Assisted Living Communities in Mill Valley, California

In Mill Valley, assisted living communities charge approximately $6,319 for residential services, surpassing the state and national respective norms of $5,250 and $5,350 by hundreds of dollars each month. Similarly, local care costs exceed rates in nearby communities such as San Jose and Santa Cruz, where seniors pay respective monthly rates of around $6,000 and $5,550 for residential services. Rates in Vallejo run about $1,370 lower than in Mill Valley, and in Stockton, seniors pay around $2,670 less for care.

Mill Valley seniors pay a monthly median rate of $6,319 for assisted living.

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:

• Veterans Benefits
• Life Insurance Policy
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Reverse Mortgage

For more information about different ways to finance assisted living, visit our Assisted Living in California page.

With care costs coming in at a baseline of $6,319, assisted living ranks among the more budget-friendly senior care solutions in Mill Valley. This rate comes hundreds of dollars below private home-based options, such as in-home care, which comes in near $6,864 for nonmedical personal care, and home health care, which includes skilled nursing services for around $7,150. Additionally, nursing homes charge much higher rates of around $11,566 for specialized skilled nursing in an institutionalized setting. However, adult day health care, which provides nonresidential personal care and basic skilled nursing, costs about $4,370 less per month than assisted living.