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Info below is compiled from the CA Dept. of Social Services (CDSS), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
Communities are listed from highest-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.
Care Types in This Table
AL (Assisted Living):
Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing.
MC (Memory Care):
Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia.
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City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
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Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
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Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
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Count of regulatory inspections in the reporting window. Higher volume can reflect more oversight visits, complaint-driven surveys, or routine licensure cycles.
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Visits or investigations linked to complaints, as counted in the state record (may differ from routine annual surveys).
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Count of California state "Type A" citations — the state's most serious citation category (immediate or serious harm to residents), from California state inspection data.
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Number of years the company has been in operation.
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Reported or derived occupancy for the facility—typically how fully licensed capacity is utilized. Compare across peers in the same market.
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Name of the licensed owner, operator, or managing entity as filed with the state. Useful for grouping facilities under the same organization.
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| Agape Bacerra Care Home | AL | Vallejo | 6 | No | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 100.0% | Agape Bacerra Care Home |
| ASAP Care LLC | AL MC | Sacramento | 6 | No | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | 83.3% | Asap Care LLC |
| Camden Senior Living | AL | San Jose | 6 | No | 5 | 1 | - | 6 | 100.0% | Silver Generations, LLC |
| ACH Home Care | AL | Chula Vista | 6 | No | 5 | 1 | - | 10 | 100.0% | A Caring Heart Residence, Inc |
| Anaverdes Villa, Inc. | AL | Palmdale | 6 | No | 12 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 100.0% | Anaverdes Villa, Inc |
| Arbor on the Green | AL | Laguna Niguel | 6 | No | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | 83.3% | Arbor On The Green, Inc |
| Autumn Grove Senior Living | AL MC | Elk Grove | 6 | No | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 83.3% | Albason Properties LLC |
| Blue Skies Assisted Living | AL | San Marcos | 6 | No | 6 | 2 | - | 6 | 100.0% | Jcmy Care Homes LLC |
| Canyon View Care Home | AL | Alta Loma | 6 | No | 8 | 4 | - | 5 | 100.0% | Canyon View Care Homes Inc |
| A & V Senior Care | AL | Mission Hills | 6 | No | 5 | - | - | 5 | 83.3% | A & V Senior Care, Inc |
Rank badges are statewide and care-type specific: each assisted living community is ranked against every other CA assisted living community we track that reports that metric, not just the 1,600 on this page. See how we rank facilities
Agape Bacerra Care Home offers assisted living in Vallejo, California. Residents receive help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while keeping their own apartment, allowing them to retain a private living space with support for the routines they no longer manage alone.
With six beds, the home has a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know one another, which may suit someone who prefers an intimate setting. All six beds are currently occupied.
ASAP Care provides assisted living and memory care in Sacramento, California. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication. Memory care provides supervision in a setting for residents living with dementia who may be at risk of wandering.
The home has six beds, creating a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know one another. Private rooms give each resident a single personal space, while private or shared en suite bathrooms are available. Scheduled activities, social engagement, light mental stimulation, and guided daily routines provide structure and purposeful ways to spend the day. Respite care supports a short term stay when a family caregiver needs time to travel or recover, and the six bed setting may suit someone who prefers a smaller community.
Camden Senior Living is an assisted living community in San Jose, California, with six beds. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks while allowing residents to maintain their own living space. Its small size gives staff and residents the chance to know one another, which may suit someone who prefers a small community.
The community has an outdoor patio and offers arts and crafts, music, outdoor walks, range of motion exercises, holiday celebrations, simple yoga and breathing exercises, board games, and puzzles. Residents have ways to spend time outside, take part in movement and relaxation activities, and join creative, musical, and group pursuits. Silver Generations operates the community.
Ach Home Care is an assisted living community in Chula Vista, California, operated by A Caring Heart Residence. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing and medication while allowing a resident to maintain a private or shared room. With six beds, the home may be a good fit for someone who prefers a smaller community.
Residents can choose a private room or share with another resident. A private room suits someone who wants a room alone, while a shared room may work for someone comfortable living with another person. The home has a library, zen and meditation activity rooms, an outdoor patio and landscaped grounds with a vegetable planter, creating options for reading, quiet activities and hands-on gardening.
Meals are served family style in a communal dining room, with snacks and menu choices available at each meal. Daily physical fitness, learning and spiritual activities provide structure, while bingo, board games, current events discussions, gardening, cooking and outings add variety. Residents have regular opportunities for movement, learning, conversation and hands-on participation within the community.
Anaverdes Villa is an assisted living community in Palmdale, CA. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while allowing a resident to maintain a personal living space. The home has six beds, creating a small community where staff and residents can get to know each other, and may suit someone who prefers a smaller setting; spacious rooms give residents room for personal belongings and daily activities, while the backyard offers an outdoor place to spend time with mountain views.
Arbor on the Green is an assisted living community in Laguna Niguel, CA, owned and operated by a family. The home accommodates six residents, offering help with daily tasks while giving each person a private living space. Its small size may suit someone who prefers a smaller community.
Residents have private rooms, including a private suite with its own bathroom. Personal bathing facilities are therefore available within the living space. The home is all on one level, with central air conditioning and heating, landscaped secure outdoor spaces, a garden, a great room, a family room, and views of the golf course.
There are opportunities to walk in the garden. Activities also include outings and celebrations, giving residents structured ways to spend time outdoors and take part in group events.
Autumn Grove Senior Living offers assisted living and memory care in Elk Grove, CA. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks, while memory care offers a supervised, secured setting for a resident who may be at risk of wandering. The home has six beds, creating a small-scale setting where staff and residents can get to know each other.
Residents may have a private room or a semi-private room, with the latter including shared living space. Family-style dining and home-style scratch cooking shape meals served in the shared dining room. Activities include crafts, patio time, conversation, birthday celebrations and holiday events, and the patio gives residents a place to spend time outdoors.
The starting price is $5,000 per month. That gives families an initial monthly figure for planning care costs. Albason Properties operates Autumn Grove Senior Living.
Blue Skies Assisted Living is an assisted living community in San Marcos, California, where residents receive help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while remaining within the community. With six beds, it is a small setting where staff and residents can get to know each other. All resident places are currently filled, and rooms are semi private, shared with another person.
Residents have access to a garden and backyard, with activities that include planting and gardening, meditation, and sports. Respite care offers short term stays, which may suit a family caregiver who needs to travel or recover. Jcmy Care Homes operates the community, which may be a good fit for someone who needs daily assisted living support or a short term respite stay.
Canyon View Care Home is an assisted living community in Alta Loma, California. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication, while residents live in private or semi-private rooms. With six beds, the home has a small community setting where staff and residents can get to know each other. That may suit someone who prefers a smaller setting.
The home has 100% occupancy, meaning all listed beds are occupied at the time represented by this profile. Canyon View Care Homes operates the community. Shared areas include a living room, outdoor patio, kitchen, and dining area, giving residents places for indoor gatherings, meals, and time outdoors. Activities include social and recreational activities, along with an on-site elderly meet and greet, so residents have opportunities to take part in group gatherings.
A & V Senior Care provides assisted living in Mission Hills, CA. Assisted living offers help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication management, allowing residents to receive support while continuing to live in a residential setting.
The home has six beds, making it a small community that may suit someone who prefers a more intimate setting. Residents can use the outdoor patio and seating areas, while games, crafts, exercise classes, and outings provide structured activities and opportunities to spend time outside the home.
Every community above is evaluated across six weighted categories using public data including state inspection records, review platforms, BBB profiles, and operator-published materials. Rank badges compare each community against other assisted living communities in the same state — never against a different care type.
The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.
State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.
Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.
Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.
Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.
Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.
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Assisted living in California supports residents with daily activities (bathing, dressing, medication management) while preserving independence. Memory care is a specialized form of assisted living for residents living with Alzheimer's or dementia, and adds 24/7 secured environments, dementia-trained staff, and structured routines designed to reduce confusion and wandering.
Assisted living in California is a residential model focused on housing, hospitality, and help with daily activities. Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses for residents with significant health needs, and are regulated more strictly under both state and federal CMS rules.
California Medicaid does not directly pay room-and-board for assisted living, but most states (including California) offer Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers that can offset the cost of care services delivered inside a licensed community. Eligibility, waitlists, and covered services vary — check directly with the state Medicaid agency.
Assisted living combines private or semi-private apartments with help on activities of daily living (meals, bathing, dressing, medication management) and a social calendar — for residents who need some support but do not need 24/7 medical care.
This page features 1600 assisted living facilities in California. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.
Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in California, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.
Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.
