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Residential care homes in El Cerrito 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 El Cerrito is $6,348 per month.

To find the best care home options for your needs and budget, browse 948 care homes in El Cerrito and read 1240 reviews of families’ experiences. You may also consider nearby communities such as Concord, San Francisco and Vallejo.

Residential Care Home Facilities near El Cerrito, CA

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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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Looking back, I should have moved my mother a year ago. Within the first week of her being there, she had already made a big improvement over the home care that she was getting before. They're doing a great...
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.
Ellura Home Care Services is a private home health agency located in the gorgeous Concord, California region. Our hours of operation are 8 am to 6 pm, Monday through Friday; consequently, we are closed both Saturday and Sunday. Our services are based on servant principles, in that we place the...
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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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Wonderful care for my dad. Clean environment. Caring staff. I wish there would be more activities but with my Dad's dementia it does not seem possible.
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.
We have private rooms available in our two care homes: Abigail Board and Care & Abigail's Beckham Care Home Fully licensed (Dementia and Hospice Waivers).Here are some of the things we offer our residents: § Night staff § Web cams in the common areas so families can check in on their loved...
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I like this community for my mother's care. The staff are outstanding. I like knowing that she is in a clean community. She is happy with variety of good healthy meals. They do offer activiites for the...
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.
Efe Canyon Care is a senior care home located in the gorgeous Napa Valley in the city of American Canyon, California in Napa county. Located just a little over 2 miles from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, family of all ages love visiting senior residents living in this group home setting. And when...
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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.
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Licensed to accept ambulatory & non-ambulatory for the elderly. Comfortable living in a residential, beautiful home-like atmosphere. Private and semi-private rooms with 24 hour supervision. Facility provides three delicious home cooked meals & snacks. Housekeeping & laundry provided and...
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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.
We are a 6 bed Board and Care Home, with Hospice and Dementia waivers. Beautiful home with elegant gardens area.
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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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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.
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I have had my father at the above facility for approximately five years. During the last year his decline was rapidly but with the wonderful care of the staff at the facility and with the guidance of [name...
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.
Philosophy:Almond Road Senior Estates is an ideal place for a retiring adult who desires the proper balance of solitude, programmed activity, warm friendship and convenience. We are dedicated to offer quality care that is personalized for individual needs. We are committed to treat each resident...
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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.
Liberty Home is dedicated to give quality care to its residents by serving them with dignity, respect and compassion. We encourage and support our resident's independence.  Appropriate care plans are followed to meet each resident's unique needs.   Our facility is licensed for...
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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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.
LET US TAKE CARE OF YOU!!! What activities did you perform this morning? Did you climb out of bed, walk to the bathroom, take a shower, get dressed and have breakfast? While we are healthy, it is easy for us to take for granted our Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s).However, when you or your...
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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.
Paradise Home Care, in Richmond, Virginia, promises high levels of service, comfort, and caring to your elderly loved ones. We partner with clinicians to keep our patients living at home and keep families together with emotional support. Your senior can maintain their feeling of independent...
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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.
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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.
DamenikÆs Home offers assisted living facilities in three different California locations û San Francisco, Daly City and South San Francisco. Each center provides personalized senior care to help make retirement as pleasant as possible despite any health challenges. We strive to bring out the...
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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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All Mayon staff are the most caring and thoughtful people anyone could choose to run a board and care. (I wanted to name names, but I just read that’s not allowed in reviews). My mother, age 94, could be...
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.
Mayon Board and Care is a senior care home located in the harmonious community of Concord, California, the largest city in Contra Costa County. Concord is an eclectic mix of large preserves of open space with lush rolling hills, several convenient shopping centers, high rise business centers and...
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The experience was positive. We have nothing to complain about. Things were pretty smooth. Unfortunately our time there was pretty short, but we never worried about the cleanliness of the place or anything...
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.
Sundance Villa is a residential care home located in Novato, CA Northern Marine County. Novato City is popular for its stable and great California weather and plenty of tourist attractions. It goes without mentioning that the best thing about Novato has to be the quite affordable yet top-notch...
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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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Sunny Care Home is a wonderful place for your loved one. They will receive outstanding care with dignity and tenderness. They provide a warm and home-like environment and pay attention to the little details....
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.
Sunny Care Home is located in Concord, CA in Contra Costa County. This residential care home offers a safe place to live in a location that is beautiful and set in the San Francisco Bay Area. Those who spend time in Concord enjoy checking out the Contra Costa Canal Trail, Sleep Train Pavilion,...
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My mother lives at Precious Care Home. She is well-taken care of by three caregivers who know her well. They are friendly, upbeat, and caring. They are attentive to her dietary needs, medication, and...
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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.
Precious Care Home located in Daly City, CA is a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly. PCH is a 6-bed non-ambulatory facility. We aim to provide a safe, warm and homely environment for older people who can no longer look after themselves in their own home, or whose families can no longer...
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This is a wonderful facility! It is very clean and, surprisingly, did not have any of the odors that one would expect in a facility like this. The staff is sure to cater to my loved one's needs, and they...
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.
Mori Manor is a senior care home located in the suburban city of San Leandro, California which is located in Alameda County. Our community is situated on the eastern shore of the scenic San Francisco Bay. San Leandro is a beautiful place to live. The area has inviting environment with various...
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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.
Located in the city of San Lorenzo, Alameda County, California, Delano Residential Care Home offers numerous luxurious residential care home choices in a stunning city setting. A world-class city in every respect, San Lorenzo is strikingly beautiful and culturally-rich meaning it's a distinctive...

Cost of care homes in El Cerrito, CA

The average cost of senior living in El Cerrito is $6,348 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include San Francisco, CA with an average of $3,448 per month.

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

El Cerrito, CA
$6,348/mo
U.S. national average
$5,079/mo

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

$8,617/mo
Residential Care Home
$6,348/mo

Residential care home costs in El Cerrito, CA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,323/mo
Private
$6,708/mo

Senior living costs in El Cerrito 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: El Cerrito, CA
Column state: California
Column national: U.S.
Community typeEl Cerrito, CACaliforniaU.S.
Residential Care Home$6,348/mo$5,350/mo$5,079/mo
Assisted Living$7,650/mo$6,206/mo$5,830/mo
Memory Care$8,617/mo$7,329/mo$6,999/mo
Independent Living$5,117/mo$4,174/mo$3,520/mo
Residential Care Home
El Cerrito, CA:$6,348/mo
California:$5,350/mo
U.S.:$5,079/mo
Assisted Living
El Cerrito, CA:$7,650/mo
California:$6,206/mo
U.S.:$5,830/mo
Memory Care
El Cerrito, CA:$8,617/mo
California:$7,329/mo
U.S.:$6,999/mo
Independent Living
El Cerrito, CA:$5,117/mo
California:$4,174/mo
U.S.:$3,520/mo
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Residential care home costs in El Cerrito, CA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly residential care home costs have shifted over the past five years in El Cerrito 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 El Cerrito, CA

The table below shows how monthly residential care home costs in El Cerrito 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
El Cerrito, CA$5,120/mo$4,984/mo+2.7%
California$4,771/mo$4,613/mo+3.4%
National$4,801/mo$4,687/mo+2.4%
El Cerrito, CA
2024 average cost:$5,120/mo
2023 average cost:$4,984/mo
Percent change:+2.7%
California
2024 average cost:$4,771/mo
2023 average cost:$4,613/mo
Percent change:+3.4%
National
2024 average cost:$4,801/mo
2023 average cost:$4,687/mo
Percent change:+2.4%
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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 El Cerrito

Recent reviews for residential care home in El Cerrito

Karo Mina Care Home in San Ramon, CA

5.0
Mom is still there and we are very happy.Has a very homey feel and is in a home. We didn't want a large place. They only can have about 5 in residence and they are normally women.

Palm Garden Home Care in Danville, CA

5.0
The owner and all caretakers are very efficient, caring and loving to all of their patients.

Goldencare 2 in Alameda, CA

5.0
I love Golden Care but having issue with A Place for Mom. Golden Care is great and I'm pleased, but I went on my own to the facility, not through A Place for Mom.

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Blue Horizon Living LLC, Zannat Boarding Care, Inc and Comfort Cove Estates are the top-rated residential care home facilities near El Cerrito, California. See full list of communities.
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