What is Wrightwood Castle?
Wrightwood Castle is a licensed assisted living home for six residents at 790 Highway 2, Wrightwood, CA 92397. It is a roughly 10,000 square foot castle-style estate designed by Professor Howarth Drake, set in the pines of the San Gabriel Mountains at 5,935 feet. In California terms it is a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) — the same license category as a board and care home, operated at luxury-residence scale.
Is Wrightwood Castle licensed?
Yes. Wrightwood Castle holds California RCFE license #365530560, issued by the California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. The license is active and the home is currently accepting residents.
How many residents live at Wrightwood Castle?
Six, at maximum. That number is the point of the house: with six residents in 10,000 square feet, care is composed around each person's routine rather than around a building schedule or a staffing census.
Where is Wrightwood Castle located?
At 790 Highway 2, Wrightwood, CA 92397 — on Highway 2 in the village of Wrightwood, San Bernardino County. It is roughly 15 minutes from Phelan, 20 minutes from Piñon Hills, 30 minutes from Hesperia, and 35–40 minutes from Victorville. See all service areas for drive times from your city.
What is the difference between assisted living, an RCFE, and a board and care home?
In California they are the same license: a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly. Large communities with dozens of apartments and small six-bed homes are licensed identically. What differs is scale and staffing. "Board and care" usually describes a small home like this one; "assisted living" usually describes a larger campus. Wrightwood Castle is the small-home license with the amenities of a large estate.
What care and services are included?
Assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, ambulation and transferring; medication reminders and assistance coordinated with the resident's physician; three chef-prepared meals plus snacks daily from a commercial kitchen, with dietary, cultural and texture accommodation; daily housekeeping and personal laundry; transportation to physicians, pharmacies, salons, worship and errands; and activities composed around each resident's own history and pace. Details are on the care programs page.
Does every resident get a private room and private bathroom?
Yes. Each of the six suites is private and has its own private bathroom. Residents are encouraged to furnish the suite with their own belongings before move-in.
Do you accept non-ambulatory residents?
Ambulatory and non-ambulatory residency is offered subject to the capacity and ambulatory-status limits of our approved RCFE license and the local fire clearance. Because those limits are specific, call (909) 949-9700 and we will tell you plainly whether we can serve a particular level of need.
Can you care for memory loss or dementia?
Every admission begins with a pre-admission appraisal of medical background, functional ability and daily routine. Some cognitive-decline needs can be met in a six-resident household with consistent caregivers; others require a facility with a dementia-care plan of operation on file. We will say honestly which applies after the appraisal rather than accept a resident we cannot serve well.
Can residents keep their own doctors?
Yes. Residents keep their existing physicians, specialists and pharmacy, and we coordinate and provide transportation to appointments — including to Victorville, Apple Valley, Hesperia, and the Antelope Valley.
How much does it cost?
Rates depend on the level of care identified in the pre-admission appraisal, so we quote a monthly figure per resident rather than publish a single price. California RCFEs are private-pay; Medicare does not pay for assisted living room and board. Call (909) 949-9700 or write hello@366.care and we will give you the specific monthly rate for your situation, in writing, before any commitment.
What amenities does the estate have?
The Summer Room, a formal dining hall, a commercial kitchen, the Grand Parlor with grand piano and fireplace, the Castle Library, the Tavern Bar, a family recreation room with pool table and arcade, an exercise room, a swim spa and hot tub, outdoor patios and grounds, an on-site laundry room, and a wood-panelled private elevator. See the amenities page and the gallery.
How does admission work?
Four steps: a first conversation with the family and the prospective resident; a pre-admission appraisal of service needs, medical background, functional ability and preferences; a written individual daily-living program composed from that appraisal; then move-in, with the suite personalized beforehand.
How do I arrange a tour?
Call (909) 949-9700, email hello@366.care, or use the visit page. We host one family at a time so the house stays quiet for the residents who live here.
Is there availability right now?
The license is active and the first residencies are open. Because there are only six, availability changes quickly — calling (909) 949-9700 is the fastest way to learn what is open today.
Licensed by the California Department of Social Services — RCFE #365530560. Care availability for a specific resident is confirmed only after a pre-admission appraisal.