High Desert Residential Care sits in Yucca Valley, California at 8980 Joshua Lane and offers a small, home-like setting with twelve licensed beds for older adults who need some help with daily tasks but want to keep their independence as much as they can, and they do a mix of assisted living, board and care, and Alzheimer's care, with staff on duty all day and night, always ready to help residents with things like bathing, dressing, medication management, meals, and moving around safely, while also giving residents weekly housekeeping, laundry, linen service, and all utilities included so the rooms stay comfortable and clean without extra hassle. Rooms come as private or semi-private suites, each with their own bathroom, and the place is known for its kind staff who are usually praised in reviews, and many of the folks here really seem to appreciate that quiet, smaller feel in a pretty, relaxed neighborhood-there are walking paths and a garden, and even a tranquil pool-area in the courtyard where seniors can spend time outdoors or just watch the world go by.
Residents get daily nutritious meals served in the dining area, and there's always an option to have meals brought on a tray to the room if someone wants privacy or is not feeling up to joining others, and special diets get attention, with a dietician on staff along with nurses, a doctor, a pharmacist, and other care professionals to help keep health in check. Activities get planned every day and include everything from outings to local spots, scheduled transportation for doctor visits or fun events, church services on Sundays, movie nights, and chances to make friends or just stay active, because the goal really seems to be to keep people busy and involved if they want, with staff leading social, educational, and entertainment programs regularly.
High Desert Residential Care accepts men and women but only offers rooms for twelve residents at a time, giving it a much quieter and more private feel than a bigger facility, which a lot of people like, and residents can bring a car since there is parking available, and there are emergency alert systems and phones in the rooms for safety and comfort. The care is personalized depending on what each person needs, so you might see some folks moving around easily while others need a helping hand for almost everything, and the staff manages all that behind the scenes. The state of California licenses the place (License # 366424971), so it follows all the rules about safety and care, though it isn't certified by Medicare for payment, so folks usually pay privately or use long-term care insurance if they have it. The price tends to run around $4,000 to $5,016 a month depending on the room and services.
The community has good but not perfect reviews, getting an average of 3.5 stars, and people mention the setting feels welcoming, with spaces to walk or relax, clean furnished rooms, church services on site, and a real effort to make sure that even as residents get older and need more help, they get the support to still feel at home and to have days that are as interesting and as full as they want them to be.
