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Assisted living in Santa Cruz, CA

Quick answer

Santa Cruz, California has 13 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 (3 ZIPs)

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

  1. Alexandria Victoria

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    226 Morrissey Boulevard, Santa Cruz, CA 95062(831) 429-9137

    13 licensed beds · Licensed since 2016 · CDSS facility no. 445202518 · Verify on CDSS

  2. Alexandria Victoria 2

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    228 Morrissey Blvd, Santa Cruz, CA 95062(831) 429-9137

    8 licensed beds · Licensed since 2018 · CDSS facility no. 445202625 · Verify on CDSS

  3. Dominican Oaks

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    3400 Paul Sweet Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95065(831) 462-6257

    142 licensed beds · Licensed since 1991 · CDSS facility no. 440708773 · Verify on CDSS

  4. Hanover Guest Home

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    813 Hanover Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95062(831) 426-0618

    15 licensed beds · Licensed since 1993 · CDSS facility no. 440703228 · Verify on CDSS

  5. Live in Serenity

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1340 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062(831) 818-8372

    8 licensed beds · Licensed since 2019 · CDSS facility no. 445202635 · Verify on CDSS

  6. Maple House II

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    2000 Brommer Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95062(831) 476-6366

    40 licensed beds · Licensed since 2024 · CDSS facility no. 445202946 · Verify on CDSS

  7. Maple House the

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    410 Pennsylvania Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062(831) 423-6347

    22 licensed beds · Licensed since 2024 · CDSS facility no. 445202947 · Verify on CDSS

  8. Mariposa.sc740.llc

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    740 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062(831) 313-8155

    14 licensed beds · CDSS facility no. 445203000 · Verify on CDSS

  9. Paradise Assisted Care Corp

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    2177 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062(831) 475-1390

    58 licensed beds · Licensed since 2022 · CDSS facility no. 445202851 · Verify on CDSS

  10. Sunshine Villa Assisted Living and Memo

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    80 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060(831) 459-8400

    132 licensed beds · Licensed since 2020 · CDSS facility no. 445202756 · Verify on CDSS

  11. Twin Lakes Manor

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    777 Volz Lane, Santa Cruz, CA 95062(831) 477-1100

    12 licensed beds · Licensed since 2011 · CDSS facility no. 445202247 · Verify on CDSS

  12. Valley Haven III

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    2266 Chanticleer Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062(831) 818-8372

    48 licensed beds · Licensed since 2013 · CDSS facility no. 445202401 · Verify on CDSS

  13. Westwind Memory Care

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    160 Jewell Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060(831) 421-9100

    59 licensed beds · Licensed since 2017 · CDSS facility no. 445202597 · Verify on CDSS

Common questions

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

13 residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) with a licensed status and an address in Santa Cruz 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: 13 licensed assisted living facilities in Santa Cruz, CA (California CDSS data dated October 20, 2026); listed A–Z, never ranked for money; California assisted living median $7,000/month (CareScout 2025).