Memory Care Communities in Emeryville, California

Memory Care costs in Emeryville start around $4,950 per month on average, while the nationwide average cost of memory care is $5,694 per month.

It’s important to note that memory care rates in Emeryville and the surrounding suburbs can vary widely based on factors such as location, the level of care needed, apartment size and the types of amenities offered at each community.

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.

Emeryville, CA, is a northern suburb of the larger Bay Area city of Oakland, where 11,700 people live just south of Berkeley. About 13 percent of Emeryville's residents are seniors aged 65 and over, many of them living with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia, Huntington's disease and  Parkinson's disease.

Seniors with dementia, whose conditions require full-time care from trained staff, have 23 memory care facilities within Emeryville, with many more in the surrounding communities. Memory care, skilled nursing and assisted living properties are all regulated as long-term residential care facilities in the state of California, and all are licensed through the California Department of Social Services Adult Care Licensing Program.

• Emeryville's weather is substantially the same as in neighboring Oakland. This area is right on the bay, so temperatures remain stable and mild. Summer highs average 74 degrees Fahrenheit, winter lows average 44 degrees Fahrenheit, and the area gets 24 inches of rain in a typical year. Calm days can see poor air quality in Emeryville, which poses an occasional hazard for seniors with asthma.
  
• The cost of living in Emeryville is 74 percent higher than the average nationwide, but only 5 percent higher than the average for California. Healthcare, which is of special concern for seniors in memory care, is actually 2 percent less expensive in Emeryville than it is nationally.
  
• Crime in Emeryville is down from its 2012 highs, but the overall rate is still more than four times the national average. Most of this crime is theft, while violent crime remains close to the national average. Seniors in memory care, who generally don't drive and who are supervised while going outdoors, are generally safe from the most common crimes committed in Emeryville.
  
• The Emeryville area is home to world-class medical facilities, including those specializing in brain health and dementia care such as Alta Bates Summit Medical Center and Alameda Hospital, in the event of medical emergencies or illness.