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Adult Residential Facilities in El Cajon, CA

El Cajon, California has 64 ARFs (adult residential care homes) currently operating, per California's Community Care Licensing Division (2 with a license still pending), with 534 licensed beds among the 62 already licensed. Many are small homes: half are licensed for 4 or fewer residents. Of these, 13 were first licensed in the past 12 months. Most have a clean citation history: 53 of the 64 currently operating (83%) have no Type A or Type B citations on record.

Operating ARFs

64

2 pending

Licensed beds

534

in the 62 licensed

Median capacity

4

residents per home

Newly licensed

13

past 12 months

No citations

83%

53 of 64

Care types available

  • Developmentally Disabled (DD) 37
  • Adults 23
  • Mentally Disabled (MD) 7

Client types each open facility is licensed to serve, per CCLD. A facility can serve several.

64 ARFs in El Cajon

About this data: Every number on this page comes from the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) public records, which ARFlookup.com refreshes weekly; last updated October 22, 2026. Stats cover the facilities currently operating (every status but Closed), except licensed beds, which count licensed facilities only. Citation totals are each facility's cumulative Type A and Type B citations; capacity is the licensed number of residents, not current occupancy. Always confirm with CCLD before making a decision.