J.O.Y. Homecare sits in a quiet Huntington Beach neighborhood where you'll find a regular residential house set up to help older adults with daily life. This is a small board and care home, also called a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE), with beds for up to six residents, where caregivers and nurses make sure everyone gets what they need, day or night, whether it's help moving, getting dressed, taking medicine, or handling meals and laundry, and the place's been doing this kind of work since getting licensed back in 2016 under the name Excellent Senior Care, LLC, so they know the ropes, and you see little touches all over like safety bars in the bathrooms and wide walkways for folks who use wheelchairs. Here you can choose between studio layouts, private rooms, shared rooms, or suites with a bathroom, and they allow pets, since sometimes a little animal company makes the day better, and you see people sitting together for meals in a shared dining room, working on crafts in the studio, or even heading out into the garden or courtyard when the weather's nice.
The staff here help people with different needs, such as memory care for dementia or Alzheimer's, support with eating, bathing, Parkinson's, or even non-ambulatory care if someone can't walk. Nurses and visiting medical staff keep an eye on everyone and check in for health needs, and the staff can handle everything from medicine to feeding with a spoon or helping someone move from bed to chair. Besides regular meals (made fresh by a chef and often tailored to special diets, allergies, or diabetes), snacks are out all day, and you'll find little extras like big screen TVs, Wi-Fi, and even an on-site pharmacy and barber or beauty shop, all designed to make things easier for the people living there.
People here do their own laundry and cleaning with a little help or the staff handles it if needed, and transportation gets arranged when it's time for a doctor appointment, plus the home offers respite care so families can take a break and know their loved one's in safe hands. Every resident gets a custom care plan, and there's a sense of personal attention because it's such a small place, which means more time to get to know each other, and things don't feel rushed. Security systems, easy-to-read menus, wheelchair ramps, routine check-ups, group activities, VA benefits support-they cover the details so seniors can focus on comfort and connection. J.O.Y. Homecare has a monthly rate that starts at $4,391, and residents and families say it feels more like a family home than a facility, which adds to everyone's peace of mind.