State senior living guide

Assisted Living in California

Assisted living combines a private residence with help for daily routines such as dressing, bathing, and medication coordination. Compare recently refreshed communities and public starting-price observations across California.

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State care guide

What to know about assisted living in California

Use current community inventory, public starting prices, and official benefit resources to understand the market before comparing individual communities.

Published communities7,435currently included in this state guide

Cities to explore448cities with current inventory

Public price coverage736 / 7,435communities with an observed starting price

Published average$4,995monthly starting price · n=736

Who it may fit

Assisted living is one level in a wider care spectrum

Assisted living is designed for people who want a residential community and regular help with daily routines such as bathing, dressing, medication coordination, or meals.

Financial assistance

Benefits rarely work like an all-inclusive housing subsidy

Most families use private income, savings, long-term care insurance, or home-sale proceeds. Medicaid programs may cover eligible support services in participating settings, but residents generally remain responsible for room and board.

Review official payment resources

Compare housing and care types

Older-adult housing and care options in California

Price figures are separate market samples, not quotes for the same apartment or level of care. Select another option to open its state guide.

Assisted living$5,035median starting price · 106 communities

Memory care$5,800median starting price · 122 communities Independent living$4,163median starting price · 50 communities Skilled nursing1,024 communitiesBrowse currently published community profiles Board & Care homes5,347 communitiesBrowse currently published community profiles CCRC / Life Plan86 communitiesBrowse currently published community profiles 55+ communities252 communitiesBrowse currently published community profiles

Published starting-price distribution

Based on 41 communities with recent public prices

Minimum$2,500

25th percentile$3,800

Median$4,595

75th percentile$6,000

Maximum$10,750

One latest fresh operator-published representative starting price per community and care type.

How to read these numbers

Starting price is not total cost

Care assessments, medication support, move-in fees, and other mandatory charges may be additional.

Read the methodology

Recently refreshed

Latest assisted living facilities

Profiles most recently checked against their public sources.

Riverside, CA

Discovery Commons Raincross

★ 3.5 · 89 reviewsFrom $3,750/month19 photos

Assisted Living · Memory Care · Independent Living

Source checked September 20, 2026

Vacaville, CA

Cogir of Vacaville

★ 4.2 · 36 reviewsFrom $4,095/month31 photos

Assisted Living · Independent Living · Memory Care

Source checked September 20, 2026

Lancaster, CA

Bellamar Lancaster

★ 4.7 · 28 reviewsFrom $3,965/month17 photos

Assisted Living · Memory Care · Independent Living

Source checked September 20, 2026

Citrus Heights, CA

Cogir of Stock Ranch

★ 4.8 · 104 reviewsFrom $3,995/month29 photos

Assisted Living · Independent Living

Source checked September 20, 2026

Sonoma, CA

Cogir of Sonoma Plaza

★ 4.6 · 32 reviewsFrom $4,280/month31 photos

Assisted Living · Memory Care · Independent Living

Source checked September 20, 2026

Sonoma, CA

Cogir of Sonoma

★ 4.8 · 55 reviewsFrom $4,695/month29 photos

Assisted Living · Independent Living · Memory Care

Source checked September 20, 2026

Newport Beach, CA

Crown Cove

13 photos

Assisted Living · Memory Care

Source checked September 20, 2026

San Rafael, CA

Cogir of San Rafael Memory Care

★ 4.3 · 27 reviewsFrom $5,900/month17 photos

Memory Care · Assisted Living

Source checked September 20, 2026

Rohnert Park, CA

Cogir of Rohnert Park

★ 4.8 · 76 reviewsFrom $3,795/month29 photos

Assisted Living · Independent Living · Memory Care

Source checked September 20, 2026

Published pricing

Facilities with published pricing

Communities with at least one currently published starting price.

Riverside, CA

Discovery Commons Raincross

★ 3.5 · 89 reviewsFrom $3,750/month19 photos

Assisted Living · Memory Care · Independent Living

Source checked September 20, 2026

Vacaville, CA

Cogir of Vacaville

★ 4.2 · 36 reviewsFrom $4,095/month31 photos

Assisted Living · Independent Living · Memory Care

Source checked September 20, 2026

Lancaster, CA

Bellamar Lancaster

★ 4.7 · 28 reviewsFrom $3,965/month17 photos

Assisted Living · Memory Care · Independent Living

Source checked September 20, 2026

Citrus Heights, CA

Cogir of Stock Ranch

★ 4.8 · 104 reviewsFrom $3,995/month29 photos

Assisted Living · Independent Living

Source checked September 20, 2026

Sonoma, CA

Cogir of Sonoma Plaza

★ 4.6 · 32 reviewsFrom $4,280/month31 photos

Assisted Living · Memory Care · Independent Living

Source checked September 20, 2026

Sonoma, CA

Cogir of Sonoma

★ 4.8 · 55 reviewsFrom $4,695/month29 photos

Assisted Living · Independent Living · Memory Care

Source checked September 20, 2026

San Rafael, CA

Cogir of San Rafael Memory Care

★ 4.3 · 27 reviewsFrom $5,900/month17 photos

Memory Care · Assisted Living

Source checked September 20, 2026

Rohnert Park, CA

Cogir of Rohnert Park

★ 4.8 · 76 reviewsFrom $3,795/month29 photos

Assisted Living · Independent Living · Memory Care

Source checked September 20, 2026

Vallejo, CA

Cogir of North Bay

★ 4.1 · 56 reviewsFrom $2,500/month17 photos

Assisted Living · Independent Living

Source checked September 19, 2026

Payment planning

How to pay for assisted living in California

Families often combine private income or assets with benefits for which a resident qualifies. Coverage depends on the person, care setting, and facility contract—never assume that a program pays room and board. Federal starting points appear across states; state and local resources are added only where a relevant official program has been verified.

Medicare.gov

Understand what Medicare does not cover

Medicare generally does not pay for non-medical long-term care. Use this official coverage page before treating Medicare as a housing or custodial-care payment source.

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Check VA Aid and Attendance eligibility

Qualified veterans and survivors who already receive a VA pension may be eligible for an additional monthly payment when they need help with daily activities.

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Benefit rules and facility participation can change. These links are planning resources, not an eligibility decision or financial advice.

Compare published prices

How California compares

Explore average published monthly starting prices across states and across cities in California. Missing prices stay visible instead of being estimated.

Across the U.S.

Assisted Living by state

Highest published average first

California in this comparison#13 of 51

$4,995/mo736 of 7435 communities priced

Within California

Assisted Living by city

All cities with published inventory

Averages use each community's lowest currently published monthly starting price for the selected care type. Limited-unit promotions are used only when they are the community's only qualifying published price; pricing-on-request communities are excluded from the price sample.

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