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California Care Compass

Updated 2026-08-29

Escondido · Medi-Cal assisted living

Assisted living that accepts Medi-Cal in Escondido, California.

22 facilities in Escondido appear in the DHCS Assisted Living Waiver dataset, accessed 2026-08-29. The listing does not verify state licensing, staffing or current availability.

The quick answer

How many
22 participating facilities in Escondido.
Capacity
Positive capacity figures are reported by the source, not independently verified licensed capacity. Missing or zero source values are marked unverified. Capacity does not describe staffing or availability.
What the list proves
That each facility accepts Assisted Living Waiver payment. Not that a bed is open, and not that it can admit a resident who wanders, which needs separate CDSS approval.
Before you call
You need full-scope Medi-Cal with no share of cost and an assessment at nursing-facility level of care. No facility here can settle either for you.

The 22 facilities in Escondido

Every facility below has agreed to accept Assisted Living Waiver payment, which is what “takes Medi-Cal” means for assisted living in California. The list comes from the Department of Health Care Services’ own open dataset, verified 2026-08-29. It is a record of participation, not a ranking, and nothing here is a recommendation.

Read this before you call

  • Participation is not availability. Every facility here has agreed to accept Assisted Living Waiver payment. None of them is promising an open bed. Capacity moves week to week and the only way to know is to ask.
  • Waiver participation is not memory-care approval. A facility that takes the waiver still needs separate CDSS secured-perimeter approval before it can legally admit a resident who wanders. Ask for that record specifically, on the first call.
  • The waiver does not cover room and board. It covers the care services. The resident contributes their income toward rent, so ask each facility what its room-and-board charge actually is.
  • You need an approved waiver slot first. A facility cannot admit you on the waiver until DHCS and a Care Coordination Agency have approved eligibility and a slot is available.
  • Records are from the DHCS open dataset, accessed 2026-08-29. Source identifiers are not verified state license numbers. If a listing is wrong, the authoritative version is the DHCS list itself, linked in the sources below.
  • Anne's Place II

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Ana S Osborne and Scott S. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    2690 Mary Lane Place
    Escondido, CA 92025

    (760) 522-1989

    Source-reported capacity: 6. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Arnicare Villa

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Crossroads Home Care LLC. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    1044 Jessica Lane
    Escondido, CA 92027

    (858) 382-1568

    Source-reported capacity: 6. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Country Club Guest Home

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Country Club Guest Home Inc.. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    25533 Rua Michelle
    Escondido, CA 92026

    (760) 747-0957

    Source-reported capacity: 30. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Crossroads Home Care

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Crossroads Home Care LLC. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    2512 Healther Pl
    Escondido, CA 92027

    (858) 382-1568

    Source-reported capacity: 6. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Golden Sunset Villa Senior Living

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Golden Sunset Villa LLC. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    1995 Sunset Drive
    Escondido, CA 92025

    (760) 755-7340

    Source-reported capacity: 6. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Howard House

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: San Diego Brain Injury. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    2033 Oro Verde Road
    Escondido, CA 92027

    (760) 480-7468

    Source-reported capacity: 6. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Oak Hill Residential Care I

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Affordable Senior Housing Fo. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    612 Tranquility Glen
    Escondido, CA 92027

    (760) 743-8843

    Source-reported capacity: 15. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Oak Hill Residential Care II

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Affordable Senior Housing Fo. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    622 Tranquility Glen
    Escondido, CA 92027

    (760) 743-8843

    Source-reported capacity: 15. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Oak Hill Residential Care IV

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Affordable Senior Housing Fo. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    642 Tranquility Glen
    Escondido, CA 92027

    (760) 743-8843

    Source-reported capacity: 15. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Oak Hill Residential Care V

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Affordable Senior Housing Fo. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    652 Tranquility Glen
    Escondido, CA 92027

    (760) 743-8843

    Source-reported capacity: 15. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Oak Hill Residential Care VI

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Affordable Senior Housing Fo. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    662 Tranquility Glen
    Escondido, CA 92027

    (760) 743-8843

    Source-reported capacity: 15. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Oak Hill Residential Careiii

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Affordable Senior Housing Fo. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    632 Tranquility Glen
    Escondido, CA 92027

    (760) 743-8843

    Source-reported capacity: 15. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Oak Hill Residential Carevii

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Affordable Senior Housing Fo. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    1353 Oak Hill Drive
    Escondido, CA 92027

    (760) 743-8843

    Source-reported capacity: 15. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Pacifica Senior Living

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Pacifica North County Sl LP. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    1351 E Washington Ave
    Escondido, CA 92027

    (760) 741-3055

    Source-reported capacity: 143. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Sapphire Pacific

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Sapphire Sunset. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    1380 Rees Road
    Escondido, CA 92026

    (714) 322-1910

    Source-reported capacity: 6. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Sapphire Pacific I

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Sapphire Escondido Estates. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    262 Silvercreek Glen
    Escondido, CA 92029

    (714) 322-1910

    Source-reported capacity: 6. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Splendor Valley, LLC

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    930 Rockwell Springs Ct
    Escondido, CA 92025

    (760) 294-6399

    Source-reported capacity: 6. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Villa Bernardo

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Villa Bernardo Opco LLC. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    2960 Bernardo Ave
    Escondido, CA 92029

    (858) 925-8858

    Source-reported capacity: 10. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Vista Del Lago Memory Care

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Del Dios Care LLC. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    1817 Avenida Del Diablo
    Escondido, CA 92029

    (760) 741-2888

    Source-reported capacity: 96. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Westmont Town Court

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Escondido Operations, LP. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    500 E Valley Parkway
    Escondido, CA 92025

    (760) 737-5110

    Source-reported capacity: 200. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Woodland Garden I

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Woodland Garden I & II LLC. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    1717 Katy Place
    Escondido, CA 92026

    (760) 735-8414

    Source-reported capacity: 6. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

  • Woodland Garden II

    State license: Not verified in this directory.

    Source legal name: Woodland Garden I & II LLC. Match the name and address in the state licensing record.

    1709 Katy Place
    Escondido, CA 92026

    (760) 735-8414

    Source-reported capacity: 6. Licensed capacity is not independently verified. Contact the facility to confirm staffing, care services and current availability.

How to read this list for Escondido

Source-reported capacity is not an independent license check or a count of open beds. Confirm the state license, care services, staffing and current availability directly before making a decision.

Where Escondido sits in San Diego County

Families searching in Escondido usually have more geographic room than they assume, and the waiver does not care which city you land in. The full county-by-county list shows what else is within reach, which matters because a facility with an open bed twenty minutes away beats a waitlist around the corner.

Related guides and next steps

This guide explains program rules and county-specific contacts, not legal advice. California Care Compass does not place referrals on county or planning pages.

Common questions

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Which assisted living facilities in Escondido accept Medi-Cal?

22 facilities in Escondido participate in California's Assisted Living Waiver, which is the only way Medi-Cal pays for assisted living in this state. Each one is listed on this page with its address, phone number and source-reported capacity, taken from the DHCS open dataset and accessed 2026-08-29.

How much does Medi-Cal cover at these Escondido facilities?

The waiver pays the care-services portion of the bill. It does not pay room and board, which the resident covers from their own income, usually Social Security. Ask each facility what its monthly room-and-board charge is, because it varies and it is the number that decides affordability.

Do any of these Escondido facilities take memory-care residents?

Some will, but waiver participation and memory-care approval are two separate records. A facility needs CDSS secured-perimeter approval before it can legally admit a resident who wanders or exit-seeks. Ask for that specifically on the first call rather than at the tour.

What if nothing in Escondido has an opening?

Look at the rest of San Diego County first, then at adjacent counties. In the meantime IHSS can pay for care at home, including by a family member, in every California county. If care needs are at nursing-facility level, Medi-Cal skilled nursing is available statewide without this waitlist.

Sources

  1. 01California Department of Health Care Services · ALW Assisted Living Facilities (open GIS dataset) · accessed 2026-08-29
  2. 02California Department of Health Care Services · Assisted Living Waiver · accessed 2026-08-29
  3. 03California Department of Social Services · Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly licensing · accessed 2026-08-29