Avella at Almaden(listed with the state as The Watermark at Almaden)

Name: Avella at Almaden
Address: 4610 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA, 95118, US
Telephone: (669) 258-4567

Assisted Living · Memory Care4610 Almaden Expressway, San Jose

What we could verify

Call (669) 258-4567 Visit their website ↗Open the state record ↗

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Pool and patio at Avella at Almaden, via Google Maps — Photo: Avella at Almaden, via Google Maps

What we found

The Watermark at Almaden is a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) located at 4610 Almaden Expressway in San Jose, within Santa Clara County, California. The facility is licensed by the California Department of Social Services under license number 435202775, with a licensed capacity of 240 beds. Its license was first issued on December 18, 2020, and it has been licensed for approximately six years, with Brenda Ritter listed as the facility administrator.

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What kind of facility is The Watermark at Almaden?

It is a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE), a category licensed by the California Department of Social Services. An RCFE provides residential care in a non-medical setting for people who are typically 60 or older. This particular facility is listed in the directory under the Assisted Living category and holds a licensed capacity of 240 beds.

What does the licensed capacity of 240 mean, and does it mean rooms are available now?

Licensed capacity is the maximum number of residents the facility is authorized to serve under its state license; here that number is 240. It reflects the size of the license, not current vacancies. Current availability is not published here and should be confirmed directly with the facility.

Where can I review the inspection and complaint history for this facility?

The California Department of Social Services maintains a public license record for this facility, available at https://www.ccld.dss.ca.gov/carefacilitysearch/FacDetail/435202775. State records list 39 total visits, including 5 routine inspection visits and 19 complaint visits, with the most recent state visit on July 9, 2026. A complaint visit means the state visited in response to a complaint and does not by itself indicate a violation was found, so the public record should be reviewed for specific findings. ---

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What we could verify

License status: Licensed
State record: Linked
Confirmed by the facility: No
Google reviews: 164 (4.9 average)
Information last checked: September 26, 2026

Not an assessment of care — just what could be checked against a record. The method behind a future score is published in advance at how we score, and money has never been part of it.

The state record

License number: 435202775↗
Status: Licensed
Licensed since: December 18, 2020
Licensed capacity: 240 residents
Licensee: Us Alliance Holden Of San Jose Tentant and Watermark
Administrator: Ritter, Brenda
Last state visit: July 9, 2026
Inspection visits: 5
Complaint visits: 19

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

Cost and availability are whatever the operator told us, and we have not independently verified either. What care costs here.

This home doesn’t publish rates online. Before you compare prices, ask:

What’s included in the base monthly rate, and what costs extra?
Is there a one-time move-in fee or a deposit?
Can the rate change if care needs increase?
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: Added by us, from Google Maps
Google rating: Google, collected September 19, 2026
Last checked: September 26, 2026

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Reviews

4.9Google rating

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Questions

Public questions and answers from the operator are planned and not built. For now the phone number at the top of this page reaches them directly.

How this page was made

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