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Almaden

4610 Almaden Expy, San Jose, CA 95118

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Friendly facility

Staff friendliness and learning our names early on, lots of interesting activities, fun holiday activities and decorations, great food choices

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Almaden

About the facility

The Watermark At Almaden

Located in South San Jose, The Watermark at Almaden puts you only minutes away from the city’s best shopping, restaurants, entertainment, and attractions. With abundant cultural attractions, activities, and green spaces, there’s truly something for everyone here. Known for its innovative and creative spirit, San Jose is the perfect place to call home. The Watermark at Almaden brings exceptional Senior Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care to the scenic South San Jose neighborhood. Live the life you want instead of worrying about household maintenance. We will manage all the details so you can focus solely on enjoying the pleasures of your new community and life in the Bay Area. Your day is yours for the making.

Assisted Living

Enjoy the perfect blend of support and independence with a balanced combination of luxurious residences, personalized care, and abundant opportunities to engage and grow. Savor the wealth of amenities at home or set out to explore the beautiful parks and rich history of San Jose. Plan your day how you like — no restrictive schedules or timetables.

Memory Care

When you need additional support, our groundbreaking Memory Care program is here for you. Peace of mind lives here with 24/7 support...

Senior living options offered

  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care

Almaden

Pricing

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Amenities

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Healthcare Services

  • Staffing & Ancillary Services
  • Medication Management
  • Memory Care
  • Incontinence Care

Meals & Dining

  • Guest Meals
  • International Cuisine
  • Meals Provided
  • Professional Chef

Room Amenities

  • Wi-Fi/high-speed internet

Community Amenities

On-site dining options

  • Café or Bistro
  • Private Dining Room
  • Bar or Pub

Pets

  • Dogs Allowed
  • Cats Allowed

Common areas

  • Outside Patio
  • Outdoor Common Areas
  • Beauty Salon
  • Library

Recreational areas

  • Arts and Crafts Center
  • Jacuzzi
  • Fitness Center
  • Swimming Pool

Services

  • Beautician

Activities

  • Cards / Pinochle Club
  • Activities On-site
  • Day Trips and Outings
  • Stretching Classes

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4610 Almaden Expy,
San Jose, CA 95118

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Pet friendly

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Care types offered

2

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Reviews

for Almaden

9.4 out of 10
Review Score42 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.8
Cleanliness
4.9
Friendliness
5.0
Care Services
4.7
Staff
4.8
Meals & Dining
4.5
Activities
4.6
Value for Cost
4.6

A Place for Mom has scored Almaden with 9.4 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Almaden has 42 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.8 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 7/13/26

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Anonymous

Assisted Living

Resident/client

July 13, 2026

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Friendly facility

Staff friendliness and learning our names early on, lots of interesting activities, fun holiday activities and decorations, great food choices

Karen S

Memory Care

Family/friend

June 10, 2026

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Amazing team in memory care.

The memory care team, lead by [Name Removed], at the Almaden Watermark are amazing. [Nsme removed] and her staff were compassionate and engaged with my mom and all of the residents, as well as with family members. They worked with me every step of the way to help me with my mom and her needs. I’m forever grateful to[Name removed] and her team.

David K

Assisted Living

Family/friend

April 30, 2026

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Excellent place for dad

The Watermark at Almaden has been a great facility for my dad. He’s been there about a year and a half and really likes it. The staff is always very friendly and helpful. The food is consistently good, as I have joined him for lunches and dinners many times. His biggest complaint is the sometimes long wait times for an aide to return to the dining room to escort him back to his room once he has finished his meal. This short staffing issue may not be unique to WM, however.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 3, 2026

4.0 out of 5 stars
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The Watermark at Almaden

What we like the most about the community is the location, activities and food. We would recommend The Watermark at Almaden.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

January 14, 2026

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

The staff during the tours and leading up to admission was helping and knowledgeable and the on boarding was rather smooth. Unfortunately, the move in process definitely needs to be looked at closely. We were surprised that the facility did not supply a durable and suitable moving equipment such as a large cart to assist with moving in the large furniture. All they had was a broken luggage cart. After getting into the facility, it took a lot more time (definitely more that I expected) to get acclimated to the facility. There was no one clearly communicating next steps, ie: cleaning schedule, processes to get things done around the room, care giving responsibilities, etc. Lastly, although the Watermark does have a hospice waiver, they have only had a few hospice patients within their facility. My loved one turned out to be one of the first ones. Therefore, the staff and caregivers did not seem to clearly understand what their responsibilities were to care for my aunt. The head nurses did do their best to communicate with our hospice coordinator, which was helpful. But I don't know if that information was trickle down to the caregivers that helped my loved one on a daily basis. Our hospice aides and nurses did help with communicating to them what my loved one needed. Overall, we understand that no facility is perfect. We do feel that The Watermark is the right place for my loved one. We are all just remaining patient as we learn to navigate everything there is learn about assisted living. We appreciate what the staff and caregivers have done thus far to ensure my loved ones safety and health.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

October 7, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

A Great Place to Live

It is a very nice facility with friendly residents and staff and good food. Absolutely stuffed with activities to do. They allow cats and small dogs which was a big factor in our choice for respite care.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

September 5, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Review for The Watermark at Almaden

Dad really likes it there. i would highly recommend to others.

Yvonne M

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 12, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

5 star review

I honestly will give them all 5's. They were just wonderful from the beginning to the end. My mom has passed away and as I had to move her things out and close with them they were so caring and supportive.

DL

Assisted Living

Family/friend

October 11, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
2.0

Review for Almaden

It's a clean facility and the staff is helpful. The food is iffy, but they seem to have a lot of activities for the residents. It looked new and the rooms were a good size for my mom.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 1, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
2.0

Great Facility, but pricey!

Right now...the facility is in a transition, so the quality of Aides is a hit or a miss. They do their job, but they are just learning the residents. Some of them are friendly. Some just do their job and that's it. The housekeeping is fine. They come once a week. I can't speak on the meals because I don't eat there. My mother doesn't like some of the meals. As for a recommendation, if you can afford to pay out of pocket, definitely. It's very pricey. But it's clean and the staff is friendly.

Marilyn

Assisted Living

Resident/client

November 16, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

It is joyful and a place in my stage of life where I would like to be

Atria Almaden is a very clean community and the house keeping ladies are just lovely - that is one of the things I love about Atria I have never seen anything messy or out of place. The staff members know all of our names which I cannot believe it - they are very courteous, nice, joyful and they always have a smile on their face - that is another things we love about Atria. The dining and meals are one of the most important things to us in this stage of our lives - there has never been a day that I have gone to the dining hall and something be bad. There service is just wonderful, the kitchen staff is perfect and they always greet us when we enter the dining hall. They are very patient with us when we order and always explain the menu to us and any other specials they may have. The activities are fantastic - there is almost everything you can think of, there is always something to do from exercise classes, movie nights, arts and crafts. It is like a cruise ship that you do not get off of.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Resident/client

November 16, 2022

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

friendly staff

Overall I am very happy here I am been here for quite sometime - but they have struggled with hiring a manager that stays consistently so something's are haphazard. [name removed] does a wonderful job in the kitchen - sometimes the meals come out cold but he is currently working on fixing that problem. Overall based on the experience I have had I would recommend Atria Almaden to other families .

Manuel C

Assisted Living

Toured community

August 3, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Staff
5.0

We arrived at Altria Almaden at lunch time for a quickly arranged tour, which we appreciated, since we were to be in the area for a brief period. First off was lunch for me and my wife with [name removed] (sales counselor). Food selection was very broad and very high quality. Looking for Independent Living accommodations, the facility offered the two bedroom unit we had in mind. They offer every conceivable entertainment and activity to engage in during the day. The facilities are new. They are definitely a place to consider if you like high rise living.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Resident/client

June 28, 2022

3.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
2.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Who's running this place

The director turnover is like a revolving door. The caregivers are understaffed during the 6A-2P Shift. Sometimes there's only 1 working for the entire facility.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

June 21, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

I toured Atria Almaden, and it was very luxurious. They really appealed to the family members; but Atria gave me the impression that they would not take someone with my moms level of need. I later found out that if a person even needs oxygen, they couldn't be there. They were not geared to handle or accommodate advanced medical needs. The community was very fancy-schmancy; but not a good fit for us.

anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

June 20, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

I thought Atria Almaden seemed very nice. My parents didn’t like it as much because it was in a very busy neighborhood. But my wife and I really liked it.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Resident/client

December 20, 2021

3.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
2.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
2.0

Dietary Problems

Many of us residents are having problems with water retention. The food, especially the soups have to much sodium!

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Resident/client

September 29, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Housekeeping

They do a great job. Thanks [name removed].

Ron H

Assisted Living

Resident/client

September 23, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Everyone here is always so accommodating and helpful. It's a joyful place and we all appreciate the grand efforts so much from [names removed]. Thank you

anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

September 16, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Superb!

Our mom has only been here 3 days and so far so good. She does not want to be here, as she lived in her home for 58 years. . . But she is warming up to the place!

Almaden

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Frequently Asked Questions about Almaden

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