Memory Care Communities in Tarzana, California

Memory Care costs in Tarzana start around $7,750 per month on average, while the nationwide average cost of memory care is $5,743 per month.

It’s important to note that memory care rates in Tarzana 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.

Tarzana is a small community in the suburbs of Santa Clarita, CA, part of the larger Los Angeles metro area. Santa Clarita is home to 211,000 people, 11 percent of whom are seniors age 65 and over, many of which have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease or another form of dementia. 

The area in and around Tarzana has 31 memory care facilities for seniors, many of them associated with assisted living communities in the same network. All residential adult care facilities in California must be licensed through the California Department of Social Services Adult Care Licensing Program, which inspects and reports on conditions at memory care facilities statewide.

• Tarzana's weather is similar to that of nearby Thousand Oaks, which is just west of town. Mild winter lows of 44 degrees Fahrenheit go easy on seniors with COPD, though summer average highs of 85 degrees make July and August potentially problematic for heat-sensitive seniors. Tarzana gets 16.6 inches of rain in a typical year, allowing for the occasional Southern California drought.
  
• The cost of living in Tarzana can be high, but in some categories that affect seniors, it can be significantly more affordable than the average elsewhere. Overall costs are 165 of the national average, which is slightly below the median cost for California. Healthcare, on the other hand, costs just 85 percent of the national median in Tarzana.
  
• Crime rates in Tarzana are very low in all categories. Violent crime is extremely low here, and overall rates for both violent and property crime are less than half the national figures.
  
• The Tarzana area is home to world-class medical facilities, including those specializing in brain health and dementia care such as West Hills Hospital and Sherman Oaks Hospital, in the event of medical emergencies or illness.