Wrightwood Castle, a licensed RCFE senior care home serving Palmdale, California

Serving Palmdale, CA

Senior Care in Palmdale, CA — six bedrooms, one mountain house.

Senior care about fifty minutes east of Palmdale — a licensed six-resident mountain home for Antelope Valley families who want out of the wind and heat.

From Palmdale
~35 miles
Drive time
about 50 minutes
License
RCFE #365530560

Why Palmdale families choose us

Six residents, one household — about 50 minutes from home.

  • A genuine change of climate — pines and cool nights instead of desert wind.
  • Six residents, so Palmdale families are not choosing between big campuses.
  • Weekend visits become an outing to the mountains rather than a duty stop.
A private senior bedroom with private bath at Wrightwood CastleThe dining room where residents eat together at Wrightwood Castle

Getting here from Palmdale

The drive, and what is nearby.

Palmdale families take Pearblossom Highway (138) east through Littlerock and Pearblossom, then Highway 2 up into Wrightwood. Rancho Vista, Anaverde, and East Palmdale all reach us inside an hour.

790 Highway 2, Wrightwood, CA 92397

Physicians & hospitals

Residents keep their own doctors.

Palmdale Regional Medical Center and Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster remain workable for residents who keep Antelope Valley physicians; we schedule and drive.

See what care includes

What is included

What a resident from Palmdale gets every day.

  • 01

    Help with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and getting around

  • 02

    Medication assistance tracked in writing with the resident's own physician

  • 03

    Three home-cooked meals a day, adjusted for diabetic, low-salt and soft diets

  • 04

    Housekeeping, linens and personal laundry handled on site

  • 05

    Rides to doctors, labs, the pharmacy, the salon and church

  • 06

    Steady routines and one-on-one attention for early memory loss

Wrightwood Castle is licensed by the California Department of Social Services as a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE #365530560) — the same license that covers assisted living communities and board and care homes across Los Angeles County. Families searching for assisted living, a board and care home, or a small RCFE near Palmdale are looking at the same category of care; the difference here is six residents instead of sixty.

Licensing & terminology

Looking for an RCFE in Palmdale? Here is what that means.

Licensed RCFE, not an unlicensed home

RCFE stands for Residential Care Facility for the Elderly — the license the California Department of Social Services issues to homes that provide non-medical care, supervision and personal assistance to adults 60 and over. Wrightwood Castle holds RCFE #365530560, and you can look that number up yourself on the state's public facility search before you ever come see us. If a home near Palmdale cannot give you a license number, it is not a licensed RCFE.

How to verify an RCFE license →

Assisted living, board and care — same license

Families in Palmdale search for assisted living, board and care, senior care homes and RCFEs as if they were four different things. Under California law they all fall under the same RCFE license. The real difference is size: large assisted living communities run 60 to 200 apartments, while an assisted living board and care home like ours is licensed for six residents in an ordinary house.

Compare the level of care →

A six-bed RCFE serving Los Angeles County

We are a small licensed RCFE in Wrightwood, about 50 minutes from Palmdale, with two caregivers on the floor for six residents. That ratio is why families across Los Angeles County choose a board and care home over a large community — the same regulated care, delivered by people who know your parent's name, routine and appetite.

See the six bedrooms →

Whether you are comparing RCFEs in Palmdale, touring assisted living board and care homes in Los Angeles County, or simply trying to find a licensed RCFE that will take a parent with early memory loss, the fastest way to judge a home is to stand in it. Call (909) 949-9700 and we will walk you through licensing, pricing and care levels on the phone before you make the drive.

Pines surrounding the Wrightwood Castle senior care home

Drive up before you decide.

We host one family at a time. Call (909) 949-9700 or write hello@366.care and we will set a weekday time that fits the drive from Palmdale.