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The first most populated state in the Union ranks first in a lot of senior-care categories too. California has the most nursing homes in the nation and the most assisted-living residences in the Southwest. It also has the region’s highest prices for assisted living and nursing homes.
Approximate number of facilities:
- Nursing homes: 1,234
- Assisted living residences: 7,471*
Types of care available:
- Adult day care
- Home care
- Home health-care
- Continuing-care retirement communities
- Assisted living facilities (residential care facilities for the elderly)
- Nursing homes
Estimated average prices:**
- Adult day care: $77 per day
- Home care: $20 per hour
- Home health-care: $21 per hour
- Assisted living: $3,669 per month
- Nursing home, semi-private room: $224 per day
- Nursing home, private room: $276 per day
State websites for seniors:
Where to report elder abuse:
- In domestic/community care: 1-888-436-3600
- In nursing homes: 1-800-231-4024
Government financial assistance (partial list):
Top-10 largest cities:
- Los Angeles
- San Diego
- San Jose
- San Francisco
- Long Beach
- Fresno
- Sacramento
- Oakland
- Santa Ana
- Anaheim
Top nursing homes, based on Medicare ratings:***
Alameda Marina Garden Nursing Center The Waters Edge
Alhambra Alhambra Hospital Medical Center Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility Marguerite Gardens Royal Garden Extended Care Hospital Sunny View Care Center
Anaheim Coventry Court Health Center Sun Mar Nursing Center Walnut Village Rehabilitation and Care Center
Atascadero Country Care Convalescent Hospital Danish Care Center
Atwater Anberry Rehabilitation Hospital
Arcadia Arcadia Health Care Center
Arroyo Grande Arroyo Grande Care Center
Artesia Artesia Christian Home
Avalon Catalina Island Medical Center Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility
Bakersfield Glenwood Gardens Skilled Nursing Facility
Baldwin Park Coast Care Convalescent Center Garden View Care Center
Barstow Veterans Home of California – Barstow
Bell Bell Convalescent Hospital
Bellflower Bellflower Convalescent Hospital
Berkeley Chaparral House
Camarillo St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility
Campbell Camden Convalescent Hospital Greenhills Manor
Carlsbad Carlsbad by the Sea Emeritus at Carlsbad Glenbrook at La Costa Glen
Carmichael Eskaton Village Care Center Rosewood Post-Acute Rehabilitation
Castro Valley St. John Kronstadt Convalescent Center Valley Pointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Wisteria Care Center
Chatsworth Chatsworth Park Care Center
Chula Vista Collingwood Manor
Claremont Country Villa Claremont Health
Clovis Golden LivingCenter – Clovis
Concord Stonebrook Healthcare Center Willow Pass Healthcare Center
Cupertin Health Care Center at The Forum at Rancho San Antonio
Danville Danville Rehabilitation
Delano Browning Manor Convalescent Hospital
Duarte Community Care Center Royal Terrace Health Care
El Cajon Cottonwood Canyon Healthcare Center Somerset Special Care Center The Royal Home
Eldridge Sonoma Developmental Center Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility
El Monte Alliance Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Greater El Monte Community Hospital Idle Acre Convalescent Penn Mar Therapeutic Center Ramona Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Sunset Manor Convalescent Hospital
Encinitas Aviara Healthcare Center
Fair Oaks Eskaton Care Center Fair Oaks
Fairfield Fairfield Post-Acute Rehab Paradise Valley Estates
Fowler Alice Manor Convalescent Hospital Golden LivingCenter – Fowler
Fremont Crestwood Manor – Fremont Crestwood Treatment Center
Fresno California Home for the Aged Golden LivingCenter – Hillcrest Golden LivingCenter – Country View Alzheimer’s Care Horizon Health and Subacute Center Manning Gardens Convalescent Hospital Oakwood Gardens Care Center Sierra Vista Healthcare Twilight Haven
Fullerton Terrace View Care Center
Gardena Clear View Convalescent Center Clear View Sanitarium Greenfield Care Center of Gardena South Bay Keiro Nursing Home
Glendale Country Villa Glendale Healthcare Center Elms Convalescent Hospital Verdugo Hills Hospital Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility Windsor Manor
Granada Hills Granada Hills Convalescent
Grand Terrace Grand Terrace Care Center
Grass Valley Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Hayward Bethesda Home Hayward Convalescent Hospital Hilltop Care Center St. Francis Extended Care
Healdsburg Healdsburg District Hospital Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility
Hemet The Village Healthcare Center
Imperial Imperial Manor
Indio Indio Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Lake Arrowhead Mountains Community Hospital Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility
Lake View Terrace Lakeview Terrace Special Care Center
La Mesa Grossmont Hospital Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility
La Verne Woods Health Services
Livermore Hacienda Care Center Silver Oak Manor
Lomita Lomita Care Center
Long Beach
Alamitos Belmont Rehabilitation Hospital Broadway by the Sea Edgewater Convalescent Hospital Royal Care Skilled Nursing Center
Los Angeles Ararat Convalescent Hospital California Convalescent Center Country Villa Maple Healthcare Country Villa University Park Garden Crest Rehabilitation Center Good Samaritan Hospital Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility Grand Park Convalescent Hospital Keiro Intermediate Care Meadowbrook Manor Solheim Lutheran Home Temple Community Hospital Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility
Madera Westgate Manor Convalescent Hospital
Mariposa John C. Fremont Healthcare District Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility
Martinez Martinez Convalescent Hospital
Merced Country Villa Merced Behavioral Healthcare Center Franciscan Convalescent Hospital
Mission Hills Ararat Nursing Facility
Modesto Casa de Modesto Crestwood Manor – 112
Monterey Park Heritage Manor Monterey Park Convalescent Hospital
Moraga Rheem Valley Convalescent Hospital
Morro Bay Bayside Care Center
Newbury Park Mary Health of the Sick Convalescent and Nursing Hospital
North Hollywood Providence St. Elizabeth Care
Norwalk Norwalk Meadows Nursing Center
Oakland Bellaken Skilled Nursing Center Excell Health Care Center Fruitvale Health Care Center Garfield Neurobehavioral Center Mercy Retirement & Care Center St. Paul’s Towers
Ontario Bella Vista Healthcare Center
Oxnard Glenwood Care Center
Pacifica Linda Mar Care Center Pacifica Nursing and Rehab Center
Palo Alto Vi at Palo Alto
Paradise Paradise Skilled Nursing
Paramount Paramount Meadows Nursing Center
Pasadena Eisenhower Nursing & Convalescent Hospital Villa Gardens Health Care Unit
Petaluma The Oaks
Pomona Landmark Medical Center Lanterman Developmental Center Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility Laurel Park A Center of Effective Living Mount San Antonio Gardens
Porterville Porterville Convalescent Hospital
Portola Valley The Sequoias
Reedley Golden LivingCenter – Reedley Palm Village Retirement Community
Richmond Vintage Estates of Richmond
Ripon Bethany Home Society of San Joaquin County
Riverside Orange Tree Nursing Center Palm Terrace Convalescent Center Villa Health Care Center Vista Pacifica Center
Rosemead Del Mar Convalescent Hospital Green Acres Lodge Mission Care Center Monterey Care
Roseville Oak Ridge Healthcare Center
Sacramento University Post-Acute Rehab
San Bernardino Community Convalescent Center of San Bernardino
San Diego Emeritus at Carmel Valley Kearny Mesa Convalescent and Nursing Home Rady Children's Convalescent Hospital Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility St. Paul’s Health Care Center
San Francisco Hayes Convalescent Hospital Jewish Home Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility Sequoias San Francisco Convalescent Hospital Sheffield Convalescent Hospital St. Anne's Home
San Gabriel Country Villa Broadway Healthcare Center Vista Cove Care Center at San Gabriel
San Luis Obispo Mission View Health Center San Luis Transitional Care
San Pedro Little Sisters of the Poor
San Rafael Aldersly Skilled Nursing Facility Villa Marin
Santa Barbara Casa Dorinda Samarkand Skilled Nursing Facility Santa Barbara Convalescent Hospital Valle Verde Health Facility Vista Del Monte
Santa Maria Marian Medical Center Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility Santa Maria Care Center Villa Maria Healthcare Center
Santa Monica Fireside Convalescent Hospital
San Pedro Harbor View House
Santee Edgemoor Hospital
Saratoga Subacute/Saratoga
Sebastopol Apple Valley Post-Acute Rehab
Signal Hill Courtyard Care Center
Simi Valley Simi Valley Care Center
Sonora Sonora Regional Medical Center Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility
South Gate Greenfield Care Center of South Gate
Spring Valley Mount Miguel Covenant Village
Stockton Good Samaritan Rehab and Care Center Plymouth Square
Sun Valley Totally Kids Speciality Healthcare – Sun Valley Villa Scalabrini Special Care
Templeton Vineyard Hills Health Center
Turlock Covenant Village Care Center
Torrance Providence Little Company of Mary Transitional Care Center Torrance Care Center West Torrance Memorial Medical Center Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility
Tracy Tracy Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center
Truckee Tahoe Forest Hospital Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility
Tulare Twin Oaks Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Van Nuys Lake Balboa Care Center
Visalia Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Kaweah Manor Convalescent Hospital
Walnut Creek Manorcare Health Services – Walnut Creek
West Covina Clara Baldwin Stocker Home Colonial Manor Convalescent Hospital
Whittier Whittier Hospital Medical Center Distinct-Part Skilled Nursing Facility
Woodland Woodland Skilled Nursing Facility
*Assisted-living residence numbers are from the Department of Health and Human Services’ 2007 Residential Care and Assisted Living Compendium. According to the National Center for Assisted Living, this is the industry’s only resource for such data. Depending on the state, the number may or may not include small residential-care homes, such as adult foster care.
**Senior-care price estimates are based on the 2011 MetLife Market Survey of Long-Term Care Costs, which reports average rates,and the Genworth 2011 Cost of Care Survey, which reports median rates.
***Medicare rates nursing homes in four categories using a five-star system. These are the nursing homes with five stars in the “Overall” category. The ratings were accessed on Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare site in November or December 2011 and are subject to change. The Medicare ratings system isn’t perfect, so use additional criteria to evaluate nursing homes as well.
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