How we list care homes

Where the listings come from

Every California listing comes from the California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, dataset “Community Care Licensing Facilities”, published on data.ca.gov under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence. We keep homes the state records as licensed residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFE) and adult residential facilities (ARF): 15,023 homes on November 12, 2026, 8,523 RCFE and 6,500 ARF.

We show what the state publishes about the home itself: name, address, phone, licensed capacity, licence type and facility number. We never publish the names of licensees, staff or residents.

We leave out skilled nursing facilities, specialised state programmes (social rehabilitation, enhanced behavioural support homes) and children’s facilities. A home that is closed, pending or revoked in the state records is not listed.

How often

We reload the state records regularly. A home that loses its licence leaves the directory at the next update. The date of the records is printed at the foot of every page.

Openings

An opening is shown only when the home itself reports it, with the date it did. Until then, a listing says “Openings not posted”. We never infer or estimate openings.

Order of results

Results are in alphabetical order by city and name. No home can pay to appear higher. If we ever show a paid placement, it will be clearly labelled as sponsored and kept apart from the results.

What homes pay for

Every licensed home is listed free. Homes will be able to pay a flat monthly fee, fixed in advance and the same for every home on a plan, to post their openings, photos and details. The fee never depends on how many inquiries, residents or placements a home gets, or on how residents pay for care. People who search pay nothing.

What we are not

Open Bed Map is a directory, not a placement or referral agency. We do not assess anyone, recommend a home or place residents; you contact homes directly and make your own decision. Listings come from public state licensing records and from what homes tell us. Homes may pay to publish their openings; payment never changes the order of results, and any paid placement is labelled. Check a home's licence and inspection history with the state before deciding.

Concerns about a home go to the state: Community Care Licensing complaints, or the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. If we learn that a listed home is operating without a licence, or of a risk to residents, we report it to the state.

Something wrong on a listing? Tell us.