"Pacifica Senior Living Poway is a beautiful full-service senior living community that offers a variety of options, amenities and services ne..."
READ MORE24 Assisted Living Communities in Carlsbad, California
The average cost of assisted living in the city is $4,500 a month. This guide is a starting point covering the cost of assisted living care in the city, as well as financing options to pay for it. You’ll find in-depth information on 24 Assisted Living Communities in Carlsbad and several in surrounding areas. The Cost of Senior Care in Carlsbad, CA
- Assisted Living: $4,500
- Nursing Home Care: $8,517
- In-home Care: $4,767
- Adult Day Health Services: $1,733
Assisted Living Facilities near Carlsbad, California
"Set in the heart of beautiful Southern California, Everest at Oceanside offers a range of senior living options from independent living to A..."
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"Westmont of La Mesa, a newly built full service senior living community in San Diego County offering independent living, assisted living and..."
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"Gold Canyon has a warm friendly atmosphere where residents enjoy a higher quality of life. We offer many extras that make our residents fee..."
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"We are dedicated to providing you compassionate assisted living in secure and inviting residential settings. Your independence and sense of ..."
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"Focusing on your unique needs and preferences, Sunrise Senior Living takes a holistic approach to senior care. With us, you can expect consi..."
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Pebble Brook Assisted Living
33722 Pebble Brook Cir, Temecula, CA 92592
Call 1-855-287-5093 for details
"A Dignified Care II is a memory care facility located in sunny Temecula, California, in the cozy Pebble Brook neighborhood that offers plent..."
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"Ivy Park at La Jolla, located in a seaside resort community at the northern tip of San Diego, offers comfortable, homelike senior living acc..."
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"Felicita Vida Senior Living is a beautifully designed, assisted living community in North County, San Diego. Our community is nestled among ..."
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"______________________________________ Welcome to Point Loma Elder Care. Our inviting senior living community offers residents the comfor..."
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"________________________________________ For those seeking a quiet, residential home for a loved one who can no longer live safely alone, S..."
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"Centrally located in the heart of sunny San Diego near multiple parks, shopping centers, hospitals, freeways and Lake Murray, Acorn Oaks Man..."
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"At The Cottage, our goal is to provide our residents with the best in senior living. Our high quality care and dedicated staff ensure that t..."
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"Spendor Valley is a community that is operated by two full-time administrators who live on-site. Marisa, our full-time administrator, and ca..."
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"The Manse is located in Vista, California, in a beautiful residential neighborhood in North San Diego County, with convenient access to seve..."
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"Jacob Health Care Center, RCFE offers various services to assure we take care of our residents' physical, spiritual, and nutritional needs. ..."
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"OPENING EARLY 2022! Belmont Village brings more than two decades of experience to its peerless Independent Living, Assisted Living and awar..."
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"______________________________________ Welcome to Ascot Home Care. Our inviting senior living community offers residents the comfort and ..."
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"Welcome to Monarch Cottage A boutique residential community, where our caring and compassionate staff is an extension of your own fam..."
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"An inviting and warm home for seniors, The Hills of Alcoba II offers a number of helpful services and relaxing accommodations for up to six ..."
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Villa Monticello Assisted Living
25695 N. Centre City Parkway, Escondido, CA 92026
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"Villa Monticello offers a unique and distinctive landscape and Italian inspired architecture. It sits nestled between gently rolling hills i..."
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"Our Encinitas, California, senior living community is here to offer you the lifestyle and attention you desire in a luxurious setting design..."
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"______________________________________ Welcome to Heaven's Grace Care Home. Our inviting senior living community offers residents the c..."
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"Pacific View Care is a wonderful care home in Encinitas where residents find compassion, excellent service, 24-hour care and an environment ..."
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" Set amid the hills of Oceanside, Sunrise of Oceanside is where superior service and tailored support come together. Our assisted living and..."
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"Our mission at Lone Oak Gardens is to provide an exceptional assisted living lifestyle while holding the core values of promoting independen..."
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Meridian at Lake San Marcos
1177 San Marino Drive, San Marcos, CA 92078
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"Nestled in the foothills just a 35-minute drive south of downtown San Diego, we are a retirement oasis offering a full spectrum of senior li..."
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"A community that has set standards for guest services, amenities and resort-style retirement living, Fairwinds - Ivey Ranch is an excellent ..."
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Merrill Gardens at Bankers Hill
2567 Second Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103
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"Nestled in the heart of San Diego's thriving Bankers Hill neighborhood, Merrill Gardens at Bankers Hill is a luxury retirement community..."
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"Welcome to Silver Oak Assisted Living I, II, & III. Our inviting senior living community offers residents the comfort and convenience of..."
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Reviews of Assisted Living Facilities in Carlsbad
Phyl M.
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July 26, 2024
What I like the most about GlenBrook is the great help, the friendly and helpful staff. The food is delivered to my room and I like that. The rooms are very good and kept very clean. The activities are excellent, the Activities Director, Lorena, has the BEST Programs for Residents.
LisaL
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July 23, 2024
The rooms are clean and well cared for. The skilled nursing wing looks more like a hotel facility and most of all there is no medical facility smell . The food is better than expected with many choices. The kitchen staff will go out of their way to find something the resident would like to eat. There are activities through out the day to stimulate the residents. As for the care providers I can't praise them enough. They know their residents and try very hard to accommodate all their needs. The positive attitude is remarkable considering how hard their job is. The Assisted living wing is just as phenomenal. The food is great with many choices, and again the staff will go out of their way to find something the resident would like . The caregivers are positive, and patient. The nursing staff and caregivers are exceptional. If you can get a bed in this facility for your family member, grab it!!!
Tom
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February 19, 2020
I'm using Homewatch Caregivers of San Diego, and they're doing an excellent service. The people are great, and I'm very happy with them. Their work attitude is very good. I've had several that they sent out that weren't very good, so I rejected them. They keep giving me people and I finally come up with a good team that works very well with me. They're easy to work with. They provide housekeeping, cooking, cleaning, washing, ironing, assisting with dressing, moving my wife from one place to another, and helping her go to bed, dress and undress. They do practically everything you can think of. We use them seven days a week.
Tina
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January 10, 2018
We visited for Mom. The facility was very clean. We went there for lunch, and the food was very good. We loved the fact that you have a menu to pick through, and you could do a salad buffet. The rooms were a reasonable size, and the grounds were really nice. While we were there, they were having a barbeque outside, and a little car show, so most of the people were outside.
Kim
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August 22, 2017
Sunrise was wonderful. The environment was cheerful and comfortable, and the rooms were very small but equivalent to other places. The staff was very friendly, kind, and enthusiastic. The dining area was beautiful. I'd like to stay there.
Map of Carlsbad, California
Assisted Living Costs in Carlsbad
Genworth’s 2018 Cost of Care study shows that at $4,500 per month, Carlsbad’s average monthly cost for assisted living is equal to the state average, which is $500 higher than the national average ($4,000).
Prices in cities to the north, such as Santa Maria ($4,825), Los Angeles ($4,500) and Oxnard ($4,575), are comparable. Further inland, where real estate prices are lower, assisted living costs less in El Centro ($3,650), Riverside ($3,500) and Bakersfield ($3,150).
Note: Senior care cost data wasn’t available for Carlsbad, so data for the closest city, San Diego, was used.
The Cost of Assisted Living in Surrounding Areas
Carlsbad/San Diego Area
$4,500
National Average
$4,000
State Average
$4,500
El Centro
$3,650
Riverside
$3,500
Los Angeles
$4,500
Oxnard
$4,575
Santa Maria
$4,825
Bakersfield
$3,150
Care Cost Comparison
Monthly senior care costs in Carlsbad range from $1,733 for adult day health services up to $8,517 for semiprivate nursing home care. The significant price difference is due to the type of care offered with each service. Nursing home care involves around-the-clock medical care in a specialized, state-licensed residential facility, while day health services provide nonmedical supervision on weekdays only in a group setting. Assisted living costs between $267 and $299 less than 44 hours of weekly homemaker or home health aide services, and as with nursing home care, assisted living prices include accommodations, meals, home maintenance and most utilities.
Senior Care Cost Comparison Chart
Assisted Living
$4,500
Homemaker Services
$4,767
Home Health Aide
$4,799
Adult Day Health Services
$1,733
Nursing Home Care
$8,517
Financial Assistance for Assisted Living in Carlsbad
Medicaid in California
One in four California residents are enrolled in Medicaid, the nationwide health protection plan for those who can’t afford medical care, including children, adults with disabilities and the elderly. It includes coverage for primary, emergency and long-term care services.
Medicaid is jointly funded by federal and state governments and administered at the state level. In California, the program is known as Medi-Cal. To qualify for free Medi-Cal coverage, seniors either need to be Supplemental Security Income recipients or meet the following financial criteria:
- Have a monthly income of $1,242 per month or less when applying as a single, or
- Have a combined monthly income of $1,682 or less when applying with a spouse, and
- Own no more than $2,000 in countable assets as a single, or
- Own no more than $3,000 in countable assets as a couple
Some assets are exempt, including one vehicle, clothing, household furnishings, a non-revocable burial trust and a home in which either the applicant and/or their spouse lives.
If only one spouse in a married couple is seeking Medi-Cal coverage, the non-applicant spouse is entitled to a minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance of up to $3,161, which can be transferred from the applicant spouse without penalty. The non-applicant can also keep up to $126,420 of the couples’ countable assets under the community spouse resource allowance clause.
For more information and assistance with Medi-Cal enrollment, contact the Access Call Center at (866) 262-9881.
Assisted Living Waiver
The Assisted Living Waiver is a Medicaid home and community waiver that funds support services for seniors who meet the Medicaid criteria for nursing home placement.
To qualify for the ALW, seniors must be 65 or older, have Medi-Cal coverage with no share-of-cost and wish to reside in an assisted living facility. Under the program, participants pay the room-and-board portion of their monthly costs, and Medi-Cal funds services participants need to remain safely in assisted living, which may include:
- Skilled and intermittent nursing
- Medical supplies and equipment
- Personal care
- Housekeeping
- Recreational programming
- Help self-administering medication
- Transportation
- Case management
The ALW also provides transition support for seniors who are moving from a nursing facility to an assisted living setting.
Participants are placed in an assisted living facility operated by a participating ALW provider. Seniors who meet program criteria may be placed on a waiting list as there are statewide ALW enrollment limits.
For more information and to request an ALW assessment, contact GrandCare, the ALW Care Coordinator Agency for San Diego County, at (866) 554-2447.
Other Financial Assistance Programs for Assisted Living
VA Aid and Attendance Benefits and Housebound Allowance
VA pension recipients who have a chronic illness or permanent disability that impacts their ability to perform self-care and/or limits their mobility may qualify for increased pension payments under either the VA Aid and Attendance Benefit or the Housebound Allowance.
Maximum annual pensions rates under Aid and Attendance are:
- $22,577 for a veteran without dependents
- $26,766 for a veteran with one dependent
- $14,509 for a survivor without dependents
- $17,309 for a survivor with one dependent
To qualify for Aid and Attendance, applicants must:
- Be a resident in a nursing facility, or
- Have eyesight tested at 5/200, or
- Be bedridden due to a chronic illness, or
- Have a visual field of 5 or fewer degrees, or
- Need help to perform activities of daily living
Maximum annual pension rates under Housebound are:
- $16,540 for a veteran without dependents
- $20,731 for a veteran with one dependent
- $11,095 for a survivor without dependents
- $13,893 for a survivor with one dependent
To qualify for Housebound, applicants must have a permanent disability that prevents them from leaving their home most of the time.
Note: Benefits from these two programs cannot be combined, and veterans who already receive VA disability benefits are ineligible for Aid and Attendance and Housebound.
For application assistance, contact the San Diego County Office of Military and Veterans Affairs at (858) 694-3222. Veterans and survivors who are unable to travel to a VA office location can request outreach services.
Assisted Living Resources in Carlsbad
Senior Center
Seniors aged 50 and older can participate in a wide variety of fitness classes, activity groups and social clubs at the Carlsbad Senior Center. Operated by the City of Carlsbad, the center offers a low-cost lunch on weekdays for seniors aged 60 and older.
There are regular, free educational workshops for seniors that focus on financial, health and wellness issues. Seniors can register in free tech classes to learn how to use a smartphone, tablet or laptop, and transportation to the center is available for a $2 donation.
Carlsbad Senior Center
799 Pine Ave., Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 602-4650
Veteran’s Services
Assistance with VA benefit applications, appeals and service records is available at the Military and Veterans Affairs Resource Center in nearby Oceanside. The center also offers outreach services for vets and survivors who have difficulty traveling due to a disability.
Outpatient VA health services, including primary care, physical therapy and diabetes care, are available at the Oceanside VA Clinic, which is affiliated with the VA San Diego Healthcare System.
San Diego County Military and Veterans Affairs Resource Center
1701 Mission Ave., Suite 110, Oceanside, CA 92058
(442) 262-2701
Oceanside VA Clinic
1300 Rancho del Oro Dr., Oceanside, CA 92056-1729
(760) 643-2000
Community Aid Agencies
San Diego County’s Aging and Independence Services provides seniors with referrals to local resources, including free legal assistance, senior dining centers and home-delivered meals and the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program. For information on AIS services and programs, call (800) 510-2020.
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