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10 Best Nursing Homes in San Francisco County, CA

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San Francisco County 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 56 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in San Francisco County, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in San Francisco County is about $6,226, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 612 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near San Francisco County, CA

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The staff are very supportive, and the residents are welcoming, friendly, and interesting. The community also has some wonderful events: concerts, movies, even a yearly drag show! Great health center too....
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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I have known many residents of Buena Vista Manor House as a volunteer. The care is excellent and the atmosphere is warm. As a bonus, the food is delicious. I highly recommend Buena Vista Manor House to...
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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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
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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
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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
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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.
Belen's Residential Care Home To speak with an advisor about this community call: (866) 344-4946 565 Grove St San Francisco, CA 94102 Assisted Living Independent Living About Belen's Residential Care Home Belen's Residential Care Home is an assisted living community in San Francisco, California....
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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: 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.
On behalf of our team of caregivers and support staff, thank you for considering our healthcare center. We offer a full range of medical services to meet the individual needs of our residents, including short-term rehabilitative services and long-term skilled care. Working with the resident’s...
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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.
Merced Care - Three is a memory care provider and assisted living community located in San Francisco, County of San Francisco, California. With the year-round warm weather, the sandy beaches, and walking trails that lead to some of the most beautiful gardens and vegetation, you will feel like you...
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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: 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: 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.
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...
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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.
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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.
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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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
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.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
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: 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.
Elders Inn is a family owned and operated Memory Care and Assisted Living Community. Located in the West Alameda Business District, our community has wonderful sun-washed courtyards providing an oasis of calm and beauty, and are just steps away from restaurants and shopping. We are a licensed 52...
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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, 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
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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.

Cost of nursing homes in San Francisco County, CA

The average cost of senior living in San Francisco County is $6,226 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Corte Madera, CA with an average of $6,038 per month.

Nursing homes costs in San Francisco County, CA, vs. nearby counties

San Francisco County, CA
$6,226/mo
$6,246/mo

Nursing homes costs in San Francisco County, CA, vs. state and national averages

San Francisco County, CA
$6,226/mo
U.S. national average
$5,004/mo

Nursing homes costs in San Francisco County, CA, vs. other senior living options

$6,246/mo
Nursing Homes
$6,226/mo

Nursing homes costs in San Francisco County, CA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$6,845/mo
Studio
$7,920/mo
1 Bedroom
$9,253/mo
2 Bedroom
$14,059/mo

Senior living costs in San Francisco County 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: San Francisco County, CA
Column state: California
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSan Francisco County, CACaliforniaU.S.
Nursing Homes$6,226/mo$5,458/mo$5,004/mo
Assisted Living$5,047/mo$4,503/mo$4,740/mo
Memory Care$6,246/mo$5,458/mo$5,004/mo
Independent Living$5,626/mo$4,697/mo$4,203/mo
Nursing Homes
San Francisco County, CA:$6,226/mo
California:$5,458/mo
U.S.:$5,004/mo
Assisted Living
San Francisco County, CA:$5,047/mo
California:$4,503/mo
U.S.:$4,740/mo
Memory Care
San Francisco County, CA:$6,246/mo
California:$5,458/mo
U.S.:$5,004/mo
Independent Living
San Francisco County, CA:$5,626/mo
California:$4,697/mo
U.S.:$4,203/mo
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Nursing homes costs in San Francisco County, CA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in San Francisco County 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 San Francisco County, CA

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in San Francisco County 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
San Francisco County, CA$7,494/mo$8,228/mo-8.9%
California$5,900/mo$5,602/mo+5.3%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
San Francisco County, CA
2024 average cost:$7,494/mo
2023 average cost:$8,228/mo
Percent change:-8.9%
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 San Francisco County

Recent reviews for nursing homes in San Francisco County

Atria Park of Lafayette

5.0
All 5 stars. Atria Park of Lafayette is an excellent place. The caregivers were proactive in managing my moms medicines, all staff were very communicative with my family about my moms care. I would definitely recommend them to others looking.

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

AlmaVia of San Rafael

5.0
Great facility that is meeting all my parents needs! Great for memory care. The staff is very friendly and helpful to get them adjusted

San Francisco County nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in San Francisco County nursing homes 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 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 San Francisco County that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
San Francisco County, CANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
43.5%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
21.7%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
89.1%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
89.1%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
47.8%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
13%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
89.1%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
54.3%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
69.6%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in San Francisco County 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 San Francisco County Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
San Francisco County, CANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
50%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
19.6%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
39.1%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
17.4%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in San Francisco County 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 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
13%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
32.6%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
28.3%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
43.5%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in San Francisco County 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 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
32.6%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
32.6%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
37%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
17.4%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in San Francisco County 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 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
41.3%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
21.7%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
19.6%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
39.1%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
41.3%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
52.2%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
37%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
30.4%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
34.8%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
41.3%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
41.3%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
21.7%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
21.7%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
39.1%
0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Ivy Park at Cathedral Hill, Coterie Cathedral Hill and Sagebrook Senior Living at San Francisco are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near San Francisco County, California. See full list of communities.
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