Freda's RCFE Inc #3 sits over on Grapevine Road in Santa Maria, California, and this place is a state-licensed Residential Care Facility for the Elderly, sometimes called an RCFE, and folks around here just know it's got a friendly sense to it. They help seniors who need support, so the staff can help with bathing, dressing, grooming, checking for safety, taking medicine, and handling meals. This spot covers different care levels, so someone might live mostly on their own, or need more help if they're living with memory problems like Alzheimer's or dementia-either way, they've got options, since there's independent living, assisted living, and memory care in the same place.
They allow cats and dogs, so you'll find a few pets around, and the air is friendly because of it. Meals come restaurant-style with healthy choices, including gluten-free, low/no sodium, and sugar-free if someone needs that. There's birthday parties, holiday events, BBQs, dances, happy hours, plus art, gardening, and cooking classes, all mixed in with day trips and live music or theater, and even Christian services for those who want them. Folks like the brain fitness games, stretching classes, and the gardening club, and there's both indoor and outdoor common areas where people sit together.
They have private rooms, studio rooms, and the showers are wheelchair accessible, and the staff is ready to give a hand with things like incontinence or diabetes care, plus the place stays pretty clean since the staff looks after it. If someone wants, respite or short-term stays are available, and they don't allow smoking anywhere inside. Transportation is part of life here-they offer rides out for free or for a fee, and the building's near public transportation too. Since it's a secured community, the memory care wing helps keep residents safe if wandering is a worry. People here say the staff is kind and helpful, and with a 4.5-star rating out there, a lot of families have decided this place works for their loved ones. The place runs like a real home, and care services-like help with medicine, memory support, health needs, and daily tasks-focus on being straightforward, friendly, and safe, and everything's designed to support seniors while letting them have as much independence as possible.
