Memory Care Communities in Yucaipa, California

Memory Care costs in Yucaipa start around $6,495 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 Yucaipa 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.

Yucaipa, CA, is a hillside residential community of 56,000 people, 14.7 percent of whom are seniors age 65 and above. Here, seniors with Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease and other forms of dementia live in one of the area's 62 licensed memory care facilities. These facilities offer long-term residential care for seniors who need daily help and supervision to live safely and well, and who depend on trained staff to help them follow a doctor's treatment plan for managing their conditions. Residential care facilities in Yucaipa, and the rest of the state, are licensed through the California State Department of Social Services Adult Care Licensing Program.

• Yucaipa has a climate very similar to San Bernardino, the largest community in the Inland Empire. Summers are long, hot and dry here, with sometimes troublesome dust that can aggravate seniors' COPD or asthma. Highs in August average 96 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter lows average 41 degrees Fahrenheit. This region gets 16 inches of rain in a year, though that total fluctuates with the state's twice-per-decade droughts.
  
• Yucaipa's cost of living is 31 percent higher than the national average, though this puts the High Desert community significantly below the cost of other California cities. Housing costs can be high by national standards, but seniors here who need medical care pay just 83 percent the typical cost in America.
  
• Crime in Yucaipa is mostly a matter of petty theft and some vandalism. Overall rates for all crime categories are 30 percent lower than the national average, and they're even somewhat lower than in neighboring communities. Violent crime rates are significantly lower in Yucaipa than elsewhere in the nation.
  
• The Yucaipa area is home to world-class medical facilities, including those specializing in brain health and dementia care such as Redlands Community Hospital and San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital, in the event of medical emergencies or illness.