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Community overview

The Sequoias San Francisco is a continuing care retirement community in San Francisco, California, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation. The community is owned and operated by Sequoia Living, a Bay Area nonprofit, and has long been a welcoming home for LGBTQ+ older adults. Residents live in a high-rise building at the edge of Japantown, with a 26-story tower, a seven-story atrium courtyard and five gardens.

Search description

The Sequoias San Francisco is a continuing care retirement community on Geary Blvd with independent living, assisted living and memory care.

Care & support

Assisted living staff help with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, eating, mobility and medication management, and residents may choose to have their own personal caregiver.

Care & support

Assisted living residents have their own studio apartment with a bathroom, and each apartment has pull cords and a pendant for calling staff.

Care & support

The memory care neighborhood offers specially trained staff, life enrichment programs developed with brain health experts and residences and community spaces designed for safety.

Care & support

Skilled nursing is offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for both long-term care and short-term rehabilitation, with a team that includes doctors, nurses, and physical, speech and occupational therapists.

Care & support

An on-site health clinic is available for drop-in and appointment visits, and residents can keep their own physicians.

Rooms & living spaces

Apartments include tower studios (458 square feet), tower one- and two-bedroom units (583 to 832 square feet), and Garden Court one-bedroom (742 square feet) and two-bedroom (over 1,000 square feet) apartments, each with a kitchenette.

Rooms & living spaces

Move-in coordinators help residents fit their belongings into their apartment, and architectural modifications can be made to suit a resident's lifestyle.

Rooms & living spaces

Guest suites and rollaway beds are available for visiting friends and relatives, and overnight visitors may stay up to 14 days without approval.

Everyday life

Weekly housekeeping and laundry services are provided, along with linen service and staff for home repairs and maintenance.

Everyday life

Transportation includes rides to local shopping and group outings to Bay Area spots such as vineyards and eateries. The monthly fee also covers meals, utilities and fitness and wellness activities.

Dining & meals

Residents choose between a main menu and the MarketPlace, which serves tapas-inspired small plates, and desserts are made from scratch by a pastry chef.

Dining & meals

The dining director, executive chef and nutritionist oversee food preparation, and a resident-led food committee gives input on menus. Vegetarian and vegan dishes are available, and the community also offers take-out, catering and private dining.

Activities & connection

Activities include sewing, gardening, art studio classes, Tai chi, creative writing, musical recitals and art history, plus weekly movies and special events.

Activities & connection

Fitness classes taught by certified instructors cover stretching, cardiovascular strength, balance and resistance training, along with yoga, walking trips, wellness lectures and group meditation.

Shared spaces & amenities

On-site amenities include a fitness center, library, art studio, auditorium, billiards and game room, art gallery, gift shop, wood shop and full-service beauty salon.

Shared spaces & amenities

The tower has a rooftop deck on the 26th floor with views of the San Francisco skyline, and the grounds include an 1,800 square-foot dog park. Dogs and cats are generally allowed within weight limits.

Shared spaces & amenities

Security staff are on site around the clock, and each apartment has a 24-hour emergency call system.

Location & getting around

The community is at 1400 Geary Blvd in San Francisco, near SFMOMA, the de Young Museum, the Asian Art Museum, Davies Symphony Hall and the SF Opera, with Safeway, Whole Foods and Trader Joes in the neighborhood.