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VISTA DEL MONTE

3775 Modoc Road, Santa Barbara, CA

Assisted LivingMemory CareIndependent LivingContinuing Care Retirement Communities

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About the community

About VISTA DEL MONTE

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Family and resident feedback

4.3 out of 5 from 16 reviews

Overall rating from Caring.com. Recent public reviews can help surface themes to ask about on a tour. Ratings belong to the original review source and are not independently verified by us.

★★★★★

Positive

I visited this facility

I was pretty impressed with Vista del Monte. The marketing director was pretty good. The grounds were nice. The location was pretty good. Santa Barbara is pretty centrally located to all the relatives. It was nice. I would have been happy for my parents to get in there. They don't require a large deposit upfront. They had a thing where you can go in independent living, and then as you needed services, you get those a la carte from them or contract out yourself. They had memory care, too. I don't believe t…

★★★★★

Positive

I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

A friend of mine lives in Vista del Monte. I was not that impressed with them. I thought it was rather depressing. They have dark gray paint in all the hallways, and it didn't feel good to me. My friend took me around and it's all very nice, but I didn't like those dark hallways. They had a pool, a library, and nice landscaped areas where you could sit. We had dinner there once and it was very nice. I haven't interacted with the staff, but from what I have seen they seemed nice enough. The facil…

★★★★★

Positive

I visited this facility

We toured Vista del Monte Retirement Community. I'm impressed. The people were friendly. They were out walking and doing activities. They had multiple classes available for the residents. They had a huge center lawn area with walking paths and benches. All the units were assisted living ready so that if you went from independent to assisted, you didn't have to move. So that was very nice. They had a two-bedroom and two-bath unit. You've got a selection of paint colors, flooring, and window treatments…

★★★★★

Positive

I visited this facility

Vista del Monte was a very nice place. It's just that it's so expensive that it's unreachable. They offer different tiers of care. They offer memory care as well as assisted living, and also independent living, so you can move from one to the next. Mom would have been in the independent living quarters, and the quarters were nice. They each have a balcony, so she could step outside of her room and have coffee outside on her patio. They have an indoor pool that's nicely heated, lovely grounds, an…

★★★★★

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I am/was a resident of this facility

I have moved into Vista del Monte. It has been a good place. Everybody's very helpful and very pleasant. They have all kinds of different rooms. I have a 2-bedroom apartment; they also offer 1-bedroom and studios. Because of COVID, there are not that many activities yet; a few things, but not much. We have three meals a day. There's an indoor swimming pool, indoor therapy pool. There's a library, they do exercises, chair exercises, balance classes, and classes in the water. It's a good place to …

★★★★★

Positive

I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

My mom and stepdad began living in Fernbrook, the assisted living section of Vista del Monte in 2020 right before the lockdown. My stepdad had had a stroke in August 2019 so he needed extra care, and my mom was incredibly sharp in her mid-nineties, but had mobility issues. Their private one-bedroom apartment had lovely views of the mountains and trees. My mom decorated it with her own paintings and their Southwestern art collection and it quickly became home for them. Even though my husband and I lived only fifteen…

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What we know from public sources

Care options: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Operator: Front Porch Communities
Public price status: Not publicly found
Last source check: October 22, 2026

Campus care settings

Assisted living

VISTA DEL MONTE

266 licensed beds · License 425800464

Classification and identity evidence

Why this community appears in these categories

Continuing Care Retirement Communities

Official CDSS continuing-care facility classification joined by facility license number to the current licensed RCFE layer.

Authoritative classification evidence · observed October 14, 2026

CCRC PROVIDER: FRONT PORCH COMMUNITIES AND SERVICES, INC. · California Department of Social Services · official source ↗
LICENSEE: FRONT PORCH COMMUNITIES AND SERVICES, INC. · California Department of Social Services · official source ↗
STATE FACILITY LICENSE: 425800464 · California Department of Social Services · official source ↗

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Amenities and services

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Meals & dining

Meals Provided

Health & wellness

Staffing & Ancillary Services
Diabetic Care
Non-Ambulatory Care
Incontinence Care

Activities & engagement

Activities On-site
Devotional Activities Offsite

Outdoor spaces

Indoor Common Areas

Official oversight

Inspection and quality records

Inspection coverage has not yet been completed for this community. “Not covered” is not the same as “no violations found.”

Coverage last checked October 22, 2026.

Questions to confirm with the community

Additional care fees: Not publicly disclosed
Move-in fee: Not publicly disclosed
Exact unit availability: Confirmation required

VISTA DEL MONTE

About VISTA DEL MONTE

4.3 out of 5 from 16 reviews

I visited this facility

I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

I visited this facility

I visited this facility

I am/was a resident of this facility

I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

What we know from public sources

Campus care settings

VISTA DEL MONTE

Why this community appears in these categories

Continuing Care Retirement Communities

Amenities and services

Meals & dining

Health & wellness

Activities & engagement

Outdoor spaces

Inspection and quality records

Questions to confirm with the community

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