Common Questions and Answers

How does your referral-placement service work?
Savvy Senior Lifestyles will perform a needs assessment of your loved one’s preferences, desires, budgetary constraints and necessities. Upon completion of the evaluation, Savvy Senior Lifestyles will develop a profile and refer you to several communities that match your loved one’s profile. Savvy Senior Lifestyles will then arrange for a tour of the selected communities, personally accompany you on the tour, and assist in making the final choice.

What is the advantage of using Savvy Senior Lifestyles?
Savvy Senior Lifestyles offers its services to seniors and their families at no charge. Furthermore, our knowledge of and expertise in the senior retirement community business enables Savvy Senior Lifestyles to match a senior’s particular preferences and needs to a select group of communities, assist with the final selection of the community that best meets those preferences and needs, and negotiate the most favorable rates and services.

Why should I choose Savvy Senior Lifestyles over another referral service?
We at Savvy Senior Lifestyles, having previously worked for retirement communities, know the business from the inside out. Additionally, we personally accompany our clients to each retirement community during the initial visit. Therefore, our unique knowledge and personalized service places us one large step above the competition.

What is the best community for me or a family member?
One that fits the individual needs and preferences. After a detailed needs-and-preference assessment, our retirement-living advisors refer you to the most suitable communities.

How can you provide this service at no cost?
Communities contract with us to provide them with candidates. Our fees are paid in full by the retirement communities in which our clients are placed.

How can a person be happy in community-type living after being in a home for years?
Most seniors thrive with the vast array of activities in retirement-community living and the increased companionship upon being relieved of the responsibility and loneliness of home ownership. More importantly, retirement-community living increase an individual’s life expectancy.

What is Savvy Senior Lifestyles’ service territory?
We currently refer to retirement communities located in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura.

How do I know whether I or a family member needs only an independent community, or whether assisted living is necessary?
An independent community is suitable for an individual who is self-sufficient — can walk, bathe, groom, eat and otherwise take complete care of one’s self. Assisted-living community is necessary for persons who need help with daily living activities such as feeding, bathing, grooming and medication management.