Does anyone know if there is a registry or list of licensed, small assisted living homes?

I called the Area Agency on Aging for my aunts county. They only had one in the zip code I was looking for but that one gave me a great deal of information.

Alpine View Lodge
5.0  (5) · Assisted living facility
973 Arnold Way
(619) 445-5291

"The food is home cooked. And the facility is beautiful and secure.....

Most of the referral websites told us they don’t work with small board and care homes,

I found 2 useful online resources:

1. I contacted alz.org by calling their 800 number and talked to someone, she sent me a list that does include small board and care homes that take memory care patients.

2. I went on nextdoor and did a search and found out lots of people have asked the neighbors if anyone knows any place for their parents. I got a ton of information that way, people told me about places that they have placed their parents or spouse. Or if they live on the same block with a care home and the owner is nice, etc.

Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs), sometimes called “Assisted Living” or “Board and Care".

Search for RCFE.

Sometimes called a six-pack, because has up to 6 residents.

You can look on the medicare website and find a list by location.

In your area google or use other search engine to find "Board and Care Facilities". Then call each and check out their licensing. They are often much lower in cost than other facilities. I just mentioned on another thread that there are fewer and fewer in my own area. There are agencies that take you around (virtually now but when Covid-19 lets up by van or car) to explore what is available. Something like "A Place For Mom" agency. These places interview you about the needs of the person seeking placement, about the assets, and ALL of this, and they have at hand all the licensing info and costs of various facilities and which may work best for which people. They can answer questions; they are paid by the facility you would eventually choose.
Wishing you good luck. People often overlook the availability of these homes, and they are best for some people who prefer a smaller more homelike community.

Thank you all for your help! I will start now!

They are listed in the state registry at https://www.ccld.dss.ca.gov/carefacilitysearch

I thought you used to be able to limit by capacity, but I don't see it now. You can still look at each one to see its capacity after you search by city or zip code.

In my Province I can do a search by Health Authorities. There are charts with all the licensed places, number of residents, special services etc.

https://www.seniorly.com I googled care homes alpine


Call your Area Agency on Aging.