Everyone deserves to find a home where they feel comfortable and supported as they age. For many, this means finding a community of peers with similar backgrounds and values. Affinity senior living is a type of community living that caters to the special lifestyle and needs of residents. For Asian seniors, this could mean providing multilingual caregivers and offering events celebrating cultural holidays.
Due to the area’s high concentration of Asian-Americans and expats, there are a number of Asian senior living communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can find Asian retirement communities offering Chinese, Japanese, and Indian affinity living, to name just a few cultures. Senior living communities offering Asian affinity living in the Bay Area include:
Chinese affinity living
If you live in the Bay Area, you'll find that there are several assisted living communities near you offering Chinese affinity living for older adults, including East Bay Assisted Living, The Fook Hong Care Homes and the Merced communities. To learn more, read our article on the Chinese assisted living communities in San Francisco.
Japanese affinity living
- Kimochi San Francisco and San Mateo
Kimochi San Francisco and Kimochi San Mateo were designed to provide culturally sensitive, Japanese language-based programs and services for Bay Area seniors. Services include transportation, outreach services, health and educational seminars, senior center activities, social services, home meal delivery, in-home support, adult day care programs, and residential support. Their residential program has the capacity to house 19 ambulatory seniors in single or shared rooms. Trained staff provide assistance with activities of daily living, and the community provides housekeeping services to support a maintenance-free lifestyle.
Kokoro San Francisco is an assisted living community that provides a combination of care services that assist residents with physical and emotional needs, enabling them to live independently within a Japanese cultural setting. Located on a corner of Japantown close to the restored Sokoji Buddhist Temple, Kokoro promotes and enhances a sense of security and quality of life among community residents. Their mission is to maintain the pride of the Japanese community as they honor the past, embrace the present, and put faith in the future.
Indian affinity living
Priya Living City Center and Priya Living Santa Clara were designed to support the vibrant Indian culture and community of the San Francisco Bay Area. Morning yoga and meditation are offered to all community residents, and afternoons consist of learning Bollywood dance moves or Ayurvedic planting techniques. Evenings are often spent chatting over a nice cup of chai in their beautiful outdoor lounges. Overall, the Priya communities are meant to keep seniors active and energized, supported by a community of like-minded individuals.
Resources for Asian seniors in the San Francisco Bay Area:
- San Francisco Chinese Hospital
The San Francisco Chinese Hospital is the only Chinese hospital in the United States. It’s a non-profit community hospital offering a range of medical, surgical, and care services to the multicultural community in San Francisco. Its aim is to deliver high quality health care in an affordable way, respond to the Chinese community’s unique cultural and ethnic qualities, and offer great health care to all socioeconomic levels. Together with its partners, the San Francisco Chinese Hospital strives to serve the needs and support the vitality of the community throughout the generations.
Family Bridges is passionate about empowering older adults in the Asian community to lead self-sufficient, independent lives. Located in Oakland, California, Family Bridges provides community-based adult services, connections to local senior centers, social services programs, and more. Staff and volunteers speak Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese, and English to provide participants with bilingual support.
The Asian Pacific Fund has a mission to strengthen the Asian and Pacific Islander community in the San Francisco Bay Area by supporting local organizations that serve older adults. They provide grants and services, coordinate scholarship programs, and cultivate leadership in the community by recognizing those who contribute significantly to the community. Their website provides a comprehensive list of affiliates supporting Asian culture and the aging community of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the Bay Area.
For seniors hoping to make the most of their golden years in a welcoming community of peers, affinity housing is a wonderful way to foster a community of love and support. To start your search for Asian senior living in the Bay Area, or Asian retirement communities local to you, enter your city or zip code in the search box below.
