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Reina’s Caring Cottage provides assisted living, independent living, and memory care in La Mesa, CA. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication, while independent living offers private living with community services and no daily care. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision. Having several care levels may suit a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move to another community.

The home has nine beds, making it a small community where staff and residents can get to know each other. Private rooms are available furnished or unfurnished, so a resident can move into a ready to use room or bring personal furnishings. Respite care is available for short stays when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

Residents can take part in arts and crafts, karaoke, puzzles, bingo, and birthday celebrations. The patio and outdoor garden provide space to spend time outside. Pets are allowed, so a resident may bring a pet when moving in. Caring Cottages operates Reina’s Caring Cottage.

Cinnamon Garden Home provides assisted living, independent living, and memory care in Thousand Oaks, CA. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks, while independent living offers private living with community services and no daily care. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision.

All three care types are offered in one community, so Cinnamon Garden Home may suit a resident whose needs could grow over time. The home has six beds, making it a smaller community where residents and staff can get to know one another, and round-the-clock non-medical care serves both ambulatory and non-ambulatory residents. Residents also have a garden for outdoor time, and Loving Arms Home operates Cinnamon Garden Home.

Golden Luxe Residences – Oakley provides assisted living, hospice care, independent living, and memory care in Oakley, CA. Assisted living includes help with bathing, dressing, and medication while a resident keeps a private living space; Independent living suits someone who wants private living without daily care. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone who may be at risk of wandering, while hospice care supports residents receiving care at the end of life.

With six beds, the community is small enough for staff and residents to get to know one another. Having several care levels in one community can support a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move elsewhere. Furnished rooms provide a ready-to-use living space, and Golden Luxe Residences operates the community.

Residents can join daily activities and exercises, music therapy, pet therapy, and a broader activity program. A garden, putting green, outdoor areas, and outdoor dining offer ways to spend time outside, while home-style scratch cooking provides meals prepared on site. In-home lab and imaging services allow residents to receive those services at the community.

The range of activities and care levels may make Golden Luxe Residences, Oakley a good fit for someone who needs a small setting with support that can change as care needs change. It offers room for different daily routines. Care can remain within the same community as needs evolve.

Pilgrim Place in Claremont offers nursing home, assisted living, independent living, and memory care. Independent living provides a private home without daily care, while assisted living includes help with bathing, dressing, and medication. Nursing home care has licensed nurses on site around the clock, and memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for a resident at risk of wandering.

The range of care levels may suit a resident whose needs grow over time, since changing to a different level does not require leaving the community or starting over socially. Housing includes private rooms and apartments with one bedroom, giving someone the option of a separate bedroom and living area. With 454 beds, Pilgrim Place is a larger community with more residents, staff, and usually more programming, including aquatic exercise at the aquatic fitness center, weaving, ceramics, stained glass, woodworking, and textile fabrication at the Pendleton Arts Center, monthly Pilgrim Tours, theater productions, stand-up comedy, and movie nights.

River Fountains of Lodi offers assisted living and independent living in Lodi, CA. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while a resident keeps a private living space. Independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, and having both care types on one campus may allow a resident’s needs to grow without requiring a move to another community.

There are 80 beds, with private and semi-private rooms available. A private room gives one resident an individual living space, while a semi-private room suits someone who prefers to share. The community is operated by River Fountains of Lodi A California. Residents can join art classes, exercise classes, gardening, current events discussions, movie nights, coffee socials, ice cream socials, and community outings and events. Outdoor patios, gardens, activity rooms, and shared common spaces give residents places for those activities and for time outside their rooms.

Applegate at Drummond offers assisted living and independent living in Thousand Oaks, California. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication, while independent living offers private living with community services and no daily care. Having both care levels can suit a resident whose needs change over time without requiring a move to another community.

With six beds, Applegate at Drummond is a small community where staff and residents can get to know each other. That setting suits someone who prefers a smaller home, with the choice of a private room or a semi private room for those who want to share living space. Private bathrooms keep personal use within each resident’s living area, while the outdoor patio offers seating outside, the vegetable garden supports gardening activities, and climate control allows room temperatures to be adjusted.

Village at Mill Creek offers assisted living, independent living, and memory care in Visalia, CA. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication, while independent living offers private living with community services and no daily care. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering, and the three care levels allow a resident whose needs grow to move between levels without leaving the community.

Respite care is available for short stays, which may suit a family caregiver who needs time to travel or recover. The starting price is $3,500 per month, with a separate $2,500 move-in deposit due upfront. There are 59 beds, giving the community a smaller setting where staff and residents can get to know one another.

Residents can choose shared or private rooms. A shared room includes a roommate arrangement, while a private room gives the resident a room to themselves. Three courtyards are connected by walking paths and include landscaped gardens, bench seating, and gathering spaces for outdoor walks, sitting, or meeting with others. Activities include Golden Body Fitness, chair stretch and strength, coffee with veterans, high tea, bingo, karaoke, movies, and worship services. Village at Mill Creek is operated by Alliance Senior Living Management Co.

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Wimbledon Walnut Creek Care Home offers assisted living, independent living, and memory care in Walnut Creek, CA. Assisted living helps with daily tasks while allowing a resident to keep a private room, independent living provides private living with community services and no daily care, and memory care offers a supervised setting for someone who may be at risk of wandering.

With six beds, the home has a smaller community where staff and residents can get to know one another. Having several care levels in one home suits a resident whose needs grow over time without requiring a move elsewhere, while the backyard and patio support gardening, walking, and tea-time activities; Php Care operates the home.

Moreno Beach House of Care provides assisted living, independent living, and nursing home care in Moreno Valley, CA. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication management, while independent living supports private living without daily care. Nursing home care provides ongoing nursing support.

Personalized care plans organize support around each resident’s individual needs. The home has six beds, creating a small setting that may suit someone who prefers a smaller community, although all listed beds are currently filled. A & J Support Care Services operates Moreno Beach House of Care.

Applegate at Sirius offers assisted living, independent living, and memory care in Thousand Oaks, California. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as bathing, dressing, and medication while a resident keeps a private living space. Independent living offers private living without daily care, while memory care provides a supervised, secured setting for someone at risk of wandering.

All three care levels are available in one community. That may suit a resident whose support needs could grow over time without requiring a move to a different community. Applegate at Sirius may be a good fit for someone who wants private living, needs help with daily tasks, or requires a secured setting because of wandering risk.

The home has six beds, making it a small community where residents and staff can get to know one another. Room options include private rooms, semi-private rooms, and private bedrooms, allowing for either an individual sleeping space or a shared room arrangement. Applegate Homes operates the community. An open backyard includes a patio, vegetable garden, and fruit trees, giving residents space to sit outdoors and garden. Inside are a kitchen, dining room, living room, and climate control, while social and recreational activities offer scheduled ways to spend time with others.