San Jose, California
Novelle Senior Living
Assisted Living · Memory Care · Independent Living
3355 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118
Novelle Senior Living in San Jose offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care across a larger community with 250 licensed beds.
- Licensed capacity
- 250 residents
Maximum licensed size, not current occupancy.
- Licensed since
- October 2025
License history may include previous operators.
State inspections
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No recent serious complaint findings
Complaint investigations · 3 years before our last check
- Type A citations
- 0
- Complaints with substantiated allegations
- 0
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Source: California Department of Social Services (CDSS)
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- License number
- License #435202973
- License status
- Licensed
Full history on file
These totals cover the available license history, including older findings. Citation totals include inspections, complaint visits, and other visits.
- Inspection visits
- 0
- Complaint investigation visits
- 0
- Type A citations · most severe class
- 0
- Type B citations · administrative
- 0
- Substantiated allegations
- 0
Available reports · 4
Facility evaluation
Jul 16, 2026
Facility evaluation
May 7, 2026
Facility evaluation
Oct 10, 2025
Facility evaluation
Oct 2, 2025
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Monthly pricing
Total monthly costs depend on room type, select services, and the level of care needed.
Assisted LivingStarting at$5,500 / mo
- Studios
- $5,500 / mo
- 1-Bedroom
- $6,100 / mo
Care & support
Daily Care Services
3 services
- Medication management
- Non-ambulatory care
- Incontinence care
Specialized Care
1 service
- Dementia care
Memory Care
1 service
- Specialized memory care activities
Daily life & programs
Spaces & services
Amenities
12 features
- Café / Bistro
- Pet Friendly
- Beauty salon / Barber
- Activity room
- Fireplace / Common fireplace
- Private bathroom
- Art studio / Craft room
- Piano / Music room
- Movie theater / Media room
- Fitness center / Gym
- Housekeeping Included
- Laundry service / Dry cleaning
Outdoor Spaces
3 features- Outdoor common space
- Patio seating areas
- Raised garden beds
Dining Options
7 features
- Accommodates special diets
- Restaurant-style dining
- Altered-texture food options
- Professional chef
- Room service
- All-day / Flexible meal times
- Private Dining Room
Transportation
2 features- Scheduled transportation
- Personal Vehicle Parking
Family & Visitors
1 feature- Guest meals available
Community Services
1 feature- Grocery shopping & errands
Reviews
Online reputation
5.0Average RatingAveraged from 8 reviews published on other websites
AI review summary
Reviewers consistently praise Novelle's warm, attentive staff and beautiful, spacious accommodations, though pricing details and long-term community feel are worth confirming since it recently opened.
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- Staff & care — Families and prospective residents repeatedly describe staff as warm, compassionate, well-trained, and genuinely invested in residents' wellbeing.
- Atmosphere & grounds — The community is consistently called beautiful, bright, and spacious, with residents highlighting in-unit washers/dryers, full kitchens, and walk-in closets.
- Dining — Reviewers frequently praise the food as healthy, tasty, and varied, with an inviting restaurant-style dining room.
- Communication — Tour guides and staff are noted for being unpushy, responsive, and attentive to individual needs during the decision-making process.
- Cleanliness & maintenance — Multiple reviewers specifically mention the community being very clean and well-maintained.
- Value & pricing — Reviews don't detail how monthly costs shift as residents move from independent living into assisted living or memory care, so families should confirm this directly.
- Activities — Since the community only recently opened, families should ask how the activities calendar and resident community have grown to gauge current social engagement.
- Staff & care — As a newer community with a still-growing resident base, it's worth verifying weekend and overnight staffing levels, especially for memory care.
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