# Memory care in Monterey County: 13 licensed homes with a dementia-care approval on file

13 of Monterey County's 39 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/monterey-county>

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

The 13 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.

- [Cottages of Carmel](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/cottages-of-carmel-277209489>) — Carmel · Large community · licensed for 78 residents · License #277209489 · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Country Meadows Residential Care](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/country-meadows-residential-care-277209402>) — Prunedale · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #277209402 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Del Monte Care](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/del-monte-care-277209399>) — Pacific Grove · Large community · licensed for 65 residents · License #277209399 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Ivy Park at Salinas](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/ivy-park-at-salinas-275202849>) — Salinas · Large community · licensed for 185 residents · License #275202849 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Ivy Park of Monterey](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/ivy-park-of-monterey-277209411>) — Monterey · Large community · licensed for 112 residents · License #277209411 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Loving Heart Manor](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/loving-heart-manor-277209262>) — Salinas · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #277209262 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care
- [Merrill Gardens at Monterey](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/merrill-gardens-at-monterey-275202591>) — Monterey · Large community · licensed for 150 residents · License #275202591 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [R&A Manor](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/r-and-a-manor-277209403>) — Salinas · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #277209403 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care
- [Santo Nino Residential Care Home](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/santo-nino-residential-care-home-275200750>) — Salinas · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #275200750 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Seaside Living Care](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/seaside-living-care-inc-277209625>) — Seaside · Mid-size home · licensed for 40 residents · License #277209625 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care
- [Springfield Villa](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/springfield-villa-llc-277209355>) — Moss Landing · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #277209355 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care
- [St. Charles Guest Home](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/st-charles-guest-home-277209277>) — Salinas · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #277209277 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Vista Harden Ranch](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/vista-harden-ranch-275202817>) — Salinas · Large community · licensed for 83 residents · License #275202817 · 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