Atria Tamalpais Creek
853 Tamalpais Avenue, Novato, CA, 94947
4.0
(24 reviews)
"What makes Atria Tamalpais Creek the best senior living option in Marin County? It's our commitment to enhancing the lives of today's senior..."
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853 Tamalpais Avenue, Novato, CA, 94947
4.0
(24 reviews)
"What makes Atria Tamalpais Creek the best senior living option in Marin County? It's our commitment to enhancing the lives of today's senior..."
READ MORE1465 S Novato Blvd, Novato, CA, 94947
4.8
(6 reviews)
"I went to see Oakmont of Novato. It was very nice, very modern, very clean and very new. I didn't get to interact with the staff, just with the director who took me on tour and she was very nice. The room I saw was very nice. I saw that the residents..."
READ MORE1 Hamilton Hill, Novato, CA, 94949
5.0
(3 reviews)
"Located in Novato, California, The Bluffs at Hamilton Hills specializes in Assisted Living and Memory Care services. Residents enjoy a low-m..."
READ MORE275 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA, 94903
4.3
(15 reviews)
"Drake Terrace allows you the freedom to express yourself as you continue to learn and grow in this enriching environment. Our community offe..."
READ MORE111 Merrydale Road, San Rafael, CA, 94903
4.4
(8 reviews)
"The Cogir of San Rafael Memory Care is an exceptional memory care facility. They seem to know what they're doing. They only deal with memory care so they're not a split facility where a part of it is one thing and the other part is another. They're s..."
READ MORE1 Las Gallinas Ave, San Rafael, CA, 94903
4.6
(5 reviews)
"I liked them. I think that the living environment and the services they provided were good. The people seemed very caring and interested in each of the family members, especially the people that were potentially joining the community. I was looking a..."
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233 West End Avenue, San Rafael, CA, 94901
5.0
(1 reviews)
"Welcome to Greenwood Assisted Living. We help families simplify what can be a very hard and complex decision through excellent communicatio..."
READ MORE40 Meadow Way, San Geronimo, CA, 94963
" We are a privately owned, 6-bed Senior Care Home located in the heart of San Geronimo Valley. Just minutes from Spirit Rock and the SGV Co..."
READ MORE515 Northgate Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903
3.9
(15 reviews)
"We brought our mother to Almavia San Rafael in 2019 to be near her children and grandchildren in Marin and to provide the assistance she needed. She enjoyed Almavia’s offerings – daily yoga, arts and crafts activities, poetry sessions, rosary gathe..."
READ MOREThe California Department of Social Services handles the licensing and supervision of the state’s memory care communities. Such oversight ensures that seniors receive quality care in a clean, safe environment. It also provides for proper training for staff members, especially those helping seniors with memory loss. Seniors and their families can use the department’s website to find information about communities.
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Novato is part of Marin County and therefore belongs to the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities. This means that seniors can benefit from a county-wide action plan designed to make their lives healthier, more convenient and more active.
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Note: Residential memory care is usually offered in assisted living facilities, and in general, memory care rates tend to be 20-30% higher than assisted living rates. No national database currently tracks memory care costs in the United States, so we've estimated the monthly memory care costs listed below by adding 25% to the rates listed in Genworth's 2021 Cost of Care Survey.
Seniors in Novato can expect to pay about $7,875 per month for memory care, but they should keep in mind that costs can vary with accommodations and care packages.
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Memory care costs in Novato are on the high end of the cost spectrum. Prices in this city run about 28.6% higher than the national average and 16.7% higher than the California state average. Among other California cities, Santa Rosa shows more expensive rates than Novato at $8,810 per month, but most other cities offer lower prices. San Diego and Los Angeles are less expensive by $1,031 and $1,312, respectively. Stockton comes in even lower at $4,561.
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Novato
$7,875
California
$6,563
United States
$5,625
Tucson
$5,063
Santa Rosa
$8,810
San Diego
$6,844
Los Angeles
$6,563
Stockton
$4,561
Memory care is among the highest-priced senior care options in Novato because of the supervision and specialized services it provides. Only nursing homes are more expensive at $10,646 per month. Seniors who prefer to remain at home may save about $1,440 with home care or home health care, and assisted living costs less yet at $6,300. Adult day programming is the least expensive at $2,275 but may not be appropriate for some people.
Memory Care
$7,875
In-Home Care
$6,435
Home Health Care
$6,435
Adult Day Health Care
$2,275
Assisted Living Facility
$6,300
Nursing Home Facility (semiprivate room)
$10,646
Note: Data for Novato was unavailable, so data for the nearest city, Napa, was used instead.
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Learn more about these programs, plus who’s eligible, on our Memory Care in California page.
While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for memory care, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance memory care costs include:
For more information about different ways to finance memory care, visit our Memory Care in California page.
Novato and the surrounding area are home to numerous government agencies and non-profit organizations offering help for seniors searching for or currently residing in a memory care community. These organizations can also provide assistance in a number of other eldercare services such as geriatric care management, elder law advice, estate planning, finding home care and health and wellness programs.
To see a list of free memory care resources in Novato, please visit our Memory Care in California page.
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Novato-area memory care communities must adhere to the comprehensive set of state laws and regulations that all memory care communities in California are required to follow. Visit our Memory Care in California page for more information about these laws.
Memory Care
Jennifer
5.0
Review of Oakmont of Novato
I went to see Oakmont of Novato. It was very nice, very modern, very clean and very new. I didn't get to interact with the staff, just with the director who took me on tour and she was very nice....
Memory Care
Kimberly
5.0
Review of Oakmont of Novato
The Oakmont of Novato was lovely. We had an excellent tour, and the woman who gave me the tour was extremely professional and extremely knowledgeable about the care that they provided. Even though...