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Orange 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 89 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Orange, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Orange is about $5,057, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 2214 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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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.
On 33 beautifully landscaped acres in Fullerton, California, Morningside is a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) ideally located in Orange County, just 25 miles from Los Angeles. Orange County beaches are even closer. Here, residents enjoy a mild Mediterranean climate and a light daily...
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The things that stood out to me the most: -The kindness of all the staff. Very positive attitude and extremely caring toward the residents and their families. They knew everyone by name. -The overall feeling...
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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.
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They do a good job. It's a really clean place. I have no complaints about them. My loved one is kept clean, and is well looked after. After a broken bone she came here for rehab and we may keep her here long...
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.
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My dad is doing very well and I have no complaints and I have not heard anything negative from him. He has the biggest room next to dining room, activity room, and everything else. It is a fantastic room...
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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.
As a well-established retirement community in Fullerton, Acacia Villas provides a warm, family-like environment in a comfortable, homey atmosphere. Acacia Villas features 66 apartments, two large living rooms with a large-screen television, an attractively landscaped central courtyard, and a...
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Writing about Anaheim Crown Plaza: my home As each month goes by , I’ve become more certain that this is my permanent residence. I’ve been President of Resident Council for 14 years and while people have...
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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.
The Anaheim Crown Plaza in Anaheim, California is here to make your loved one's journey into retirement a pleasant one. Dine on the shaded patio or take a stroll across our exquisitely landscaped yard for a breath of fresh air in this resort-like retirement community. Our staff are not only here...
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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.
Do not worry about your loved one, entrust their care to us. Comprehensive program designed to create the best quality of life possible while meeting resident's medical needs. Our trained staff works closely with the physician to obtain maximum therapeutic results from the treatment programs. We...
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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.
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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.
Chapman Care Center is a state-of-the-art therapy and nursing facility committed to the successful rehabilitation of our patients based on their individual needs. Our skilled-nursing, rehabilitation, and subacute care services are all designed to restore patients to the highest possible degree of...
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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.
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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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.
La Palma Nursing Center is a smaller facility that provides attentive care for all of our residents. This family-like environment is designed to help each individual with their personalized rehabilitative goals. We foster independence through our services and therapies while supporting the needs...
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.
We care with dignity and excellence. Join our caring ans supportive staff in caring for your loved ones. Combined with highly skilled and trained personnel, beautiful grounds and the support of a very caring corporation, we are at your service. We provide a specialized Korean unit which offers...
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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.
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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.
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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.
Luxury at it's best....(Brookhurst Royale) is truly resort style living. With it's fine furnishings, custom window treatments and carpeting throughout the community. Extremely spacious floor plans include a galley style kitchen with dining area, fully appointed living room, private bath, and...
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Provides: Assisted Living, 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.
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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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Alterra Wynwood is an assisted living residence that is purposefully designed to meet the needs of the frail elderly in a comfortable, home-like environment. Alterra Wynwood features a “neighborhood” concept, with six small neighborhoods of resident rooms clustered around dining and living...

Cost of nursing homes in Orange, CA

The average cost of senior living in Orange is $5,057 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include La Habra Heights, CA with an average of $4,805 per month.

Nursing homes costs in Orange, CA, vs. nearby cities

Orange, CA
$5,057/mo
$4,981/mo

Nursing homes costs in Orange, CA, vs. state and national averages

Orange, CA
$5,057/mo
U.S. national average
$4,946/mo

Nursing homes costs in Orange, CA, vs. other senior living options

$5,020/mo
Nursing Homes
$5,057/mo

Nursing homes costs in Orange, CA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,339/mo
Studio
$5,481/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,048/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,597/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$7,336/mo

Senior living costs in Orange 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: Orange, CA
Column state: California
Column national: U.S.
Community typeOrange, CACaliforniaU.S.
Nursing Homes$5,057/mo$5,456/mo$4,946/mo
Assisted Living$4,072/mo$4,503/mo$4,698/mo
Memory Care$5,020/mo$5,456/mo$4,946/mo
Independent Living$4,053/mo$4,696/mo$4,153/mo
Nursing Homes
Orange, CA:$5,057/mo
California:$5,456/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Assisted Living
Orange, CA:$4,072/mo
California:$4,503/mo
U.S.:$4,698/mo
Memory Care
Orange, CA:$5,020/mo
California:$5,456/mo
U.S.:$4,946/mo
Independent Living
Orange, CA:$4,053/mo
California:$4,696/mo
U.S.:$4,153/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Orange, CA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in Orange 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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Nursing homes cost trends in Orange, CA

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Orange 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 median 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
Orange, CA$5,537/mo$5,173/mo+7.0%
California$5,900/mo$5,602/mo+5.3%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Orange, CA
2024 average cost:$5,537/mo
2023 average cost:$5,173/mo
Percent change:+7.0%
California
2024 average cost:$5,900/mo
2023 average cost:$5,602/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
National
2024 average cost:$5,667/mo
2023 average cost:$5,383/mo
Percent change:+5.3%
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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 nursing homes in Orange

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Orange

Kirkwood Orange

5.0
My loved one received excellent, loving care from the Kirkwood family. I highly recommend this facility. The staff is very responsive to all my concerns. I highly recommend this facility. My loved one was very happy there.

La Posada Assisted Living and Memory Care in Whittier, CA

5.0
Everything seems to rate a 10. With the exception of house cleaning. My sister notices when my mom's recliner is up there's stuff under it and around. As for myself when I've called about issues I haven't gotten a call back or I have to call again to have the director call me back. My ...
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Vista Del Mar Senior Living in Long Beach, CA

4.8
My Brother has been a resident of Vista del Mar Senior Living for nearly 3 years, and we were very happy with our choice. We had problems finding another Assisted Living facility in Culver City, and Vista del Mar was perfect. It has met all of my Brother's needs and he has been very happy ...
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Orange nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Orange nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Orange, 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 Orange 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 Orange that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Orange, CANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
64.9%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
50%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
89.2%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
90.5%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
71.6%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
31.1%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
86.5%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
55.4%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
70.3%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Orange 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 Orange Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Orange, CANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
63.5%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
48.6%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
58.1%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
27%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Orange 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 Orange partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Orange, CANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
41.9%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
56.8%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
54.1%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
62.2%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Orange 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 Orange communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Orange, CANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
47.3%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
51.4%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
48.6%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
29.7%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Orange 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 Orange offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Orange, CANational
Activity director
Activity director
59.5%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
35.1%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
37.8%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
59.5%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
58.1%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
66.2%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
45.9%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
35.1%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
50%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
55.4%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
56.8%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
32.4%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
29.7%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
56.8%
0.4%
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