Annually, the La Mesa Courier readers nominate and vote on their favorite businesses and professionals. This year, The Montera, an MBK Senior Living community, has been named a silver “Best of La Mesa” winner in the retirement community category.
The “Best of La Mesa” awards spotlights local businesses who work daily to provide consumers with the very best service and products. Hundreds of businesses are nominated each year, and winners are named based on reader votes received in each category.
“We are honored to be recognized as one of La Mesa’s Best,” said Mercedes Margritz, Executive Director for The Montera. “We strive daily at The Montera to provide seniors with a high-quality, stimulating environment with supportive care services and extraordinary programming – we’re pleased that commitment is seen by La Mesa Courier readers.”
Among the exceptional programming available to residents is MBKonnections and MBKuisine. MBKonnection’s robust enrichment program focuses on whole-person wellness offering exercise classes, walking groups, creative arts and crafts activities,on-site church service, social gatherings, educational opportunities, and more. The community’s signature MBKuisine program offers residents all-day dining with a hearty choice of nutritious menu items and the flexibility to eat on their time.
These signature programs come to life throughout The Montera in the community’s beautiful indoor and outdoor common spaces, including the recently renovated dining room, game room, theater, art studio, courtyard, walking paths, koi pond and waterfall. Person-centered care is woven throughout the community,providing residents with compassionate support that meets their individual needs, supports independence, dignity and confidence.
In addition to a warm, inviting environment and high-quality programming, residents enjoy the choice of studio and one-bedroom assisted living apartments and private studio and shared two-bedroom memory care apartments.Included in the monthly service fee is basic cable, all utilities except telephone, individually controlled A/C and heating, emergency alert system, laundry service and housekeeping. Residents also enjoy that The Montera is a smoke-free and pet-friendly community.
In 2018, MBK Senior Living acquired The Montera bringing a wealth of experience, programming and deep-rooted culture of service to the community. The company is Certified as a Great Place to Work, by the Great Place to Work Institute, and ranked by Fortune magazines as one of the top 50 “Best Workplaces in Aging Services”.
You’re invited to visit The Montera and see for yourself why it is rated “The Best.” To schedule a tour, visit their website or call (619) 464-6801.
