Chula Vista

“Beautiful View”

The City of Chula Vista

Located seven miles from downtown San Diego and seven miles from the Mexican border, Chula Vista is at the center of one of the richest economic and culturally diverse zones in the United States and, indeed, lives up to its Spanish name.

The natural history of the area can be traced back millions of years through prehistoric fossils of both land and sea types. Archaeological evidence shows at least 10,000 years of human habitation in the region.

As the second largest city in San Diego County, Chula Vista has quickly become a special destination for tourists. One of the nation’s few year-round U.S. Olympic Training centers is located here. Visitors can shop at the region’s newest lifestyle center, take in an outdoor concert at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, or make a splash at Knott’s Soak City USA.

Chula Vista hosts top-notch golf courses, a scenic marina, the Chula Vista Nature Center, beautiful parks, and an endless variety of dining, shopping, business, and leisure opportunities.  Annual cultural events include the famous Lemon Festival, Starlight Parade, and Chula Vista Rose Festival.

Chula Vista is “Senior Friendly”

The Norman Park Senior Center is a community facility providing programs and services for persons who are contemplating retirement, retired, or home bound.

The center offers educational and health classes, social activities, creative writing, exercise programs, yoga, Tai Chi, cooking, singing, tap, line, round, square and ballroom dancing, craft classes, quilting, watercolors, SeniorNet Computer classes, bridge and a number of safetynet programs.

The center is home to many special interest groups such as the Garden club, Coin club, Antiques & Collectibles, Camera Club, Computer Club and South Bay Radio Club. The game room provides an area for billiards and shuffleboard. Currently, over 100 seniors volunteer at Norman Park.

The Chula Vista Retirement Community: Fredricka Manor

Fredericka Manor opened in 1908 and is one of the longest standing retirement communities in the country.  Stroll down tree-lined streets, stretch your mind and your soul, and immerse yourself in a world of opportunity — come live life your way.  Fredericka Manor offers a warm, small-town feel from another time, where everyone is a friend and neighbors are family.

Accommodations range from peaceful garden homes to convenient apartment living in the Asbury Towers, to multi-room cottages with attached full garage – all on 24 beautiful acres of level ground.

Fredericka Manor is a Continuing Care Retirement Community offering four levels of care: Independent Living, Assisted Living, Medicare-certified Skilled Nursing with a rehabilitation services, and a specialized, secure 60-bed Alzheimer’s program known as the Saylor unit.

The Care Center offers 24/7 professional skilled nursing and rehabilitative therapies such as physical, occupational and speech therapy.   Next door to Fredericka Manor is the George G. Glenner Alzheimer’s Family Center, a wonderful resource for seniors and their families dealing with the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease.

Fredericka Manor is a member of Front Porch Communities and is fully licensed by the California Department of Social Services.   It is supported philanthropically by the Pacific Homes Foundation.

For more information, visit their website at www.frederickamanor.org or contact them at 800-310-4696.