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10 Best Nursing Homes in Los Altos, CA
Los Altos is home to many senior care options, including nursing homes. The term “nursing home” is often used as a catchall for any type of senior care. But it can also refer to actual nursing homes, or skilled nursing facilities, which provide the highest level of medical and rehabilitative care outside of a hospital. Of the 57 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Los Altos, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Los Altos is about $6,425, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 603 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.
As you consider nursing homes near you, you may also want to expand your search to areas like You may also consider nearby communities such as San Lorenzo Park, Brookdale and Davenport.
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My experience with Rose Garden City has been good. The facility is clean, the staff is friendly, and they provide good care. Overall I'm satisfied with the services they offer.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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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.
If you are searching for an assisted living facility in sunny San Jose, Calif., look no further than Rose Garden Court. This is a medium-care facility that accepts patients that are over 55 years old. The community setting provided at this assisted living facility provides senior citizens with...
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I liked that this was close to me. I liked that it was a mixed facility with assisted living and memory care combined together. My mother can do activities with higher functioning people. It also had a...
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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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HMC of Campbell is located in the beautiful state of California where the weather is deemed to be perfect year round. The senior care facility that has been in business for more than 30 years provides superior care for the elderly that requires assisted living. We are known for the compassion...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
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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.
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: Nursing Homes
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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: Nursing Homes
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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
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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.
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.
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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.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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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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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.
Located in beautiful Palo Alto on the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life, Moldow Family Residences aims to be a "place where your spirit can thrive." We offer a complete care system for senior adults. Our independent living apartments cater to active adults. The maintenance-free units vary in...
Starting at $X,XXX+ monthly
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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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.
MorningStar at West San Jose is dedicated to making your retirement years carefree through a lifestyle of comfort, enjoyment and wellness. Our four-story community in beautiful west San Jose offers 69 assisted living suites (studio, one and two-bedroom) and 34 suites devoted to the individualized...
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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.
In a beautiful downtown Palo Alto neighborhood, there’s a not-for-profit retirement community filled with independent thinkers leading amazing lives. They’re learning and growing. Going and doing. Exploring the new and savoring the familiar. Lifting their voices and taking action to make the...
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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, 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.
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: Nursing Homes
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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.
Starting at $X,XXX+ monthly
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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.
Discover a new vision of luxury senior living, now brought to life at Ellore Senior Living. Built from the ground up, with modern interiors by March and White Design, Ellore Senior Living is thoughtfully crafted for older adults who seek a lifestyle of abundant style, wellness, and social...
Starting at $X,XXX+ monthly
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Provides: Memory Care
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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.
Cost of nursing homes in Los Altos, CA
The average cost of senior living in Los Altos is $6,425 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include San Carlos, CA with an average of $6,262 per month.
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What families are saying about nursing homes in Los Altos
Recent reviews for nursing homes in Los Altos
Golden Heritage Living in San Jose, CA
5.0
This place is an excellent facility that specializes in the care of Chinese speaking people. It is well maintained and the staff is always ready to help. My mom lived there until she passed .
Ivy Park at Palo Alto
5.0
From the looks of our visits, my mom is experiencing a good, new lifestyle. She has made the transition just fine. We are getting the doctor set up and I am familiar with the staff. They are great workers and I think the facility is great too. The manager, staff, nurses, are all very nice, all ...
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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
Los Altos nursing homes services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Los Altos nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Los Altos, 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 Los Altos nursing homes
Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in Los Altos that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Los Altos, CANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
59.5%
2.4%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
28.6%
9.4%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
83.3%
26.1%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
85.7%
26.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
59.5%
9.7%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
21.4%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
85.7%
22.8%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
52.4%
6.9%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
59.5%
17.2%
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Availability of select dementia care services in Los Altos nursing homes
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 Los Altos Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
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Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
61.9%
3.8%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
47.6%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
66.7%
5.3%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
23.8%
1.2%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Los Altos nursing homes
Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Los Altos partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Los Altos, CANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
26.2%
0.5%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
52.4%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
50%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
57.1%
3.5%
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Availability of select dining options in Los Altos nursing homes
Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Los Altos communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Los Altos, CANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
40.5%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
50%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
42.9%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
26.2%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Los Altos nursing homes
Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in Los Altos offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Los Altos, CANational
Activity director
Activity director
57.1%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
31%
0.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
23.8%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
45.2%
6.3%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
57.1%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
50%
6.4%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
42.9%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
47.6%
0.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
45.2%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
54.8%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
54.8%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
31%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
33.3%
0.2%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
54.8%
0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sunrise of San Mateo, Cogir of Fremont Senior Living and Sunrise of Sunnyvale are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near Los Altos, California. See full list of communities.
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