Memory Care Communities in Elk Grove, California

On average, memory care communities charge $6,531 per month in Elk Grove, comparable to California's norm. However, expenses exceed the national average by $906. Overall, care costs vary substantially throughout California, including in major cities. Memory care providers charge $1,531 less in Riverside, but prices soar nearly 34.9% higher in Santa Rosa. Some of the most affordable locations include Visalia and Madera, where seniors moving from Elk Grove may save up to $2,218‬ and $1,746, respectively.

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.

Memory care costs $6,531 per month in Elk Grove.

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:

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

For more information about different ways to finance memory care, visit our Memory Care in California page.

Memory care costs $6,531 in Elk Grove, so families may want to consider other options first. Assisted living costs $1,306 less than memory care, and some communities employ staff with dementia experience, enabling more specialized support. Adult day care offers personal care and companionship for $4,364 less than memory care but generally only during business hours. Nursing homes charge about 63% more than memory care for a semi-private room but offer 24-hour skilled nursing and intensive care for more frail seniors. In-home care and home health care — both $239‬ less than memory care — assist with daily activities and skilled nursing, respectively, within seniors' own homes.

In California, the Community Care Licensing Division of the Department of Social Services regulates memory care communities. The division's duties include performing regular audits of each licensed memory care provider and investigating the complaints of residents or their family members to ensure health and safety standard compliance.

• Elk Grove's low crime rates may give families peace of mind. Residents of the city experience violent crimes at a rate of 2.29 events per 1,000 people — much lower than California's average of 4.4 violent crimes. Property crimes also occur infrequently, with 17 out of 1,000 people experiencing this type of crime vs. an average of 24 in California and 19 nationwide.

• The overall cost of living trends high in Elk Grove. However, it's important to note that housing costs sit 80% above the norm, driving average expenses up significantly. Groceries and utilities, in comparison, only cost 6% more in the city than the national average.

• Elk Grove experiences hot summers and chilly winters. However, the region generally gets no annual snowfall and still sees 266 sunny days per year, greatly surpassing the national average of 205 days of sunshine.

• Elk Grove's high physician density provides 206 physicians for every 100,000 residents — just about equivalent to the national average. Health care costs nearly 10% less than usual in the city, despite most goods and services edging higher than the norm.

• Sacramento County's membership in the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities ensures that city planners in Elk Grove consider the needs of seniors when devising infrastructure improvements. They do this through an action plan that coordinates solutions to problems Elk Grove's seniors experience.

• Seniors can access about 33 hospitals within a 50-mile radius of Elk Grove. Many of these hospitals have won awards for outstanding patient care and surgical performance. For example, the John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center holds awards for excellence in joint replacements, pulmonary care and overall patient experience.

• Elk Grove receives mostly good ratings from the U.S. Air Quality Index, but pollution levels sometimes lower these ratings into the index's moderate category. Still, seniors in memory care spend a lot of time indoors, where staff can control air quality with filtration systems if needed.