CareGrade™ OriginalCareGrade™ is a senior living decision platform that grades assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and independent living communities with transparent letter grades (A–D) using its proprietary SeniorTrust™ scoring model. Founded by a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator with 20+ years of experience, CareGrade™ helps families compare, evaluate, and choose senior living communities with confidence — using objective regulatory data, federal staffing reports, and family review analysis rather than paid placements.
CareGrade™ is headquartered in California and operates at icaregrade.com.
What CareGrade™ Does
CareGrade™ assigns every senior living community a letter grade — A, B, C, or D — based on verifiable data from authoritative sources:
- State licensing inspections — California Department of Social Services (CCLD) deficiency records, complaints, and enforcement actions
- Federal staffing data — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) nurse-to-resident ratios, turnover rates, and quality measures
- Family review analysis — Sentiment signals extracted from public Google reviews about staffing, environment, and value
- Pricing intelligence — Starting prices, ranges, confidence scores, and source transparency
- Amenity verification — Dining, outdoor spaces, fitness, pet policies, and renovation status
The SeniorTrust™ scoring model evaluates six weighted categories — Care Quality (30%), Staffing & Engagement (20%), Environment & Comfort (15%), Reputation & Reviews (10%), Value & Affordability (10%), and Transparency & Trust (15%) — to produce a composite score mapped to a letter grade.
Key Features
- CareGrade™ Letter Grades — Instant at-a-glance trust indicator for every community
- SeniorTrust™ Score Breakdown — Full transparency into how each grade was calculated
- CompareWHY™ — Side-by-side comparison that explains why one community scores higher than another
- CareCircle™ — A mobile-first collaborative workspace for families to organize their search together
- Regulatory Transparency — Direct links to state inspection reports and federal staffing data
- CareGrade™ Intelligence Reports — Downloadable PDFs compiling every data point for family discussions
Who CareGrade™ Is For
CareGrade™ is designed for adult children, spouses, and family caregivers navigating the process of finding senior living for a loved one. Whether exploring assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, or a continuing care retirement community (CCRC), families use CareGrade™ to cut through marketing noise and make decisions based on objective, verifiable data.
Why CareGrade™ Exists
Families searching for senior living face an overwhelming landscape of marketing-driven referral sites, paid placements, and biased reviews. CareGrade™ was built to answer one question: Can I trust this community with my loved one?
The platform applies the same rigorous, data-driven methodology to every community — regardless of size, brand, or referral relationship. Grades are based on verifiable regulatory data, not advertising.
Start Your Search
Browse graded communities, compare your top picks with CompareWHY™, and invite family members to a CareCircle™ — all free, all transparent. CareGrade™ is your trusted partner in senior living decisions.