Adult Residential Facilities in San Mateo, CA

San Mateo, California has 38 ARFs (adult residential care homes) currently operating, per California's Community Care Licensing Division (1 with a license still pending), with 198 licensed beds among the 37 already licensed. Many are small homes: half are licensed for 5 or fewer residents. Of these, 3 were first licensed in the past 12 months. Most have a clean citation history: 36 of the 38 currently operating (95%) have no Type A or Type B citations on record.

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.