Discover Pepper and Coral Tree Assisted Living: A Photo Journey Through Our Comfortable Living Spaces

       My aunt has been living alone since 1999 until she fell in 2019 and could no longer care for herself in her home without assistance. I managed to squeeze out 4 years in her home with lots of help, but it came time to get her into assisted living. I reached out to www.caring.com and got two referrals and both were great. I chose to go with Pepper Tree Assisted Living because it is a small home and it feels very comfortable and not institutional; my aunt was alone for so many years, she would have been overwhelmed with a larger facility. I love the care and attention my aunt gets from all the caregivers. She’s not always very nice, but the caregivers, administrator, and owner are always kind. Furthermore, the caregivers, administrator, and owner are looking out for me, too. They understand the hardship to me and always make me feel better especially when I’m stressed. When I visit in the morning, they are usually doing chair yoga. If the weather is nice, they will exercise outside on a beautifully paved driveway. If the weather is not so nice, they will exercise inside to a video. The caregivers are usually preparing a meal when I visit and I usually get offered a portion to eat with the residents . . . a nice gesture indeed and it always smells great. My aunt loves and eats all the food. I feel that both my aunt and I are taken care of by Pepper Tree and I would recommend Pepper Tree Assisted Living to anyone, but especially a potential resident that would prefer a low-key, uncrowded care facility.     

Posted by Lynne W. on 05/03/24     

      We were finally able to rest easier because we knew our dad would be taken care of properly in your home.  It's not only something we could see, but because of you, your compassion and character,  we could feel!  It's obvious how special you are and how you bring that to your home! Thank you for everything.  We were scrambling for something and you opened up your heart and your home and also gave us support and information to facilitate the move.    John's family, January 2020

    We were 3 daughters trying to care for mom in her own home and in the beginning, it worked, we would take turns and check on mom about 4 hours a day.  That turned into 8 hours a day and finally, one of us had to sleep at her house every night.  We tried everything we could to keep her in her own home even hiring caregivers.  Finally, we thought she needed more care, and a type of care we could no longer provide.  She needed full assistance bathing, toileting, and even feeding at times.  We were exhausted.  We moved our mom to Pepper Tree, where she thrived, received excellent care and good nutritious food. We were able to visit all throughout Covid in different manners but we were able to spend our time visiting and enjoying time with mom instead of providing the care that was exhausting us.  We are so happy we found Pepper Tree, they kept mom comfortable and happy in a safe home during COVID.  

     We had mom at a large facility, but she was still lonely.  We thought she would engage and interact more with the residents but she easily became overwhelmed by seeing too many new faces every day.  She was sitting in her room and would say “No one ever comes and gets me, I wait, but no one comes”. She was intimidated by the activities and there were not enough caregivers to prompt our mom to attend a meal, activity, or event.  When she moved to Pepper Tree she made friends, the same faces at breakfast, lunch & dinner.  The caregivers would get her up, do a sponge bath, prompt her to brush her hair and teeth and bring her out in the morning.  Our mom loves the chair yoga routine and does it every morning, the music is uplifting.  Pepper Tree staff take her on walks, find gardening projects she enjoys, and make her comfortable in the afternoon while she continues her art projects on the back deck.  

     We wanted our mom to stay at home and hired caregivers around the clock.  It was getting expensive but she could afford it so we stayed with that care.  The problem was the hiring, firing, no-shows, and all the hassles of managing caregivers came down to us.  We had things go missing, certain caregivers would ask for more money than what we had agreed upon, and we never knew which caregiver was going to show up with the agency.  Mom continued falling, but not as frequently, yet she still suffered falls. Although some caregivers would engage in conversations with her, we thought Mom would benefit from companionship with people her own age.  She couldn’t relate to the international caregivers that were supposed to be providing companionship.  When mom moved into Pepper Tree, everyone was local, from Palos Verdes or Torrance.  They talked about grandchildren, children, and hobbies they had in common.  They reminisced about travels they had to Europe, Cabo San Lucas, and told stories of their lives.  This is where the real connection was made and Mom had friends, people who cared about her, and looked forward to seeing her at the breakfast table each morning.    

     My mom loved living at Coral Tree and the friends she met, especially Sandra. The were best friends.  Mom is just on a detour and will be back on the main path soon.  Her doctor told me today she has a great desire to live and a strong constitution.  She will be just fine.  Thank you for providing such a wonderful living experience for my mother.  Best, Diane

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