Bosworth Gardens II
793 Wichita Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92019
"Bosworth Gardens RCFE is focused on providing high-quality service and customer satisfaction - we will do everything we can to meet your exp..."
READ MOREOur comprehensive listings and authentic reviews in El Cajon, CA below include 325 Assisted Living facilities with 1381 reviews. On average in El Cajon, residents and their loved ones rate Assisted Living options 4.0 out of 5 stars.
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793 Wichita Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92019
"Bosworth Gardens RCFE is focused on providing high-quality service and customer satisfaction - we will do everything we can to meet your exp..."
READ MORE11588 Via Rancho San Diego, El Cajon, CA 92019
4.5
(27 reviews)
"The staff at La Vida Real was nice, accommodating, and welcoming. The inside was very clean. There were activities going and somebody was cooking some kind of Danish or something with a few of the residents. I saw two people in their rooms, but every..."
READ MORE1515 Jamacha Way, El Cajon, CA 92019
4.7
(4 reviews)
"Donald was at Good Samaritan for only 3 or 4 days. The facility is very neat, very clean, exceptionally well-organized and thought about, and had very concerned, very caring people. Some of the places we went to had an odor, whether bad or good. Like..."
READ MORE660 Van Houten Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92020
4.2
(5 reviews)
"My mom was a resident at Parkway Gardens before she passed away, the faculty always treated her with the utmost respect and was always there whenever Mom needed anything. She was treated great. The place was clean and did not have a bad smell. ..."
READ MORE768 Dorothy Street, El Cajon, CA 92019
3.8
(6 reviews)
"I have my own room in Lo-Har Senior Living. They help me with showers, they provide three meals a day, they help me with medications, they clean the room, and they wash my laundry. They have an activity where they go to the park and they celebrate bi..."
READ MORE2083 Greenfield Drive, El Cajon, CA 92019
5.0
(1 reviews)
"The staff at Rose House Residential is excellent. There are ladies who work with Mom, and the crew is wonderful. The rooms are very clean. Mom is in a shared room with 2 twin beds, dressers, and closet space. They do chair exercises,and they have a r..."
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789 Skyview Street, El Cajon, CA 92020
5.0
(1 reviews)
"I am very satisfied with New Dawn, and I have no complaints. They take good care of my husband. It's a board and care home. The food appears to be adequate and nutritious. The staff is very good...."
READ MORE1863 Dehesa Road, El Cajon, CA 92019
5.0
(1 reviews)
"We visited Rose House and met with the owner who was really kind and nice, and we liked her. We liked the room at the end corner. The residents were so friendly and loved the place. It was a small facility...."
READ MORE11945 Via Hacienda, El Cajon, CA 92019
5.0
(1 reviews)
"My mother is at Rancho San Diego right now. It is a converted house with three bedrooms set up with two beds, nightstands, dressers, and a closet in each. The house has central air and central heat. They serve very large portions of very American foo..."
READ MORE1340 E. Madison Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92021
3.2
(4 reviews)
"My brother is in Granite Hills Healthcare and Wellness Centre. The staff has been very attentive to our request. When we need to talk to the nurse's station, we get our request met. Talking to the social worker has been very helpful in terms of getti..."
READ MORE444 W. Lexington Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92020
3.3
(3 reviews)
"my sister is living at parkside,i apprediate the care, patients, they show in caring for my sister during her ajusting from a vey independent lady, now a bit confused, needing her lifes needs in the hands of trusting caring trained people.the facili..."
READ MORE151 Claydelle Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92020
3.5
(2 reviews)
"My brother is in Somerset for a month and a half now. The place is very convenient, and we go there twice a day. The staff and caregiver were very nice and pretty attentive to everybody. The room is fine -- typical two to a room -- and they keep it c..."
READ MORE1946 La Cresta, El Cajon, CA 92021
4.0
(1 reviews)
"In placing a love one in an assisted living facility, my family most certainly did their homework. We placed my grandmother here because the staff was friendly, the location in convenient, the food is very good, and the rooms were very nice. We had..."
READ MORE306 SHADY LANE, El Cajon, CA 92021
3.0
(3 reviews)
"I visit my friend often here and feel that he is very well looked after. I noticed the comments on the food and my friend has never complained about the food to me. The portion size seems fine and he often goes back for seconds as they offer second..."
READ MORE700 Ballantyne Street, El Cajon, CA 92021
3.0
(1 reviews)
"We found a place for my mother. It is called Sandalwood Manor. Everything is good. It is a private residence that takes about six people. Mom has been there for only two weeks, and so far, we are very happy with it. Her room there is better than what..."
READ MORE655 S Mollison Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020
1.0
(2 reviews)
"If you are even considering putting your family member in this facility--RUN the other direction. Residents are sitting in the parking lot, chainsmoking, looking in dumpsters for food and harassing customers and employees of local businesses. Becaus..."
READ MORE635 SOUTH MAGNOLIA, El Cajon, CA 92020
1412 Groveland Terrace, El Cajon, CA 92021
"To learn more about this provider’s license and review other available state reports, please visit: California Department of Social Services..."
READ MORE1233 Cresthill Rd, El Cajon, CA 92021
"Serene Sunset is located in the Bostonia neighborhood of El Cajon just east of San Diego, CA. This quiet, hillside spot is minutes away from..."
READ MORE361 Elmira Street, El Cajon, CA 92019
"To learn more about this provider’s license and review other available state reports, please visit: California Department of Social Services..."
READ MOREIn El Cajon, assisted living facilities charge monthly rates of $5,475. This is $225 higher than California's norm, and it exceeds the national average by nearly $1,000. El Cajon is a budget-friendly alternative to El Centro, where facilities charge monthly fees of $6,150. Local care costs are also competitive compared to rates in Oxnard, which average $5,750. In nearby Los Angeles, fees are a little lower than in El Cajon at $5,250, and opting for care in Riverside offers a potential monthly savings of $1,475.
El Cajon
$5,475
California
$5,250
United States
$4,500
El Centro
$6,150
Riverside
$4,000
Los Angeles
$5,250
Oxnard
$5,750
Seniors in El Cajon pay $5,475 per month on average for assisted living.
Seniors in El Cajon can receive financial assistance through the Med-Cali Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Assisted Living Waiver (ALW), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or the optional state supplement (OSS).
Learn more about these programs, plus who’s eligible, on our Assisted Living in California page.
While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for assisted living, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance assisted living costs include:
For more information about different ways to finance assisted living, visit our Assisted Living in California page.
Compared to other long-term care options, assisted living is competitively priced at $5,475 per month. This is roughly $1,000 less than in-home care and home health care, which feature comparable care services in the individual’s home. Assisted living costs about $3,900 less than nursing home care, which provides around-the-clock medical care and monitoring. However, seniors may save $3,400 per month by choosing adult day health care, which features daytime care in a community setting.
In-Home Care
$6,387
Home Health Care
$6,473
Adult Day Health Care
$2,058
Assisted Living Facility
$5,475
Nursing Home Facility (semiprivate room)
$9,384
Note: Data for El Cajon was unavailable, so data for the nearest city, San Diego, was used instead.
El Cajon and the surrounding area are home to numerous government agencies and non-profit organizations offering help for seniors searching for or currently residing in an assisted living 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 assisted living resources in El Cajon, please visit our Assisted Living in California page.
El Cajon Assisted Living Communities must adhere to the comprehensive set of state laws and regulations that all Assisted Living facilities in are required to follow. Visit our Assisted Living in California page for more information about these laws.
Assisted Living
Linn
5.0
Review of Lo-Har Senior Living
I have my own room in Lo-Har Senior Living. They help me with showers, they provide three meals a day, they help me with medications, they clean the room, and they wash my laundry. They have an...
Assisted Living
sburdick1956
5.0
Review of Parkway Gardens Retirement Care Home
My mom was a resident at Parkway Gardens before she passed away, the faculty always treated her with the utmost respect and was always there whenever Mom needed anything. She was treated great. ...
Assisted Living
Valerie
4.0
Review of Lo-Har Senior Living
I visited Lo-Har Senior Living. We stood at the gate for the longest time waiting for somebody to come greet us. We had an appointment, but it didn't seem like it. Once we got to talking and...