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Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 2,084 senior communities communities in California using California Department of Social Services (CDSS) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank senior communities 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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The information below is reported by the California Department of Social Services and Department of Public Health.

GlenBrook Health Center
SC
AL
MC
NH
Carlsbad
95
Facility 95
CA AVG 103
Rank #813 / 1657
No
57
Facility 57
CA AVG 57
Rank #1157 / 2092
95
Facility 95
CA AVG 81
Rank #108 / 1401
11
2
Facility 2
CA AVG 13
Rank #324 / 1397
0
Facility 0
CA AVG 3
Rank #1 / 1164
22
Facility 22
CA AVG 13
Rank #313 / 1487
64.2%
Facility 64.2%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #1020 / 1368
-Glenbrook Hc LLC/Life Services LLC-
The Fountains Skilled Nursing Care
SC
HC
NH
Yuba City
80
Facility 80
CA AVG 103
Rank #916 / 1657
No
55
Facility 55
CA AVG 57
Rank #1215 / 2092
89
Facility 89
CA AVG 81
Rank #461 / 1401
1491
27
Facility 27
CA AVG 13
Rank #183 / 1487
70.0% -United Com-Serve Fremont-Rideout Health Group-
OakView Health Center
SC
AL
MC
NH
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
Reata Glen
SC
AL
IL
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
Ivy Park at La Palma
SC
AL
MC
La Palma
80
Facility 80
CA AVG 103
Rank #916 / 1657
Yes
61
Facility 61
CA AVG 57
Rank #1013 / 2092
93
Facility 93
CA AVG 81
Rank #242 / 1401
3
0
Facility 0
CA AVG 13
Rank #1 / 1397
1
Facility 1
CA AVG 3
Rank #413 / 1164
1
Facility 1
CA AVG 13
Rank #1391 / 1487
87.5%
Facility 87.5%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #331 / 1368
-Transformer Opco LLC;Oakmont Management Group LLCStudio / 1 Bed
Ivy Park at Claremont
SC
AL
MC
Claremont
81
Facility 81
CA AVG 103
Rank #913 / 1657
Yes
14
Facility 14
CA AVG 57
Rank #1913 / 2092
90
Facility 90
CA AVG 81
Rank #398 / 1401
7
5
Facility 5
CA AVG 13
Rank #592 / 1397
1
Facility 1
CA AVG 3
Rank #413 / 1164
1
Facility 1
CA AVG 13
Rank #1391 / 1487
72.8%
Facility 72.8%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #779 / 1368
-Transformer Opco LLC;Oakmont Mangement Group LLCStudio / 1 Bed
Oakmont of Brookside
SC
AL
MC
Stockton (Brookside)
81
Facility 81
CA AVG 103
Rank #913 / 1657
Yes
46
Facility 46
CA AVG 57
Rank #1445 / 2092
67
Facility 67
CA AVG 81
Rank #1156 / 1401
29
16
Facility 16
CA AVG 13
Rank #1049 / 1397
8
Facility 8
CA AVG 3
Rank #1015 / 1164
4
Facility 4
CA AVG 13
Rank #1100 / 1487
96.3%
Facility 96.3%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #174 / 1368
-Oakmont Senior Living Of Brookside Opco, LLC AndStudio / Suite / 1 Bed
Oakmont Gardens
SC
AL
IL
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; Life Care Services LLC1 Bed / 2 Bed
Cogir of Sonoma
SC
AL
IL
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; Cogir Management Usa1 Bed / 2 Bed
MorningStar Memory Care at San Tomas
SC
MC
San Jose (West Valley)
82
Facility 82
CA AVG 103
Rank #901 / 1657
Yes
59
Facility 59
CA AVG 57
Rank #1088 / 2092
71
Facility 71
CA AVG 81
Rank #1079 / 1401
11
17
Facility 17
CA AVG 13
Rank #1061 / 1397
7
Facility 7
CA AVG 3
Rank #988 / 1164
3
Facility 3
CA AVG 13
Rank #1210 / 1487
47.6%
Facility 47.6%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #1276 / 1368
-West Valley Mc,LLC; Oakmont Management Group LLCStudio / Shared Studio
Silverado Thousand Oaks Memory Care Community
SC
AL
MC
Thousand Oaks (Warwick Avenue)
82
Facility 82
CA AVG 103
Rank #901 / 1657
Yes
72
Facility 72
CA AVG 57
Rank #674 / 2092
62
Facility 62
CA AVG 81
Rank #1271 / 1401
29
18
Facility 18
CA AVG 13
Rank #1088 / 1397
14
Facility 14
CA AVG 3
Rank #1107 / 1164
5
Facility 5
CA AVG 13
Rank #988 / 1487
57.3%
Facility 57.3%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #1145 / 1368
-Silverado Thousand Oaks LLC;Silverado Sr. Lvng MgmtPrivate Rooms
Ivy Park at Alta Loma
SC
AL
MC
Rancho Cucamonga (Alta Loma)
77
Facility 77
CA AVG 103
Rank #948 / 1657
Yes
75
Facility 75
CA AVG 57
Rank #563 / 2092
93
Facility 93
CA AVG 81
Rank #242 / 1401
3
2
Facility 2
CA AVG 13
Rank #324 / 1397
1
Facility 1
CA AVG 3
Rank #413 / 1164
8
Facility 8
CA AVG 13
Rank #738 / 1487
79.2%
Facility 79.2%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #614 / 1368
A+Transformer Opco LLC;Oakmont Management Group LLCStudio / 1 Bed
Villa Lorena Senior Living
SC
AL
IL
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;Vlgp Inc(Gen. Partner)-
Town & Country
SC
AL
IL
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-
Sunrise of San Mateo
SC
AL
MC
San Mateo (Central San Mateo)
85
Facility 85
CA AVG 103
Rank #884 / 1657
Yes
88
Facility 88
CA AVG 57
Rank #218 / 2092
88
Facility 88
CA AVG 81
Rank #513 / 1401
8
3
Facility 3
CA AVG 13
Rank #441 / 1397
2
Facility 2
CA AVG 3
Rank #600 / 1164
25
Facility 25
CA AVG 13
Rank #235 / 1487
78.8%
Facility 78.8%
CA AVG 74.8%
Rank #624 / 1368
-Szr San Mateo LLC; Sunrise Senior Living MgtStudio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed
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Overview of Families Choice Home Care

Make every moment of your golden years count with Families Choice Home Care, a dedicated community in Upland, CA, that offers home care. Committed to improving older adults’ quality of life, the community provides 24-hour care, personal care, and respite care. A compassionate and highly trained team also promotes a nurturing and trusting environment to ensure older adults feel at ease and maintain their dignity.

Helping day-to-day activities and household responsibilities, the community provides older adults with more time to do the things they truly enjoy. To ensure older adults do not miss any of their appointments and remain socially engaged, transportation services and errand services are also provided. The community is ideal for those seeking assistance to live comfortably in their later years without leaving their comfort zones.

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Overview of Legacy Hospice and Palliative Care

Maintain dignity in your later years with Legacy Hospice and Palliative Care in Chino, CA, which offers hospice and palliative care. With top-notch care and assistance around the clock, older adults ease their worries and enjoy the highest quality of life. The community takes pride in its multidisciplinary team of compassionate and highly qualified professionals who strive to meet older adults’ holistic wellness.

End-of-life is a difficult journey for everyone involved, so the community also provides counseling, education, and practical assistance to help family members cope. In case of the loss of a loved one, bereavement support is also provided. To ease older adults’ pain and worries, continuity of care and symptom management are also available. The community is ideal for those seeking care and support during their end-of-life journey, especially with its dedication to delivering the highest quality of care in the comforts of their homes.

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Overview of Motherly Comfort Home Care

Live a blissful retirement with Motherly Comfort Home Care, an esteemed community in Upland, CA, that offers home care. With different levels of care, including personal care, 24-hour care, long-term care, and respite care, older adults find the care and support they need to live comfortably. Keep peace of mind and live your later years to the fullest with the community’s top-notch care.

To fight older adults’ loneliness, the community takes pride in its companionship programs that aim to keep them happy and socially engaged. Day-to-day activities and household responsibilities are also handled by the community, providing older adults more time for themselves. The community is great for those who need assistance in their later years, with the highest quality of care delivered in the comforts of their homes.

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Overview of Alta Hospice of California

Alta Hospice of California is a trusted community in San Bernardino, CA, that offers hospice care. The community is dedicated to enhancing older adults’ living experiences, providing top-notch care and assistance from a kind and highly qualified team attending to their needs around the clock. With a nurturing and trusting environment, older adults and their families can ease their worries and create meaningful moments together in the comforts of their homes.

Highly trained volunteers also accompany older adults to ease their loneliness. The community also provides bereavement support to help families cope during this difficult time of their lives. Physical, occupational, and speech therapy are also provided for older adults to live comfortably in their golden years. Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance cover the costs of hospice care, easing financial challenges in later years.

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Overview of Good Heart Hospice and Palliative Care

Keep peace of mind in your later years with Good Heart Hospice and Palliative Care, a dependable community in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, that offers hospice care. Older adults receive the highest quality of care and support for their unique needs with a kind and highly trained team available around the clock. Promoting a nurturing and trusting environment, the community ensures older adults retain their independence and gain meaningful experiences.

With genuinely caring volunteers, the community strives to ease older adults’ loneliness. Nursing consultation, symptom management, and transportation services are also provided to meet older adults’ healthcare needs. For family members, relief services are also available to help them cope with the loss of a loved one. The community accepts Medicare and Medicaid, helping older adults and their families with financial challenges.

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Compassionate Angels Home Care, LLC

275 W Hospitality Ln Suite 307, San Bernardino, CA 92408
Overview of Compassionate Angels Home Care, LLC

Age gracefully with Compassionate Angels Home Care, LLC, a trusted community in San Bernardino, CA, that offers home care. With a respectful and highly trained team attending to their needs 24/7, older adults enjoy top-notch care and assistance. The community also handles the housekeeping and other day-to-day activities, providing older adults more time to focus on the things they truly enjoy.

To keep older adults happy and well-engaged, companion care is provided. There’s no need to hassle with meal preparation with delightful and healthy meals served to satisfy dietary needs and preferences. Respite care, mobility assistance, ambulation, and incontinence care are also provided for older adults’ comfort and convenience. Enjoy every moment of your later years with compassionate services delivered in the comforts of their homes.

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Alice Home Care

2515 Santa Clara Avenue Suite 201, Alameda, CA 94501
Overview of Alice Home Care

Based in the harmonious neighborhood of Alameda, CA, Alice Home Care is a dedicated community that focuses on home care. With a wide range of care services, including memory care and hospice support, older adults receive the highest quality of care and assistance that matches their needs and preferences. Live a maintenance-free lifestyle with the community helping with housekeeping and other daily living activities.

Older adults will not feel lonely with the community’s companionship care and assistance with their errands. Incontinence care, medication reminders, and meal preparation are also provided for older adults to enjoy convenience like no other. Spend your golden years in the comforts of your home, with a trusted community delivering the utmost care and assistance you deserve.

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Home Care Pros

1151 Harbor Bay Parkway, Suite 101 Alameda, CA 94502
Overview of Home Care Pros

Live a blissful retirement with Home Care Pros, a trusted community located in the serene neighborhood of Alameda, CA, that offers home care. With a wide range of care options, including personal care and specialized condition care, older adults find the care and attention according to their needs and preferences. A kind and well-trained team helps with older adults’ day-to-day activities and household responsibilities, ensuring a maintenance-free lifestyle.

The community strives to understand older adults’ condition to provide them with better care and comfort while retaining their independence. There’s no need to worry about meal preparation with the community preparing delightful and healthy meals that cater to older adults’ dietary needs and preferences. Age gracefully in the safety of your home with the community’s comprehensive care delivered for your convenience.

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Overview of Affinity Hospice Care

A distinguished community located in the vibrant neighborhood of Hayward, CA, Affinity Hospice Care offers hospice care. Here, residents receive the highest quality of care and assistance tailored to their special needs 24/7. Promoting a nurturing and welcoming environment, the community strives to understand residents to provide them with better care and comfort.

With hospice social workers, residents can rest assured of optimizing the available resources to ease challenges in their later years. Therapy services, including physical, speech, and occupational therapy, are also provided to enhance residents’ living conditions. Providing genuine companionship, the community has volunteers to keep residents’ company and ease their loneliness. The community is ideal for those seeking assistance for their end-of-life journey.

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Premier Homecare Angels

2417 Mariner Square Loop Ste 260, Alameda, CA 94501
Overview of Premier Homecare Angels

Premier Homecare Angels is an astounding community based in the peaceful neighborhood of Alameda, CA, that focuses on home care. The community strives to provide comprehensive care tailored to older adults’ specific needs to ensure the highest quality of life in their golden years. With its proven experience of care since 2009, older adults can rest assured of receiving the utmost care and support they need in the comforts of their homes.

With genuine companionship and assistance to their errands, the community strives to ease older adults’ loneliness and ensure a convenient lifestyle. Incontinence care, mobility assistance, transfer assistance, and transportation services are also provided for older adults’ comfort. There’s no need to leave your comfort zone to live a blissful retirement with the community delivering the highest quality of care right at your doorsteps.

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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 Senior Communities in California

What is senior living?

Senior communities are residential settings designed for adults aged 55 or older, with options ranging from active independent living to assisted living and memory care.

How many senior communities are listed on this page?

This page features 2084 senior communities in California. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.

How do I choose the right senior 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 senior 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.