Independent Living in California
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Looking for independent living communities in California? Assisted Advisor connects families with local placement advisors who know the senior living communities throughout California. Our service is completely free to families.
Senior Care Licensing in California
Understanding California's senior care regulations helps families make informed decisions when choosing a community. Here are the key licensing details:
Licensing Agency
California Department of Social Services - Community Care Licensing Division
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Assisted Living Terminology
In California, assisted living facilities are officially known as: Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE)
Medicaid Waiver Available
Yes - Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers may help cover assisted living costs in California
VA Aid & Attendance
Available - qualifying veterans and surviving spouses may receive benefits to help cover care costs
Staff-to-Resident Ratio
1 staff per 6 residents during day, 1 per 10 at night (minimum)
Assisted Advisor helps families navigate licensing requirements and financial assistance programs in California. Our service is completely free to families - we are a referral service compensated by the communities we recommend.
How It Works
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Tell Us About Your Loved One
Share your loved one's care needs and preferences. It takes just a few minutes.
2
Get Matched with California Communities
Our local advisor identifies communities in California that fit and schedules tours.
3
Tour & Choose
We accompany you on tours and help you compare communities. Support through move-in.
Why Choose Assisted Advisor
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Local Placement Advisors
Our advisors know the communities in your area and match your loved one with the right fit.
All Care Levels
From independent living to memory care, we help with every level of senior care.
Tour Coordination
We schedule tours, accompany you to visits, and help you compare communities side by side.
Medicaid & VA Guidance
Our advisors help navigate Medicaid waivers and VA Aid & Attendance benefits.
Available 24/7
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Assisted Advisor helps families find senior living communities across California. Our local placement advisors know the communities in your area and guide you through every step of the process - completely free.
Independent Living in California
Senior Living Placement
- Los Angeles (11,984,083)
- San Francisco (3,417,736)
- San Diego (3,064,435)
- Riverside (2,333,040)
- Sacramento (1,975,489)
- San Jose (1,827,643)
- Fresno (732,197)
- Mission Viejo (647,990)
- Bakersfield (566,351)
- Concord (531,305)
- Long Beach (455,548)
- Oakland (439,418)
- Stockton (410,053)
- Oxnard (369,935)
- Indio (366,757)
- Victorville (362,549)
- Modesto (359,115)
- Anaheim (344,521)
- Antioch (335,183)
- Santa Ana (312,534)
- Irvine (311,690)
- Santa Rosa (292,251)
- Chula Vista (276,375)
- Santa Clarita (270,147)
- Fremont (228,295)
- San Bernardino (222,724)
- Fontana (214,169)
- Moreno Valley (211,666)
- Thousand Oaks (207,637)
- Santa Barbara (202,039)
- Huntington Beach (195,240)
- Glendale (190,748)
- Hemet (185,006)
- Ontario (180,547)
- Elk Grove (179,155)
- Rancho Cucamonga (175,411)
- Salinas (173,715)
- Vallejo (172,800)
- Oceanside (172,242)
- Garden Grove (170,964)
- Lancaster (169,169)
- Visalia (167,944)
- Palmdale (164,634)
- Santa Cruz (163,368)
- Merced (159,942)
- Corona (159,670)
- Hayward (158,801)
- Roseville (155,955)
- Sunnyvale (154,236)
- Fairfield (151,672)
- Escondido (149,668)
- Pomona (147,943)
- Santa Maria (144,941)
- Torrance (142,130)
- Fullerton (140,968)
- Orange (138,266)
- Pasadena (136,969)
- Van Nuys (136,443)
- Santa Clara (130,256)
- Simi Valley (127,125)
- Clovis (124,725)
- Yuba City (124,653)
- Seaside (124,566)
- Berkeley (120,257)
- Redding (117,275)
- Gilroy (116,882)
- Richmond (115,505)
- Carlsbad (114,373)
- Murrieta (112,064)
- East Los Angeles (111,647)
- Temecula (111,167)
- Downey (110,939)
- Costa Mesa (110,330)
- Menifee (110,305)
- San Buenaventura (109,857)
- Chico (108,267)
- West Covina (107,037)
- Jurupa Valley (107,011)
- El Monte (106,109)
- Inglewood (104,569)
- Burbank (104,546)
- El Cajon (104,449)
- Rialto (104,143)
Assisted Living
- San Mateo (103,105)
- Vacaville (102,596)
- Daly City (101,964)
- Hesperia (100,775)
- Norwalk (99,789)
- Vista (99,114)
- Tracy (96,966)
- Arden-Arcade (94,994)
- San Marcos (94,882)
- Manteca (94,158)
- Carson (92,871)
- Compton (92,698)
- Chino (92,652)
- South Gate (91,483)
- Santa Monica (91,169)
- Westminster (89,860)
- San Leandro (87,826)
- Citrus Heights (86,995)
- Lake Forest (86,281)
- Whittier (86,165)
- San Ramon (85,993)
- Livermore (85,522)
- Hawthorne (85,191)
- Folsom (83,916)
- Newport Beach (83,845)
- Mountain View (83,732)
- Madera (83,104)
- Buena Park (82,871)
- Redwood City (82,447)
- Napa (82,103)
- Rancho Cordova (81,849)
- Alhambra (81,022)
- Perris (80,511)
- Lakewood (79,850)
- Turlock (79,611)
- Upland (79,257)
- Tustin (78,981)
- Milpitas (78,578)
- Chino Hills (77,927)
- Davis (77,858)
- Alameda (77,238)
- Pleasanton (76,960)
- Carmichael (76,948)
- Camarillo (76,945)
- Bellflower (76,819)
- Pittsburg (76,257)
- Apple Valley (75,473)
- Lodi (75,044)
- Redlands (73,375)
- Rocklin (73,327)
- Lake Elsinore (72,461)
- Tulare (70,945)
- Dublin (70,803)
- Eastvale (70,633)
- Baldwin Park (70,138)
- Walnut Creek (70,088)
- Porterville (69,819)
- Redondo Beach (69,291)
- Watsonville (69,089)
- Hanford (68,594)
- Union City (67,464)
- El Paso de Robles (67,346)
- Palo Alto (67,237)
- Yorba Linda (67,170)
- Brentwood (65,208)
- Castro Valley (65,001)
- Lynwood (64,578)
- South San Francisco (64,305)
- Laguna Niguel (64,139)
- San Clemente (63,273)
- La Habra (61,970)
- Woodland (61,854)
- Encinitas (61,480)
- Montebello (61,045)
- La Mesa (60,797)
- Florence-Graham (60,690)
- San Rafael (60,433)
- Pico Rivera (60,272)
- Gardena (59,422)
- Santee (59,332)
- Petaluma (59,247)
- Monterey Park (59,132)
- National City (58,893)
Memory Care
- Cupertino (58,566)
- Highland (56,675)
- Beaumont (56,266)
- Fountain Valley (56,258)
- South Whittier (55,650)
- San Jacinto (55,180)
- Arcadia (55,170)
- West Sacramento (54,927)
- Yucaipa (54,421)
- Hacienda Heights (54,291)
- Colton (53,772)
- Diamond Bar (53,355)
- Huntington Park (53,108)
- Lincoln (52,956)
- Placentia (52,826)
- Novato (52,546)
- Cathedral City (52,267)
- Paramount (52,050)
- Palm Desert (51,990)
- Delano (51,679)
- Aliso Viejo (51,113)
- El Dorado Hills (51,026)
- Glendora (50,926)
- Florin (50,211)
- Rosemead (50,013)
- Covina (49,888)
- Cypress (49,498)
- Ceres (49,342)
- Azusa (49,031)
- Poway (48,713)
- San Luis Obispo (48,491)
- Antelope (48,301)
- North Highlands (47,957)
- Cerritos (47,867)
- Los Banos (47,593)
- Brea (47,469)
- La Mirada (47,180)
- Rancho Santa Margarita (46,990)
- Newark (46,903)
- Rowland Heights (45,911)
- Morgan Hill (45,425)
- French Valley (45,269)
- Oakley (45,183)
- Palm Springs (45,070)
- Rohnert Park (44,575)
- El Centro (44,240)
- Hollister (43,811)
- Vineyard (43,751)
- Lompoc (43,646)
- Danville (43,401)
- Coachella (43,307)
- Campbell (42,781)
- San Bruno (42,307)
- Altadena (41,705)
- Rancho Palos Verdes (40,864)
- Culver City (39,931)
- Stanton (39,402)
- La Quinta (38,707)
- Calexico (38,585)
- San Gabriel (38,392)
- Bell Gardens (38,229)
- Adelanto (37,964)
- Montclair (37,810)
- Monrovia (37,571)
- Wildomar (37,277)
- Pacifica (37,261)
- La Puente (37,142)
- Martinez (36,903)
- Claremont (36,595)
- Foothill Farms (36,435)
- Orangevale (35,958)
- Moorpark (35,854)
- Temple City (35,430)
- San Juan Capistrano (35,095)
- Lathrop (35,052)
- La Presa (34,962)
- West Hollywood (34,884)
- Oildale (34,687)
- Pleasant Hill (34,235)
- Manhattan Beach (34,210)
- Westmont (34,123)
- San Dimas (33,789)
- Desert Hot Springs (33,200)
Independent Living
- Fair Oaks (32,799)
- Foster City (32,792)
- Dana Point (32,790)
- Los Gatos (32,786)
- Menlo Park (32,727)
- Goleta (32,685)
- Bell (32,476)
- Atwater (32,162)
- Fallbrook (32,112)
- Spring Valley (31,969)
- San Pablo (31,720)
- Beverly Hills (31,624)
- Orcutt (31,454)
- Santa Paula (31,376)
- Banning (31,093)
- Lawndale (30,781)
- Laguna Hills (30,740)
- Los Altos (30,698)
- La Verne (30,600)
- Burlingame (30,525)
- Saratoga (30,319)
- Temescal Valley (30,069)
- Atascadero (29,712)
- San Carlos (29,614)
- Monterey (29,613)
- Suisun City (29,286)
- San Lorenzo (29,171)
- East Palo Alto (29,069)
- East Niles (28,532)
- Eastern Goleta Valley (28,295)
- Ridgecrest (28,225)
- Lemon Grove (27,686)
- Walnut (27,611)
- Twentynine Palms (27,355)
- Belmont (27,337)
- Brawley (27,283)
- Lemoore (27,102)
- Benicia (26,749)
- Sanger (26,699)
- Wasco (26,558)
- Soledad (26,365)
- Hercules (26,302)
- Windsor (26,081)
- South Pasadena (26,068)
- Eureka (26,010)
- El Cerrito (25,994)
- Galt (25,962)
- North Tustin (25,807)
- Imperial Beach (25,764)
- Bloomington (25,698)
- West Whittier-Los Nietos (25,615)
- Reedley (25,609)
- Mountain House (25,513)
- Dinuba (25,475)
- Lafayette (25,285)
- Riverbank (25,166)
- Loma Linda (25,122)
- Barstow (25,100)
- Norco (25,054)
- Seal Beach (24,722)
- Patterson (24,693)
- Selma (24,659)
- Maywood (24,317)
- Bay Point (24,231)
- Linda (23,871)
- Ladera Ranch (23,793)
- Rosemont (23,766)
- San Fernando (23,632)
- East San Gabriel (23,410)
- West Rancho Dominguez (23,300)
- Oakdale (23,194)
- Laguna Beach (22,710)
- Millbrae (22,689)
- Calabasas (22,669)
- Ramona (22,634)
- Marina (22,563)
- West Puente Valley (22,495)
- Corcoran (22,491)
- Lakeside (22,447)
- Ashland (22,210)
- Duarte (22,184)
- West Carson (22,143)
- Winter Gardens (22,131)
Senior Care Services
- Cudahy (22,087)
- Yucca Valley (21,770)
- American Canyon (21,691)
- Willowbrook (21,681)
- Granite Bay (21,673)
- Port Hueneme (21,582)
- Rosamond (21,473)
- Imperial (21,430)
- Rancho San Diego (21,272)
- South Lake Tahoe (21,269)
- Shafter (21,193)
- Stevenson Ranch (20,990)
- Valinda (20,962)
- East Hemet (20,257)
- Greenfield (20,232)
- Lomita (20,225)
- La Cañada Flintridge (19,935)
- Casa de Oro-Mount Helix (19,765)
- Oroville (19,752)
- Prunedale (19,723)
- Agoura Hills (19,721)
- Dixon (19,683)
- La Crescenta-Montrose (19,660)
- Arvin (19,539)
- Orinda (19,514)
- Lennox (19,449)
- Albany (19,414)
- South El Monte (19,287)
- Mead Valley (19,286)
- Hermosa Beach (19,063)
- Chowchilla (19,020)
- Coronado (19,015)
- Rosedale (18,877)
- Santa Fe Springs (18,871)
- Pinole (18,761)
- Stanford (18,662)
- Arcata (18,607)
- Valle Vista (18,602)
- Phelan (18,496)
- Olivehurst (18,444)
- Arroyo Grande (18,372)
- Cameron Park (18,315)
- Castaic (17,999)
- Rancho Mirage (17,563)
- Nipomo (17,516)
- Blythe (17,396)
- Woodcrest (17,368)
- Laguna Woods (17,289)
- Coalinga (17,203)
- McKinleyville (17,113)
- Truckee (17,066)
- Live Oak (16,911)
- South San Jose Hills (16,911)
- Fillmore (16,816)
- Kerman (16,815)
- El Segundo (16,769)
- Moraga (16,769)
- Bostonia (16,765)
- Clearlake (16,659)
- Rio Linda (16,335)
- Ukiah (16,304)
- Ripon (16,201)
- Artesia (15,889)
- Camp Pendleton South (15,766)
- Parkway (15,397)
- Vincent (15,340)
- Lemon Hill (15,312)
- La Palma (15,272)
- Coto de Caza (15,190)
- Alpine (15,180)
- Walnut Park (14,958)
- Pacific Grove (14,951)
- Discovery Bay (14,911)
- Livingston (14,606)
- East Rancho Dominguez (14,603)
- Red Bluff (14,549)
- Parlier (14,507)
- Alamo (14,488)
- California City (14,414)
- McFarland (14,222)
- Susanville (14,177)
- Los Osos (14,166)
- Cherryland (14,143)
Elder Care
- Grass Valley (14,113)
- Mill Valley (14,012)
- Isla Vista (13,920)
- Salida (13,900)
- Auburn (13,768)
- Oak Park (13,757)
- Hawaiian Gardens (13,691)
- Avenal (13,608)
- King City (13,604)
- North Auburn (13,480)
- Lamont (13,164)
- El Sobrante (13,129)
- North Fair Oaks (13,100)
- Emeryville (13,081)
- Grand Terrace (13,078)
- Lake Los Angeles (13,051)
- Carpinteria (13,036)
- Palos Verdes Estates (12,925)
- Larkspur (12,854)
- Solana Beach (12,823)
- Kingsburg (12,755)
- Marysville (12,726)
- San Anselmo (12,679)
- Bonita (12,652)
- Lindsay (12,643)
- Grover Beach (12,604)
- Avocado Heights (12,593)
- Mendota (12,577)
- Fortuna (12,326)
- Newman (12,316)
- Lakeland Village (12,236)
- San Marino (12,216)
- University of California-Santa Barbara (12,121)
- Tamalpais-Homestead Valley (12,085)
- Scotts Valley (12,044)
- Muscoy (12,025)
- Commerce (11,993)
- Rancho Mission Viejo (11,971)
- Tehachapi (11,946)
- Winton (11,797)
- Los Alamitos (11,794)
- Rossmoor (11,532)
- Quartz Hill (11,510)
- La Riviera (11,492)
- Signal Hill (11,468)
- Big Bear City (11,431)
- Half Moon Bay (11,391)
- Anderson (11,255)
- Healdsburg (11,243)
- View Park-Windsor Hills (11,230)
- Canyon Lake (11,119)
- Valley Center (11,119)
- Del Aire (11,115)
- Hillsborough (11,099)
- East Bakersfield (11,062)
- Sun Village (11,036)
- Delhi (11,009)
- Piedmont (10,945)
- Sierra Madre (10,940)
- Clayton (10,937)
- Diamond Springs (10,927)
- Citrus (10,904)
- Calimesa (10,902)
- Placerville (10,762)
- Fairview (10,745)
- Morro Bay (10,692)
- Soquel (10,679)
- Sonoma (10,670)
- Garden Acres (10,667)
- Lake Arrowhead (10,639)
- Hillcrest (10,511)
- Home Gardens (10,506)
- Alum Rock (10,440)
- Malibu (10,421)
- Farmersville (10,397)
- Shasta Lake (10,311)
- Exeter (10,258)
- San Diego Country Estates (10,223)
- Country Club (10,161)
- Potomac Park (10,138)
- Blackhawk (10,137)
- Rio Vista (10,102)
- Corte Madera (10,077)
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