and insufficient follow-through on care needs. A few accounts also point to complications and hospital transfers, describing breaks in care continuity.

How we summarize

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Features

Housing

  • 6 resident community capacity 6 resident community capacity

Types of Care

  • Assisted Living Assisted Living
  • Board and Care Home Board and Care Home
  • Memory Care Memory Care
  • Respite Care Respite Care

Amenities

  • Cable or satellite TV Cable or satellite TV
  • Dining room Dining room
  • Fully furnished Fully furnished
  • Garden Garden
  • Housekeeping services Housekeeping services
  • Move-in coordination Move-in coordination
  • Outdoor space Outdoor space
  • Small library Small library
  • Telephone Telephone

Transportation

  • Ontario International (15 miles away) Ontario International (15 miles away)

Care Services

  • 24-hour supervision 24-hour supervision
  • Activities of daily living assistance Activities of daily living assistance
  • Assistance with bathing Assistance with bathing
  • Assistance with dressing Assistance with dressing
  • Assistance with transfers Assistance with transfers
  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Meal preparation and service Meal preparation and service
  • Medication management Medication management
  • Mental wellness program Mental wellness program
  • Mild cognitive impairment Mild cognitive impairment
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions
  • Specialized memory care programming Specialized memory care programming

Dining

  • Diabetes diet Diabetes diet
  • Special dietary restrictions Special dietary restrictions

Activities

  • Community-sponsored activities Community-sponsored activities
  • Scheduled daily activities Scheduled daily activities

Nearby Places of Interest

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy (0.4 miles)
  • Walgreens (1.5 miles)
  • Walgreens (2 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (2.1 miles)
  • Walmart Pharmacy (2.2 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (2.6 miles)
  • CVS Pharmacy (2.9 miles)

Restaurants

  • In-N-Out Burger (0.6 miles)
  • In-N-Out Burger (2.8 miles)
  • Raging Waters (3.2 miles)
  • In-N-Out Burger (5.8 miles)
  • Chick-Fil-A (5.9 miles)
  • Old Stump Brewing Co. (6.3 miles)
  • McDonald's (6.7 miles)

Places of Worship

  • Real Life (1.5 miles)
  • Charisma Life Church (6.9 miles)
  • Calvary Chapel Golden Springs (7.7 miles)
  • First Evangelical Church Arcadia (9 miles)
  • Arcadia Chinese Baptist Church (9.9 miles)

Physicians

  • Glendora Dentistry (1.6 miles)
  • Healthcare Partners (2.6 miles)
  • Foothill Dermatology Medical Center (2.8 miles)
  • Inland Neurosurgery Institute (6.8 miles)
  • Chapparal Medical Group (6.9 miles)
  • The Robert & Beverly Lewis Family Cancer Care Center (7.1 miles)
  • Kaiser Permanente Diamond Bar Medical Offices (7.9 miles)

Cafes

  • The Donut Man (1.6 miles)
  • Starbucks (2.6 miles)
  • Starbucks (2.7 miles)
  • Panera Bread (4.8 miles)
  • Porto's Bakery & Cafe (4.9 miles)
  • Starbucks (5.9 miles)
  • The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (6.8 miles)

Hospitals

  • Rowland Convalescent Hospital (2.7 miles)
  • Kindred Hospital San Gabriel Valley (3.4 miles)
  • Casa Bonita (3.8 miles)
  • City Of Hope (6.3 miles)
  • Hope (6.4 miles)
  • Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (6.8 miles)
  • Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center (7.6 miles)

Parks

  • Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park (3.5 miles)
  • Creekside Park (5.7 miles)
  • Pantera Park (7.8 miles)
  • Arcadia County Park (9.9 miles)

Transportation

  • Pomona Station (6.4 miles)
  • Metro - Monrovia Station (8.2 miles)
  • Montclair Metrolink Station (9.7 miles)

Theaters

  • AMC Puente Hills 20 (8.6 miles)
  • Harkins Theatres Chino Hills 18 (9.8 miles)
  • AMC DINE-IN Montclair Place 12 (9.8 miles)

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