The license at La Marea Senior Living in Carlsbad, CA, is for memory care as well as assisted living care. When dementia makes wandering a real risk for someone, memory care provides a solution by providing supervision in a secure setting. In assisted living, staff take on the responsibility of helping residents bathe, dress, and take their medication, while the resident keeps their privacy and independence through the rest of the day.
A caregiver needing to take time away can arrange for the staff at La Marea to provide care for a short respite stay here as well. The community suits those with dementia needing supervision, those needing daily assistance, and families needing assistance with caregiving for short stretches.
Matthew Ryan is the administrator for the community’s 125 beds, and its operators are Carlsbad Operating LLC and Integral Snr Lvg Mgmt LLC. Those beds are available in studios, one-bedroom residences, and two-bedroom residences. Studios are meant for someone who just needs a single private space to themselves, while one- and two-bedroom layouts can accommodate one or two people needing more space. Keeping a pet is allowed.
Carlsbad Research Center, where La Marea is located, scores 44 out of 100 on Walk Score, meaning the area is car-dependent. Residents without a means of transportation can avail themselves of the community’s transportation service for errands outside.
On-site, the community’s amenities include a salon, a spa, a fitness center, a patio, and a movie theater. There’s BINGO, chair exercise, and a mahjong club to fill out the activity calendar, and a Military Veterans Program is also explicitly named.




















