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10 Best Independent Living Communities in Sanitarium, CA

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The cost of independent living in Sanitarium is about $5,339 per month. To find the best independent living for your preferences and budget, browse these 208 options. Read 2204 reviews, see photos, and learn about amenities that make independent living the ideal next step for adults 55+ who wish to enjoy friendships and hobbies without the hassle of cooking and home maintenance.

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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Live Life Better at Pleasant Hill Manor!This community is conveniently located near entertainment venues, shopping, dining and more.Under new ownership and management, the dedication of the team is reflected in the care taken to help ensure resident's physical, emotional and social needs are...
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The community is wonderful and beautiful. the staff has been awesome to my loved one. My loved one really enjoys the community and the people. The meals are really and there is a variety of options. I...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Carlton Senior Living Downtown Pleasant Hillis a lovely, independent, assisted living and memory care community located in downtown Pleasant Hill area. Built with luxury and comfort perfectly balanced, Carlton is the best choice for many seniors and their families. You will feel right at home in...
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My wife and I are staying here and the location is great it's right downtown. We are in the independent living and they come clean our room once a week and do the linens. They have lots of daily activities...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Situated between Berkeley and Walnut Creek in Contra Costa county, Merrill Gardens proudly offers senior living for the Lamorinda area in the heart of downtown Lafayette. Enjoy being centrally located within walking distance to local shops, restaurants and art galleries. The Lafayette Library and...
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5 on all questions. They provided great care and were always professional. Yes, we would recommend Greenhills Care Home to other families based on the experience so far and already have several times to...
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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This is not a assistant living facility, but it is 55 and older. The only thing bad about this place is that they raise the rent every year of 7% which causes some people to have to move. They keep it up. I...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Acacia Glen is a recently built forty-one unit apartment complex for active, independent seniors.  Acacia Glen is designed for discerning senior citizens who desire high quality living with enhanced interior design features. For medical and dental care you couldn't ask for a more convenient...
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Experience delivered what was needed at the time. Was looking for a place to take care of mother post-stroke while everyone was out of town for a wedding.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
The Lodge at Piner Road is Santa Rosa's newest assisted living and memory care community. We will offer 3 meals daily, all utilities (except phone), Wi-Fi, cable TV, weekly housekeeping, linen service, laundry service, scheduled transportation and a full-time activities program. We are located...
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Many special people there. I chose it for me it was close to my work at the time and [name removed] is a nice town. The manager [name removed]is excellent and the maintenance people are very responsive...
Provides: Senior Apartments
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Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
We are a senior community for those who are the age of 62 or better. We are a market rate community located in Hercules, California, in a very convenient location with easy access to Highway 80 and Highway 4. We are very close to shopping, parks and recreation.
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I feel very happy that I had her there. They excellent cared of her in every way. She was always clean, neat, comfortable, and well cared for. The staff was kind. and I visited her regularly, so she received...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Varenna, one of the nations most luxurious retirement communities offering five-star services and amenities with a continuum of care in the heart of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County's wine country. You will find an inviting, supportive and active resort lifestyle, located on 30 acres of exceptional...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Varenna is a premier retirement community situated on a lush 29-acre campus. Developed by Oakmont Senior Living, Varenna provides quality, comfort and a continuum of care with five-star services and amenities. Here, an active lifestyle promotes independence which is enhanced by an array of...
Provides: Senior Apartments
Care types provided by this community
Senior Apartments: Senior apartments offer accessible, no-frills living for seniors who are generally active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Independent Living
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Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.

Cost of independent living in Sanitarium, CA

The average cost of senior living in Sanitarium is $5,339 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Vacaville, CA with an average of $4,767 per month.

Independent living costs in Sanitarium, CA, vs. nearby cities

Sanitarium, CA
$5,339/mo
$5,124/mo

Independent living costs in Sanitarium, CA, vs. state and national averages

Sanitarium, CA
$5,339/mo
U.S. national average
$4,162/mo

Independent living costs in Sanitarium, CA, vs. other senior living options

$5,938/mo
Independent Living
$5,339/mo

Independent living costs in Sanitarium, CA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,822/mo
Studio
$6,191/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,510/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,518/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,495/mo

Senior living costs in Sanitarium vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Sanitarium, CA
Column state: California
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSanitarium, CACaliforniaU.S.
Independent Living$5,339/mo$4,717/mo$4,162/mo
Assisted Living$4,986/mo$4,515/mo$4,706/mo
Memory Care$5,938/mo$5,484/mo$4,956/mo
Independent Living
Sanitarium, CA:$5,339/mo
California:$4,717/mo
U.S.:$4,162/mo
Assisted Living
Sanitarium, CA:$4,986/mo
California:$4,515/mo
U.S.:$4,706/mo
Memory Care
Sanitarium, CA:$5,938/mo
California:$5,484/mo
U.S.:$4,956/mo
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Independent living costs in Sanitarium, CA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly independent living costs have shifted over the past five years in Sanitarium and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Independent living cost trends in Sanitarium, CA

The table below shows how monthly independent living costs in Sanitarium have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Sanitarium, CA$4,054/mo$3,929/mo+3.2%
California$3,692/mo$3,631/mo+1.7%
National$3,261/mo$3,166/mo+3.0%
Sanitarium, CA
2024 average cost:$4,054/mo
2023 average cost:$3,929/mo
Percent change:+3.2%
California
2024 average cost:$3,692/mo
2023 average cost:$3,631/mo
Percent change:+1.7%
National
2024 average cost:$3,261/mo
2023 average cost:$3,166/mo
Percent change:+3.0%
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What families are saying about independent living in Sanitarium

Recent reviews for independent living in Sanitarium

Carlton Senior Living Concord

5.0
The facility is very nice, close to stores, shops, parks & movie theatre. Lots of good restaurants near by. However, food is provided here, sometimes people like to go out to a restaurant. They have a lot of activities to do, a nice variety.

Atria Park of Lafayette

5.0
All 5 stars. Atria Park of Lafayette is an excellent place. The caregivers were proactive in managing my moms medicines, all staff were very communicative with my family about my moms care. I would definitely recommend them to others looking.

AlmaVia of San Rafael

5.0
Great facility that is meeting all my parents needs! Great for memory care. The staff is very friendly and helpful to get them adjusted

Reviews mention these favorite features of communities

Beautiful and well-maintained facilities. Reviews consistently praise the cleanliness and upkeep of various senior living communities, with mentions of beautiful buildings, gardens, and communal areas. For example, at Cogir of Vallejo Hills Senior Living, residents enjoy the light and airy feeling of the building, while Deer Park Ret ...
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Warm and welcoming staff. Several reviews mention the friendliness and caring nature of the staff at their community. For example, at Truewood by Merrill, Pinole, staff members have been with the community for over a decade and are like family to residents. At Oakmont of Montecito, the staff are described as kind and ...
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Variety of social activities. Many residents find joy in the wide range of specialized activities offered at their community. For instance, at Brookdale Paulin Creek, residents enjoy games, bingo, exercise, music, outings, and special events. At Brookdale Paulin Creek, residents often participate in social hour and live ...
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Independent living with assistance available. Several reviews highlight the flexibility of independent living arrangements with the option for care when needed. For example, at Oakmont of Montecito, residents can choose from a range of living options, from independent living to memory care. At The Heritage Downtown, residents are please ...
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Friendly and helpful residents. Residents often comment on the warm and welcoming nature of their fellow community members. For instance, at Brookdale Paulin Creek, residents have made many new friends and are always busy. At Oakmont of Montecito, residents engage in social activities and gatherings, making them feel conne ...
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Clear communication between families and staff. Reviews frequently mention the importance of clear communication between families and staff to keep everyone informed. For example, at Brookdale Paulin Creek, staff members keep families updated on their loved ones' well-being and care needs. At Atria Walnut Creek, residents and their famili ...
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Sanitarium independent living services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Sanitarium independent living communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Sanitarium, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select dietary accommodations in Sanitarium independent living

Independent living communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Sanitarium partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Sanitarium, CANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
22.2%
20.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
41.3%
34.5%
No sugar
No sugar
38.3%
31%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
44.3%
33.7%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
18%
10.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Sanitarium independent living

Our independent living communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Sanitarium communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Sanitarium, CANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
34.7%
36.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
41.3%
43.5%
Room service
Room service
40.1%
37%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
26.3%
17.2%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Sanitarium independent living

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered independent living communities in Sanitarium offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Sanitarium, CANational
Activity director
Activity director
46.7%
45.2%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
26.9%
28.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
28.1%
33.1%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
40.1%
47.6%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
46.7%
49%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
51.5%
54%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
40.1%
43%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
33.5%
38.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
40.1%
41.9%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
44.9%
47.2%
Live performances
Live performances
44.9%
46.9%
Dances
Dances
26.9%
33.1%
Fitness center
Fitness center
28.1%
39.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Heritage Downtown, Paramount House Senior Living and Cogir of Sonoma Senior Living are the top-rated independent living facilities near Sanitarium, California. See full list of communities.
There are 208 independent living facilities near Sanitarium, California. See the full list.
The best independent living facilities near you in Sanitarium, California are The Heritage Downtown, Paramount House Senior Living and Cogir of Sonoma Senior Living. These independent living communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
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