Acorn Oaks Manor Ii
San Diego, CA
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Senior living in San Diego, CA
185 licensed communities in San Diego, San Diego County with real, all-in monthly pricing. Compare honestly and book your own tours — Chapter never sells your information.
San Diego pairs a large supply of assisted living and memory care with the year-round mild weather many families prioritize for aging parents. Options run from coastal La Jolla and Pacific Beach to more affordable inland communities in Escondido and El Cajon, so all-in prices vary widely across the county.
Local resource: County of San Diego Aging & Independence Services
Cost of care
What senior living costs in San Diego
Real all-in monthly cost — base rent plus a typical care add-on — across 185 local communities.
185communities
$6,964average all-in / mo
$6,950median all-in / mo
$6,500–$7,450typical range / mo
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82 homes in San Diego are licensed by the state to care for residents with dementia. A dementia license doesn't always mean a secured unit, so ask each home. See dementia-licensed homes →
At about $6,964/mo all-in, San Diego runs 9% above the California average of $6,401, and 22% above the national benchmark of about $5,700/mo (Genworth/CareScout Cost of Care).
All-in pricing is base rent plus a typical care add-on. Estimated figures are marked on each listing and refined as communities verify their rates on Chapter.
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Cost by ZIP code in San Diego
Average all-in monthly cost in the San Diego ZIP codes with listed communities.
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How San Diego compares to nearby cities
Average all-in monthly cost in other San Diego County cities, so you can weigh options a short drive away.
Communities in San Diego
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Vista Del Sol Assisted Living And Memory Care
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Canyon Guest Home
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Carpel Board & Care Facility #2
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Ganan Home Care
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Home Sweet Home Care
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Liwag's Residential Care Home
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Mesa Board And Care
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Mission Carehome North
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Nir Community Iii
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Pascua Rcfe
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Paseo Guest Home
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Rb Senior Residences
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Ridgeview Assisted Living Community
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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St Paul's Manor
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Thrive Elder Care
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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All For Seniors
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Avalon Palm Care, Inc. Dba Avalon Palm
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Del Cerro Manor Ii
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Harborview Senior Assisted Living
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Ivy Park At La Jolla
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Purple Pasta Care Home Llc
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Twain Residential Care, Llc
San Diego, CA
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$6,500/mo
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Maile Aloha Care Home
San Diego, CA
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$6,600/mo
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Prefer a smaller, home-like setting? 152 of San Diego's communities are board and care homes with six or fewer residents. See board and care homes in San Diego
Paying with Medi-Cal? 24 homes in San Diego are approved for the Assisted Living Waiver (ALW). See 26 ALW homes in San Diego · See ALW homes in San Diego County · How Medi-Cal & Medicare work
All 185 licensed communities in San Diego, with monthly cost
- Acorn Oaks Manor I$6,850/mo est.
- Acorn Oaks Manor Ii$6,500/mo est.
- Acorn Oaks Manor Iii$6,700/mo est.
- Acorn Oaks Manor Iv$7,100/mo est.
- Activcare At 4s Ranch$7,450/mo est.
- Activcare At Mission Bay$6,950/mo est.
- All For Seniors$6,500/mo est.
- Alychris Senior Board And Care$7,200/mo est.
- Archangel's Residential Care$6,600/mo est.
- Atria Collwood$6,600/mo est.
- Autumn Villas On Honors Drive, Llc$7,450/mo est.
- Avalon Palm Care, Inc. Dba Avalon Palm$6,500/mo est. · ALW
- Baron's Loving Care - Uc$6,950/mo est.
- Bayshire Torrey Pines$7,300/mo est.
- Bayview Senior Assisted Living$7,450/mo est.
- Belmont Village Sabre Springs$7,100/mo est.
- Butterfly Gardens$6,700/mo est.
- Calle De Vida$6,700/mo est.
- Canyon Guest Home$6,500/mo est. · ALW
- Canyon Villas$7,300/mo est.
- Carmona's Residential Care$7,100/mo est.
- Carpel Board & Care Facility #2$6,500/mo est.
- Carpel Board And Care Facility$7,200/mo est.
- Casa Cielo$6,950/mo est.
- Casa De Castro$7,450/mo est.
- Casa De Castro Ii$6,600/mo est.
- Casa De Castro Iii$7,450/mo est.
- Casa De Las Campanas$6,950/mo est.
- Casa Del Cielo$7,300/mo est.
- Casa Del Sol$6,600/mo est. · ALW
- Casa O Bella$6,950/mo est.
- Clairemont Guest Home$6,600/mo est.
- Cloisters Of The Valley, Llc$6,850/mo est. · ALW
- Coastal Paradise Senior Living$6,950/mo est.
- College Town Senior Retirement Villa I$7,450/mo est.
- College Town Senior Retirement Villa Inc$6,600/mo est.
- Comfort & Joy Living$6,600/mo est.
- D'amore Homes (rcfe)$6,850/mo est.
- Del Cerro Elder Care$6,700/mo est.
- Del Cerro Manor$6,700/mo est.
- Del Cerro Manor Ii$6,500/mo est.
- Del Cerro Manor Iii$7,450/mo est.
- Dignity Homecare Llc$7,300/mo est.
- Easy Living @ Mira Mesa$6,600/mo est.
- Easy Living @ Torrey Del Mar$7,300/mo est.
- Elderly Haven$7,300/mo est.
- Elsabels Place For Seniors$6,600/mo est.
- Emerald Guest Home$6,600/mo est.
- Emmaus Care I$6,850/mo est.
- Emmaus Care Ii$6,950/mo est.
- Fahima Care Home 1$6,950/mo est.
- Ganan Home Care$6,500/mo est.
- Garden Abode$6,700/mo est.
- Garden Senior Living University Heights, The$6,950/mo est.
- Glen At Scripps Ranch, The$6,700/mo est.
- Glenflora Manor$6,850/mo est.
- Gold Canyon Care Home$6,600/mo est.
- Golden Coast Assisted Living$6,950/mo est.
- Golden Heart Home Care$6,850/mo est.
- Golden Hearts Home Care$7,450/mo est.
- Golden Living Health Management, Inc.$6,950/mo est. · ALW
- Golden Saints Home$6,950/mo est.
- Good Samaritan Board And Care Facility$7,300/mo est.
- Grandee Senior Living$6,950/mo est.
- Great Golden Senior Living$6,600/mo est.
- Green Villa$7,200/mo est.
- Groveview Board And Care$7,200/mo est. · ALW
- Harborview Senior Assisted Living$6,500/mo est.
- Home Sweet Home Care$6,500/mo est.
- Hope Haven$7,450/mo est.
- Hope Haven Care$6,950/mo est.
- Ivy Park At La Jolla$6,500/mo est.
- Ivy Park At Sabre Springs$7,200/mo est.
- Jacob Health Care Center$6,700/mo est. · ALW
- Joster Chateau$7,200/mo est.
- Joster Villa$7,450/mo est.
- Joy & Jay Home Care$7,300/mo est.
- Julie's Guest Home$7,100/mo est.
- K & C Premier Care Llc$6,950/mo est.
- La Mesa Elder Care$7,200/mo est.
- Lake Murray Health Care Center$6,850/mo est.
- Lilos Tender Senior Care Inc I$6,950/mo est.
- Lilos Tender Senior Care Inc Ii$7,100/mo est.
- Liwag's Residential Care Home$6,500/mo est. · ALW
- Lucie's Shady Rest$7,300/mo est.
- Maile Aloha Care Home$6,600/mo est.
- Mayflower Home Care Llc$6,950/mo est. · ALW
- Merrill Gardens At Bankers Hill$7,200/mo est.
- Mesa Board And Care$6,500/mo est.
- Mindful Living Rcfe$7,300/mo est.
- Mission Carehome North$6,500/mo est.
- Mission Carehome South$7,450/mo est.
- Mission Home$7,100/mo est.
- Mission Home Ii$7,450/mo est.
- Mission Home Iii$7,450/mo est.
- Mission Villa East$7,450/mo est.
- Mission Villa West$7,300/mo est.
- Morningside Manor$7,100/mo est.
- Mount Carmel Assisted Living$6,850/mo est.
- My New Home - Lodi Gardens$7,100/mo est.
- Mylda Senior Care Facility$7,450/mo est.
- Nazareth House$7,300/mo est.
- New Beginning Living Inc$6,950/mo est.
- Nir Community Iii$6,500/mo est.
- Noble Living$7,100/mo est.
- Noble Living Iii Llc$6,950/mo est.
- Novellus Clairemont Llc$7,450/mo est. · ALW
- Oakmont Of Pacific Beach$7,450/mo est.
- Ohana Care Home$7,100/mo est.
- Opalec Board And Care$7,450/mo est.
- Opalec Home Care$7,100/mo est.
- P & P Homes 2$6,850/mo est.
- P & P Homes 3$6,950/mo est.
- P & P Homes Inc$6,600/mo est.
- Paradise Hills Board And Care$7,100/mo est.
- Paradise Hills Senior Living$6,700/mo est.
- Pascua Rcfe$6,500/mo est.
- Paseo Guest Home$6,500/mo est.
- Petal Guest Home$6,950/mo est.
- Pine Tree Home, Llc$6,850/mo est.
- Point Loma Elder Care$6,950/mo est.
- Point Loma Elder Care$7,300/mo est.
- Psalm 23 Assisted Living$7,100/mo est. · ALW
- Psalm 23 Assisted Living Ii$6,950/mo est.
- Purple Pasta Care Home Llc$6,500/mo est.
- R & R Residential Care For Elderly$7,200/mo est.
- R & R Residential Care For Elderly #2$6,850/mo est.
- Rancho Penasquitos Senior Living$7,450/mo est.
- Rancho Santa Fe Villa$6,950/mo est.
- Rb Senior Residences$6,500/mo est. · ALW
- Remington Club Ii$6,950/mo est.
- Renown Suites$6,700/mo est.
- Ridgeview Assisted Living Community$6,500/mo est.
- Right Choice Senior Living$7,200/mo est. · ALW
- Right Choice Senior Living Clairemont$7,300/mo est.
- Right Choice Senior Living Llc$7,100/mo est.
- Right Choice Senior Living University City$7,200/mo est. · ALW
- Rose Garden Guest Home$7,300/mo est.
- Royal Care Horizons$6,950/mo est.
- Sage Garden At Rancho Bernardo, The$7,300/mo est.
- Sage Villa$6,850/mo est.
- Senior Care & Supervision$7,200/mo est.
- Seniors Dignity Home And Care$6,950/mo est.
- Serra Mesa Guests Home Ii$7,450/mo est.
- Serra Mesa Guests Home Iii, Llc$6,950/mo est.
- Serra Mesa Guests Home, Llc$7,450/mo est.
- Sierra Sunshine Care Ii$6,950/mo est.
- Silvercreek Home Care$6,600/mo est.
- Silvergate Rancho Bernardo$7,100/mo est.
- Skyline Hills Care Residence$6,950/mo est.
- St Paul's Manor$6,500/mo est.
- St. Anthony's Board And Care$6,600/mo est.
- St. Joseph's Guest Home$6,700/mo est.
- St. Paul's Villa$7,450/mo est.
- Star Residential$7,300/mo est.
- Sunset Cliffs Elder Care$7,300/mo est.
- Sunset Coast Assisted Living$6,700/mo est. · ALW
- Sunset Coast Assisted Living$7,100/mo est. · ALW
- Sunset Coast Assisted Living 3$6,850/mo est.
- Sunset Coast Assisted Living 5$6,950/mo est.
- Sunset Residential Care$6,600/mo est. · ALW
- Sunset Residential Care I$6,600/mo est.
- Tangem Guest Home$6,850/mo est.
- Tayaba's Home$6,700/mo est.
- Tessie Board And Care$7,450/mo est. · ALW
- Thrive Elder Care$6,500/mo est.
- Tierrasanta Vernanel Care Home$6,600/mo est.
- Tlc Home 1$6,950/mo est.
- Tomas Residential Care$6,950/mo est.
- Twain Residential Care, Llc$6,500/mo est.
- Uc Care Senior Living I$6,600/mo est. · ALW
- Uc Care Senior Living Ii$7,450/mo est. · ALW
- Uc Care Senior Living Iii$7,200/mo est. · ALW
- Uc Senior Care Iv$7,300/mo est. · ALW
- Vi At La Jolla Village$6,700/mo est.
- Vibrant Living$7,300/mo est. · ALW
- Vibrant Living Ii$6,700/mo est.
- Villa Del Mar 1$6,950/mo est.
- Villa Lorena$7,450/mo est.
- Villa Victoria Care Home$7,200/mo est.
- Vista Del Sol Assisted Living And Memory Care$6,500/mo est. · ALW
- Wellspring Assisted Living$6,850/mo est.
- Wellspring Assisted Living Ii$6,850/mo est.
- Wesley Palms$6,600/mo est.
- Westmont Of Carmel Valley$7,100/mo est.
Paying for care
How to pay for senior living in California
Most families combine private funds with one or more of these programs. Here's a plain-English rundown of what's available in California.
Medi-Cal Assisted Living Waiver (ALW)
California's Assisted Living Waiver lets Medi-Cal cover the care portion of assisted living — personal care and health services, not room and board — for people who would otherwise qualify for a nursing home. You generally must have full Medi-Cal with no share of cost, be 21 or older, need nursing-facility level of care, and live in one of the roughly 15 participating counties (which include Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, Orange, and San Francisco). Slots are capped and there's usually a waitlist, so families apply early through a local Care Coordination Agency.
VA Aid & Attendance pension
Wartime veterans and their surviving spouses who need help with daily activities may qualify for the VA's Aid & Attendance pension, which is added on top of the basic VA pension to help pay for care. For December 2025 through November 2026, the maximum is roughly $2,424 a month for a single veteran, $2,874 for a veteran with a spouse, and $1,558 for a surviving spouse. Eligibility depends on service history, income, and net worth.
Long-term care insurance
If your loved one holds a long-term care insurance policy, it often pays toward assisted living or memory care once they need help with two or more activities of daily living. Check the daily or monthly benefit amount, the elimination (waiting) period, and whether the policy requires a licensed community — nearly every community in our directory is state-licensed.
Medical expense tax deduction
When a resident is chronically ill — needing help with at least two activities of daily living, or requiring supervision due to cognitive decline — and care follows a documented plan of care, the IRS lets you deduct qualifying medical costs above 7.5% of adjusted gross income, if you itemize. Care services, medication management, and dementia care typically qualify; pure room and board usually doesn't. A tax professional can confirm what applies to your situation.
This is general information to help you plan — not financial, tax, or legal advice. Benefit amounts and eligibility rules change, so confirm details with the program or a qualified professional before making decisions.
Good to know
Senior living in San Diego — FAQ
How much does senior living cost in San Diego?
Across 185 communities in San Diego, the average all-in cost is about $6,964 per month (median $6,950), generally ranging from $6,500 to $7,450. All-in means base rent plus a typical monthly care add-on. Assisted living and memory care usually cost more than independent living because of the added personal care.
How many homes in San Diego are licensed for dementia care?
82 homes in San Diego are licensed by California's Community Care Licensing Division to care for residents with dementia. A dementia license means the home meets the state's dementia-care rules; it doesn't always mean a secured (locked) memory care unit, so ask each home how it handles wandering and what training its staff have.
How can I pay for senior living in San Diego?
Most families combine private funds with programs like the Medi-Cal Assisted Living Waiver (which covers care costs — not room and board — in participating California counties), the VA's Aid & Attendance pension for wartime veterans and their spouses, long-term care insurance, and medical-expense tax deductions. See the "How to pay for senior living in California" section above for details on each.
What levels of senior care are available in San Diego?
San Diego has 185 licensed communities offering independent living and assisted living. Chapter shows every licensed community — not just the ones that pay to be featured.
Does Chapter charge families or sell my information in San Diego?
No. Chapter is always free for families, and we never sell or share your contact information. When you book a tour, your details go only to that one community — you'll never get calls from a dozen sales teams. That's the opposite of how referral sites in California typically work.
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