Straight Answers
Wrightwood Castle is a licensed, six-suite private estate (California RCFE #365530560) at 790 CA-2, Wrightwood, CA 92397, a short climb above Rancho Cucamonga and the rest of the Inland Empire. Here's what people actually want to know before they hand us the keys to a decision this big.
Key facts
| Home name | Wrightwood Castle |
|---|---|
| Type of care | Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) — the license behind assisted living, board and care, and small senior care homes |
| License | California RCFE #365530560, issued by the California Department of Social Services |
| Licensed capacity | 6 residents |
| Address | 790 CA-2, Wrightwood, CA 92397 |
| Phone | (909) 949-9700 |
| hello@366.care | |
| Size of house | Approximately 10,000 square feet on private grounds |
| Elevation | 5,935 feet, in the San Gabriel Mountains |
| Bedrooms | Six private bedrooms, each with a private bathroom and television |
| Accessibility | Elevator access to every floor; walker and wheelchair friendly |
| Staffing | Caregivers on site around the clock |
| Payment | Private pay, long-term care insurance, and VA Aid & Attendance benefits |
| Areas served | Rancho Cucamonga and the Inland Empire, including Alta Loma, Etiwanda, Upland, Claremont, Ontario, Montclair, Fontana, Rialto, Chino Hills, Glendora, Pomona, San Bernardino, Redlands and Riverside |
Common questions
Picture a ten-thousand-square-foot mountain residence at 790 CA-2, Wrightwood, CA 92397, converted into a home for just six people, staffed twenty-four hours a day. State paperwork calls it a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly; guests call it the opposite of the assisted-living high-rises around Rancho Cucamonga — no long hallways, no rotating faces, just six private suites and a household that knows each resident by name.
There's no published rate card, because your mother's needs and mine aren't the same — the number comes from an in-person assessment. What you do get is one clean monthly figure, in writing, covering meals, laundry, housekeeping and driving to appointments. Dial (909) 949-9700 and we'll work the math with you before you hang up.
Neither program pays for the roof over your head here — Medicare is strictly medical, and we don't hold a Medi-Cal (ALW) contract. Nearly every family pays privately, often supplementing with long-term care insurance or VA Aid & Attendance, and our office will walk you through claiming either.
For early and moderate stages, frequently yes: a household of six with the same caregivers every day tends to steady someone far better than an anonymous locked unit ever could. Where behaviors escalate to exit-seeking or require a formal dementia care plan on file, our license may not stretch that far, and we'll tell you so plainly rather than overpromise.
State law licenses us the same way it licenses the sixty-unit buildings downhill — the difference lives in daily texture. Big communities run on shift changes and a posted meal schedule; here, the same three caregivers who know your mother's coffee order also notice when something's off before she mentions it.
Your own bedroom and bathroom, three chef-made meals plus snacks tailored to dietary needs, help with bathing, dressing and mobility, medication oversight, housekeeping, laundry, transportation to appointments, and free run of every shared room in the estate. The full list is on the care services page.
Every one of the six bedrooms is private with its own bath and TV, and yes — bring the recliner, the quilt, the framed photos. Most families set the room up the day before move-in so it already feels lived-in on night one.
The elevator and generous room widths handle wheelchairs and walkers without a second thought. Full non-ambulatory or bedbound care is a licensing and fire-clearance question with a real, specific answer — call (909) 949-9700 and describe the situation, and we'll tell you exactly where the line falls.
Absolutely, under California's hospice waiver for RCFEs. Bringing hospice into the house rather than transferring someone out means residents finish their days in their own room, surrounded by their own belongings and the caregivers they already trust.
No — residents keep their existing physicians and pharmacy, and our staff handles the driving, including trips back down the hill to Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Ontario or San Bernardino for families attached to their current Inland Empire providers. Home-visit nurses and therapists are always welcome through our doors.
None to speak of — reasonable hours mean almost any hour, and we'd rather see too much of you than too little. Birthdays happen in the dining room, grandchildren take over the games room, and there's a porch and a piano for the quieter visits. Village lodging can usually be arranged for overnight guests.
When a suite happens to be open, yes — after a hospital stay, during a family caregiver's recovery, or simply to cover a vacation. With only six suites total, timing is everything; call (909) 949-9700 to find out what's open next. See the daily life page and the photos.
A few days, once a suite is free and paperwork is signed — including direct transfers from a hospital or rehab stay. The path runs: phone call, written pre-admission appraisal, physician's report, signed care agreement, then move-in day.
Wrightwood stays open for business all winter — plowed streets, its own fire department, a market in the village, and a ski-town economy that keeps CA-2 and CA-138 clear. The house stocks up and staffs up ahead of storms, so appointments get rescheduled around weather, never canceled by it.
Ring (909) 949-9700, email hello@366.care, or use the booking page. Aim for a weekday around lunchtime so you catch the house mid-routine rather than staged for company — we only ever host one family at a time.
Licensed by the California Department of Social Services — RCFE #365530560. What we can provide for a specific resident is confirmed only after a written pre-admission appraisal.
Call (909) 949-9700 or write hello@366.care — someone who actually lives the daily routine here picks up, not a scripted call center.
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