# Memory care in Humboldt County: 6 licensed homes with a dementia-care approval on file

6 of Humboldt County's 16 state-licensed residential care homes hold a dementia-care approval on the California Department of Social Services licensing record (retrieved September 27, 2026). That approval — not marketing language — is what the state requires before a home may advertise or provide care for residents with dementia. Every approved home is listed below, alphabetically, with its license number.

Full page: <https://covelightcare.com/memory-care/california/humboldt-county>

## Which homes in Humboldt County have a dementia-care approval on file?

The 6 homes below hold dementia-care approvals on the state licensing record retrieved September 27, 2026. Homes are listed alphabetically — never ranked — and each name links to its full state record, including inspection history and every care approval on file.

- [Alder Bay Assisted Living](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/alder-bay-assisted-living-126804360>) — Eureka · Mid-size home · licensed for 49 residents · License #126804360 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Caring Companions Care Home](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/caring-companions-care-home-126804083>) — Eureka · Mid-size home · licensed for 15 residents · License #126804083 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Caring Companions Care Home II](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/caring-companions-care-home-ii-126804231>) — Eureka · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #126804231 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Frye's Care Home](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/fryes-care-home-121372020>) — Eureka · Large community · licensed for 58 residents · License #121372020 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care
- [Redwood Senior Care](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/redwood-senior-care-126804407>) — Fortuna · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #126804407 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Timber Ridge at Mckinleyville](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/timber-ridge-at-mckinleyville-126801366>) — Mckinleyville · Large community · licensed for 108 residents · License #126801366 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden

CDSS licensing roster · September 27, 2026

## What does a dementia-care approval mean on a California license?

California licenses residential care homes (RCFEs) as non-medical housing with care. A home that advertises or provides care for residents with dementia must first meet the state’s additional dementia-care requirements, which then appear on its licensing record. On this site that record flag is shown exactly as the state holds it: approved, or "not on file" — never a quality score, and never a "no" inferred from silence.

## Sources

- CDSS licensing roster, September 27, 2026