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10 Best Nursing Homes in Stanford, CA

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Stanford 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 52 nursing homes, assisted living, and memory care communities in Stanford, the best fit for your loved one will depend on their budget and needs. The cost of nursing home care in Stanford is about $6,542, but costs tend to increase as care needs increase. To learn more, browse our 451 reviews and explore the services and amenities available in your area.

 

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Nursing Homes Facilities near Stanford, CA

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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: 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.
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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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: Memory Care
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.
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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: 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.
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: Memory Care, Home Care
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.
Home Care: Home care relies on trained aides to provide companionship and non-medical care for seniors living at home.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent 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.
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.
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.

Cost of nursing homes in Stanford, CA

The average cost of senior living in Stanford is $6,542 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Hillsborough, CA with an average of $6,436 per month.

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

Stanford, CA
$6,542/mo
$6,532/mo
$6,454/mo

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

Stanford, CA
$6,542/mo
U.S. national average
$5,004/mo

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

$6,561/mo
Nursing Homes
$6,542/mo

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

Semi-Private
$7,264/mo
Studio
$7,493/mo
1 Bedroom
$9,728/mo
2 Bedroom
$9,857/mo

Senior living costs in Stanford 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: Stanford, CA
Column state: California
Column national: U.S.
Community typeStanford, CACaliforniaU.S.
Nursing Homes$6,542/mo$5,458/mo$5,004/mo
Assisted Living$5,055/mo$4,503/mo$4,740/mo
Memory Care$6,561/mo$5,458/mo$5,004/mo
Independent Living$5,827/mo$4,697/mo$4,203/mo
Nursing Homes
Stanford, CA:$6,542/mo
California:$5,458/mo
U.S.:$5,004/mo
Assisted Living
Stanford, CA:$5,055/mo
California:$4,503/mo
U.S.:$4,740/mo
Memory Care
Stanford, CA:$6,561/mo
California:$5,458/mo
U.S.:$5,004/mo
Independent Living
Stanford, CA:$5,827/mo
California:$4,697/mo
U.S.:$4,203/mo
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Nursing homes costs in Stanford, CA, over time

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

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in Stanford 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
Stanford, CA$8,857/mo$7,589/mo+16.7%
California$5,900/mo$5,602/mo+5.3%
National$5,667/mo$5,383/mo+5.3%
Stanford, CA
2024 average cost:$8,857/mo
2023 average cost:$7,589/mo
Percent change:+16.7%
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 Stanford

Recent reviews for nursing homes in Stanford

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 .

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

Oak Creek in Castro Valley, CA

4.5
They really care about their residents. Many employees have worked there for decades. They are very caring and attend to specific needs of their residents. You do need to stay on top of them about certain hygiene issues. They do not raise rates based on care levels and include so many items in ...
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Stanford nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Stanford nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Stanford, 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 Stanford 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 Stanford that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Stanford, CANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
52.6%
2.5%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
28.9%
9.8%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
81.6%
23.5%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
84.2%
23.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
57.9%
10%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
28.9%
0.8%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
84.2%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
60.5%
7%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
65.8%
17.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Stanford 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 Stanford Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Stanford, CANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
60.5%
4%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
39.5%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
55.3%
5.5%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
31.6%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Stanford 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 Stanford partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Stanford, CANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
31.6%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
50%
1.4%
No sugar
No sugar
47.4%
1.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
52.6%
3.6%
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Availability of select dining options in Stanford 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 Stanford communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Stanford, CANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
36.8%
0.2%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
42.1%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
36.8%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
21.1%
0.7%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%

Availability of select programs and activities in Stanford 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 Stanford offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Stanford, CANational
Activity director
Activity director
52.6%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
36.8%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
23.7%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
47.4%
6.5%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
55.3%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
50%
6.7%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
44.7%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
39.5%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
44.7%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
55.3%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
55.3%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
23.7%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
18.4%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
55.3%
0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions

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