Tahoe Senior Plaza

Tahoe Senior Plaza is an assisted living community in South Lake Tahoe, California, serving low-income seniors age 62 and older in the city and the surrounding area. The community holds a rating of 2.70. It was voted "Best of the Basin" for its innovative design and quality services.

The 45 apartments at Tahoe Senior Plaza are one-bedroom units. Each includes an emergency call system, insulated double-paned windows, and energy-efficient appliances, with a choice of Dish Network or Charter Cable TV and internet available. Community amenities include a community room with a wide-screen TV, a recreation room, a library, a computer lab, space for parties and events, landscaped grounds, and an outdoor patio equipped for grilling. A Blue Go bus stop sits in front of the community, and a private van transport service is offered.

Services and activities include a service coordinator who connects residents to community and medical services, puzzle socials, movie night, card games, arts and crafts, monthly birthday parties and holiday celebrations, a Christmas art contest, neighborhood excursions, and weekday coffee service. Alex Rivera serves as Housing Administrator. Applications are available when the waiting list is open.

The community sits on 3rd Street, about 0.2 miles from Barton Memorial Hospital and Lake Tahoe Boulevard, and roughly 0.3 miles from South Lake Tahoe Fire Station #3. Johnson Meadow nature preserve and Tahoe Valley Campground are both about 0.4 miles away, and the Upper Truckee River is about half a mile from the property.

Tahoe Senior Plaza provides affordable one-bedroom housing and on-site support services for older adults in South Lake Tahoe, with a service coordinator and a full calendar of social and recreational activities built into daily life there.