Best Senior Care in California

Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 2,083 senior care communities in California using California Department of Social Services (CDSS) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank senior care in CA
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Last updated
Jul 2026
We analyzed
2,083 homes
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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The information below is reported by the California Department of Social Services and Department of Public Health.

OakView Health Center
SC
AL
MC
NH
SNF
Thousand Oaks (Mountclef Village)
63
Facility 63
CA AVG 103
Rank #1063 / 1657
No
20
Facility 20
CA AVG 57
Rank #1846 / 2092
89
Facility 89
CA AVG 81
Rank #461 / 1401
7
4
Facility 4
CA AVG 13
Rank #529 / 1397
2
Facility 2
CA AVG 3
Rank #600 / 1164
18
Facility 18
CA AVG 13
Rank #428 / 1487
79.4%
Facility 79.4%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #608 / 1368
A+Oakview Hc LLCPrivate / Semi-Private Rooms
The Reutlinger Community
SC
AL
IL
MC
NH
SNF
Danville
120
Facility 120
CA AVG 103
Rank #561 / 1657
No
30
Facility 30
CA AVG 57
Rank #1720 / 2092
86
Facility 86
CA AVG 81
Rank #630 / 1401
22
11
Facility 11
CA AVG 13
Rank #889 / 1397
1
Facility 1
CA AVG 3
Rank #413 / 1164
26
Facility 26
CA AVG 13
Rank #205 / 1487
65.0%
Facility 65.0%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #1008 / 1368
A+Reutlinger Community, The And Eskaton Properties IncStudio / 1 Bed
Greenfield Care Center of Fullerton
SC
HOS
NH
RC
SNF
Fullerton (Sunny Hills)
99
Facility 99
CA AVG 103
Rank #725 / 1657
No
50
Facility 50
CA AVG 57
Rank #1345 / 2092
-3--
56
Facility 56
CA AVG 13
Rank #1 / 1487
100.0% A+-Private / Shared Rooms
Highland Palms Healthcare Center
SC
NH
SNF
Highland (Cypress)
99
Facility 99
CA AVG 103
Rank #725 / 1657
No
57
Facility 57
CA AVG 57
Rank #1157 / 2092
-9--
13
Facility 13
CA AVG 13
Rank #531 / 1487
93.2% A+-Private Rooms
Mission Commons – A Provincial Senior Living Community
SC
NH
IL
Redlands (Live Oak Canyon)
16
Facility 16
CA AVG 103
Rank #1296 / 1657
Yes
54
Facility 54
CA AVG 57
Rank #1242 / 2092
--------Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
Spring Lake Village
SC
NH
AL
IL
MC
Santa Rosa (Melita)
679
Facility 679
CA AVG 103
Rank #8 / 1657
No
13
Facility 13
CA AVG 57
Rank #1926 / 2092
88
Facility 88
CA AVG 81
Rank #513 / 1401
13
6
Facility 6
CA AVG 13
Rank #654 / 1397
2
Facility 2
CA AVG 3
Rank #600 / 1164
39
Facility 39
CA AVG 13
Rank #45 / 1487
-A+Front Porch Communities And Services1 Bed / 2 Bed
Canterbury Woods
SC
AL
IL
NH
SNF
Pacific Grove
190
Facility 190
CA AVG 103
Rank #179 / 1657
No
81
Facility 81
CA AVG 57
Rank #384 / 2092
91
Facility 91
CA AVG 81
Rank #355 / 1401
9
2
Facility 2
CA AVG 13
Rank #324 / 1397
1
Facility 1
CA AVG 3
Rank #413 / 1164
42
Facility 42
CA AVG 13
Rank #34 / 1487
72.6%
Facility 72.6%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #786 / 1368
A+Front Porch Communities And Services1 Bed / 2 Bed
San Francisco Towers
SC
NH
AL
IL
MC
San Francisco (Cathedral Hill)
350
Facility 350
CA AVG 103
Rank #36 / 1657
No
99
Facility 99
CA AVG 57
Rank #2 / 2092
93
Facility 93
CA AVG 81
Rank #242 / 1401
9
5
Facility 5
CA AVG 13
Rank #592 / 1397
0
Facility 0
CA AVG 3
Rank #1 / 1164
28
Facility 28
CA AVG 13
Rank #158 / 1487
100.0%
Facility 100.0%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #1 / 1368
-Front Porch Communities And Services1 Bed / 2 Bed
Harrison Villa of Mt. San Antonio Gardens
SC
AL
IL
MC
NH
SNF
Pomona
520
Facility 520
CA AVG 103
Rank #16 / 1657
No
45
Facility 45
CA AVG 57
Rank #1474 / 2092
94
Facility 94
CA AVG 81
Rank #185 / 1401
12
3
Facility 3
CA AVG 13
Rank #441 / 1397
0
Facility 0
CA AVG 3
Rank #1 / 1164
33
Facility 33
CA AVG 13
Rank #91 / 1487
75.4%
Facility 75.4%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #719 / 1368
-Congregational Homes, IncorporatedStudio
O‘Connor Woods
SC
AL
IL
MC
NH
RC
SNF
Stockton (Sherwood Manor)
499
Facility 499
CA AVG 103
Rank #23 / 1657
Yes
22
Facility 22
CA AVG 57
Rank #1826 / 2092
94
Facility 94
CA AVG 81
Rank #185 / 1401
11
2
Facility 2
CA AVG 13
Rank #324 / 1397
0
Facility 0
CA AVG 3
Rank #1 / 1164
34
Facility 34
CA AVG 13
Rank #81 / 1487
73.4%
Facility 73.4%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #761 / 1368
-O'connor Woods HousingStudio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
Vi at La Jolla Village
SC
AL
IL
MC
NH
SNF
San Diego (University City)
783
Facility 783
CA AVG 103
Rank #5 / 1657
No
88
Facility 88
CA AVG 57
Rank #218 / 2092
84
Facility 84
CA AVG 81
Rank #731 / 1401
29
17
Facility 17
CA AVG 13
Rank #1061 / 1397
0
Facility 0
CA AVG 3
Rank #1 / 1164
27
Facility 27
CA AVG 13
Rank #183 / 1487
69.3%
Facility 69.3%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #865 / 1368
-Ccw La Jolla LLC, Cc La Jolla LLC, And Classic Res MgmtSuite / Penthouse / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
Ventura Post Acute
SC
HOS
NH
SNF
Ventura
71
Facility 71
CA AVG 103
Rank #998 / 1657
No
65
Facility 65
CA AVG 57
Rank #888 / 2092
-7--
7
Facility 7
CA AVG 13
Rank #805 / 1487
91.2% --Private / Shared Rooms
Oakland Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation
SC
HOS
MC
NH
RC
SNF
Oakland (Salem Court)
48
Facility 48
CA AVG 103
Rank #1167 / 1657
No
57
Facility 57
CA AVG 57
Rank #1157 / 2092
-4---
85.2%
Facility 85.2%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #379 / 1368
A-Private / Semi-Private Rooms
University Retirement Community
SC
AL
HC
IL
MC
NH
SNF
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
The Vineyards – California Armenian Home
SC
AL
IL
MC
NH
RESC
SNF
Fresno (Roosevelt)
412
Facility 412
CA AVG 103
Rank #27 / 1657
No
24
Facility 24
CA AVG 57
Rank #1798 / 2092
91
Facility 91
CA AVG 81
Rank #355 / 1401
14
8
Facility 8
CA AVG 13
Rank #762 / 1397
0
Facility 0
CA AVG 3
Rank #1 / 1164
41
Facility 41
CA AVG 13
Rank #38 / 1487
54.1%
Facility 54.1%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #1181 / 1368
-California Home For The Aged IncStudio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
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Overview of Townsend House

Townsend House, nestled in Chico, California, is a vibrant assisted living facility, providing an ideal environment for the golden years. Offering private and semi-private rooms with 24-hour staff availability ensures safety, security, and access to recreational and wellness programs. Seniors in this safe environment can focus solely on living their lives the way they want, with classic and lush outdoor spaces that contribute to a serene atmosphere.

Boasting state-of-the-art security systems and a trained staff available 24 hours a day, Townsend House goes beyond basic amenities, offering dementia care and arrangements for transportation, housekeeping, and meal services. The facility’s attention to nice interior design and a professional atmosphere enhances the overall assisted living experience, aligning with assisted living guidelines and providing a supportive environment for seniors in their golden years.

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Overview of Foremost Retirement Resort

Foremost Retirement Resort is an assisted living community in Hesperia, CA, that offers personal care, memory care, and respite care. Promoting a warm and home-like environment, the community ensures older adults are well-cared for. Residents can also maintain their independence, with excellent services, including 24-hour care, nutritious meals, and housekeeping services. The community also strives to meet residents’ unique needs and preferences through customized care plans.

Light exercises, social events, and a variety of recreational programs help residents stay active and learn new hobbies. With a spacious dining room, cozy living rooms, and lively gathering areas, residents can rest without hassles. The community’s 15-acre campus, set on the scenic mountain backdrops of Hesperia, also ensures residents have a stress-free retirement. As one of the highly regarded options for senior living in California, this assisted living community continuously provides high-quality services.

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Oakmont of Torrance

3620 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
Overview of Oakmont of Torrance

The Oakmont of Torrance operates as a 126-bed assisted living and memory care community in the Torrance neighborhood of Los Angeles County, California, licensed since April 2022. Located at 3620 Lomita Boulevard and administered by Judith Uy-Villaruz, the facility serves 87 residents across 28 memory care and 59 assisted living beds (62% occupancy).

Programming emphasizes dietary excellence through an executive chef and culinary team, alongside 24-hour staffing with licensed nurses and CNAs, physician oversight, rehabilitation services, and caregiver support.

The two-story building offers studio through two-bedroom units (391–1,187 square feet), many wheelchair-accessible, with ground-floor options, kitchenettes, and pet-friendly policies. Community spaces include a ballroom, billiards lounge, fitness center, media library, and fireplace. Wellness, transportation, and recreational programming round out the service model.

Regulatory scrutiny has intensified at this facility: 26 regulatory visits in four years (63% above the California average), including 4 standard inspections, 14 complaint visits, and 13 complaint investigations. This frequency reflects heightened oversight. Citation data show improvement: 4 total citations (60% better than the California average of 10), 2 serious violations (33% below the state average), and exceptionally low citation density (0.2 per inspection versus the California average of 3.3).

Two substantiated complaints in early 2024 triggered deficiency findings and enforcement. January 2024: A memory-care resident with a documented wandering history left the facility unsupervised, developing severe hypothermia requiring hospitalization; staff failed to timely alert law enforcement. Deficiencies were cited for failure to observe resident status changes and inadequate reporting. A $500 civil penalty was assessed.

November 2023: the facility failed to refund pre-admission fees when an applicant did not move in; a violation of the admission agreement. These incidents prompted intensive regulatory review. Subsequent investigations into eight complaints (grooming/hygiene, falls, pressure injuries, advance directive compliance, food service, staffing) all returned unsubstantiated findings, indicating no substantive pattern of additional violations.

March 2025: an Immediate Exclusion Letter was issued for staff member Daniel Castro due to conduct inimical to resident welfare; a separation reflecting management’s response to behavioral concerns.

Three consecutive inspections (March 25, April 21, May 12, 2025) documented zero deficiencies, establishing current operational compliance.

Walk Score 69; 0.36 miles from Torrance Memorial Medical Center.

Oakmont of Torrance fits assisted living and memory care residents seeking a renovated community with strong amenities and recent regulatory stabilization, following documented operational challenges in early 2024 that appear remediated through current management attention.

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Overview of Timers Residential Care

Timers Residential Care, located in the bright city of Pomona, CA, is a senior living community that offers assisted living services to its residents. They create individualized care plans in order to cater to their residents specific needs such as assistance with daily living activities, companionship, as well as medication monitoring. Timers Residential Care also ensures that the resident needs are met through constant monitoring and adjustments.

This senior care community also provides its residents with other services that will benefit their overall well being. Their nutritional and dietary counseling services are available for both residents and their family, to ensure that each resident receives the right nutrition, in order to enhance their daily lives, as well as their bodies’ health at its best.

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Overview of Ambassadors Care Home

Ambassador Care Home is a residential care facility for the elderly, located in Antioch, CA. This close-knit senior living community provides assisted living services to their residents, in the comfort of a warm, home-like environment. Their assisted living services ensure that residents receive the proper care they need, providing 24 hour supervision and availability of assistance, medication management, and assistance with regular daily activities such as bathing, toileting, and dressing up.

Ambassador Care Home takes pride in the quality of care they provide, being a small community, the staff to resident ratio creates opportunities for better care, and supervision. The residents are provided three meals on a daily basis, as well as snacks. And to ensure that residents stay physically active and healthy, activities and programs promoting physical and mental health are regularly scheduled, while the staff takes care of chores such as laundry and housekeeping.

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Menifee Senior Living

28333 Valley Blvd, Menifee, CA 92586
Overview of Menifee Senior Living

Menifee Senior Living, located in the welcoming community of Menifee, California, is a senior living haven where residents are encouraged to savor each day to the fullest. With a dedicated staff available 24 hours a day, they provide a reassuring presence for residents and their families, ensuring peace of mind.

Explore the community and discover the exceptional care and lifestyle it offers. Menifee Senior Living takes pride in providing an ideal equilibrium between support and independence, catering to a spectrum of needs with independent living, assisted living, and respite care options. Here, seniors can relish resort-style amenities, indulge in chef-prepared dining, and unwind in their well-appointed, full-service apartments.

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Bonita Villa Senior Living

3434 Bonita Rd, Chula Vista, CA 91910
Overview of Bonita Villa Senior Living

Providing specialized respite and long-term care services is a 145-bed residential community, Bonita Villa Senior Living. Found in a somewhat walkable neighborhood where some services are done on foot but most trips need driving, the facility draws residents and family members seeking warmth and community focus. The home maintains 24-hour staffing to support occupants’ daily needs and offers financial planning assistance to help families navigate care costs.

The community enhances daily life through an active program of fitness classes, group outings, arts and crafts workshops, and musical performances. Residents can access a movie theater, library, billiards table, and an on-site salon and barbershop. An emergency call system ensures immediate support when needed, and outdoor living spaces offer opportunities for fresh air and relaxation. A social and culinary highlight is dining. Occupants enjoy chef-prepared meals in an elegant dining room, with gourmet offerings reflecting care for nutrition and the dining experience. This meal approach brings a sense of grace and community to a vital part of daily life.

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Overview of Siebenthal Elder Care Home

Experience the finest care and comfort with the unique senior living community of Siebenthal Care Home in Hunts Run Way, Sacramento, CA, providing assisted living and memory care. The community handles the maintenance and other household responsibilities for seniors to enjoy a maintenance-free retirement. Let go of your woes with a team of compassionate and highly trained professionals attending to your daily living activities and personal needs.

Cherish every moment of your best years with stimulating activities and enriching events. Residences are also fully furnished for residents’ convenience. Here, residents’ tastes and dietary needs are prioritized to ensure a delightful dining experience. Siebenthal Care Home is committed to enhancing seniors’ quality of life with exceptional services and incredible amenities.

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Overview of Stellar Care

Stellar Care shines as a luminary in the field of memory care. Every aspect of Stellar Care is meticulously designed to create an environment where residents facing Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related conditions can flourish. In their private studios, bathed in the warm embrace of natural light, residents find solace and tranquility. Each space is thoughtfully adorned, offering a sanctuary that echoes the comforts of home. With an in-room emergency call system at their fingertips, peace of mind becomes an ever-present companion.
Safety is a cornerstone of Stellar Care, with a vigilant team of dementia care professionals on-site day and night. From a variety of thoughtfully designed floor plans to cater to individual preferences to a range of lifestyle options encompassing assisted living, respite care, and independent living, Stellar Care embraces the uniqueness of each resident’s journey. In this haven of compassion and understanding, the home creates an environment where cherished memories are celebrated and new connections are forged. 

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Overview of The Watermark at Almaden

Innovating senior living in the neighborhood of San Jose, CA, The Watermark at Almaden is an excellent senior living community, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, and short-term stays. Residents can freely choose among spacious studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments tailored to various levels of care, allowing the care team to easily deliver the help and support they may need. An attentive and skilled care associates are available 24/7 to offer wellness support and care services tailored to individual needs and preferences.

Here, residents are offered convenient features and services, such as weekly linen services and housekeeping services to free residents from tiring chores and responsibilities. The community offers residents an array of dynamic activities and wellness programs designed to invigorate their overall well-being. A delightful dining experience is also available thanks to a talented culinary team that curates exceptional meals with accommodations for dietary preferences and needs.

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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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