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Best Independent Living in California

Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 640 independent living communities in California using California Department of Social Services (CDSS) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank independent living in CA
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Avg Walk Score: 57/ 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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Reata Glen
IL
AL
MC
NH
Mission Viejo
840
Facility 840
CA AVG 103
Rank #2 / 1657
No
2
Facility 2
CA AVG 57
Rank #2044 / 2092
96
Facility 96
CA AVG 81
Rank #1 / 1401
8
0
Facility 0
CA AVG 13
Rank #1 / 1397
0
Facility 0
CA AVG 3
Rank #1 / 1164
12
Facility 12
CA AVG 13
Rank #569 / 1487
80.6%
Facility 80.6%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #584 / 1368
B-Reat Glen Orange County Ccrc1 Bed / 2 Bed / 3 Bed
Villa Lorena Senior Living
IL
AL
MC
San Diego (Black Mountain Ranch Village)
85
Facility 85
CA AVG 103
Rank #884 / 1657
No
32
Facility 32
CA AVG 57
Rank #1693 / 2092
73
Facility 73
CA AVG 81
Rank #1022 / 1401
14
20
Facility 20
CA AVG 13
Rank #1129 / 1397
1
Facility 1
CA AVG 3
Rank #413 / 1164
9
Facility 9
CA AVG 13
Rank #703 / 1487
72.9%
Facility 72.9%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #778 / 1368
-Santaluz Senior Partners,LP And Vlgp Inc(Gen. Partner)-
The Ivy at Wellington
IL
AL
Aliso Viejo
160
Facility 160
CA AVG 103
Rank #288 / 1657
No
29
Facility 29
CA AVG 57
Rank #1735 / 2092
79
Facility 79
CA AVG 81
Rank #881 / 1401
15
17
Facility 17
CA AVG 13
Rank #1061 / 1397
2
Facility 2
CA AVG 3
Rank #600 / 1164
3
Facility 3
CA AVG 13
Rank #1210 / 1487
78.8%
Facility 78.8%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #624 / 1368
-Well Oak Tenant LLC And Oakmont Management Group LLC-
Town & Country
IL
AL
MC
NH
Santa Ana (East Memory Lane)
328
Facility 328
CA AVG 103
Rank #45 / 1657
No
67
Facility 67
CA AVG 57
Rank #830 / 2092
64
Facility 64
CA AVG 81
Rank #1247 / 1401
23
28
Facility 28
CA AVG 13
Rank #1242 / 1397
4
Facility 4
CA AVG 3
Rank #828 / 1164
50
Facility 50
CA AVG 13
Rank #21 / 1487
32.9%
Facility 32.9%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #1355 / 1368
A+Christian And Missionary Alliance-
Cogir of Sonoma
IL
AL
Sonoma (Oregon Street)
82
Facility 82
CA AVG 103
Rank #901 / 1657
Yes
74
Facility 74
CA AVG 57
Rank #598 / 2092
87
Facility 87
CA AVG 81
Rank #568 / 1401
10
3
Facility 3
CA AVG 13
Rank #441 / 1397
2
Facility 2
CA AVG 3
Rank #600 / 1164
7
Facility 7
CA AVG 13
Rank #805 / 1487
34.1%
Facility 34.1%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #1342 / 1368
A+Welltower Cogir Tenant And Cogir Management Usa1 Bed / 2 Bed
Oakmont Gardens
IL
AL
Santa Rosa (Oakmont Village Association)
79
Facility 79
CA AVG 103
Rank #936 / 1657
Yes
34
Facility 34
CA AVG 57
Rank #1663 / 2092
64
Facility 64
CA AVG 81
Rank #1247 / 1401
24
15
Facility 15
CA AVG 13
Rank #1024 / 1397
24
Facility 24
CA AVG 3
Rank #1152 / 1164
4
Facility 4
CA AVG 13
Rank #1100 / 1487
62.0%
Facility 62.0%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #1069 / 1368
-Ffi Oakmont Tenant LLC And Life Care Services LLC1 Bed / 2 Bed
Cogir of North Bay
IL
NH
AL
Vallejo (Harry Floyd Terrace)
83
Facility 83
CA AVG 103
Rank #897 / 1657
Yes
47
Facility 47
CA AVG 57
Rank #1422 / 2092
86
Facility 86
CA AVG 81
Rank #630 / 1401
12
8
Facility 8
CA AVG 13
Rank #762 / 1397
2
Facility 2
CA AVG 3
Rank #600 / 1164
7
Facility 7
CA AVG 13
Rank #805 / 1487
44.6%
Facility 44.6%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #1300 / 1368
A+Welltower Cogir Tenant LLC And Cogir Mngt Usa IncStudio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
Cogir of Rohnert Park
IL
AL
Rohnert Park
75
Facility 75
CA AVG 103
Rank #956 / 1657
Yes
27
Facility 27
CA AVG 57
Rank #1760 / 2092
76
Facility 76
CA AVG 81
Rank #946 / 1401
13
13
Facility 13
CA AVG 13
Rank #953 / 1397
4
Facility 4
CA AVG 3
Rank #828 / 1164
7
Facility 7
CA AVG 13
Rank #805 / 1487
56.0%
Facility 56.0%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #1160 / 1368
A+Welltower Cogir Tenant LLC And Cogir Mngt Usa IncStudio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
Stoneridge Creek Pleasanton
IL
Pleasanton
828
Facility 828
CA AVG 103
Rank #3 / 1657
No
47
Facility 47
CA AVG 57
Rank #1422 / 2092
92
Facility 92
CA AVG 81
Rank #308 / 1401
11
6
Facility 6
CA AVG 13
Rank #654 / 1397
0
Facility 0
CA AVG 3
Rank #1 / 1164
12
Facility 12
CA AVG 13
Rank #569 / 1487
90.6%
Facility 90.6%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #265 / 1368
-Stoneridge Creek Pleasanton Ccrc LLC-
University Retirement Community
IL
AL
HC
MC
NH
Davis (West Davis)
500
Facility 500
CA AVG 103
Rank #22 / 1657
No
54
Facility 54
CA AVG 57
Rank #1242 / 2092
91
Facility 91
CA AVG 81
Rank #355 / 1401
12
4
Facility 4
CA AVG 13
Rank #529 / 1397
1
Facility 1
CA AVG 3
Rank #413 / 1164
28
Facility 28
CA AVG 13
Rank #158 / 1487
--Univer Retire Com At Davis/Pacific Retire Services1 Bed / 2 Bed / 3 Bed
Casa de las Campanas
IL
NH
AL
San Diego (Rancho Bernardo)
582
Facility 582
CA AVG 103
Rank #10 / 1657
No
12
Facility 12
CA AVG 57
Rank #1932 / 2092
90
Facility 90
CA AVG 81
Rank #398 / 1401
14
9
Facility 9
CA AVG 13
Rank #814 / 1397
0
Facility 0
CA AVG 3
Rank #1 / 1164
36
Facility 36
CA AVG 13
Rank #64 / 1487
86.8%
Facility 86.8%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #347 / 1368
A+Casa De Las Campanas/Life Care Service, LLC-
Chino Hills Senior Living
IL
AL
MC
RC
Chino Hills (Butterfield Ranch)
94
Facility 94
CA AVG 103
Rank #827 / 1657
Yes
30
Facility 30
CA AVG 57
Rank #1720 / 2092
63
Facility 63
CA AVG 81
Rank #1261 / 1401
24
21
Facility 21
CA AVG 13
Rank #1147 / 1397
6
Facility 6
CA AVG 3
Rank #953 / 1164
15
Facility 15
CA AVG 13
Rank #492 / 1487
94.7%
Facility 94.7%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #193 / 1368
A+Pacifica Chino Hills LP And Chino Hills Mgr LLCStudio / 1 Bed
The Park at Modesto
IL
Modesto
225
Facility 225
CA AVG 103
Rank #110 / 1657
Yes
9
Facility 9
CA AVG 57
Rank #1963 / 2092
63
Facility 63
CA AVG 81
Rank #1261 / 1401
33
30
Facility 30
CA AVG 13
Rank #1261 / 1397
9
Facility 9
CA AVG 3
Rank #1033 / 1164
5
Facility 5
CA AVG 13
Rank #988 / 1487
82.2%
Facility 82.2%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #547 / 1368
-Wm Milpitas Mgr LP,Gp Of Milpitas Phase I Ops LPStudio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
Cogir of Vallejo Hills
IL
AL
Vallejo (Somerset Highlands)
80
Facility 80
CA AVG 103
Rank #916 / 1657
Yes
20
Facility 20
CA AVG 57
Rank #1846 / 2092
87
Facility 87
CA AVG 81
Rank #568 / 1401
9
7
Facility 7
CA AVG 13
Rank #719 / 1397
2
Facility 2
CA AVG 3
Rank #600 / 1164
7
Facility 7
CA AVG 13
Rank #805 / 1487
58.8%
Facility 58.8%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #1130 / 1368
A+Welltower Cogir Tenant LLC And Cogir Mngt Usa Inc1 Bed / 2 Bed
Carlton Senior Living Pleasant Hill – Martinez
IL
AL
Pleasant Hill
165
Facility 165
CA AVG 103
Rank #275 / 1657
Yes
65
Facility 65
CA AVG 57
Rank #888 / 2092
83
Facility 83
CA AVG 81
Rank #765 / 1401
10
6
Facility 6
CA AVG 13
Rank #654 / 1397
2
Facility 2
CA AVG 3
Rank #600 / 1164
37
Facility 37
CA AVG 13
Rank #55 / 1487
84.2%
Facility 84.2%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #404 / 1368
-Carlton Senior Living, LLCAlove / 1 Bed
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Overview of Atria Walnut Creek

Providing top-tier care and assistance, Atria Walnut Creek is an exceptional senior living community settling at Montego, Walnut Creek, CA, offering assisted living, independent living, and memory care. Resident chooses floor plans including studio and one-bedroom that best suit their preferred lifestyle. The community ensures comfort and safety with 24-hour personalized care and assistance from a team of dedicated and well-trained professionals.

Atria Walnut Creek is a vibrant community that ensures residents remain socially connected and physically and mentally active. With its signature Life Guidance, the community encourages its residents to live a fulfilling and happy life. The community serves multicultural meals and various meal options to cater to its residents’ dietary needs and preferences at different dining venues. Amenities include a movie theater, a game room, a library, a fitness center, a salon and spa, a courtyard, a sunlit patio, and walking paths.

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Overview of Atria Newport Plaza

Enjoy an all-inclusive lifestyle with the premier senior living community of Atria Newport Plaza, situated at Newport Beach, CA, offering liberating independent and assisted living and memory care services. With its unwavering goal to offer a supportive living experience to its residents, the community works hard to devise a personalized care plan that is tailored to their physical and emotional needs. The community empowers its residents to live more independently on their own terms in a secure and structured environment.

Have fun with new found friends and enjoy a meaningful time through enjoyable activities and engaging programs. The community also serves full-service communal dining that encourages social connection. Atria Newport Plaza is ideal for residents aiming to age with dignity and grace while having the ability to do the things they love.

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Overview of Hollenbeck Palms

Hollenbeck Palms is a senior living community dedicated to making each resident happy and comfortable in their new home. Hollenbeck boasts a serene environment that gives off an oasis-like atmosphere. It’s an independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing community that are all designed to enhance the quality of life for residents of each home. They boast a lifelong learning program that is committed to providing all-inclusive programs that satisfy the education, arts, and cultural activities of the community. Management and staff of Hollenbeck encourage residents to get involved in the community and practice holistic wellness.

Hollenbeck Palms is an upscale community that aims to enrich the lives of their residents; with comfort and security, the senior living allows for a unique sense of individuality to be shared among their peers and residents. 
The vibrant community is an assisted living facility that provides an all-inclusive amenities such as wheelchair accessible showers, private patios, private dining room, computer center, meeting room, and a TV lounge area; as for their services that include scheduled transportation, day trips and outings, wellness programs, therapy, and religious services to name a few. Their amenities and services are to ensure that residents’ mental, physical, and cultural needs are met. Each resident is given personalized care that is designed to make each individual’s lives easier. The community also prides itself with their staff that cares for residents with compassion and kindness. At Hollenbeck Palms have been trusted by families for many years. 

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Overview of Westmont of Riverside

Lead the lifestyle you want at Westmont of Riverside, a dependable senior living community in Riverside, CA. The community provides access to independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing options, ensuring they have access to the services they need. Residents are free to choose from an array of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments for their preferred accommodations, helping them live in comfort and convenience.

Liberated from tiring chores, residents are able to enjoy their retirement fully and engage in the community’s meaningful activities and events that help them stay engaged and active. A great selection of tasty and healthy dishes are served daily to give residents the nourishment they need to stay energized and healthy. A plethora of amenities, such as a theater, pool, fitness center, library, and bistro are also available for added convenience.

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Rosewood

1301 New Stine Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93309
Overview of Rosewood

Spend your golden years at Rosewood, an esteemed life plan community nestled near Sundale Country Club in Bakersfield, CA, offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Residents can ease their worries with a kind and highly trained team attending to their needs around the clock. As part of a non-profit organization, the community prioritizes residents’ safety and well-being.

Residents will not feel lonely with a carefully curated calendar of exciting events and engaging programs that highlight residents’ interests and capabilities. Mealtimes promote social interactions and satisfy dietary needs with delightful and healthy dining options. The community ensures residents live a blissful retirement with its extensive amenities and a wide range of care options.

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Overview of Fredericka Manor Retirement Community in Chula Vista

Find the care you need at Fredericka Manor Retirement Community, an astounding community that offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care. The community features cozy and well-maintained studio to two-bedroom floor plans, ensuring residents are comfortable and safe. With a kind and highly trained team attending to their needs 24/7, residents receive the highest quality of care for a worry-free retirement.

Residents will not feel lonely with a thoughtfully curated calendar of engaging activities and enriching programs that highlight their interests and capabilities. Mealtimes promote social interactions and satisfy dietary needs that cater to their dietary needs and preferences. This pet-friendly community is surrounded by lush natural spaces, creating the ideal setting for residents to spend their golden years happily.

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Overview of Regents Point

Beautifully nestled near William R Mason Regional Park in Irvine, CA, Regents Point is an exceptional life plan community that offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing. Residents can keep their peace of mind with a compassionate and highly trained team attending to their needs around the clock. The community also helps with housekeeping and chores, so residents can focus on the things they truly enjoy.

Exciting events and enriching programs are conducted, encouraging residents to live actively and make new friends. Delightful and healthy meals are served to satisfy residents’ dietary needs and preferences. With its comprehensive care and extensive amenities, residents experience a better quality of life in their golden years.

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Overview of St. Paul’s Towers

Enjoy a worry-free retirement at St. Paul’s Towers, a dedicated life-plan community in Oaklanc, CA, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing. Featuring beautifully designed and spacious studio to two-bedroom floor plans, the community ensures residents are comfortable and safe. Residents can keep their peace of mind with the community’s weekly housekeeping, linen services, and round-the-clock security.

With a variety of engaging activities and enriching programs, residents are encouraged to live actively and make new friends. Delightful and well-balanced meals are also served in different dining venues to foster comfort and satisfy dietary needs and preferences. The community is equipped with libraries, an art studio, a game room, a hair salon, a community store, and a rooftop garden, creating the ideal setting for residents’ recreation and wellness.

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Overview of Silvergate Rancho Bernardo

Silvergate Rancho Bernardo is a magnificent senior living community settling at Avenida Venusto, San Diego, CA. The community provides various living options including independent living, assisted living, and memory care. As a locally owned and operated community, Silvergate boasts a team of well-trained and dedicated caregivers and spacious living areas. 

Proving its top-tier care, Silvergate have won several awards including the Southern California Association of Activity Professionals, San Diego Reader’s Favorite, and Zero Net Water Citation Award, among others. The community fosters a warm environment for its residents, hence, conducting social activities and a maintenance-free lifestyle. Amenities include a sparkling pool, a theater, a game lounge, a card room, an art studio, a fitness center, a yoga studio, and a spa.

 

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Overview of Sakura Gardens of Los Angeles

Located in the heart of Los Angeles, Sakura Gardens is a beautiful community that provides a kind of service considered to be top-notch care and comfortable for residents of independent living, assisted living, memory care, and respite services. Management and staff ensure that there’s always something for everyone. Sakura Gardens of Los Angeles is indeed a vibrant community that is warm and welcoming to its residents, making families of residents feel secure in knowing that their loved ones are getting the best care they can get.

The luxurious senior living community houses state-of-the-art amenities such as their beautiful common areas, dining areas, bedrooms, and fitness center, indoor atrium, computer or media center, movie room, and meeting room; these are among the thoughtfully designed features included in the building that provide help for seniors to find everything they may need. The community encourages an active lifestyle for their residents so as to cultivate their mental and physical abilities– arts and crafts with art classes, golf course or putting green, Live Well programs, day trips and outings, and live dance or theatre programs. 

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Weighting overview

  • 35%
    Resident Experience
  • 25%
    Regulatory
  • 15%
    Visual Media
  • 10%
    Website
  • 10%
    Stability
  • 5%
    Environment
01

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
04

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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Frequently Asked Questions about Independent Living in California

What is independent living?

Independent living communities are residential settings for active older adults — typically with private apartments or cottages, shared amenities (dining, fitness, activities), and no built-in medical care.

How many independent living communities are listed on this page?

This page features 640 independent living communities in California. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.

How do I choose the right independent living community 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 independent living communities 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.