The Cottages of Carmel offers assisted living and memory care in Carmel, California, in the Carmel-by-the-Sea neighborhood. Assisted living includes help with bathing, dressing and medication while a resident continues living in an apartment. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Having both care types on site may allow a resident whose needs grow to change care levels without leaving the community.
The community has 78 beds, with studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. A studio offers one private living space, while a two-bedroom apartment can work for a couple moving together or for someone who wants a companion. Respite care is available for short stays, which may give a family caregiver time to travel or recover.
Residents can eat in the restaurant-style dining room or spend time in the bistro lounge, library, courtyard with walking paths, putting green or bocce ball court. The full-service salon, on-site gym and spa provide places for personal care and exercise within the community. Activities include group fitness, yoga, movie nights, art workshops, outings, live music, a book club and a veterans group, and pets are allowed.
A Walk Score of 52 means the area is somewhat walkable, with some errands possible on foot, so a resident who no longer drives may be able to reach select nearby destinations independently. Kellie Shearer administers the community, and its single-story building keeps all residences on one level.









