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Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 2,083 senior care communities in CA using CA Dept. of Social Services (CDSS) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank senior care in CA
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2,083 homes
Avg Walk Score: 59/ 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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Info below is compiled from the CA Dept. of Social Services (CDSS), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.

Communities are listed from highest to lowest based on our ranking methodology.

Care Types in This Table AL (Assisted Living): Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing. NH (Nursing Home): 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility): Round-the-clock nursing care, often for recovery after surgery, injury, or illness. MC (Memory Care): Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia. RC (Respite Care): Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break. IL (Independent Living): Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care. HOS (Hospice Care): Comfort-focused care for those with a terminal illness, prioritizing quality of life over treatment. SC (Senior Care):
City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
A composite 0–100 score combining this facility's inspections, citations, complaints, and enforcement actions relative to the California state average. See the benchmark below for the typical California score; higher is better. This is a proprietary Assisted Living Magazine score.
Count of regulatory inspections in the reporting window. Higher volume can reflect more oversight visits, complaint-driven surveys, or routine licensure cycles.
Visits or investigations linked to complaints, as counted in the state record (may differ from routine annual surveys).
Number of years the company has been in operation.
Reported or derived occupancy for the facility—typically how fully licensed capacity is utilized. Compare across peers in the same market.
Better Business Bureau grade for the operating company. Reflects complaint handling and business practices, not clinical care quality.
Name of the licensed owner, operator, or managing entity as filed with the state. Useful for grouping facilities under the same organization.
Housing or bed configuration options (e.g. studio, shared), often from facility-reported amenities and licensing details.
Greenfield Care Center of Fullerton
SC
HOS
NH
RC
SNF
Fullerton (Sunny Hills)
99
Facility 99
CA AVG 103
Rank #724 / 1,645
No 50 -3-
56
Facility 56
CA AVG 13
Rank #1 / 1,505
-A+-Private / Shared Rooms
University Care Center
SC
HOS
NH
SNF
San Diego (Mid-City)
87
Facility 87
CA AVG 103
Rank #869 / 1,645
No
71
Facility 71
CA AVG 59
Rank #701 / 2,057
---- 91.4% ---
Copper Ridge Care Center
SC
NH
SNF
Redding (Bechelli)
125
Facility 125
CA AVG 103
Rank #524 / 1,645
No 59 ---- 95.8% ---
Cloverdale Healthcare Center
SC
NH
SNF
Cloverdale (Cherry Creek)
72
Facility 72
CA AVG 103
Rank #976 / 1,645
No 46 -4-- 77.5% A--
Niles Canyon Post Acute
SC
NH
SNF
Fremont (Canyon Heights - Vallejo Mills)
73
Facility 73
CA AVG 103
Rank #974 / 1,645
No
30
Facility 30
CA AVG 59
Rank #1,718 / 2,057
-3-- 88.4% A--
Oxnard Manor Healthcare Center
SC
NH
SNF
Oxnard (Fremont North)
82
Facility 82
CA AVG 103
Rank #897 / 1,645
No 67 ---- 95.6% --Private / Shared Rooms
Coastal View Healthcare Center
SC
HOS
NH
SNF
Ventura
96
Facility 96
CA AVG 103
Rank #799 / 1,645
No 65 ---- 88.2% --Private / Shared Rooms
Woodside Healthcare Center
SC
NH
RC
SNF
Sacramento (Arden-Arcade)
58
Facility 58
CA AVG 103
Rank #1,094 / 1,645
No
78
Facility 78
CA AVG 59
Rank #485 / 2,057
-3-
23
Facility 23
CA AVG 13
Rank #320 / 1,505
94.8% ---
Piedmont Gardens
SC
AL
IL
MC
NH
SNF
Oakland
321
Facility 321
CA AVG 103
Rank #50 / 1,645
Yes
99
Facility 99
CA AVG 59
Rank #2 / 2,057
94
Facility 94
CA AVG 81
Rank #213 / 1,474
20
4
Facility 4
CA AVG 13
Rank #525 / 1,387
33
Facility 33
CA AVG 13
Rank #88 / 1,505
77.3% -Humangood & Humangood NorcalStudio / Alcove / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
San Francisco Towers
SC
AL
IL
MC
San Francisco (Cathedral Hill)
350
Facility 350
CA AVG 103
Rank #36 / 1,645
Yes
99
Facility 99
CA AVG 59
Rank #2 / 2,057
93
Facility 93
CA AVG 81
Rank #272 / 1,474
13
5
Facility 5
CA AVG 13
Rank #589 / 1,387
28
Facility 28
CA AVG 13
Rank #156 / 1,505
100.0% -Front Porch Communities And Services1 Bed / 2 Bed

Rank badges are statewide: each community is ranked against every CA community we track that reports that metric, not just the 2,083 on this page.

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Greenfield Care Center of Fullerton

330 W Bastanchury Rd, Fullerton, CA 92835
Overview of Greenfield Care Center of Fullerton

Greenfield Care Center of Fullerton is an astounding nursing home in Fullerton, CA, that offers long-term care, rehabilitation, hospice, and respite care. The community ensures older adults are treated like a family, providing individualized care for their unique needs. 24-hour care, therapy services, and wound care are also offered to meet residents’ healthcare needs. With its dedication to residents’ well-being, the community provides care plans based on their physician’s order and a comprehensive health assessment.

Recreational activities and fitness programs are conducted, so residents can spend their free time as they please. With activity rooms, outdoor patio, and spacious courtyards, residents have plenty of options for leisure. This nursing home is one of the trusted choices for retirement in Fullerton, California, especially with its comprehensive services and extensive amenities.

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Overview of University Care Center

University Care Center, located in San Diego, is a 5-star Medicare facility that offers a variety of services, including short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing, long-term care, wound care, and hospice services. The facility is conveniently located near top-notch hospitals and provides easy access to major freeways. Here, residents receive round-the-clock professional care from a dedicated staff. They accept a range of payment options, including private pay, Medicare, PPOs, and Medi-Cal. They also offer a variety of HMOs to provide flexibility in payment options.
The facility boasts a state-of-the-art gym, as well as gorgeous courtyards and a homey lobby that provide a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere for residents. Their in-house registered dietitian also ensures that residents’ nutritional needs are met, combining comfort and sustainability to provide a holistic approach to care. Residents are sure to enjoy Southern California’s breathtaking beautiful city under University Care Center’s exemplary care.

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Overview of Copper Ridge Care Center

Tucked in Redding, California, Copper Ridge Care Center stands out for its exceptional nursing home physical therapy services, offering skilled nursing and post-acute rehab that goes beyond the ordinary. Their commitment to holistic care extends to occupational and speech therapy, emphasizing safety and wellness. This award-winning, five-star-rated Medicare facility reflects their dedication to seniors’ well-being, providing a trustworthy environment for rehabilitation and skilled nursing care.

Conveniently located just off the 299 and 5 freeways, Copper Ridge Care Center offers seniors not only state-of-the-art rehab gyms and spacious courtyards but also top-notch 24/7 nursing care. 

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Overview of Cloverdale Healthcare Center

Cloverdale Healthcare Center is where residents thrive; they provide quality caregiving for long-term skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation services. It offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere where residents and staff are encouraged to create friendships and build mutual trust that helps with an effective recovery and engaging experience. Families can rest easy knowing their loved ones are in good hands because of the dedicated team of professionals. Cloverdale is ideal for seniors looking for a homelike setting in a nurturing environment.
The nursing home aims to enhance the quality of life for its residents by ensuring that seniors can satisfy their holistic wellness and continue to maintain an active lifestyle. They house state-of-the-art technologies balanced with a comprehensive care plan that helps recover a range of medical conditions– wound care, neurological recovery, lymphedema, and pulmonary programs, as well as physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

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Overview of Niles Canyon Post Acute

Niles Canyon, located in Fremont, CA, is a post acute care facility offering nursing, rehabilitation and post acute care services to its residents. This care facility’s nursing services aims to provide residents services that can improve their medical conditions. Each resident is also provided individual care plans, to ensure that their specific healthcare needs are met. This includes providing the residents with round the clock skilled nursing care, medication management and education, and mental health services.
Other services they offer include wound care and infection prevention, nutrition and hydration program, and therapy services. Additionally, all the care providers are licensed and are constantly training, to ensure that the care they provide their residents keeps improving.

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Overview of Oxnard Manor Healthcare Center

Oxnard Manor Healthcare Center is a dedicated community in the harmonious neighborhood of Oxnard, CA, that offers rehabilitation and skilled nursing. The community is dedicated to accommodating up to 82 residents with its cozy and specially designed accommodations, alongside top-tier care and support tailored to their needs. With comprehensive care from a compassionate and highly skilled team available 24/7, residents can ease their worries.

Here, residents will not run out of things to do with a variety of fun activities and engaging events for their leisure and wellness. Healthy meals are important for residents’ well-being, so delightful and nutritious meals are served to satisfy dietary needs and preferences. Transportation and social services are also available for residents’ convenience. The community is ideal for those seeking a wide range of care for their needs, especially with its beautifully designed amenities.

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Overview of Coastal View Healthcare Center

Find the care you need at Coastal View Healthcare Center, an outstanding community located in the harmonious neighborhood of Ventura, CA, that offers rehabilitation and skilled nursing. Residents here enjoy top-tier care and assistance from a responsible and highly trained team available around the clock. With a cozy and welcoming environment, residents can feel at ease and gain meaningful experiences in their later years.

Encouraging residents to live actively and interact with their surroundings, a jam-packed calendar of enriching activities and engaging programs is also conducted. The community strives to enhance residents’ living experiences with occupational, physical, speech, and respiratory therapy. Dietitian-approved meals are also served to ensure residents’ well-being. Keep peace of mind with the community’s comprehensive care options dedicated to residents’ welfare.

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Overview of Woodside Healthcare Center

Woodside Healthcare Center runs 58 beds in Sacramento’s Arden-Arcade neighborhood, and it’s been there for 23 years. Occupancy sits at 94.8%, about as full as a facility gets, with the average resident staying around 50 days. Getting around the neighborhood is actually easy here. The Walk Score comes in at 78, very walkable, which isn’t the norm for facilities like this.

Twenty-four-hour nursing care, IV therapy, wound management, restorative nursing, pain management, hospice and respite care, it’s a fairly complete list for people recovering from something serious or managing a long-term condition. There’s also dedicated post-hospitalization support for residents coming straight from a hospital stay, and a full-time dietitian handles nutritional counseling rather than leaving that to general staff.

On the day-to-day side, there’s a beauty and barber shop on-site, plus programming built around life enrichment and entertainment. Spiritual support and family support services round out what’s available. Staffing breaks down specifically: registered nurses put in about 38 minutes per resident daily, LPNs add an hour and ten minutes, and nurse aides contribute roughly two hours and 38 minutes. Medicaid, Medicare, and private pay are all accepted, so the payment side isn’t a narrow path.

Woodside Healthcare Center is busy in a good way; it’s a well-occupied nursing home built around genuine clinical depth, wound care, hospice, post-hospitalization recovery, backed by a staffing structure and location that actually support day-to-day accessibility.

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Overview of Piedmont Gardens

Experience award-winning care and support from Piedmont Gardens, which is ideally located in the charming neighborhood of Oakland, CA, offering a continuum of care services, including independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and short-stay rehabilitation. The community works hard to meet seniors’ needs and preferences with round-the-clock care from a compassionate care team. Piedmont Gardens was awarded the Best Continuing Care Community in 2024 by U.S. News, proving its exceptional quality.

With its dedication to improving seniors’ quality of life, the community conducts a lot of fun activities and exciting events. Piedmont Gardens perfectly fuses the city bustle with its serene campus, ensuring residents can easily access their needs and desires.

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Overview of San Francisco Towers

San Francisco Towers is a vibrant and trusted community in the heart of San Francisco, emphasizing the importance of togetherness and support. The community’s mission is to provide a welcoming environment where residents thrive, even during challenging times, through the care of dedicated staff and virtual events that foster connection. Rooted in values of community and resilience, San Francisco Towers is committed to creating a supportive living experience for all.

The community offers a range of amenities and facilities designed to enhance residents’ lives. Nestled in Pacific Heights, near Nob Hill and Fillmore Street, the prime location allows residents to explore the best of San Francisco. Engaging events, from classes and concerts to wellness programs, contribute to a dynamic calendar of activities. San Francisco Towers provides a variety of amenities, including an indoor swimming pool, a cozy library, and a rooftop garden, creating an environment where residents can relax and live their best lives. Additionally, the community’s comprehensive services, spanning healthcare, dining, and wellness, ensure residents have the support they need at every stage, fostering positive aging and overall well-being.

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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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