Assisted Living Palm Springs, California
Stonewall Gardens is an assisted-living community in Palm Springs, California, built specifically for LGBTQIA+ older adults and their friends. It is one of a small number of purpose-built affirming assisted-living communities in the United States, and the community describes its work as supporting compassionate, graceful aging in an environment that is welcoming, supportive and respectful.
The community sits on North Palm Canyon Drive with views toward the San Jacinto mountains, and care staff are on site 24 hours a day. Day-to-day support covers the usual assisted-living range: help with bathing, dressing and other activities of daily living, medication management, and coordination with hospice when a resident's needs change.
Stonewall Gardens describes its approach as person-centered, which in practice means residents are expected to keep their own routines, relationships and way of living rather than fit an institutional schedule. For many LGBTQIA+ elders that is the whole question, because going back into the closet to feel safe in care is a common and well-documented fear.
The community is licensed by California as a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly, license number 336426505, which you can look up yourself through the California Department of Social Services. Tours are arranged by appointment and a live virtual tour is available.
The organization is founded around, or explicitly centers, LGBTQIA+ older adults in its mission and programming.
Indicates an LGBTQIA+-centered mission; does not certify care quality or licensing.
We don't yet have documented couples or chosen-family policy details for this organization. Ask them directly, and let us know what you learn.
No trans-inclusive care documentation is on file yet. This does not indicate exclusion, ask the provider about their specific practices.
No LGBTQIA+ aging staff-training credential is on file for this organization. That is not evidence of exclusion, so ask them directly what training their staff receive.
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Stonewall Gardens is staffed around the clock. Front-desk, tour and office hours may be narrower, so call ahead if you are visiting.
Care staff are on site 24 hours a day. Tours, including a live virtual tour, are by appointment.
Hours last confirmed August 6, 2026. Holiday and seasonal hours can differ, so please confirm before visiting.
2150 N. Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, California
Serves Palm Springs, CA
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In California, residential care facilities for the elderly are licensed by the Community Care Licensing Division of the California Department of Social Services. Its public register is the place to confirm this provider holds a current licence and to read whatever inspection history the state publishes.
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Last updated August 6, 2026. Suggest a correction.
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