# 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 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/santa-cruz-county>

## 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 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.

- [Aegis Assisted Living of Aptos](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/aegis-assisted-living-of-aptos-445202706>) — Aptos · Large community · licensed for 100 residents · License #445202706 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [De Un Amor](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/de-un-amor-445202888>) — Corralitos · Mid-size home · licensed for 25 residents · License #445202888 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Eastlake Villa Home Care](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/eastlake-villa-home-care-445202878>) — Watsonville · Mid-size home · licensed for 10 residents · License #445202878 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Maple House II](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/maple-house-ii-445202946>) — Santa Cruz · Mid-size home · licensed for 40 residents · License #445202946 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care
- [The Maple House](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/the-maple-house-445202947>) — Santa Cruz · Mid-size home · licensed for 22 residents · License #445202947 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Paradise Assisted Care](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/paradise-assisted-care-corp-445202851>) — Santa Cruz · Mid-size home · licensed for 39 residents · License #445202851 · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Rachelle's Home I](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/rachelles-home-i-445202713>) — Freedom · Mid-size home · licensed for 12 residents · License #445202713 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Sunshine Villa Assisted Living and Memory Care](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/sunshine-villa-assisted-living-and-memory-care-445202756>) — Santa Cruz · Large community · licensed for 132 residents · License #445202756 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden
- [Westmont of Santa Cruz](<https://covelightcare.com/facility/westmont-of-santa-cruz-435202987>) — Soquel · Large community · licensed for 96 residents · License #435202987 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care

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