Gloria L
Not SureToured community
October 6, 2026
The facility was lovely, modern with everything one could imagine to offer. However, it did not fit my aunt’s needs.
525 W Elk Ave, Glendale, CA 91204

Anonymous
Loved one of resident/client
Overall a great experience
Overall experience has been good. Only complaint is the food. Temps are cold when [name removed] eats it. She stated to me it was ok but not great. Stated food repeats often + no choice in what to eat. Please note she is in memory care. We went to the dining room downstairs while I was there and the food was mediocre. Not great and I found it on the lukewarm side. Dessert was good. Care staff are good. Room size is good with lots of space.
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Experience a whole new lifestyle at Sage Glendale Senior Living — a luxurious, high-rise community tucked into a bustling, walkable neighborhood near downtown Glendale, California. This community offers assisted living and memory care services to older adults in the picturesque Verdugo Mountains near the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
The dedicated staff empowers residents to live as independently as possible by providing respectful encouragement and support. This community offers enticing, well-balanced meals each day in addition to several convenient services. Seniors can receive personal care, including assistance with medication management, dressing, bathing, and transferring. Staff also assist with escorting residents to and from meals and activities. For those in need of memory care, the specially designed In the Moment program offers person-centered care to keep everyone feeling their best.
This community’s location provides residents with many amenities and entertainment opportunities. Exercise with friends on the low-impact exercise equipment in the on-site fitness room, or tickle the ivories on the grand piano located in the great room near the courtyard. The elevated courtyard is a great place for seniors to bask in the California sunshine. There’s even an on-site beauty salon and barber shop so residents can stay on top of the latest trends....
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A Place for Mom has scored Sage Glendale Senior Living with 8.3 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Sage Glendale Senior Living has 23 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.8 out of 5.
Gloria L
Not SureToured community
October 6, 2026
The facility was lovely, modern with everything one could imagine to offer. However, it did not fit my aunt’s needs.
Anonymous
Assisted LivingFamily/friend
August 25, 2026
Overall experience has been good. Only complaint is the food. Temps are cold when [name removed] eats it. She stated to me it was ok but not great. Stated food repeats often + no choice in what to eat. Please note she is in memory care. We went to the dining room downstairs while I was there and the food was mediocre. Not great and I found it on the lukewarm side. Dessert was good. Care staff are good. Room size is good with lots of space.
Michael Dimen
Memory CareFamily/friend
August 9, 2026
My wife has resided at Memory Care at Sage Glendale for several months. Her incoming transition was difficult, as might have been expected. but the staff, especially [name removed], the Director, could not have been more helpful. He understood my wife's anxieties from the start, and assured me that he would oversee her comfort. In the first weeks my wife was confused, not sure why she found herself in a new home. But the staff, so considerate and warm, made her achieving her comfort much easier. Her idiosyncrasies were responded to, and she was gently guided towards the many activities and pleasures of living at Sage Glendale. My experience of the staff is that they are always ready to help, and smile often as they do their work. They got to know my wife quite quickly, and they seem to understand her, even in the confusion of her dementia. [name removed] is one of the med techs who frequently help out. [name removed] is also always solve problems and seek solutions.
Celso Flores
Assisted LivingIndustry reviewer
April 3, 2026
I just had the opportunity to visit This community, met with [Name Removed], an Amazing person with great knowledge about what families are looking for those they love. The place has great are to walk around and there is always someone looking to help residents. I felt great to see that there is people that come work a this place with a great desire to help and make these residents feel at home, with high respect and great values.
Debbie
Assisted LivingFamily/friend
March 20, 2026
It's all really a phony façade. It looks and feels like a luxury hotel yet it is only the outside appearance. We spent three months at Sage and never once did I feel that my father was being taken care of properly at a [Amount Removed]/mo price tag. They were constantly understaffed and poor/slow to respond to any questions or concerns. The executive director position changed three times in the three months we were there and other management positions changed out as well. It was difficult to get my father's room cleaned at minimum once a week... in fact, it was three weeks that it took when we first moved in. I ended up having to hire a caretaker to stay with him, and to assist him with his medications, his shower, and care of his living space. When getting the initial tour, and even afterwards, all the wonderful descriptive words were used to convince me, and I'm sure others that they cared. I'll leave it at that for now since just writing this summary has made me quite sad. After moving my dad to another facility, he passed a month later. It is quite hard to remember those last few months. Traumatic better describes it.
Anonymous
Assisted LivingResident/client
March 10, 2026
Overall-4 Staff -mostly friendly and helpful but understaffed, overworked. Directors - not always aware of their duties because their predecessors leave no instructions. Activities - card games, exercises, outings, movies, visiting entertainment There are mall pets allowed. It's Nice and has clean decor. They have good housekeeping. They have yet to have a fire drill New culinary director and slightly better meals and open dining 7:30 to 6:00. Good room size. There has been a large turnover of directors.
Kevin B
Not SureToured community
February 3, 2026
Very much enjoyed this facility. It is under strong consideration for placing my parents. Very nice, clean, modern. Spacious rooms available. Very urban setting. Nice views available
Barbara S
Not SureToured community
December 11, 2025
When I arrived, the employees were all very welcoming and the facility is spotless. Some residence were making flower arrangements and seemed content in doing so. Other’s were having a conversation in the dining room having coffee, while I learned a lot of them were out on an excursion. The studio apartment was a good size with a kitchenette. The only reason I didn’t go with this facility is because it was too modern for my mother. I would happily live there.
Anonymous
Assisted LivingFamily/friend
September 22, 2025
The facility was near to my mother’s residence and close to her known contacts in the area and the facility seemed to meet all her needs – care, therapy, dining and hair salon. I believe Sage Glendale is a viable and suitable option to assisted living for residents that are ambulatory. My mother is not in that category
Anonymous
Assisted LivingFamily/friend
August 12, 2025
Dad and I had a rough first 4 weeks where almost nothing was done as promised (housekeeping, showers, linen and washing clothes). Like other new residents dad did not get the welcome they did...signage in the lobby and at apt. There was no communication between management, me and responsible care staff. Very difficult to communicate with the admin team. Message repeatedly to never get a response...frustrating. Also, errors on the bill and no easy path to correcting this. This sounds very negative and honestly it was initially. Things have improved as far as responsiveness and doing the tasks that are contracted. The excuses were numerous and yet ownership of the problems was not forthcoming. I can hope things continue to improve and it seems they will. It's hard to comprehend what it'll be like if we have to move dad.
Anonymous
Assisted LivingFamily/friend
July 24, 2025
Overall, the place was pretty great. There were some issues but they were dealt with, and the staff went out of their way to be accommodating in many ways. If I had it to do over again I would move my mom there again.
Anonymous
Assisted LivingResident/client
June 25, 2025
I think Agemark is greedy, and pays as close to minimum wage as possible to their staff which is why they can't keep anyone very long. The rent is exorbitant, the decor is beautiful, the staff is great, the chef is a hoax.
Dolly G
Assisted LivingFamily/friend
December 16, 2024
My mother needed respite care for about two weeks. [name removed] was very helpful and answered all my questions during a tour. We were able to get her situated and settled in a very short time with the facility providing transportation from hospital to Sage and also retrieving her belongings from her home. The facility has a great selection of activities though because of my mother's disability, she was not able to partake. Staff is very friendly. At the end of her two-week stay, there was confusion and difficulty between Sage and the hospital case worker in getting the appropriate reports from doctors for her release to go home. The process is broken. And communication with Sage became sparse. is it the hospital or Sage, I don't know. One suggestion - effort needs to be given to new clients on the parking situation on the street and how to access the underground garage easily.
Anonymous
Assisted LivingResident/client
September 27, 2024
Dining room is open from 7:30 to 7:00 but it seems chef has never opened a cookbook and doesn't care. My 1-br costs <fee removed>. $150 worth of gift cards disappeared from my room. There are no black residents so they just hired a second director of sales who is black in hopes of solving that problem. I estimate there are only About 50 residents and half are in Memory Care. 4 floors, 27 rooms per floor. Food was just as bad as [community removed] where staff was friendly but laundry was stolen. Management didn't care. Older, uglier building, smaller rooms, some without overhead lighting fixtures, one resident didn't even have a fridge in her studio. I'm 81 and the thought of moving again is out of the question. Never thought I'd die hating where I live. They all just want your money.
Saddened by what I’m seeing!
Memory CareFamily/friend
August 17, 2024
I was so excited when I learned my father was going to be placed here. Now I am crying as I write this. Although we are paying for services I haven’t seen one person check on him. It’s been three hours. The place is a ghost town after 5pm. When I went to ask for help, the care giver was on her cell phone and didn’t acknowledge me. She then stated she’s the only one on the floor and it’s not even her floor. It breaks my heart to think that if my father falls (and he has) that he’s on the floor until someone finds him. Pretty much a staff member confirmed that’s the case. Where is the dignity in that? Where is the service for the money we’re paying? Where’s the care? I thought this place would be different, but I see that it’s not. At least not for the Memory Care Floor.
Anonymous
Assisted LivingFamily/friend
April 17, 2024
There has been a lot of staff turnover as of late, so a lot of newcomers and then the newcomers leave and more newcomers It makes it very difficult for residence to be more known by their caretakers and develop better relationships with their caretakers I have also found lapses in some basic things such as laundry The good thing is that when it is pointed out, it typically is addressed, but it does require staying on top of it Recently a change of ownership of Sage has occurred, and the transition was very bumpy. Very poor communication and substantial increases in cost. It created such an uproar that they caused on increasing the costs.
Anonymous
Assisted LivingFamily/friend
February 27, 2024
Their staff is very argumentative, unhelpful, rude and will sue you if you have any issue. Would not recommend sending my dog to this facility let alone a family member.
Jane
Assisted LivingToured community
November 8, 2022
This was a nice community. It was too modern for my loved one.
Charles
Assisted LivingFamily/friend
August 3, 2022
The staff at Sage Glendale are super friendly and they offer great amenities for the residents. The common areas are also very beautiful.
Jeff
Memory CareFamily/friend
April 7, 2022
It's very new. The people that work there are very patient and kind and did a job with my family member. They treated him with dignity and respect. They were good with my Mom and family. They put up with my requests for care or concerns for my loved one. They are a really good place. I would recommend them to someone who needed a place this. This is a place I would go if they had openings and I needed this type of help and care.
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