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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. IL (Independent Living): Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care.
City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
Count of regulatory inspections in the reporting window. Higher volume can reflect more oversight visits, complaint-driven surveys, or routine licensure cycles.
Visits or investigations linked to complaints, as counted in the state record (may differ from routine annual surveys).
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.
Number of years the company has been in operation.
Reported or derived occupancy for the facility—typically how fully licensed capacity is utilized. Compare across peers in the same market.
Name of the licensed owner, operator, or managing entity as filed with the state. Useful for grouping facilities under the same organization.
Abel Care Home III
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IL
MC
Concord
6No5--20 100.0% Almat, Inc
Absolute Quality Care Home
AL
Loma Linda
6No4--8 33.3% Absolute Quality Care Home, Inc
Abundant Care
AL
MC
Santa Barbara
6No6--27 83.3% Daniel Bond & Timothy Pryko
Abundant Care III
AL
MC
Santa Barbara
6No71-18 83.3% Abundant Care, Inc
Abundant Grace Senior Living
AL
Hemet
6No72-4 83.3% Grace And Love Residential Care Home LLC
Abundant Love & Care For The Elderly
AL
Carmichael
6No133212 100.0% Virginia Bonite
Abundant Peace
AL
MC
Sacramento
6No16684 83.3% 1 North American Investment Company LLC
Addie’s Cottage Senior Living
AL
Anaheim
6No4--9 100.0% Addie's Cottage Senior Living Inc
Adding a Touch of Love Elderly Care Facility
AL
Grove Riverside
6No3-11 83.3% Loveaddz LLC
Addis Home Care
AL
Fair Oaks
6No61-1 66.7% Addis Home Care LLC

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Overview of Abel Care Home III

Abel Care Home III provides assisted living, independent living, and memory care in Concord, CA. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while a resident keeps a private room; Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care; Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision.

The three care types may suit a resident whose needs could grow over time without requiring a move to another community. The home has six beds, and private rooms give each resident an individual living space. A shared backyard garden with lemon, calamansi, and persimmon trees gives residents an outdoor area to use, while Almat operates Abel Care Home III.

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Overview of Absolute Quality Care Home

Absolute Quality Care Home is an assisted living community in Loma Linda, CA. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication management, so residents can receive support while continuing to live in a residential setting. With six beds, the home may be a good fit for someone who prefers a smaller community.

Residents can choose a private room or a semi-private room shared with another resident. An outdoor patio offers space to spend time outside, and activities support physical and mental wellness. Meals include home-style scratch cooking, options suited to a diabetic-friendly diet, and snacks, with assistance available during mealtimes for residents who need help eating or who follow a diabetic-friendly diet.

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Abundant Care

5506 Somerset Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Overview of Abundant Care

Abundant Care provides assisted living and memory care in Santa Barbara, California. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone living with dementia who is at risk of wandering.

With six beds, the community is small enough for staff and residents to get to know one another. Residents have outdoor gardens and patio access from their rooms, giving them places to spend time outside on the property. The premises are secure, with video monitoring adding oversight to the setting.

There are familiar activities here. Residents can join bingo and a puzzle club, watch performances by local and young artists, and attend an annual Christmas party. Daniel Bond and Timothy Pryko operate Abundant Care.

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Overview of Abundant Care III

Abundant Care III provides assisted living and memory care in Santa Barbara, CA. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while a resident maintains a private living space. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone who may be at risk of wandering. The small six bed community may suit a resident who prefers a smaller setting.

Outdoor gardens give residents access to an outdoor area, and each room has patio access so someone can step outside directly from their living space. Activities include bingo, a puzzle club, performances from local and young artists, and an annual Christmas party, giving residents scheduled options for games, creative engagement, and entertainment.

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Overview of Abundant Grace Senior Living

Abundant Grace Senior Living provides assisted living in Hemet, CA, with help for daily tasks and private, fully furnished rooms. Each resident has an individual living space, so furnishings do not need to be arranged. The six-bed community may suit someone who prefers a smaller residential setting, and Grace And Love Residential Care Home operates the facility.

Meals are cooked from scratch in a home-style kitchen, with accommodations for special diets as well as low-sodium and heart-healthy options. The activity schedule includes music therapy, poetry readings, light exercise, movie nights, backyard picnics, and holiday and birthday celebrations, giving residents structured ways to spend their time. A backyard provides access to outdoor space.

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Overview of Abundant Love & Care for the Elderly

Abundant Love & Care for the Elderly is an assisted living community in Carmichael, CA, where residents can receive help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication management while continuing their day-to-day lives. With six beds, it has a small setting where staff and residents can get to know one another, which may suit someone who prefers a more intimate community. Arts and crafts, current events discussions, exercises, movies, music, religious services attendance, occasional field trips, and entertainment shows offer different ways to spend time and participate, while the pet-friendly policy allows residents to keep a pet in the community; Bonite, Virginia operates the home.

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Overview of Abundant Peace

Abundant Peace provides assisted living and memory care in Sacramento, California. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while allowing a resident to maintain a private living space. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. With six beds, the home may suit someone who prefers a smaller community with fewer residents.

Residents can choose a private room or a semi-private room, with either an individual living space or a shared arrangement. Family-style dining and home-style scratch cooking shape shared meals, while the patio, outdoor space, and quiet reading corners offer places to spend time beyond the living and dining rooms. Abundant Peace is operated by 1 North American Investment Company.

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Overview of Addie’s Cottage Senior Living

Addie’s Cottage Senior Living is an assisted living home in Anaheim, California. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while residents live in private rooms. There are six beds, making the home a possible fit for someone who prefers a smaller residential setting.

Each resident has a private room, providing individual living space within the home. The barrier-free roll-in shower allows a resident to enter without stepping over a raised threshold. Meals or time outdoors can take place on the patio and dining area, which includes a gas fire pit.

Scheduled activities include exercise, manicures, and broomball, giving residents options for movement and recreation. Bedrooms have DIRECTV and DVR service, while the living room has a 40-inch flat-screen television.

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Overview of Adding a Touch of Love Elderly Care Facility

Adding a Touch of Love Elderly Care Facility is an assisted living community in Riverside, California. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while allowing a resident to retain a degree of independence.

With six beds, the facility is in the smaller-community range, where staff and residents can get to know one another, and it may suit someone who prefers a more intimate setting. Residents can take part in creative activities, and Loveaddz operates the facility.

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Overview of Addis Home Care

Addis Home Care provides assisted living in Fair Oaks, California, as a licensed residential group home with six beds. Around-the-clock supervised residential care supports adults who cannot live independently, while assisted living provides help with daily tasks within the home. The setting is small by design.

With six beds, staff and residents can get to know each other, which may suit someone who prefers a smaller setting. Private rooms give one resident a personal space, while semi-private rooms suit someone who prefers to share a room.

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Weighting overview

  • 35%
    Resident Experience
  • 25%
    Regulatory
  • 15%
    Visual Media
  • 10%
    Website
  • 10%
    Stability
  • 5%
    Environment
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Resident & Family Experience 35%

The single largest share of every ranking. Aggregated review sentiment and volume from major platforms — the closest signal to real resident experience.

  • Includes
  • Review Sentiment
  • Review Volume
02

Regulatory & Safety Record 25%

State inspection records, citations, and complaint visits. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.

  • Includes
  • State Inspections
  • Citations/Inspection
  • % Inspections w/ Citations
  • Complaint Visits
  • Accreditations
  • BBB Rating
03

Visual Media & Transparency 15%

Communities that publish high-quality visuals give families a real preview. No photos or tours = a negative transparency signal.

  • Includes
  • Video Tours
  • Virtual Walkthroughs
  • Photo Quantity
  • Photo Quality
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Website & Operator Transparency 10%

Site quality and whether the operator publishes basic accountability information — staff names, contact details, ownership.

  • Includes
  • Website Content
  • Mobile Usability
  • Staff Info Available
  • Owner Info Available
05

Community Stability 10%

Operational signals indicating whether a community is well-run and meeting demand.

  • Includes
  • Occupancy Rate
  • Bed Options
06

Environment & Pricing 5%

Walkability and pricing transparency. Walk Score is weighted higher for Independent Living than for Memory Care, where most residents do not leave unaccompanied.

  • Includes
  • Walk Score
  • Pricing Transparency
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Assisted Living in California at a glance

Avg Monthly Cost: $7,797The average monthly cost across facilities in California. Reflects published or estimated base rates and can vary with care level, room type, and amenities. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: $5,600
Avg Walk Score: 56/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in California. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds: 103The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in California. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90
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Frequently Asked Questions about Assisted Living in California

What's the difference between assisted living and memory care in California?

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.

What's the difference between assisted living and a nursing home in California?

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.

Does California Medicaid cover assisted living?

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.

What is assisted living?

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.

How many assisted living facilities are listed on this page?

This page features 1600 assisted living facilities in California. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.

How do I choose the right assisted living facility in California?

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.

What should I look for when visiting assisted living facilities in California?

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.