Senior Living in Santa Barbara County, California
Assisted living, memory care & independent living in Santa Barbara County
95 communities licensed by the state of California. Listed alphabetically; Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for communities that have not earned an award.
By city:Assisted Living in Santa MariaAssisted Living in Santa BarbaraAssisted Living in GoletaIndependent living in Santa Barbara
| Community | City | Care types | Licensed capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Casa Ranch | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | APRILYN LIVING HOPE, LLC |
| A Peaceful Place on Rice Ranch Rd | Orcutt | Assisted Living | 6 | A PEACFUL PLACE ON RICE RANCH RD LLC |
| A Splendid Living, RCFE | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | A SPLENDID LIVING, RCFE, INC. |
| Aaa Kindness Care II | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 32 | SM SENIOR CARE OPERATIONS LLC |
| Above All Care | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | ABOVE ALL CARE, LLC |
| Abundant Care | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | DANIEL BOND & TIMOTHY PRYKO |
| Abundant Care II | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | TIMOTHY PRYKO & DANIEL BOND |
| Abundant Care III | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | ABUNDANT CARE, INC. |
| Abundant Care IV | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | ABUNDANT CARE, INC. |
| Alexander Gardens | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 36 | GL AND VL LLC |
| Amalia's Residence | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | PRICE, DEXTER |
| Amalia's Residence II | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | DEXTER PRICE |
| Andrea's Board & Care | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | RIVERA, ANDREA G. |
| Atterdag Village of Solvang | Solvang | Independent Living · Assisted Living · Continuing Care | 188 | SOLVANG LUTHERAN HOME, INC. |
| Ave's Board and Care | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | AVE, LINDA |
| Cacho's Home Care | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | JEOSELA CACHO DIZON |
| Casa Beaumont | Goleta | Assisted Living | 6 | CASA BEL AIR LLC |
| Casa Cambria Way | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | CASA ST. JAMES INC. |
| Casa Dorinda (Independent Living and Assisted Living and Continuing Care) | Santa Barbara | Independent Living · Assisted Living · Continuing Care | 360 | MONTECITO RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION |
| Casa Naomi | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | ISHMAEL AND NOEMI BUYCO |
| Casa Naomi - Bradford Home | Goleta | Assisted Living | 6 | BUYCO,ISHMAEL H & BUYCO, NOEMI E GP IL CASA NAOMI |
| Casa Naomi-Cathedral Oaks Home | Goleta | Assisted Living | 6 | BUYCO,ISHMAEL H, & BUYCO,NOEMI E, GP IL CASA NAOMI |
| Casa Naomi-Fairview Home | Goleta | Assisted Living | 6 | BUYCO,ISHMAEL H & BUYCO, NOEMI E, GP IL CASA NAOMI |
| Casa Salisbury | Goleta | Assisted Living | 6 | CASA SAN MIGUEL,LLC |
| Casa San Miguel | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | CASA SAN MIGUEL, LLC |
| Casa Santecito | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | CASA SAN MIGUEL, LLC |
| Casa St. James | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | CASA ST. JAMES INC |
| Cavilla Care Home | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | CABANDONG, JOSEPH L. & JOYCE V. |
| Cliff View Terrace | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 72 | CLIFF VIEW TERRACE, INC. |
| Cloe and Erica's Board & Care | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | FLOJO, ALAN & TERESITA |
| Comforts of Home Senior Care | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | COMFORTS OF HOME SENIOR CARE, INC. |
| Country Garden's Home Care for the Elderly | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | CECILIA/NESTOR DEMONTEVERDE |
| Covenant Living at the Samarkand | Santa Barbara | Independent Living · Assisted Living · Continuing Care | 379 | COVENANT LIVING WEST |
| Devereux Foundation - Weisman Center | Goleta | Assisted Living | 15 | DEVEREUX FOUNDATION, THE |
| Divine Care for the Elderly | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | DIVINE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY, LLC |
| Edelweiss Home | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | EDELWEISS HOME, INC. |
| Erneil Board and Care | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | ERNEIL BOARD AND CARE, LLC |
| Estrell Home Care | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 3 | ESTRELL HOME CARE, LLC. |
| Family Connect Memory Care Solvang | Solvang | Assisted Living | 6 | FAMILY CONNECT MEMORY CARE, SOLVANG, INC. |
| Family Connect Memory Care Sycamore Ranch | Buellton | Assisted Living | 6 | FAMILY CONNECT MEMORY CARE SYCAMORE RANCH INC |
| Fountain Square of Lompoc | Lompoc | Assisted Living | 130 | WEST NORTH SENIOR CARE LLC; THARON LOMPOC LLC |
| Granvida Senior Living and Memory Care | Carpinteria | Assisted Living | 83 | STEADFAST CARPINTERIA; MALLARD SENIOR LIVING ET AL |
| Heritage House-An Assisted Living Community | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 68 | HERITAGE HOUSE GROUP |
| Hillview Senior Living | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 32 | HAPPY SENIOR LIVING INC |
| Homecare Casa Linda | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | HOMECARE CASA LINDA, INC. |
| Janelle's RCFE | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | CRISTETA A. MAGLALANG |
| Jireh Senior Home | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | JIREH SENIOR HOME CORPORATION |
| La Salle Care Home | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | LA SALLE CARE HOME, INC. |
| Lifetouch the Elegant Living Residential Home Care | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | LIFETOUCH THE ELEGANT LIVING RESIDENTIAL HOME CARE |
| Lorie's RCFE #2 | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | LORIE'S RCFE, LLC |
| Lorie's RCFE #3 | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | LORIE'S RCFE, LLC #3 |
| Lotus Villa | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | TREE OF LIFE RETIREMENT HOMES, INC. |
| Lynn's RCFE #2 | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | LYNN'S RESIDENTIAL CARE, INC. |
| Magnolia | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 14 | SENIOR LIVING RESOURCES |
| Maravilla | Santa Barbara | Independent Living · Assisted Living | 131 | MARAVILLA SUBTENANT LLC; SRG MANAGMENT LLC |
| Marsh's Board & Care | Lompoc | Assisted Living | 5 | MARSH, SUSAN |
| Merrill Gardens at Santa Maria | Santa Maria | Independent Living · Assisted Living | 330 | MG TENANT LLC; MERRILL GARDENS LLC |
| Mesa Care | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | POLUNETS, ALEX & POLUNETS, VALENTINA |
| Mission Villa | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 15 | DANA E.NEWQUIST/ANDREA ELTINGE |
| My Family Residential Care Home | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | LOPEZ, LUISA A. |
| Mydor's Open Guest Home I | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | MYDOR'S OPEN GUEST HOME INC. |
| Mydor's Open Guest Home II | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | MYDOR'S OPEN GUEST HOME, INC. |
| Mydor's Open Guest Home III | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | MYDOR'S OPEN GUEST HOME, INC. |
| Mydor's Open Guest Home IV | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | MYDOR'S OPEN GUEST HOME, INC. |
| Oak Cottage of Santa Barbara Memory Care | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 50 | OAK COTTAGE OPERATOR NT HCI LLC; INTEGRAL SL MGMT |
| Oani Home Care for the Elderly | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | OANI HOME CARE FOR THE ELDERLY, INC. |
| Oani Home Care RCFE | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | SHIRLEY CABELIZA OANI |
| Olive Grove Residential Care Home | Lompoc | Assisted Living | 6 | CASTILLO, MARIBEL ALEJO; CASTILLO, REYMAR |
| Pedflor's Residential Care II | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | PEDFLOR ALEJANDRO, LLC. |
| Primrose | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 14 | SENIOR LIVING RESOURCES |
| Purisima Hills | Lompoc | Assisted Living | 6 | MARSH, SUSAN |
| Royal Care Home | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | VEA, LEILANIE A. |
| Santa Barbara Memory Care | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 36 | SANTA BARBARA MGR LLC |
| Santa Maria Terrace | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 140 | OCEANO SENIOR LIVING, INC. |
| Silver Hills RCFE | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | SEPULVEDA, ALFONSITO D. & JOVINA C. |
| Solvang Friendship House | Solvang | Assisted Living | 40 | SOLVANG FRIENDSHIP HOUSE |
| Sunrise Care-Home for the Elderly | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | PINEDA, JERRY L. |
| Superior Residential Care Facility for the Elderly | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | SO HU, ERIC |
| Superior Residential Care for the Elderly II | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | SO HU, ERIC |
| The Grapevine RCFE | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | DUARTE, AUDIFAS |
| Tina's Gentle Care Homes I | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | TINA'S GENTLE CARE HOMES, INC. |
| Tina's Gentle Care Homes II | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | TINA'S GENTLE CARE HOMES, INC. |
| Tree of Life Retirement Homes | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | TREE OF LIFE RETIREMENT HOMES, INC. |
| Valle Verde | Santa Barbara | Independent Living · Assisted Living · Continuing Care | 547 | HUMANGOOD & HUMANGOOD NORCAL |
| Villa Alamar | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 43 | GL AND VL 2, LLC, GP OF G AND V 2 LP |
| Villa Blanca | Goleta | Assisted Living | 6 | VILLA BLANCA, LLC |
| Villa Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 126 | VENTAS SANTA BARBARA OPCO, LP; CAPITAL SR MGMT 2 |
| Villa-Care Home I | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | VILLA-CARE HOMES, INC. |
| Villa-Care Home II | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | VILLA-CARE HOMES, INC. |
| Villa-Care Home III | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | VILLA-CARE HOMES, INC. |
| Villa-Care Home IV | Santa Maria | Assisted Living | 6 | VILLA-CARE HOMES INC |
| Vista Del Monte | Santa Barbara | Independent Living · Assisted Living · Continuing Care | 266 | FRONT PORCH COMMUNITIES AND SERVICES, INC. |
| Westmont of Santa Barbara | Goleta | Assisted Living | 99 | MARIPOSA MGR GP OF MARIPOSA OPER; WESTMONT LIVING |
| Wood Glen Hall | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 72 | WOOD GLEN HALL INC. |
| Your Home, RCFE | Santa Barbara | Assisted Living | 6 | YOUR HOME-RCFE, INC. |
Also in Santa Barbara County, from public records: 22 income-restricted senior apartments
Costs: assisted living in California costs a median of $7,000 a month (CareScout 2025). Nursing home costs in California: CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish.
Income-restricted senior apartments in Santa Barbara County
22 buildings from public records. Rent is set by income, there are age and income limits, and there is often a wait list. Apply through the property manager.
| Building | City | Apartments | Managed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Serena Senior Apartments | Lompoc | 48 | GSF Properties, Inc |
| Cottage Gardens Apartments | Santa Barbara | 17 | Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara |
| Cypress Court | Lompoc | 60 | Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara |
| Grace Village Apartments | Santa Barbara | 58 | CARING Housing Ministries |
| Harry's House | Santa Ynez | 60 | Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara |
| Heritage II | Lompoc | 80 | Investment Concepts Inc. |
| Leland RAD | Orcutt | 29 | Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara |
| Miller Plaza (Site A) | Lompoc | 68 | Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara |
| New Visions | Santa Maria | 8 | Santa Maria Independent Living Environment |
| Oak Knolls Apartments | Santa Maria | 40 | American Baptist Homes of the West |
| Parkside Garden Apartments | Lompoc | 48 | Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara |
| Pilgrim Terrace | Santa Barbara | 84 | CONAM Management |
| Rancho Gardens | Santa Maria | 16 | Solari Enterprises, Inc. |
| Santa Maria Studios | Santa Maria | 160 | ConAm Management Corporation |
| Sierra Madre Cottages | Santa Maria | 40 | The Duncan Group DBA People's Self-Help Housing Co |
| Solvang Senior Apartments | Solvang | 45 | Winn Residential California LP |
| Stanley Horn Homes (Site B) | Lompoc | — | Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara |
| Union Plaza | Santa Maria | 122 | Union Plaza Apartments |
| Valentine Court | Santa Maria | 35 | Peoples Self Help Housing |
| Villa Caridad Senior Homes | Santa Barbara | 95 | St Vincents Institution |
| Villa Santa Fe Apartments I | Santa Barbara | 107 | Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara |
| Villa Santa Fe Apartments II | Santa Barbara | 60 | Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara |
Nursing homes in Santa Barbara County
14 Medicare-certified nursing facilities with CMS ratings.
| Facility | City | CMS Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atterdag Care Center | Solvang | ★★★★★ | 50 | Non profit - Other |
| Lompoc Valley Medical Center Comprehensive Care Center | Lompoc | ★★★★★ | 110 | For profit - Individual |
| Marian Regional Medical Center D/P SNF | Santa Maria | ★★★★★ | 95 | Non profit - Other |
| Mission Park Healthcare Center | Santa Barbara | ★★★★★ | 138 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility | Santa Barbara | ★★★★★ | 63 | Non profit - Corporation |
| The Californian | Santa Barbara | ★★★★★ | 68 | For profit - Corporation |
| Valle Verde Health Facility | Santa Barbara | ★★★★★ | 80 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Villa Maria Post Acute | Santa Maria | ★★★★★ | 81 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Channel Islands Post Acute | Santa Barbara | ★★★★☆ | 156 | For profit - Corporation |
| Lompoc Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Lompoc | ★★★★☆ | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Casa Dorinda (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) | Santa Barbara | ★★★☆☆ | 52 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Santa Maria Post Acute | Santa Maria | ★★★☆☆ | 55 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Valley Oaks Post Acute | Santa Maria | ★★★☆☆ | 59 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Buena Vista Care Center | Santa Barbara | ★★☆☆☆ | 150 | For profit - Corporation |
What will senior living cost, and how will we pay?
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Paying for Senior Living
Costs by type of care, a monthly budget, and how insurance, the VA, Medicaid and Medicare help.