{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Dataset", "name": "California Senior Care Costs 2026", "description": "Median private-pay cost ranges for non-medical in-home care, assisted living, and memory care across seven California metros, current to 2026. Compiled from California Department of Aging facility cost data, California Department of Health Care Services Assisted Living Waiver rate schedules, the final Genworth Cost of Care Survey (2024) California baseline, and the California Department of Social Services RCFE provider registry.", "version": "2026.1", "datePublished": "2026-05-21", "dateModified": "2026-05-21", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "publisher": "California Care Compass", "url": "https://californiacarecompass.com/data/california-cost-of-care-2026", "spatialCoverage": "California, United States", "temporalCoverage": "2026-01-01/2026-12-31", "currency": "USD", "keywords": [ "California senior care cost", "assisted living cost California", "memory care cost California", "non-medical home care California rate", "in-home care California cost", "Genworth successor" ], "metros": [ { "id": "bay-area", "name": "San Francisco Bay Area", "counties": ["San Francisco", "San Mateo", "Santa Clara", "Alameda", "Marin", "Contra Costa"] }, { "id": "west-la", "name": "West Los Angeles", "counties": ["Los Angeles (west of 405)"] }, { "id": "orange-county", "name": "Orange County (coastal)", "counties": ["Orange (coastal cities)"] }, { "id": "san-diego", "name": "San Diego", "counties": ["San Diego"] }, { "id": "sacramento", "name": "Sacramento", "counties": ["Sacramento", "Placer", "El Dorado", "Yolo"] }, { "id": "inland-empire", "name": "Inland Empire", "counties": ["San Bernardino", "Riverside"] }, { "id": "central-valley", "name": "Central Valley", "counties": ["Fresno", "Kern", "San Joaquin", "Stanislaus", "Merced", "Tulare"] } ], "careTypes": [ { "id": "memory-care", "name": "Memory care", "unit": "USD per month", "scope": "Residential memory care in an RCFE with secured-perimeter approval, median private-pay rate, mid-acuity resident." }, { "id": "assisted-living", "name": "Assisted living", "unit": "USD per month", "scope": "Standard private apartment in a licensed RCFE, median private-pay rate, Level 1 to Level 2 care, base rent plus typical level-of-care add-ons." }, { "id": "in-home-care-non-medical", "name": "Non-medical in-home care", "unit": "USD per hour", "scope": "Agency-arranged private-pay home-care aide hours, median rate. Excludes IHSS, LTC insurance, and VA-paid arrangements." } ], "data": [ { "metro": "bay-area", "careType": "memory-care", "low": 9500, "high": 11500, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "west-la", "careType": "memory-care", "low": 9000, "high": 11000, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "orange-county", "careType": "memory-care", "low": 8500, "high": 10500, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "san-diego", "careType": "memory-care", "low": 8500, "high": 10500, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "sacramento", "careType": "memory-care", "low": 7500, "high": 9500, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "inland-empire", "careType": "memory-care", "low": 7000, "high": 9000, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "central-valley", "careType": "memory-care", "low": 6500, "high": 8500, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "bay-area", "careType": "assisted-living", "low": 6500, "high": 8500, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "west-la", "careType": "assisted-living", "low": 5800, "high": 7500, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "orange-county", "careType": "assisted-living", "low": 5800, "high": 7500, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "san-diego", "careType": "assisted-living", "low": 5500, "high": 7000, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "sacramento", "careType": "assisted-living", "low": 4800, "high": 6200, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "inland-empire", "careType": "assisted-living", "low": 4500, "high": 5800, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "central-valley", "careType": "assisted-living", "low": 4200, "high": 5500, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "bay-area", "careType": "in-home-care-non-medical", "low": 38, "high": 42, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "west-la", "careType": "in-home-care-non-medical", "low": 36, "high": 40, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "orange-county", "careType": "in-home-care-non-medical", "low": 36, "high": 40, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "san-diego", "careType": "in-home-care-non-medical", "low": 34, "high": 38, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "sacramento", "careType": "in-home-care-non-medical", "low": 33, "high": 36, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "inland-empire", "careType": "in-home-care-non-medical", "low": 33, "high": 36, "asOf": "2026-05" }, { "metro": "central-valley", "careType": "in-home-care-non-medical", "low": 30, "high": 34, "asOf": "2026-05" } ], "methodology": { "frequency": "Quarterly refresh", "sources": [ "California Department of Aging (CDA) facility cost data", "California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Assisted Living Waiver rate schedules", "Genworth Cost of Care Survey, 2024 final edition (baseline; series discontinued)", "California Department of Social Services (CDSS) RCFE provider registry and the published rate sheets of facilities in that registry" ], "limitations": "Facilities and agencies are not legally required to publish current private-pay rates, so this dataset reflects what is publicly observable plus the 2024 Genworth baseline. It is not a primary-research survey. Individual facilities can and do price outside these ranges.", "notes": "Ranges represent the 25th to 75th percentile of observed private-pay rates within each metro for the specified care type. Add-on fees for higher acuity (two-person transfers, behavior management, late-stage dementia) typically add 10 to 30 percent. Live-in arrangements are billed at daily rates that yield a lower effective hourly figure but are capped at 13 actively-worked hours per day under California labor law." }, "citation": "California Care Compass. California Senior Care Costs 2026. Published 2026-05-21. https://californiacarecompass.com/data/california-cost-of-care-2026" }