Memory care in Santa Cruz County: 9 licensed homes with a dementia-care approval on file
9 of Santa Cruz County's 28 state-licensed residential care homes hold a dementia-care approval on the California Department of Social Services licensing record (retrieved September 13, 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.
CDSS licensing roster · September 13, 2026
Which homes in Santa Cruz County have a dementia-care approval on file?
The 9 homes below hold dementia-care approvals on the state licensing record retrieved September 13, 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.
- Aegis Assisted Living of AptosWheelchair / non-ambulatoryDementia careHospice careBedridden
- De Un AmorWheelchair / non-ambulatoryDementia careHospice careBedridden
- Eastlake Villa Home CareWheelchair / non-ambulatoryDementia careHospice careBedridden
- Maple House IIWheelchair / non-ambulatoryDementia careHospice care
- The Maple HouseWheelchair / non-ambulatoryDementia careHospice careBedridden
- Paradise Assisted CareDementia careHospice careBedridden
- Rachelle's Home IWheelchair / non-ambulatoryDementia careHospice careBedridden
- Sunshine Villa Assisted Living and Memory CareWheelchair / non-ambulatoryDementia careHospice careBedridden
- Westmont of Santa CruzWheelchair / non-ambulatoryDementia careHospice care
CDSS licensing roster · September 13, 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.
What do state inspections show for these homes?
State inspectors filed 89 inspection and complaint-investigation documents dated in the past 12 months across Santa Cruz County's 28 licensed homes (CDSS facility records, retrieved September 13, 2026). We publish each home's documents on its own page — dated and verbatim, never scored — so open any home above to read its record.