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Overview of Brightwater Senior Living of Highland

Brightwater Senior Living of Highland offers assisted living and memory care in Highland, California. Assisted living includes help with bathing, dressing, and medication while allowing a resident to maintain a private living space. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering, so it may suit a person living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia.

The community has 115 beds, with staff available around the clock. Respite care offers short term stays for a family caregiver who needs to travel or recover. Residents can use the fitness center, spa, barber and beauty salon, Orange Blossom Theater, and courtyards and patios with walking paths, while scheduled transportation is available by motor coach. A Walk Score of 37 places the area in a car dependent setting, so most errands require a car or a ride. Marguerite Crockem serves as the administrator.

Starting Price $4,675/Month Info Pricing updated on October 7th, 2026

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Overview of Santa Anita Assisted Living

Santa Anita Assisted Living provides assisted living and respite care services in Arcadia, CA. Residents in assisted living can rely on staff daily for help with bathing, dressing, and medication. Respite stays are brief, providing support for the duration a typical caregiver is away or recuperating. The arrangement is suitable for a resident requiring daily assistance and for a family seeking short-term care.

Short-term rehabilitation is included as well, for residents engaging in therapy while recovering. Residents enjoy an outdoor courtyard and walking paths, a salon, and a schedule of activities that includes gardening, crafts, and excursions.

Walk Score rates this address at a 45, indicating it is car-dependent, so most errands require using a vehicle. Scheduled transportation is available to assist with that. Pets are allowed to live here with their owners.

Medicaid is accepted and can help cover the expenses of care. Jacqueline Cortez serves as the administrator. With 150 beds and an occupancy rate of 99.3%, finding an opening could be difficult.

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Overview of Vienna at Santianna – Memory Care

Vienna at Santianna, memory care offers assisted living, memory care, and nursing care in Carlsbad, CA. The community is in the Carlsbad Research Center neighborhood. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision and nursing care supports residents with nursing needs.

The range of care levels may suit a resident whose needs grow over time. Private suites provide a single living space, while companion suites suit two people who want to live together. Tammie Sampedro serves as the administrator, and Vienna at Santianna, memory care is operated by Oakmont Of Carlsbad and Oakmont Management Group.

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WellQuest of Elk Grove

Sheldon Pacific, 8871 E Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95624
Overview of WellQuest of Elk Grove

WellQuest of Elk Grove provides a comfortable community for its assisted living with memory care and independent living housing options. The luxurious retirement home creates a lifestyle that aims to provide an enjoyable lifestyle that cultivates individuality and growth. In a community focused on a continuum of care, the senior living experience of its residents is enhanced through its innovative and technologically advanced person-centered approach.

WellQuest aims to modernize senior living by focusing on the convenience and comfort of senior wellness by designing a lifestyle that caters to their needs.  Luxury accommodations extend to personalized care plans, scheduled housekeeping, specialized memory care activities, and ADLs.

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Citrus Place

7898 California Ave, Riverside, CA 92504
Overview of Citrus Place

Citrus Place is an outstanding community set in the quiet residential area of California Avenue, Riverside, CA, that offers assisted living, independent living, and memory care. The community is dedicated to improving residents’ welfare, providing top-tier care and assistance for their special needs, alongside specially designed studio and one-bedroom accommodations, to optimize comfort and safety. As a member of MBK Senior Living, the community features luxurious and high-quality services for residents to spend their later years without worries.

Elevate your retirement experience with a jam-packed calendar of fun activities and engaging programs tailored to your leisure and wellness. Have a delightful dining experience with healthy and delicious meals, catering to your dietary needs and tastes. Amenities include a swimming pool, a movie theater, a salon, a game room, and community gardens, perfect for recreation and socialization.

$4,300/Month Info Pricing updated on October 12th, 2026

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Oceanside Senior Living

5508 Avenida Pacifica Wy, Oceanside, CA 92057
Overview of Oceanside Senior Living

Oceanside Senior Living offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and respite care in the Guajome neighborhood of Oceanside, California. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication.

Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover, giving families temporary support when they cannot provide care themselves.

Several care levels in one community can suit a resident whose needs may grow over time. The community has 165 beds, bringing more residents and staff, along with more programming than a smaller setting.

Housing includes studios, one-bedroom apartments, and two-bedroom apartments. A resident can choose a private single space, while a couple or companion can move in together in a larger apartment.

Residents can use the pool, fitness center, salon, barber, spa, movie theater, gardens, walking paths, and benches for recreation, personal care, indoor entertainment, and time outdoors. Rehabilitation services and a wellness program provide structured support for physical activity and recovery, and transportation is available for trips beyond the community.

Pets are allowed, so residents may continue living with a pet. Kristel Angela Johnson serves as the administrator, and Hrse Pacficia Senior Living Oceanside Trs operates the community.

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Overview of Channing House

Channing House offers nursing home, assisted living, independent living, and skilled nursing in Palo Alto, California. Nursing home and skilled nursing include licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Assisted living provides help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while the resident keeps an apartment. Independent living offers private living with community services and no daily care.

The range of care levels may suit a resident whose needs grow over time, since moving between care levels can happen without leaving the community or starting over socially. Located in the University South neighborhood, Channing House opened in 1964. It has 264 beds, placing it among larger communities with more residents, staff, and usually more programming.

Residents can take part in classes, fitness, and wellness offerings within the community. A Walk Score of 96 places the area in the walker’s paradise band, where daily errands do not require a car, so a resident who no longer drives can still get out independently. Rehabilitation services are also available through the community’s care offerings.

Yadira Aldana serves as the administrator. Channing House may be a good fit for someone who wants private or apartment living now, with access to assisted living, nursing home, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation services if care needs increase.

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Overview of North La Costa Assisted Living

North La Costa Assisted Living in the La Costa Valley neighborhood of Carlsbad, CA, is a 6-bed residential care community serving seniors aged 60 and older. Care options span independent living, assisted living, secured memory care, 24-hour skilled nursing, palliative care, hospice support, and short-term respite stays. Accommodations include private and semi-private rooms, allowing residents to age in place as health needs evolve.

Assisted living and residential care support residents with routine daily activities while maintaining personal living spaces. Secured memory care delivers structured supervision for individuals living with cognitive challenges, whereas hospice and palliative services focus on symptom relief and end-of-life comfort. Capabilities feature therapy rehabilitation, arranged transportation, and clinical programs for stroke recovery, cardiac rehabilitation, Parkinson’s disease, pain management, and ostomy care.

Located in the La Costa Valley area, off-site travel and local appointments generally rely on personal vehicles or arranged transportation.

Individuals exploring residential care options or specialized recovery programs can contact North La Costa Assisted Living to check room availability or schedule a visit.

Price range $3,500 - $4,500/Month Info Pricing updated on July 28th, 2026

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Overview of Palm Village Retirement Community

Palm Village Retirement Community offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and nursing home and skilled nursing care in Reedley, CA. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while a resident keeps a private apartment. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision, and nursing home and skilled nursing care provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock.

Multiple care levels can support a resident’s move within the community as needs change, so Palm Village may be a good fit for someone whose care needs are likely to grow over time. The community has 262 beds, making it a larger setting with more residents, staff, and usually more programming. Karely Alcantar serves as administrator, Jim Higbee is the director, and Mennonite Brethren Homes operates the community.

Residents can use the fitness center, walking paths, beauty shop, game area with pool table, and Barbara’s Diner for exercise, personal care, recreation, and dining. Group activities and transportation are provided, allowing residents to take part in organized outings without arranging transportation independently. Rehabilitation and restorative therapies support residents working to recover or maintain function, while the chapel and religious services provide an on-site place for worship; meals also receive extra attention to dietary restrictions and requirements.

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Overview of Desert Cottages III

Desert Cottages III provides assisted living, hospice care, memory care, residential care, and respite care in Indio, CA. Assisted living helps with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and taking medication, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Hospice care centers on comfort and end of life needs, residential care provides ongoing support in a residential setting, and respite care gives a family caregiver a short stay option when they need to travel or recover.

Several care types in one community may suit a resident whose needs change over time, since care may continue without a move to another community. There are 6 beds, creating a small setting where staff and residents can get to know each other. Housing includes one bed and semi private options, so residents can choose either a single occupancy arrangement or a shared setting.

Pets are allowed, which means a resident may keep a pet while living at the community. Elizabeth Hengstler serves as the administrator, and Desert Cottages operates the community. Desert Cottages III may be a good fit for someone who needs memory care, hospice care, or a short term respite stay within a small residential setting.

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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: 74The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in California. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90