San Diego, CA · 14 state-listed capacity
Senior Care in San Diego, California
Compare local communities with the records each regulator publishes. CMS nursing-home ratings and staffing are kept separate from state assisted-living license records, and partnership never affects the list. Use the records to compare and tour, then confirm current pricing, care acceptance, and openings directly with each community.
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Cost of senior care in San Diego
Local San Diego-area estimates: source-specific state benchmarks adjusted for local prices; skilled-nursing, care-home, and CCRC bands are labeled derived models. Use these as planning benchmarks; request written, current all-in pricing from each community before deciding.
Source scope: Source-specific 2024 and 2025 observations; each band identifies its publisher and derivation; adjusted to San Diego using federal (BEA) regional price data. Methodology
The best time to decide is before a crisis decides for you
Most families start this search after a fall, a hospital stay, or a caregiver reaching a breaking point — and end up choosing from whatever has a bed open that week. Families who plan even a few weeks ahead get to choose on quality, fit, and price instead of availability alone.
- Move-ins take time: assessments, paperwork, and preparation typically run 2–6 weeks in San Diego.
- Openings can change quickly:if a community's location and care options look promising, tour early and confirm its current process directly.
- Touring costs nothing and commits you to nothing — but it turns a future emergency into a calm, informed choice.
Showing 60 of 240 communities in San Diego
Listed in neutral name order with source labels. State licensing records are not converted into CMS-style ratings, and CMS fields are not combined into a Haven score.

San Diego, CA · 60 state-listed capacity

Carlsbad, CA · 80 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 60 state-listed capacity

Chula Vista, CA · 80 state-listed capacity

Oceanside, CA · 95 state-listed capacity

Alpine, CA · 38 state-listed capacity

Vista, CA · 15 state-listed capacity

Vista, CA · 98 state-listed capacity

Spring Valley, CA · 50 certified beds

Escondido, CA · 10 state-listed capacity
La Mesa, CA · 100 certified beds

San Diego, CA · 53 certified beds

Vista, CA · 12 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 185 state-listed capacity

La Jolla, CA · 45 state-listed capacity
Encinitas, CA · 120 certified beds
Escondido, CA · 12 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 194 certified beds
Alpine, CA · 12 state-listed capacity
Carlsbad, CA · 45 certified beds
San Diego, CA · 125 state-listed capacity
San Diego, CA · 45 certified beds
San Diego, CA · 17 state-listed capacity

Lemon Grove, CA · 99 certified beds
Cardiff By the Sea, CA · 175 state-listed capacity
La Jolla, CA · 220 state-listed capacity
San Diego, CA · 184 state-listed capacity

Chula Vista, CA · 145 state-listed capacity

Poway, CA · 149 certified beds
El Cajon, CA · 56 certified beds

San Diego, CA · 99 certified beds

Spring Valley, CA · 68 certified beds

Oceanside, CA · 186 state-listed capacity

San Marcos, CA · 245 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 133 state-listed capacity
Vista, CA · 8 state-listed capacity
Carlsbad, CA · 33 certified beds

San Diego, CA · 120 certified beds
El Cajon, CA · 144 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 99 certified beds

La Jolla, CA · 249 state-listed capacity
El Cajon, CA · 99 state-listed capacity
National City, CA · 99 certified beds

National City, CA · 150 state-listed capacity

San Marcos, CA · 15 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 70 state-listed capacity

La Mesa, CA · 119 certified beds

Coronado, CA · 120 state-listed capacity

El Cajon, CA · 96 certified beds
Escondido, CA · 30 state-listed capacity

Fallbrook, CA · 16 state-listed capacity

El Cajon, CA · 305 certified beds
La Mesa, CA · 99 certified beds

San Marcos, CA · 15 state-listed capacity
Spring Valley, CA · 435 state-listed capacity

Escondido, CA · 38 state-listed capacity

Escondido, CA · 293 state-listed capacity

La Mesa, CA · 7 state-listed capacity
Santee, CA · 192 certified beds
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These additional records use the same source labels and order as the listings above and are not hidden because they are not partners. Open each profile to see which regulator, community, or market source supports its displayed facts.

Escondido, CA · 7 state-listed capacity

Encinitas, CA · 99 certified beds
El Cajon, CA · 15 state-listed capacity

Escondido, CA · 180 certified beds

Escondido, CA · 143 state-listed capacity

Oceanside, CA · 175 state-listed capacity

Oceanside, CA · 200 state-listed capacity

Fallbrook, CA · 93 certified beds

Chula Vista, CA · 560 state-listed capacity
National City, CA · 104 certified beds

Escondido, CA · 101 state-listed capacity

Carlsbad, CA · 15 state-listed capacity
San Diego, CA · 684 state-listed capacity
Carlsbad, CA · 94 certified beds
Carlsbad, CA · 95 state-listed capacity
San Diego, CA · 99 certified beds
San Diego, CA · 113 state-listed capacity

El Cajon, CA · 110 state-listed capacity

El Cajon, CA · 99 certified beds
La Mesa, CA

La Mesa, CA · 64 state-listed capacity
La Mesa, CA · 425 state-listed capacity

La Mesa, CA · 30 certified beds
La Mesa, CA · 90 certified beds

Oceanside, CA · 294 state-listed capacity
San Diego, CA · 30 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 43 certified beds

Oceanside, CA · 78 state-listed capacity
Escondido, CA · 15 state-listed capacity
Escondido, CA · 15 state-listed capacity
Escondido, CA · 15 state-listed capacity
Escondido, CA · 15 state-listed capacity
Escondido, CA · 15 state-listed capacity
Escondido, CA · 15 state-listed capacity
Escondido, CA · 15 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 96 certified beds

National City, CA · 98 certified beds

Poway, CA · 21 state-listed capacity
Lakeside, CA · 12 state-listed capacity

Chula Vista, CA · 96 state-listed capacity

Escondido, CA · 123 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 76 state-listed capacity

Chula Vista, CA · 137 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 100 state-listed capacity
San Diego, CA · 40 state-listed capacity
San Diego, CA · 128 certified beds
Vista, CA · 18 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 98 certified beds

Vista, CA · 14 state-listed capacity

Carlsbad, CA · 1233 state-listed capacity

La Jolla, CA · 161 certified beds

Carlsbad, CA · 125 state-listed capacity

La Mesa, CA · 94 certified beds

Oceanside, CA · 93 certified beds

Solana Beach, CA · 130 state-listed capacity
El Cajon, CA · 177 state-listed capacity

Carlsbad, CA · 214 state-listed capacity

Lakeside, CA · 17 state-listed capacity
Lakeside, CA · 94 certified beds
Santee, CA · 180 state-listed capacity

Escondido, CA · 198 state-listed capacity
Encinitas, CA · 77 state-listed capacity
Lemon Grove, CA · 158 certified beds
El Cajon, CA · 68 state-listed capacity

El Cajon, CA · 99 certified beds
San Diego, CA · 12 state-listed capacity
San Marcos, CA · 11 state-listed capacity
Vista, CA · 12 state-listed capacity
Escondido, CA · 31 state-listed capacity

Escondido, CA · 19 certified beds

San Marcos, CA · 170 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 100 state-listed capacity
La Mesa, CA · 30 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 75 certified beds
La Jolla, CA · 52 state-listed capacity

Lemon Grove, CA · 219 state-listed capacity

La Mesa, CA · 225 state-listed capacity
Spring Valley, CA · 90 certified beds
National City, CA · 98 certified beds
San Diego, CA · 145 state-listed capacity
Escondido, CA · 13 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 214 state-listed capacity

Escondido Hills, CA · 160 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 92 state-listed capacity

Oceanside, CA · 123 state-listed capacity

Escondido, CA · 120 certified beds

Oceanside, CA · 165 state-listed capacity

Oceanside, CA

Poway, CA · 72 state-listed capacity

Escondido, CA · 98 certified beds

Escondido, CA · 74 certified beds
National City, CA · 86 certified beds
National City, CA · 50 state-listed capacity

El Cajon, CA · 52 certified beds
National City, CA · 70 state-listed capacity
El Cajon, CA · 15 state-listed capacity

La Mesa, CA · 60 certified beds

National City, CA · 85 state-listed capacity
Poway, CA · 15 state-listed capacity
Poway, CA · 32 state-listed capacity
Poway, CA · 24 state-listed capacity

Poway, CA · 99 certified beds
Ramona, CA · 68 state-listed capacity
Ramona, CA · 28 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 120 state-listed capacity

Vista, CA · 172 state-listed capacity
Encinitas, CA · 42 state-listed capacity
Escondido, CA · 210 state-listed capacity
Escondido, CA · 59 certified beds

Fallbrook, CA · 75 state-listed capacity
La Mesa, CA · 9 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 140 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 162 certified beds
San Diego, CA · 68 state-listed capacity
Poway, CA · 15 state-listed capacity
San Diego, CA · 45 certified beds
Vista, CA · 15 state-listed capacity

El Cajon, CA · 240 certified beds

Vista, CA · 187 certified beds

Carlsbad, CA · 226 state-listed capacity

Escondido, CA · 16 state-listed capacity

Vista, CA · 48 state-listed capacity

Chula Vista, CA · 100 certified beds

Encinitas, CA · 122 state-listed capacity

Escondido, CA · 104 state-listed capacity
Fallbrook, CA · 145 state-listed capacity
San Diego, CA · 285 state-listed capacity
San Marcos, CA · 160 state-listed capacity

Poway, CA · 15 state-listed capacity

El Cajon, CA · 65 certified beds

Chula Vista, CA · 99 certified beds

San Diego, CA · 200 state-listed capacity

Chula Vista, CA · 300 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 200 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 59 certified beds
Santee, CA · 105 certified beds

San Diego, CA · 150 state-listed capacity

El Cajon, CA · 256 certified beds
El Cajon, CA · 10 state-listed capacity

Encinitas, CA · 56 state-listed capacity
Imperial Beach, CA · 32 state-listed capacity

Lemon Grove, CA · 110 state-listed capacity
Carlsbad, CA · 120 state-listed capacity
Oceanside, CA · 136 state-listed capacity
Lakeside, CA · 21 state-listed capacity

Poway, CA · 15 state-listed capacity
Carlsbad, CA · 8 state-listed capacity

La Jolla, CA · 59 certified beds
Encinitas, CA · 58 certified beds

San Diego, CA · 133 certified beds
El Cajon, CA · 19 certified beds

San Diego, CA · 305 certified beds

San Diego, CA · 59 certified beds
Poway, CA · 129 certified beds
San Diego, CA · 12 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 87 certified beds

Escondido, CA · 59 certified beds
Chula Vista, CA · 55 state-listed capacity
Chula Vista, CA · 180 certified beds

San Diego, CA · 60 certified beds

El Cajon, CA · 120 certified beds

Escondido, CA · 10 state-listed capacity

Coronado, CA · 122 certified beds

El Cajon, CA · 151 certified beds

San Diego, CA · 85 state-listed capacity

Escondido, CA · 29 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 299 certified beds
San Marcos, CA · 118 certified beds

Escondido, CA · 96 state-listed capacity

Vista, CA · 99 state-listed capacity
Vista, CA · 119 certified beds
Vista, CA · 15 state-listed capacity

Vista, CA · 176 certified beds

San Diego, CA · 511 state-listed capacity
Chula Vista, CA · 105 state-listed capacity

San Diego, CA · 138 state-listed capacity
Encinitas, CA · 101 state-listed capacity
Escondido, CA · 200 state-listed capacity
La Mesa, CA · 164 state-listed capacity

La Jolla, CA · 299 state-listed capacity
Frequently asked questions
How much does senior living cost in San Diego, CA?
In the San Diego, CA area, assisted living typically runs $5,940–$9,290/month (benchmark median $7,430), memory care $5,540–$8,650/month (benchmark median $6,920), and skilled nursing $11,230–$16,870/month (planning midpoint $13,580) — local estimates built from source-specific published benchmarks adjusted for area prices. The publishers and observation periods differ, so do not turn the care-level figures into a percentage comparison. Use them for planning, then request a written, current all-in price from each community that fits your needs.
What source facts are available for the 240 communities on this page?
CMS-backed skilled-nursing profiles can show Care Compare overall stars, health inspections, staffing, quality measures, fines, and citation history. Assisted living and memory care are state-regulated, so we show state-license records separately rather than converting them into CMS-style ratings or a Haven score. Partnership never changes whether an eligible public record appears.
Is Haven really free for families?
Yes. Haven's public research tools are free for families. This deployment does not accept a family request or make a referral, so no placement fee or payment path is active here. In markets with verified official-roster coverage, we show every licensed community — not just paying partners; elsewhere we identify the source and coverage on the page.
What's the difference between assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing?
Assisted living helps with daily activities while preserving independence. Memory care is a secured setting with specially trained staff for dementia. Skilled nursing provides 24/7 licensed medical care and rehab. Not sure which fits? Take our free 2-minute care assessment.