Cherrylee Lodge Sanitarium

Cherrylee Lodge Sanitarium sits on Peck Rd in El Monte, California, and provides mental health, psychiatric, memory care, and skilled nursing services, and it does this in a setting that feels more like a neighborhood, where the number of residents stays smaller and the team knows people's needs. The staff are on-duty 24 hours a day and give help with things like dressing, medications, cleaning, meals, and moving between the bed and chair, and there's support for bathroom needs, bathing, and other personal care, especially for people with dementia and Alzheimer's who may wander or get confused, because the building is secure and built to limit wandering. Cherrylee Lodge Sanitarium is licensed and certified for memory care, and California's Department of Social Services regulates it, which means there's a focus on following important care rules. There's housing for up to 46 seniors with Alzheimer's, other dementia, or different mental health conditions, and special programs help residents with memory, daily activities, and psychiatric needs, sometimes including stabilizing someone's mental health. Residents take part in daily planned things like movies, exercise, music, crafts, and social nights, and staff arrange transportation for doctor visits or errands. The assisted living areas help with meals, medicine, dressing, and grooming, and caregivers pay attention to what each person needs, sometimes even giving insulin or using two-person transfers for safety. Cherrylee Lodge serves different care levels, from folks who want active, independent living with extras like a reading room, pet-friendly spaces, Wi-Fi, and outdoor spots, to those needing full nursing and rehabilitation support, wound care, or hospice. Meals come home-cooked and get adjusted for health needs like high blood pressure or diabetes, and programs like animal therapy, tabletop games, sauna or wellness spaces, and community events give people chances to keep active and stay involved. The facility doesn't offer continuing care retirement (CCRC) services and doesn't sit in a hospital-it acts as a standalone, for-profit care home-covering everything from help for daily routines up through skilled medical care for seniors living with memory and mental health challenges.