Divine Care For The Elderly is a state-licensed home for Alzheimer’s and dementia care at 4866 Frances Street. It’s licensed for just six residents, so care stays close and personal.
You don’t have to decide today. There’s no obligation.
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4866 Frances Street
Our front door, in the Eastern Goleta Valley between Goleta and downtown Santa Barbara.
Source: US Census Geocoder
Get directionsSingle-story and wheelchair accessible
The whole home is on one level, with paved paths outside.
Source: California state inspection reports (one-story home); our amenities (wheelchair accessible)
A place to sit out front
State inspectors describe the front sitting area as “conducive for outdoor visitation.”
Source: California state inspection report, 2026
Shade and a porch swing
The backyard has a patio, paved walkways, trees, planted garden areas and sitting areas.
Source: California state inspection reports, 2023–2026
A peaceful place to relax
The garden gives residents a calm place to sit outdoors and enjoy the flowers.
Source: our amenities
Birdwatching
Birdhouses, a birdbath and a feeder bring birds right into the garden.
Source: our amenities; photos of the garden
Paved garden paths
Brick paths run between the flower beds.
Source: California state inspection reports (“paved walkways”)
Meals made at home
Meal preparation is part of everyday care here.
Source: our services
About care & mealsVisiting outdoors
Families can sit together in the garden’s sitting areas.
Source: California state inspection reports (“sitting areas conducive for outdoor visitation”)
Book a tourYou don’t have to decide today. Visit, meet the people who would care for your loved one, and ask every question on your list.
See every photoSee the home, sit in the garden, and ask every question. We’ll call to confirm a time.
Book a tourFast facts on our license, plus a short referral form. No patient details needed.
Send a referralJoin the care team of a small, six-resident home.
See careersSmall by design
Divine Care is licensed by the State of California for six residents. That means one front door, one living room, one kitchen where meals are made, and one garden, shared by a small household rather than a large building.
In a home this size, there are fewer new faces to get used to. Caregivers can get to know each person: how they like their coffee, which chair they prefer, what helps on a hard afternoon.
Every family’s needs are different. For some people, a larger community is the right choice.
For families
Tick anything that sounds like your loved one, or like you. You’ll see what our state license covers.
Tick any that apply. There are no wrong answers.
Every person is different. The next step is a conversation.
Call to check current openings.
Care and services
Help with everyday life, day and night, with a focus on Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Licensed by California for dementia care, in a calm home for six.
About memory careCare and monitoring around the clock, including help with medications.
About 24-hour careRespectful help with bathing, grooming, toileting, bedmaking and housekeeping.
About personal careMusic and dog therapy, walks, outings, birdwatching, and meals made at home.
About activitiesLife here
Residents choose what they join. Here’s what the state’s inspection reports list, plus two things from our own list of services.
Fresh air and a change of scene around the neighborhood.
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Birdhouses, a birdbath and a feeder bring birds into the garden.
From our own servicesMusic to enjoy, at whatever pace suits the day.
Time with a friendly dog, for anyone who’d like it.
Outings to local beaches and parks.
Outings to places of worship, for residents who wish to go.
Trips to local eateries and stores.
Meaningful, brain-stimulating activities, chosen with dementia in mind.
Residents take part at will. Activities 1–6 as recorded in California state inspection reports (2025, 2026). Birdwatching and brain-stimulating activities from our own services.
Proof, not promises
You shouldn’t have to take our word for it. Here’s what’s on the public record, with links so you can check it yourself.
Capacity6residentsLicensed by the State of California
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, checked October 9, 2026.
Rankings are Assisted Living Magazine’s own and can change. Checked October 9, 2026.
Where we are
We’re at 4866 Frances Street, in the Eastern Goleta Valley. Hospitals, the airport and downtown are all a short drive away.
Approximate weekday drive times from Google Maps, checked October 2026. Traffic varies.
Divine Care For The Elderly
4866 Frances Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
Questions families ask
Yes. Caring for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is our focus. The State of California licenses our home as a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly with the client type “RCFE / Dementia,” for adults 60 and over. Every person is different, so the best next step is a conversation about your loved one. Call 805-280-9158 or book a tour.
Because that’s what our state license allows, and we think it’s a strength. Six residents means one household: one front door, one living room, one kitchen where meals are made, and one garden. In a home this size, there are fewer new faces to get used to, and it’s easier for caregivers to get to know each person.
Often, yes. The state has approved a hospice waiver for up to four of our residents. In California, that waiver lets a care home keep a resident who is terminally ill, or welcome someone who already receives hospice, with care from a licensed, Medicare-certified hospice agency working alongside our team. The resident, or the person who makes decisions for them, chooses the hospice. The hospice then writes a care plan that we agree on together. Medicare’s hospice benefit can usually cover hospice care where a person lives, but not room and board. Please call us to talk about your dad’s situation.
Please call us for current rates and availability: 805-280-9158. We’ll explain what’s included and answer every question about cost, plainly. It may also help to know that Medicare doesn’t pay for long-term care, which includes most of the day-to-day help a care home gives.
With only six residents, openings are limited and change from time to time. Please call 805-280-9158 to check. We’ll tell you honestly where things stand.
See the home and the flowers, meet the people who would care for your loved one, and ask anything. We’ll call to confirm a time that suits you.
