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Key information
Better Living Care Home is a 10-resident assisted living community in Pleasant Hill. It has been licensed since April 2005.
It also offers board and care. The nearest hospital, John Muir Behavioral Health Center, which has an emergency room, is 2.7 miles away.
Inspectors have visited 7 times since November 2023, most recently on July 16, 2026. State licensing inspectors (CCLD) cited 16 citations in that time (16 Type B). Regulators looked into 1 complaint in that time (1 substantiated).
Rating and inspection report
Official rating
Care & pricing
Care available
- Licensed capacity
- 10 beds
- State license
- CA 075601062 · Active
Pricing
- Assisted living / Shared Bedroom: $4,800 per monthAssisted living
- Assisted living / Private Room: $6,200 per monthAssisted living
Payment types accepted
Room type
- Studio
- Private Room$6,200 per month
- Shared Bedroom$4,800 per month
Daily life
Details
Facilities
- Arts room
- Barber /
salon - Business room
- Cable TV
- Climate control
- Fireplace
- Furnished
- Game room
- Garden
- Indoor Common Areas
- Kitchenette
- Library
- Movie room
- Outdoor Common Areas
- Outdoor common space
- Patio
- Piano
- Private Bath
- Respite or Short Term Stays Offered
- Swimming pool
- Telephone in room
- Walking paths
- Wheelchair Accessible Showers
- Licensed to serve elderly residents
- State-licensed residential care facility for the elderly (California CDSS)
Activities
- Activities Off-site
- Christian Services
- Community-sponsored activities
- Continuing learning experience
- Day trips
- Devotional Activities On-Site
- Fitness programs
- Movie nights
- Music program
- Planned activities
- Volunteer programs
Services
- 24-hour supervision
- Activities of daily living assistance
- Assistance with bathing
- Assistance with dressing
- Assistance with transfers
- Bed-bound residents
- Cognitive learning center
- Coordination with health care providers
- Dementia /
memory care - Diabetes care
- Diabetes management (glucose checks)
- Diabetic Care
- Help arranging medical and dental appointments
- High Acuity Care
- Housekeeping
- Incontinence care
- Laundry
- Medication management and reminders
- Move in coordination
- Non-ambulatory care
- Outside hospice allowed
- Special diets (diabetic, renal, pureed)
- Specialized memory care programming
- Staffing & Ancillary Services
- Wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair users accepted
Dining
- All day dining
- Allergy sensitive
- Café/
bistro - Diabetes diet
- Dining room
- Gluten free
- Grill
- Low sodium
- Meals Provided
- Restaurant style dining
- Scheduled meals
- Three meals a day and snacks, including diets a physician prescribes
- Vegetarian
Safety and security
- Emergency alert system
Transportation
- Complimentary Transportation
- Resident Parking Available
- Transportation and parking
- Transportation at Cost
Policies
- Accepts private pay
- Cats Allowed
- Dogs Allowed
- Pet Care Available
- Pet-friendly
- Weight Limit (lbs)
Faith
- Faith Based
Languages spoken on site
- American Sign Language
- English
- Filipino
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Reviews and listings
What families and listing sites say.
Reviews
Thank you is not enough
Better Living Care Home took care of my mother for nearly 10 years. Running a care home is never an easy task. [names removed] and all of the wonderful staff became trusted friends. Thank you is not enough. Your consistent, excellent service to mom and our whole family sets a high standard for everyone else to measure up to. So glad we found you!
Read full reviewWesley B. · Family member
Aug 14, 2020
- A Place for Mom4.5/5
Better Living Homes gets the highest marks!
We were only there for a few months, but the care was outstanding! I really can't say enough about how excellent and caring the staff were and made my mother-in-law's final days the best could possibly have been. She did not care this kind of care in her previous residence, so we were so pleased. They even put make-up on her and painted her nails. I wish we would have moved her there much sooner. I highligh recommend!!
Read full reviewGossett F. · Family member
Nov 10, 2018
Verified The house was nice and clean. The staff were friendly.
Read full reviewVisitor
Aug 19, 2015
Very kind and caring.
Very kind and caring.
Read full reviewFamily member
Apr 13, 2014
Verified$3000 private [removed] BEEN IN BUSINESS A LONG TIME, WONDERFUL CARE AND HOME, LOTS OF GOOD FEEDBACK FROM FAMILIES
Read full reviewVisitor
Mar 5, 2013
VerifiedVery pleasant open, sunny home.
Read full reviewVisitor
Dec 24, 2012
Verified
Location
106 Vivian Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523