The 10 Best Assisted Living Facilities in Alameda County, CA for 2024

"My wife stayed at Orchid Lane. The people loved her, and she loved the people there. She really enjoyed the food, but her disease got to the point where she started having hallucinations. She refused to eat or drink and she ended up going to the hosp..."

"La Pera was OK but nothing stood out. The price was fair, and it was pretty close and clean. The rooms were small but OK, and the staff was very nice. I think they were playing crosswords. ..."

"My mother is at Compassionate ElderCare. It's a month-to-month basis, and she's there on a temporary basis. The staff is friendly and hardworking, but they change from time to time. The facility is very clean. They have staff that cleans all the time..."

"I like that Monteverde Manor II is a smaller community. There are six rooms, two helpers in the day, one helper at night, and 24-hour care. The helper at night is awake waiting to serve anybody that needs it in the middle of the night. Definitely, th..."

"I went to Aegis of San Francisco. I would give them five for everything, but the prices are just all over the range of possibilities. It's just a very nice facility. Filipino staff. Everything about it is top-rate. The apartments are better, nicer in..."

"Campbell Village was very good and very affordable. The whole experience there was really good. It was very nice. They gave us a tour of the apartments and the activities going on. They had a huge dining room. It was very clean, very nice, and restau..."

"We have my mom at Sunnyside Gardens. It's been great. Every Tuesday and Thursday, John comes and plays and they call it a dance party. People are in wheelchairs, but he dances with them. They play trivia and do exercises every morning, which my mom p..."

"I visited this facility and was wowed by the high quality of the apartments and facilities - absolutely beautiful! The apartments have high ceilings and granite countertops, they look like high-end condos. The dining room is bright and everything i..."

"I used to visit this facility for community service purposes when I was in school. My friends and family and I would make decorations, cards, gifts, etc... and deliver them to the nursing/old folks patients at Magnolia Gardens. We would also spend a ..."

"My father resided at Shady Lane until his passing. My mother is currently there. The staff is caring and concerned. Shady Lane is not a fancy facility, but they take pride in their work. Clearly my family was happy with how they took care of my fathe..."

"Home Sweet Home is a very caring facility! The owners and staff are dedicated to quality of life for their residents. My mother has been a resident there for almost four years, and the facility is a marked step up from a nursing home she was at pre..."

"My mother, Jan, was admitted late last year to Shields Nursing Center after being discharged from Doctors Medical Center. She, just like anyone else, did not want to go to any nursing facility, because she missed home so much after being in the hosp..."

"I am putting my dad at Fam Care Homes in January. It looked like a nice place. We chose this because of its small capacity, only up to six, and it is centrally located for all of us. The person who came out to evaluate dad seemed like a nice person. ..."

"I had a great aunt that lived at this facility. It is a very nice facility. There were 2 sections of the home. The assisted living part and the dementia section. My aunt was in the dementia section of the facility. I believe they do as best as they c..."

"My aunt is in KC Care Home. It is clean, but there aren't any activities for her to do. They have a theater room. The food is good, and the care is excellent. She's very happy there...."

"We visited this home because an older relative was once a resident before she passed more than a decade ago. This is a typical house in San Francisco, a bit smaller when it comes to room size and predominately Asian. A tiny big shabby but clean and q..."

"My husband moved into Heritage Royale. It's small, but so far, so good. There are three residents, and they have two to three caregivers a day. They have three meals a day and a laundry service. They have a front and a backyard. It's just a house tha..."

"Great facility. Wonderful staff. If your loved one has dementia or Alzheimer’s, I would highly recommend you ask to speak with others residents’ family members RE: potential cost increases before signing the contract. They can be significant after mo..."

"What I like about this facility is their amenities which includes 24-hour emergency call system, physical therapy and fitness room, recreation room and library, and hair salon and manicurist. They also have a great security system which is the Wander..."

"My sister has lived at the Lesley Terrace in Belmont ( senior housing) for 7 months. There are a few assisted living units separated from the rest of the residents. The facility is government subsidized so there aren't really any bells and whistles t..."