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Assisted living in Santa Barbara, CA

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Santa Barbara, California has 33 licensed residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs, California's term for assisted living), according to California CDSS facility data updated October 20, 2026. CareScout's 2025 median cost of assisted living in California is $7,000 a month. Medicare doesn't pay for assisted living.

Sources: California CDSS Community Care Licensing facility layer (CDSS ArcGIS feature service CDSS_CCL_Facilities), residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFE) with licensed status (data date ) · CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 · Page updated

Assisted living runs about $7,000 a month in California (CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 median; more costs)

How this list is ordered: alphabetically by name. We have no quality score for these providers, so we don't rank them. The order of our lists can't be bought. Every provider in a list is placed by the same rule, and paying never adds anyone to a list, moves anyone up or down, or removes anyone. License details are shown exactly as California CDSS publishes them. Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, facility data from the CDSS ArcGIS feature service (CDSS_CCL_Facilities); city names and first-license dates from the CDSS RCFE file on the CalHHS Open Data Portal (data.chhs.ca.gov); data date shown above. Modified by HomeCareFinder (filtered to licensed facilities and reformatted); this is not official government data. Neither this page nor HomeCareFinder is endorsed by the State of California or any state agency. Methodology · How we make money

Licensed providers, A–Z

California licenses assisted living as residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs), from six-bed homes to large communities. Listed: facilities CDSS shows as licensed in its facility data updated October 20, 2026. Check inspection reports and citations on CDSS Care Facility Search.

Find by ZIP code (6 ZIPs)

Links go to the first provider with that office ZIP. Lists are A–Z by name.

  1. Above All Care LLC

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    4532 Nueces Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110(805) 403-7455

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2020 · CDSS facility no. 425850481 · Verify on CDSS

  2. Abundant Care

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    5506 Somerset Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111(805) 576-7470

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 1999 · CDSS facility no. 425800484 · Verify on CDSS

  3. Abundant Care II

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    698 Zink Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111(805) 696-9237

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2001 · CDSS facility no. 425800608 · Verify on CDSS

  4. Abundant Care III

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    4589 Auhay Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110(805) 845-8490

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2008 · CDSS facility no. 425801580 · Verify on CDSS

  5. Abundant Care IV

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    5421 Berkeley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93111(805) 689-6900

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2011 · CDSS facility no. 425801755 · Verify on CDSS

  6. Alexander Gardens

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    2120 Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105(805) 682-9644

    36 licensed beds · Licensed since 2015 · CDSS facility no. 425801995 · Verify on CDSS

  7. Casa Cambria Way

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    803 Cambria Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93105(818) 983-1000

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2021 · CDSS facility no. 425850210 · Verify on CDSS

  8. Casa Dorinda

    RCFE, continuing care retirement community
    300 Hot Springs Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93108(805) 969-8011

    325 licensed beds · Licensed since 1993 · CDSS facility no. 421700160 · Verify on CDSS

  9. Casa Naomi

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    855 N. Patterson Ave., Santa Barbara, CA 93111(805) 681-9567

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2000 · CDSS facility no. 425800511 · Verify on CDSS

  10. Casa San Miguel

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1403 San Miguel Ave., Santa Barbara, CA 93109(805) 963-1214

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2009 · CDSS facility no. 425801626 · Verify on CDSS

  11. Casa Santecito

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    717 Santecito Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93108(805) 455-9953

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2021 · CDSS facility no. 425850088 · Verify on CDSS

  12. Casa St. James

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    2215 St. James Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93105(805) 845-6405

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2020 · CDSS facility no. 425850059 · Verify on CDSS

  13. Cliff View Terrace

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1020 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109(805) 963-7556

    72 licensed beds · Licensed since 1993 · CDSS facility no. 421701844 · Verify on CDSS

  14. Comforts of Home Senior Care Inc.

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    16 San Dimas Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111(805) 451-5027

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2012 · CDSS facility no. 425801777 · Verify on CDSS

  15. Country Garden's Home Care for the Elde

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    778 Ribera Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111(805) 692-5083

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2006 · CDSS facility no. 425801354 · Verify on CDSS

  16. Covenant Living at the Samarkand

    RCFE, continuing care retirement community
    2550 Treasure Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93105(805) 687-0701

    379 licensed beds · Licensed since 1993 · CDSS facility no. 421702848 · Verify on CDSS

  17. Divine Care for the Elderly

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    4866 Frances Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93111(805) 967-5237

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2022 · CDSS facility no. 425850264 · Verify on CDSS

  18. Edelweiss Home

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    294 Pebble Hill Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93111(805) 284-5870

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2016 · CDSS facility no. 425801989 · Verify on CDSS

  19. Garden Court at Villa Santa Barbara

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    227 E. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101(805) 963-4428

    126 licensed beds · Licensed since 2023 · CDSS facility no. 425850241 · Verify on CDSS

  20. Heritage House-An Assisted Living Commu

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    5200 Hollister Ave., Santa Barbara, CA 93111(805) 967-2661

    68 licensed beds · Licensed since 2002 · CDSS facility no. 425800777 · Verify on CDSS

  21. Homecare Casa Linda Inc.

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    4744 Avalon Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93110(805) 964-6339

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2001 · CDSS facility no. 425800669 · Verify on CDSS

  22. Lotus Villa

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    924 Via Los Padres, Santa Barbara, CA 93111(805) 964-4960

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2013 · CDSS facility no. 425801828 · Verify on CDSS

  23. Maravilla

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    5486 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93111(805) 967-1965

    131 licensed beds · Licensed since 2015 · CDSS facility no. 425801937 · Verify on CDSS

  24. Mesa Care

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    2424 Calle Soria, Santa Barbara, CA 93109(805) 965-2428

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2004 · CDSS facility no. 425801158 · Verify on CDSS

  25. Mission Villa

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    321 W Mission Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101(805) 879-2709

    14 licensed beds · Licensed since 2022 · CDSS facility no. 425850204 · Verify on CDSS

  26. Oak Cottage of Santa Barbara Memory Car

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1820 de la Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101(805) 456-7270

    50 licensed beds · Licensed since 2018 · CDSS facility no. 425802118 · Verify on CDSS

  27. Pacifica Senior Living Santa Barbara

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    325 W Islay St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101(805) 898-2650

    36 licensed beds · Licensed since 2019 · CDSS facility no. 425802116 · Verify on CDSS

  28. Tree of Life Retirement Homes Inc.

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    5364 Berkeley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93111(805) 692-1111

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2011 · CDSS facility no. 425801756 · Verify on CDSS

  29. Valle Verde

    RCFE, continuing care retirement community
    900 Calle de Los Amigos, Santa Barbara, CA 93105(805) 883-4000

    547 licensed beds · Licensed since 1993 · CDSS facility no. 421700411 · Verify on CDSS

  30. Villa Alamar

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    45 E Alamar Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93105(805) 682-9345

    43 licensed beds · Licensed since 2019 · CDSS facility no. 425850001 · Verify on CDSS

  31. Vista del Monte

    RCFE, continuing care retirement community
    3775 Modoc Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105(805) 687-0793

    266 licensed beds · Licensed since 1999 · CDSS facility no. 425800464 · Verify on CDSS

  32. Wood Glen Hall Inc.

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    3010 Foothill Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93105(805) 687-7771

    72 licensed beds · Licensed since 1993 · CDSS facility no. 421700457 · Verify on CDSS

  33. Your Home Rcfe

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    128 San Rafael Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93109(805) 965-3885

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2015 · CDSS facility no. 425801981 · Verify on CDSS

Common questions

How many licensed assisted living facilities are in Santa Barbara, California?

33 residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) with a licensed status and an address in Santa Barbara appear in California CDSS data dated October 20, 2026.

How much does assisted living cost in California?

CareScout's 2025 median for assisted living in California is $7,000 a month (private one-bedroom), versus $6,200 nationally.

Does Medicare pay for assisted living?

No. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term care in assisted living. In California, Medi-Cal's Assisted Living Waiver can pay for services in some RCFEs for people who qualify.

Can providers pay to change this list?

No. Every licensed provider is listed free, in alphabetical order. The order of our lists can't be bought. Every provider in a list is placed by the same rule, and paying never adds anyone to a list, moves anyone up or down, or removes anyone.

Related

Quick facts: 33 licensed assisted living facilities in Santa Barbara, CA (California CDSS data dated October 20, 2026); listed A–Z, never ranked for money; California assisted living median $7,000/month (CareScout 2025).