Saratoga Retirement Community

Name: Saratoga Retirement Community
Address: 14500 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA, 95070, US
Telephone: (408) 741-7100

Independent Living · Assisted Living · Memory Care14500 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga

What we could verify

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What we found

Saratoga Retirement Community is a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) licensed by the California Department of Social Services, located at 14500 Fruitvale Avenue in Saratoga, Santa Clara County. The facility holds a licensed capacity of 418 beds and has been licensed since July 31, 2002 — approximately 24 years. The licensee of record is Odd Fellows Home of CA; Gerontological Services LLC, and the facility administrator is Sarah Stel.

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What kind of facility is Saratoga Retirement Community?

It is a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE), a category of facility licensed by the California Department of Social Services. RCFEs provide non-medical residential care and supervision for older adults. This facility appears in the directory under the Independent Living category and carries state license number 435201057.

How many residents can this facility serve?

The facility has a licensed capacity of 418 beds, which is the maximum number of residents the state authorizes it to serve. This is a comparatively large licensed community rather than a small board-and-care home. Actual availability is not published here and should be confirmed with the facility directly.

Where can I check this facility's inspection and license history?

California RCFE license and inspection records are public and maintained by the Department of Social Services. This facility's record shows 10 total state visits, including 3 routine inspection visits and 4 complaint-related visits; a complaint visit records only that the state responded to a complaint and does not by itself indicate a violation was found. The full findings and the most recent state visit, dated June 4, 2026, can be reviewed at the public license record: https://www.ccld.dss.ca.gov/carefacilitysearch/FacDetail/435201057. ---

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What we could verify

License status: Licensed
State record: Linked
Confirmed by the facility: No
Google reviews: 35 (4.5 average)
Information last checked: September 19, 2026

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The state record

License number: 435201057↗
Status: Licensed
Licensed since: July 31, 2002
Licensed capacity: 418 residents
Licensee: Odd Fellows Home Of Ca and Gerontological Services LLC
Administrator: Sarah Stel
Last state visit: June 4, 2026
Inspection visits: 3
Complaint visits: 4

Every line above comes from the California Department of Social Services. The license number links to their record, not to ours, so you can check us. A complaint visit means the state went out because someone complained — it does not by itself mean something was found. Open the record above to see what they found.

Monthly cost

Monthly range: Rates not published
How it was given: This facility does not publish its rates, and we do not estimate them. Ask them directly — most will quote on the phone — or see the cost guide for what similar care costs locally.
Availability: Availability not confirmed
Last confirmed on: not yet confirmed
Price source: Supplied by the facility, not independently checked

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Is medication management included, or billed separately?

Information sources

State license: California Department of Social Services
Facility information: Not yet provided by the business
Photos: None on file
Google rating: Google, collected September 19, 2026
Last checked: September 19, 2026

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Reviews

4.5Google rating

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Questions

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How this page was made

Built from the public license record before anyone contacted Saratoga Retirement Community. Nobody from the business has claimed it yet, so everything here is the state record plus our own reading of it.