Memory Care Communities in Granite Bay, California

Memory Care costs in Granite Bay start around $6,180 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 Granite Bay 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.

Granite Bay, CA, is an upscale residential suburban community in the northeastern Sacramento-Roseville metro area. Around 16.6 percent of Granite Bay's 20,000 people are seniors age 65 and over, many of whom are living with Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, advanced Parkinson's disease or another type of dementia that requires full-time care and supervision.

To accommodate local seniors with dementia, Granite Bay has 27 memory care facilities inside its area limits, with many more in neighboring Roseville, Citrus Heights and Folsom, CA. Memory care facilities are often located on or close to assisted living communities in their network, though staff training requirements are different at each type of property.

• Granite Bay's climate is essentially the same as that of neighboring Sacramento. Summer highs average 92 degrees Fahrenheit in August and September, while relatively mild winters average 38 degrees Fahrenheit with a slight dusting of snow every five years or so. Granite Bay gets 18.5 inches of rain a year, mostly in winter and spring, when the grassy hills send up pollen that can aggravate seniors' asthma.
  
• Granite Bay can be an expensive place to live, though more affordable shopping and transportation are easily accessed in the surrounding urbanized area. Overall, costs of living here are almost exactly double the national average, though much of this is the 420 percent premium on housing. Healthcare, which is of special concern for seniors, is actually 12 percent less expensive than the national average.
  
• Crime is very rare in Granite Bay. Property crimes are generally less than half the national average, while violent crime, in some categories, is less than one-fifth the national rate.
  
• The Granite Bay area is home to world-class medical facilities, including those specializing in brain health and dementia care such as Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center and Sutter Roseville Medical Center, in the event of medical emergencies or illness.