Gold Country Retirement Center sits in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Placerville, California and has a peaceful setting with a park-like campus, pretty gardens, and nicely kept courtyards, and the place offers different types of care all in one spot, so folks can get independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, and even home care if needed, and there are 150 independent living apartments, a 40-bed Assisted Living Facility, and a 68-bed Skilled Nursing Facility, with rooms coming as one-bedroom and two-bedroom options, plus apartments with private phone jacks, kitchen appliances, cable TV, and Wi-Fi. They run activities every day for folks who like a full calendar, and there's always something like arts and crafts, music, games, gardening, or even outings on their accessible bus. Residents get their meals through a dining program focused on nutrition, and they have choices like diabetic, vegetarian, kosher, low fat, low salt, or renal diets, and staff runs all kinds of programs including wellness, yoga, fitness, and social groups to keep everyone moving and connected.
The staff stays on duty 24 hours a day and people say they act helpful, joyful, and kind, with laundry, housekeeping, and linen services included to make life easier, and room service is available if someone needs it. Gold Country provides companion care, medication reminders, incontinence care, help for those with limited mobility, and diabetic care, plus there's support from nurses, healthcare staff, and VA aid right at the community. Seniors who want more privacy or something quieter might pick a residential care home right on the property, which is sort of like a shared neighborhood house where someone's always available to help with everyday stuff like bathing, dressing, and getting around safely, and if a family needs a break, respite care is open too.
Special programs support people with Alzheimer's or dementia, giving them secure, well-staffed spaces with therapies designed to lower confusion, and counseling, adult day care, and rehab services are part of the mix, including speech, occupational, and physical therapy. These therapies cover everything from working on muscle strength and swallowing to helping folks relearn how to dress or cook if they're recovering from an illness or injury, and they even do special exercises to fight arthritis and help with balance, along with joint care and fall prevention.
Gold Country has a focus on clear communication and treating everyone like family, working with residents and their loved ones so everyone knows what to expect. The facility welcomes pets and allows checks and credit cards for payments, and there's guest parking on site for visitors. Internet lounges, cable TV, communal dining halls, and fitness rooms add to the social feel, and staff can provide transportation for shopping and appointments when needed. Gold Country Retirement Center has a license from the State of California, offers both Medicare and Medi-Cal beds, and holds the state license number 90317665.
