Living Your Choice

Thank heaven we found Living Your Choice!
Recently, our 90-​year-​old mother became ill and wasn’t going to be able to live on her own anymore, as she’d been doing. My sisters and I were trying to find an assisted living arrangement for her in San Diego, and we were quickly overwhelmed by the options. (It’s very difficult to find a place on your own, just going by the info you see online. Many places don’t post their rates, so you have no idea if you’re looking at something within your budget or not.) I put out a plea on Facebook for any local friends who could recommend a good assisted living place, and a friend suggested we contact Living Your Choice for help.
We specifically got in touch with Melanie, who was wonderful. I emailed Melanie and told her the basics of our situation and she called me right away. She immediately changed some personal plans she had for that day so she could go right away and meet with my mom and me at my mom’s rehab location. (She literally went the extra mile, since that meant driving all the way up to Menifee where my mom was in rehab.)
Melanie was so sweet, convincing my mom that this would be the next new adventure in her life — not a depressing next step. She reassured my mom that she’d be able to just focus on the things she likes to do, while someone else would worry about everything else for her (cooking, cleaning, etc.). My mom very worriedly asked Melanie, «But can I afford this?» and Melanie again reassured her. She told her not to worry about it; she could definitely afford a lovely place.
Melanie picked out two places for us to tour, but we were completely sold after seeing option #1. We only went along to see the 2^nd option just to compare, but the first place (Brookdale in San Marcos) was so nice, and so in line with our mom’s budget, that we were very excited about how much our mom was going to like it.
Melanie was so great to work with that we all hugged her at the end of the tour. She was a godsend during a very stressful situation!
I would highly recommend working with Living Your Choice (and especially Melanie!) if you need help with finding care for your loved ones.

What a breathe of fresh air knowing that this company provides such a personal touch. They treat their clients with respect and compassion. They take into consideration the details that other companies so easily leave out. It’s a shame more companies aren’t like them, especially working with such fragile situations. They are the best of the best in my eyes. I had the chance to meet the owner and she embodies trust, love and passion for finding the best living/​care situation for her clients. Angela is the type of business owner that would literally give you all she has to find what you need. We look forward to a continued relationship with you guys! Cheers!

I wanted to take a moment to thank Living Your Choice for helping me with my dad Bill.
My dad unexpectedly became ill and ended up in the hospital recently. He had always been pretty healthy and lived an independent life so I was taken by surprise when the hospital informed me that he really could not go home and would require some level of medical attention from this point on. They suggested an assisted living facility would be the best option and gave me a list of potential homes to call. Well I was shocked, not only was dad really ill but now I needed to deal with finding him a new place to live? Oh and by the way, he needed to be out of the hospital in like 3 – 4 days. Wow, I was freaking out, not only did I not have any idea of where to start, the list they gave me had so many places listed, plus I also knew my dad was going to hate the idea of leaving his home.
Thank god I had heard of Living Your Choice through a mutual friend. I called and found an expert staff that was able to help me right away. We spent over an hour on the phone discussing my dad, his life, his likes and dislikes, his medical issues, his budget and what he was going to need moving forward. Right away I felt so much better, they understood what was going through and agreed to meet the next morning at the hospital with us both.
When I showed up at the hospital Dad was already talking to Angela from Living Your Choice. I was shocked that she had already convinced him this was the best option and he had told her what he wanted in his new home. Later that day Angela and I toured several buildings in my Dads price range. The communities were all much nicer then I expected. Angela had one in particular she felt would be the best fit for Dad based on their discussions so I went with it. Angela ended up working directly with the Discharge Planners at the hospital making all the arrangements for Dads transfer. Oh my gosh, this made my life so much easier.
Two days later we moved Dad in his new place. I was so nervous that he was going to hate it but it turns out that Angela was right. Not only that she showed up to greet him at his new home. Dad was so thankful he had tears in his eyes, he kept thanking her for listening to him and said she found exactly what he wanted.
Thank you Living Your Choice — You turned a terrible situation into one with a happy ending. Not only that the service was completely free to my Dad and me. I highly recommend anyone needing help with their parents.

We needed to do something for my mother-​in-​law. We wanted to find a place where she could be happy and get help whenever she needed it. She did not need round the clock medical care, but at the same time she needed a bit of «assistance» now and then. So we started looking for a place for her to live. To be honest we were overwhelmed. Sure there were lots of choices available but how are we supposed to make the right choice based on mother-in-law’s specific needs?
This is where Living Your Choice comes into play. My wife and I love my mother-​in-​law but we didn’t have the assisted living expertise to be able to evaluate what’s best for her. Angela (our counselor from LYC) drove out twice and talked to mom. Angela used her terrific interpersonal skills combined with her medical expertise to determine exactly what’s right for mom. Literally dozens of factors were taken into account to find the right place. What impressed me the most is LYC took a comprehensive approach. Both emotional and physical well-​being needed to be fully satisfied. Angela showed us a couple places and we eventually found the perfect community for mom. To be brutally honest, it’s not only worked out great for mom but also for us. Prior to Angela’s help, It extremely stressful to us. We were afraid we make the wrong decision. Mom is extremely happy and we feel confident in the decision. BTW their service is free!!!
Disclaimer: I would’ve never known this kind of service existed prior to my friend Brian bringing it to my attention. He and his wife (Angela) are principles.