Find the best memory care in California, verified by real state inspections.
No paid ads. No sales calls. Every claim sourced and dated to a public state record.
The California facility data you need, curated + analyzed for you.
Licensed memory care facilities indexed across California
State inspection reports, parsed and dated
↑ Updated regularlySevere deficiencies on file in the last 24 months
Referral commissions, lead fees, or paid placements accepted from operators
↑ Since day oneThree data signals. Compared to peers.
Data you can trace to a citation number.
Each facility shows its inspection record directly from California’s regulator — every citation, severity level, and repeat violation. We compare each facility against similar Californiafacilities so you can see what’s normal and what stands out.
The methodology is published and version-controlled. We change it in public. Read the full methodology →
Maple Manor
Peer-relative percentiles · higher is better
- Upper third
- Middle third
- Lower third
Not medical advice. Percentiles summarize published inspections versus peers — same methodology as full facility profiles.
Pull the public record
Inspection reports, deficiency findings, and complaint outcomes pulled directly from CDSS Community Care Licensing — weekly, with archived snapshots.
Compare to peers
Each facility's citations are benchmarked against similar California facilities — same license type, comparable bed count, same 36-month window.
Publish, with footnotes
Each profile shows citation numbers, dates, and severity levels. No black box. Every data point links to its source record.
Start with your county, or jump to your city.
By county · 18 live
An editorial desk for memory care, backed by primary-source data.
Memory Care
in California
California memory care licensing: RCFEs, CDSS & Type A/B deficiencies
How California licenses memory care under the RCFE framework, what the Alzheimer's Special Care Disclosure means, and how to read a California facility's inspection record.
The State of Memory Care in California
Year-over-year analysis of inspection reports across licensed facilities — deficiency rates by county, severity trends, and the operators with the cleanest and most concerning records.
Memory care costs by California city & region
Benchmark monthly bands by metro — planning estimates families use before facility-specific quotes.
Memory care vs. nursing home (SNF)
RCFE memory care vs skilled nursing — licensing, Medicare framing, Medi-Cal context, and what to verify on tours.
Medi-Cal & memory care — what families need to know
Room & board vs services, Assisted Living Waiver context, and pairing payer questions with inspection history.
When is it time for memory care?
Safety signals, parallel clinical + regulatory tracks, and tour discipline before you sign.
All guides & explainers
Costs, citations, tours, glossary, dementia vocabulary — every StarlynnCare article in one index.
What families and clinicians ask us first.
Find the right facility, without the sales funnel.
Search by ZIP, compare peer rankings, read every dated citation — with no operator behind the recommendation.
