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10 Best Memory Care Facilities in San Francisco County, CA
Memory care in San Francisco County offers 24-hour care and supervision, trained staff, and specialized activities to accommodate the needs of seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia. These communities typically offer advanced security features and engaging activities to help ensure residents’ well-being. The cost of memory care in San Francisco County is about $6,066 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 47 communities, read 578 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities.
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Unique assisted living center where 90% of the residents are Japanese or of Japanese descent. Kokoro provides both a Western and Japanese menu for each meal, as well as many Japanese cultural...
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
In an optimal location in San Francisco, Conventry Park offers all the advantages of the City's wonderful culture, as well as all the benefits of an assisted living community. Conventry's Park community and services were designed to realize one single objective: for our residents to maintain...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Merced Residential Care Facility’s program is designed for long-term residential care of those elderly individuals needing help in their daily lives. Merced is fully licensed to care for individuals needing specialized care such as those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of...
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They are doing an excellent job. They are treating her very well. It's kept clean. The food is really good, and if they are cooking something she doesn't like they will get her what the alternative is. They...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
When a person ages, their wants and needs change. Sometimes poor health, or lack of immediate family, requires searching for a new place to live. We, at Villa-Del-Rey have excellent facilities, in all areas for our residents. As an assisted living facility, there is a choice of private or...
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They have been very accommodating. They are very ethnic oriented, so there's a lot of Chinese, so it works well for my family.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Merced Care 1 & 2 is an assisted living community and memory care provider in the lovely city of San Francisco, County of San Francisco, California. What makes our retirement community so unique is the fact that residents can let us know what they want to do and we will make it happen. From...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Unfortunately, while my Father-In-Law was at this facility it was around the time of the fires and because of that a lot of people moved in at once. My loved one is blind and he required a lot more attention...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
AlmaVia of San Francisco offers older adults a unique opportunity to choose a faith-based community where quality of life is enhanced through creative programs and supportive assisted living services. Our commitment to each person we serve is to proved high quality housing with services and...
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Home Sweet Home Senior Care is exceptional. The staff - lead by the glorious [Removed]- is warm, competent, patient and kind. The facility is clean and bright. Many decorations proclaim graitude and promote...
Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Your loved ones will have plenty of space, whether it's in a single room for individuals or a suite for couples. Each unit has its own private bath with a shower, and an emergency bell if help needs to be called for any reason, day or night. The staff at Home Sweet Home takes care of everything,...
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My father has been living at Westborough for about a month now, and I feel he is enjoying his time there. The staff are very caring people who live up to what they say. This is very important to me, because...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Just minutes from downtown San Francisco, this is the home you’ve been looking for – a lifestyle that is comfortable, yet affordable, without traffic or parking hassles. Our scheduled transportation takes you on shopping excursions, and to medical and dental appointments. Enjoy life with friends...
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Joyful Chapter is working out just fine. My mom enjoys it there and that's what counts. I have no complaints. It has been a good experience.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
At Joyful Chapter, an assisted living facility for those over the age of 60 located in lovely San Mateo County in Southern San Francisco, CA, we proudly offer independence combined with safety. Our licensed Residential Care Facility provides quality living quarters for a maximum of six residents...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Cost of memory care in San Francisco County, CA
The average cost of senior living in San Francisco County is $6,066 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Mill Valley, CA with an average of $5,822 per month.
Average monthly cost of Memory Care in San Francisco County, CA vs. nearby counties
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Average monthly cost of Memory Care in San Francisco County, CA vs. the state and national average
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What families are saying about memory care in San Francisco County
Recent reviews for memory care in San Francisco County
The Ivy at Golden Gate in San Francisco, CA
4.2
Most staff are very friendly, with occasional lapses in service (too busy to help dress; slow, slow kitchen sometimes); coordination of offsite pharmacy and medicine technicians could be better; like in any health care setting, patient advocacy (usually a family member) is essential (especially ...
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Mercy Retirement and Care Center in Oakland, CA
5.0
One of the reasons we selected Mercy was for its spiritual/faith program which includes daily mass. Perfect setting for my aunt. Based on the experience we have had so far, we would recommend this community to other families who may need a place for their loved ones
Rosemont Gardens in San Leandro, CA
5.0
Excellent caring staff. Clean place. My Auntie [name removed] is here. I visited from Anaheim California. My auntie Husband just passed away. My auntie looked beautiful and happy. I talked with staff and they were very professional
San Francisco County review score based on 84 family reviews
This proprietary review score is based on 84 reviews of 44 San Francisco County memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.The San Francisco County review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores
San Francisco County review score compared against nearby cities
8.1
San Francisco County, CA44 facilities
8.1
San Francisco, CA47 facilities
8.2
Daly City, CA49 facilities
Review subcategories for San Francisco County memory care
When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 84 reviews of 44 San Francisco County memory care communities. This chart helps you compare San Francisco County resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.San Francisco County, CA averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.7
4.4
Friendliness
4.8
4.5
Care services
4.3
4.2
Staff
4.7
4.4
Meals & dining
4.5
4.1
Activities
4.5
4.0
Value for cost*
4.5
4.0
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San Francisco County memory care services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in San Francisco County memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in San Francisco County, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.
Availability of select care services in San Francisco County memory care
Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in San Francisco County that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
50%
65.3%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
27.3%
48.1%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
100%
82.3%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
98.8%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
56.8%
71.7%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
13.6%
28.4%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
100%
89.5%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
61.4%
61.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
75%
72.1%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist
Availability of select dementia care services in San Francisco County memory care
Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of San Francisco County Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
San Francisco County, CANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
59.1%
74%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
22.7%
46%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
47.7%
70.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
20.5%
26.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in San Francisco County memory care
Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of San Francisco County partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
San Francisco County, CANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
15.9%
27.8%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
38.6%
44.4%
No sugar
No sugar
34.1%
41.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
50%
50.1%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
11.4%
18.1%
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Availability of select dining options in San Francisco County memory care
Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of San Francisco County communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
San Francisco County, CANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
36.4%
31.9%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
36.4%
39.8%
Room service
Room service
40.9%
36.9%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
18.2%
23%
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Availability of select programs and activities in San Francisco County memory care
Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in San Francisco County offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
San Francisco County, CANational
Activity director
Activity director
47.7%
45.6%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
25%
33.5%
Community service programs
Community service programs
22.7%
28.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
47.7%
54.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
47.7%
51.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
61.4%
60.8%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
43.2%
39.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
34.1%
34.9%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
40.9%
36.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
47.7%
47.2%
Live performances
Live performances
47.7%
47.6%
Dances
Dances
22.7%
31.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
22.7%
22%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
45.5%
46.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Coterie Cathedral Hill, Sunrise of San Mateo and Oakmont of Cardinal Point, a CCRC are the top-rated memory care facilities near San Francisco County, California. See full list of communities.
There are 47 memory care facilities near San Francisco County, California. See the full list.
The best memory care facilities near you in San Francisco County, California are Coterie Cathedral Hill, Sunrise of San Mateo and Sagebrook Senior Living at San Francisco. These memory care communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.
The 47 memory care facilities near you in San Francisco County, California typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in San Francisco County, California, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.
Browse A Place for Mom’s listings for memory care in San Francisco County, California, to take a virtual tour. Our local senior living experts can arrange for a live tour of these communities as well.
The cost of memory care facilities in San Francisco County, California ranges from $695 to $19100. The average Memory Care cost in San Francisco County, California is $6,066. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more.
The cost of memory care in San Francisco County, California typically starts at $695. A Place for Mom’s local, expert senior living advisors can help you find affordable memory care facilities near you and offer advice on how to lower costs and pay for care with VA benefits or public payment options.
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Memory Care in Cities Near San Francisco County
- San Francisco, California
- Oakland, California
- Novato, California
- Martinez, California
- Moraga, California
- Walnut Creek, California
- Redwood City, California
- Mill Valley, California
- San Leandro, California
- Berkeley, California
- Burlingame, California
- Millbrae, California
- Half Moon Bay, California
- Pinole, California
- Emeryville, California
- San Carlos, California
- Belmont, California
- Menlo Park, California
- San Bruno, California
- Richmond, California
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