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Residential care homes in Descanso often appeal to seniors who want to remain in a close-knit, familiar home environment but need personal care services like grooming assistance, medication reminders, and even help with cooking and cleaning. And, they’re typically home to fewer residents, enabling caregivers and residents to build stronger connections. The average cost of care homes in Descanso is $6,083 per month.

To find the best care home options for your needs and budget, browse 405 care homes in Descanso and read 828 reviews of families’ experiences. You may also consider nearby communities such as Santee, El Cajon and Spring Valley.

Residential Care Home Facilities near Descanso, CA

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Photo of Calle  de Vida Elderly Care
Provides: Residential Care Home
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
At some point living at home may not be a safe option for seniors. In this scenario you will need a place like Calle de Vida elderly care to help you care for a loved one, while still preserving the home environment. This is not a nursing home, but instead a single story home where residents...
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Beautiful facility, caring staff, great attention paid to individual needs. The only negative is the limited English of some staff.
Provides: Residential Care Home
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
Pomerado Manor is a senior care home which has been located in beautiful Poway, in San Diego County in California, since 1993. The grounds stretch over a full acre of land, which is rich with gardens and fruit trees, and surround a sprawling ranch-style home. The residence is private and...
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Provides: Residential Care Home
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
We are a California licensed residential care facility specializing in rendering care in the Catholic tradition of excellence. Our emphasis is on promoting the physical and spiritual well-being of our cherished elders and assuring they are provided with comfort and safety in a warm and healthy...
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care givers are wonderful, caring, and supportive to families could be a little cleaner choice of meals, more variety
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
Tierra Santa Verna Nel Care Home is a senior residential care home located in the popular city of San Diego, CA and in San Diego county. San Diego is directly on the coastline of the Northern Pacific Ocean and is known for its constant beautiful weather and for the famous San Diego Zoo. The city...
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Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
Loving Care Home For the Elderly is a three-bed board and care facility that provides assisted living to your senior loved ones in a small and personalized setting. Our trained staff will ensure that our residents receive excellent care in a homelike , safe and wholesome environment.Our...
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Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
Archangel's Residential Care is a residential care home located in beautiful San Diego, California, in San Diego County. Our charming community is located a short drive from the stunning San Diego Bay, local parks, shopping, and more. Our residents and their guests are never short on options of...
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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Photo of Carecenter at Home for Elderly
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We are pretty happy with them so far. It's neat and clean, and the staff are very attentive. I like that it's small with only about a half a dozen residents total, and I like the location as well, it makes...
Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
The Carecenter at Home for Elderly is an assisted living home for those suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. This professional facility in San Diego, CA offers residents a safe home setting which can make them more at ease than in a hospital or traditional nursing home. Carecenter strives to make...
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Provides: Residential Care Home
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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Things have been going very well here! Things were a little rocky to start, but the staff have all been very friendly and accommodating when helping my loved one get settled in. The staff are very personable...
Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
Noble living is a residential care home located in the peaceful neighborhoods of San Diego CA in San Diego County. The tranquil nature of our location coupled with a stunning landscape offers our residents a wonderful place they can call home and an awesome place to visit for their family and...
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Most of the residents are on hospice care and do not engage with others well. My mom hasn't made friends except for the caregivers and she mostly adores them. This leads to her isolating in her room working...
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
Sage Garden is located in San Diego, CA within San Diego County. This residential care home has a great location because of the warm weather it enjoys all year long. Seniors love the gorgeous views and their visiting family members and friends always have plenty of entertainment within the city...
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Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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Provides: Residential Care Home
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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The staff members are very friendly and it is clear that they are all very caring people. Our loved one the second she moved in felt right at home which gives us some peace of mind.
Provides: Memory Care, Residential Care Home
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
Sunbeam is a residential care home located in the major city of San Diego, California. The popular city is along the beautiful Pacific Ocean. The area is vibrant with numerous museums, lighthouses, and the famous San Diego Zoo. San Diego is an exciting place to live and an inviting place for...
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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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.
Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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Provides: Residential Care Home
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
Photo of E and R Board and Care Home
Provides: Residential Care Home
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.
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Care Homes: Residential care homes are shared neighborhood homes for seniors who need a live-in caregiver to assist with activities of daily living, like dressing and bathing.

Cost of care homes in Descanso, CA

The average cost of senior living in Descanso is $6,083 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Lake Riverside, CA with an average of $4,907 per month.

Residential care home costs in Descanso, CA, vs. state and national averages

Descanso, CA
$6,083/mo
U.S. national average
$5,079/mo

Residential care home costs in Descanso, CA, vs. other senior living options

$6,579/mo
Residential Care Home
$6,083/mo

Residential care home costs in Descanso, CA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,829/mo
Private
$6,068/mo

Senior living costs in Descanso vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: Descanso, CA
Column state: California
Column national: U.S.
Community typeDescanso, CACaliforniaU.S.
Residential Care Home$6,083/mo$5,350/mo$5,079/mo
Assisted Living$5,179/mo$6,206/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$6,579/mo$7,329/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living$4,303/mo$4,174/mo$3,520/mo
Residential Care Home
Descanso, CA:$6,083/mo
California:$5,350/mo
U.S.:$5,079/mo
Assisted Living
Descanso, CA:$5,179/mo
California:$6,206/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
Descanso, CA:$6,579/mo
California:$7,329/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Independent Living
Descanso, CA:$4,303/mo
California:$4,174/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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Residential care home costs in Descanso, CA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly residential care home costs have shifted over the past five years in Descanso and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

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Residential care home cost trends in Descanso, CA

The table below shows how monthly residential care home costs in Descanso have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 average costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
Descanso, CA$4,826/mo$4,656/mo+3.6%
California$4,766/mo$4,613/mo+3.3%
National$4,802/mo$4,687/mo+2.5%
Descanso, CA
2024 average cost:$4,826/mo
2023 average cost:$4,656/mo
Percent change:+3.6%
California
2024 average cost:$4,766/mo
2023 average cost:$4,613/mo
Percent change:+3.3%
National
2024 average cost:$4,802/mo
2023 average cost:$4,687/mo
Percent change:+2.5%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about residential care home in Descanso

Recent reviews for residential care home in Descanso

Oak Ranch House in Escondido, CA

4.8
Great place. Friendly, caring staff. We have been there a little over a month and love it. We have seen my mom improve a little bit.

La Costa Golf Care in Carlsbad, CA

4.5
There are not a ton of activities at La Costa but my aunt does participate in a few. She has a patio and enjoys going outside. The staff are very nice and helpful. I have not tried the food but my aunt seems to like it and it seems to have a lot of nutrients.

Lilac Chateau I in Santee, CA

5.0
It was the best! I was treated with love ans respect, great food, if I ever run away from home this is where I will come! Thank for taking great care of me!

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