The Pacific Institute, AgeSong Institute for Elder Wellness -ASIEW- helps create therapeutic environments; places that lovingly serve people in being who they are. In a therapeutic environment people feel safe and supported in living all the different dimensions of who they are, from their joys and pleasures to their illnesses and frailties. Such an environment cares not only for the changing physical needs of residents but for their emotional, spiritual and psychological needs as well.

What makes our assisted living communities different?

• We are in the middle of City life, right next to cafes, shops,
  restaurants, galleries, libraries, museums, Opera, Symphony, public
  transportation
• We look at our elders as resources to learn from, not patients to take
  care of
• We bring the world to our communities through our International
  Visitor and Internship program
• We emphasize the psychological and spiritual dimensions of aging and
  of being an elder
• We provide in house therapy and counseling
• We support families with any difficult changes they might experience
• We dialogue about meaning of life questions, about the transpersonal
  aspects of life and living
• We look at people not symptoms, that is we see the person behind the
  diagnosis
• We cook fresh food and use organic ingredients whenever and wherever
  possible
• We emphasize community and relationship building between the elders in
  our home
• We promote intergenerational contact and exchanges in our communities,
  bringing young and old together whenever possible
• We try to walk the talk, that is we try to treat others the way we
  would like to be treated
• We are socially engaged as we try to elevate the caregiving profession
  to a more respected and higher paid position
• We consider ourselves a learning organization with an attitude of
  always being in a position of a student learning about aging, about being
  old and being an elder

Hayes Valley Care

Hayes Valley Care, a 47-bed community, is part of AgeSong Institute. AgeSong Institute is a program of Pacific Institute, a non-profit organization serving elders throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area. Hayes Valley Care offers specialized care for high-needs assisted living, including an innovative dementia and behavioral health program. Located in San Francisco's vibrant Hayes Valley neighborhood and set in a beautifully restored Victorian, Hayes Valley Care imbues a therapeutic feel throughout the community.

Many rooms with large windows and natural light help integrate the inner and outer communities of Hayes Valley Care, as does the popular cafe The Modern Tea—well-frequented by residents of the neighborhood.

Hayes Valley Care
601 Laguna Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415.252.1128

Laguna Grove Care

Laguna Grove Care is a 56-bed community in the heart of Hayes Valley. Laguna Grove Care is part of AgeSong Institute. It is owned by Pacific Institute, a non-profit organization serving elders throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area. Vibrant with natural light, high ceilings, and healing tones, Laguna Grove Care supports involved assisted living needs, and offers an innovative dementia care and hospice care coordination.

Laguna Grove Care
624 Laguna Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
415.318.8670