Solvang Friendship House, a nonprofit corporation, was founded in 1978 by Dr. Lou Netzer, a family practice doctor in the Santa Ynez Valley for 30 years. His vision was to create a very home-like environment for the elderly who were frail but not needing the service provided in a nursing home setting.

In 1993, Solvang Friendship House recognized a need to provide Alzheimer’s and dementia care. A building specially designed for this purpose was built and staffed with caregivers highly trained in dementia care and promotes a life enrichment activity program to meet the needs of seniors with memory impairments.

Solvang Friendship House is highly regarded in Santa Barbara County for it’s home-like environment with excellent personal care for residents. Solvang Friendship House has been noted for it’s affordability which is accomplished due to the generosity of our com- munity through on going donations.

The MISSION of Solvang Friendship House is to provide seniors with a warmly supportive and safe living environment in the Santa Ynez Valley. We are committed to providing quality residential and dementia care in a manner that respects the uniqueness and dignity of each resident