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Novellus Clairemont

5219 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92117

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9.2
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96 reviews
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9.2
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96 reviews
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    30%
  • 3 star
    15%
  • 2 star
    5%
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Anonymous

Resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

Fast service and very kind staff

My dad more and from Ohio. We could not take care of him as we needed due to work. We found Novellus Clairemont online and immediately was welcomed in. They were able to more in my father in 5 days. We appreciated the prompt service and loving attention to my dad from the staff. We are forever grateful to Novellus for the dedicated service.

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Novellus Clairemont

At Novellus Clairmont, residents receive personalized assisted living services as well as assistance with home maintenance, chores, meals, and more. The community is located in the majestic city of San Diego, California, known for its beaches, parks, and mild year-round climate, as well as famous attractions like the world-renowned San Diego Zoo, SeaWorld San Diego, and LEGOLAND.

When you live here, you’ll find yourself in a family-oriented environment surrounded by smiling faces. If you need assistance managing your medications, bathing in the morning, or getting dressed for the day, trained caregivers are prepared and ready to help you. Once your care plan is in place, care staff will monitor your unique needs in real-time. This may include monitoring for falls, UTIs, medications, skin conditions, or other changes in health.

Rest assured, team members are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to be alerted to an emergency. A 24-hour security system has also been installed to provide added protection. If you need assistance with transportation or errands, be sure to connect with the on-site concierge service. Convenient postal services are also available, if needed.

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9.2 out of 10
Review Score96 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.0
Cleanliness
4.1
Friendliness
4.2
Care Services
4.2
Staff
4.6
Meals & Dining
4.4
Activities
4.2
Value for Cost
4.0

A Place for Mom has scored Novellus Clairemont with 9.2 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Novellus Clairemont has 96 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 10/22/25

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Anonymous

Assisted Living

Resident/client

October 22, 2025

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

Fast service and very kind staff

My dad more and from Ohio. We could not take care of him as we needed due to work. We found Novellus Clairemont online and immediately was welcomed in. They were able to more in my father in 5 days. We appreciated the prompt service and loving attention to my dad from the staff. We are forever grateful to Novellus for the dedicated service.

Gerry F

Assisted Living

Toured community

October 19, 2025

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

Nice Senior Living Community in San Diego, CA

I toured this community for my mother and I will be depositing this week. I was very impressed with their resident happiness factor and the vibe was really nice. Residents seemed genuinely happy to be there and the staff were very nice and respectful. It made my mother feel at home

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Resident/client

October 17, 2025

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

I love my new home

I recently moved in and am so happy here. The service has been amazing. The staff is very respectful and the place is very clean.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

September 11, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Overall a welcoming, friendly community

[name removed] , the Community Relations Director was a big help, in fact all the staff are personable & helpful. [name removed], activities director, plans wonderful activities for the residents. I like the way the various variety of events are posted in the lobby to encourage participation.

Kelli T

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 25, 2025

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

Happy, Friendly and Helpful

It is a tough decision to move a parent into an assisted living facility. The staff at Novellus have been extremely helpful and caring. This has made the transition much easier.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Resident/client

June 12, 2025

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

A great place to call home

I have been living here for a few years and I absolutely love the community. The staff is so friendly and I get great care here. I'm happy to call this place home.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 12, 2025

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

The new management is amazing!

I wanted to write this review on the behalf of the new ED and staff. Immediately he fixed the billing issues. I had been waiting months to resolve. I'm so glad he's here for my mom.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Resident/client

May 30, 2025

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

Love the new management here

I am a resident here and I wanted to send my sincerest thanks to the new ED [name removed] and RSD [name removed] they are truly a breath of fresh air that we needed.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 17, 2025

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Overall GOOD people, which is hard to find in this world.

We would have been "lost" without this place, but an "overall" remodel is needed. the main negatives being the age of the facility and the unsafe load/unload areas in both the front and back of the facility. The facility's location is on a VERY BUSY street with VERY LITTLE PARKING! [name removed] (GREAT LADY!) and her Caregivers were overall a 4 rating because of their compassionate care. [name removed] at the front desk was also a 4 rating because of his ability to be very helpful and friendly. The food and food service was an overall 3 rating. The cleaning and laundry staff was an overall 5 rating, great people! [name removed], the facility's administrator was an overall 2 rating, nice lady but weak on follow through on requests. Families should be very aware that monthly rental rates can go UP with little or no notice from any facility that they chose. I still appreciate that I utilized A Place For Mom to find this facility.

Patricia

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 11, 2025

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

Novellus Clairemont

When it comes to the quality of care - short staffed, missing items after passing, treated differently after went into hospice. The administrative staff- slow to respond. We would not recommend this community to other families, short staffed, treated my dad not too well so expensive

Grant J Fricks

Assisted Living

Resident/client

December 28, 2024

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

Rent increase of [fee removed]/mo for existing.

If you don't mind cockroaches crawling over you after repeated requests to control the pests. (With the cracked foundations flooded weekly by watering) If you need help managing your meds expect another [fee removed]/mo. The antique elevator threatens to strand anyone unfortunate enough to be on the 2nd floor (the majority of residents). The 1st floor cost an extra [fee removed]/mo. People screaming for help at all hours in the hallways. Bedlam would be a vacation. Now they show all signs of just jacking the rent and flipping the property. Their resident manager lies like some people breathe. She was the only one of 3 (Res mgr, her boss, the owner) to deny the flipping in an email. The others were silent and did not deny it. This appears to be a very shady outfit. For my [fee removed] increase on a low fixed income, I got my door painted. This is how we elderly wind up homeless. Many long-time residents have left or are visiting other facilities as did many staff. This was an OK place, once. The elevator has broken down for the, I believe, the 4th time in 3 weeks. When my son talked to Novellus, the "increase" of an additional $[removed]is now just an increase of $[removed].

Sam

Assisted Living

December 19, 2024

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

Friendly

Everyone at Novellus is so warm and welcoming. Staff is really friendly and helpful, residents seem happy and are smiling. Its clean there and people are always out and about, talking with each other.

Kris

Assisted Living

December 19, 2024

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

Warm and Inviting

I visited this community and was so happy to see residents out having fun! It felt like a family there. Staff were friendly and they had a calendar full of fun things to do. I would definitely recommend this community!

Cindy A

Assisted Living

Family/friend

December 10, 2024

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

Feels like you are at home with family

All the staff members from the business office to the daily caregivers are very nice. They care about the needs of the residents. Provide group events to get everyone out of their rooms during the day and evening. They plan weekly outings. The caregivers are happy to work there so, no constant turnover like other assisted living places. Very good security procedures to protect your family member from strangers coming in. Temperature screenings done for all visitors so no germs are brought in to keep the residents, staff and other visitors healthy. Common areas always decorated for the current season adds a lot of cheerfulness to the place that feels like you are in a home.

Rebecca L Spencer

Assisted Living

Resident/client

December 5, 2024

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

Awful

awful except for the food and dining room workers. Please use this place as a last resort. They used my medicine for other people, they gave me wrong medicine. I was supposed to have control of my medicine and it took them 6 days and many mistakes after my doctor contacted them You may call me at [removed] if you want more details.

Heather B

Assisted Living

November 15, 2024

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

Moved my Mother to Novellus Clairemont

[name removed], [name removed]and [name removed]all helped to facilitate moving my mom into Novellus. Not a small endeavor as I am in Ohio and they are in California. They all are superstars! My mom is happy and thriving there!

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

November 11, 2024

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

This is our families experience

Novellus has improved things since the buyout. There are not a lot of activities for more active residents. Most events occur in the morning, my brother is not a morning person! This is our families experience, we would absolutely recommend Novellus Clairemont. They have done many improvements and new staff is excellent.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

August 1, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Professional and Very Friendly Facility

My mom was here when it was still Brookdale. Staff was friendly and helpful. When someone first enters it would be nice if they had more "greeters" to make that transition easier. My mom was not able to get up on her own so having someone check on her would have been helpful. They were suppose to be checking but maybe documentation by the door would help for accountability. Overall staff was very kind.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 9, 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
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Great Staff; Older, but adequate facility; Would Recommend

We moved my sister in in February. I received notice today that her both her rent and her Level of Care monthly charges are going up by almost [amount removed] on 7/1! I'm in shock! This is an older facility that needs improvements made to the building like new flooring, new paint and fixtures in the common areas. And they desperately need more parking and a NEW "drop off, pick up" area. The location is on a very busy street with a very unsafe and unfriendly "drop off, pick up" area. I would tell other people that the A PLACE FOR MOM option of selecting a facility for a loved one was a lifesaver for my family as we had a very short fuse to select a facility and get my sister moved in ASAP. It is a mind boggling experience that I do not wish on anybody. But the reality is that the majority of us will be faced with the need for some level of care either at home, in an assisted living facility or in a nursing home. They had the space available at a price that we could possibly afford with the services that my sister needed ASAP. Overall, being into this journey for 3 months, there have been more PROS than CONS with this facility. Honestly, I'm still learning as I go at this time and I'm just trying to keep our heads above water emotionally and financially. One key of many keys to success is for the loved ones of the patient to stay VERY INVOLVED with the care of your loved one to monitor the ongoing quality of the care provided and the cost of the care provided.

Pam N

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 6, 2024

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

Review for Novellus Clairemont

It is a nice homey feeling that you get from this place. It is a great location from restaurants and shopping.

Novellus Clairemont

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