The 10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Alameda County, CA for 2025

"It was very beautiful and clean. The staff was extremely knowledgeable and helpful...."

"My husband's Aunt lived at Pacific Gardens for several years at the end of her life. She went from living alone in her home with some outside help a few hours a week to Pacific Gardens and the family was very worried about her transition. Our chief c..."

"I toured El Cerrito Royale. The staff is very friendly and consistent. I've been there a couple of times before, so I recognize the staff from previous visits. The director has been there for more than 30 years. The place is upscale and nicely decora..."

"My uncle is in Providence Place. The staff seems very attentive and there seems to be a high number of caregivers per resident. It's very clean, well kept, well maintained, very safe, and secure. It has a secure entrance and the door has a code on it..."

"My mother used to be a resident of Merrill Gardens. It was an excellent place, but it was more expensive than other places. It's a brand-new facility, just four years old, but they have a well-established system. She was very happy there, and she had..."

"My wife and I were very pleased with the care her father received from the time he entered dementia until his recent passing. They were always very attentive to their guests. Very fortunate find for us! ..."

"I went to Palm Villas of Redwood City. It is very good for memory care, I believe. The drawback for them is they don't offer transportation, and my husband has to have immunotherapy every three weeks, so transportation is critical. The one thing abou..."

"My mother was a resident of The Elms for over four years before she passed away at the age of 90 this past holiday season. My brother and I couldn't have chosen a better place for Mom. The staff is amazing! Everyone is very caring, gentle and compass..."

"My wife is at Silverado Belmont Hills Memory Care Community. They've got very nice settings, very nice facilities, and very nice people, but very expensive. Security is good to very good. The feedback I get from my wife regarding activities is good. ..."

"My brother stayed at Concord Royale for two weeks. The staff was awesome and friendly. The food was good. The rooms were immaculate, and they had events going on for the seniors. I'd give it a 10 all the way across. Rehab came in to help him from the..."

"We toured AlmaVia of San Francisco, which is a much larger community. They have various amenities and activities to offer, because they have independent living, assisted living, memory care, and hospice. They cover all levels of care. We've tried the..."

"Rhoda Goldman Plaza is very, very good, but too expensive. What negates all of it is that they will not take care of someone who needs 24-hour care. The interior impressed me more than the other facility I saw. It was very good, warm, and welcoming. ..."

"My mom likes Friendship Care Home a lot. I like it a lot, too. The place is very adequate. There are lots of social interactions. They have activities every day. The area is very spacious. My mom has lots of room to walk around, which she loves. The ..."

"I moved into the Terraces at Los Altos. It was the best of what I looked at. We have two dining rooms, an exercise area, a meeting room, a pool, and all sorts of stuff. The staff members are very helpful. The facility is very clean. The food is good...."

"We went and toured Aegis Living Pleasant Hill. They had a good salesperson in the sense that they were prepared for a visit. They gave us a tour of the facility. Everything was carpeted. When the patient's family comes to visit, they had a dining roo..."

"We went with Merrill Gardens at Willow Glen for my mom. So far, they have been great. They've been very accommodating. It was more my mom and what she liked, and she was quite happy with it, like the aesthetics, the cleanliness, the friendly demeanor..."

"My wife was a resident of Monte Farley I. She was in a great place. It's very nice that they took good care of her. She was hard to take care of because she had dementia. We enjoyed them. I came every day to visit her, and they were always very kind ..."

"We happened to be in San Francisco and visited Autumn Glow assisted living facility while searching for a place for our aunt to live in the region. The building looked well maintained. The backyard featured many nice seating areas. We liked that thi..."

"My parents have moved into Viamonte at Walnut Creek. It is a very nice facility. It's new and very well done. They are also expensive, but nice. They're brand new, modern, and stylish. They have nice amenities. The location is good. The staff is nice..."

"Walnut Creek Willows was a larger community. It was a 72-bed facility. It was one of the nicest, largest communities that I've ever seen. The administrator there and the staff cared for the residents and there's a warmth that you feel when you get th..."