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Adult Day Care in California

California has 1,535 licensed adult day care centers listed on ElderCareCosts across 1,618 cities. The median estimated cost statewide is $2,037/mo. Pick a city below for local pricing and provider listings, or request a personalized shortlist.

1,535 licensed adult day care centers listed.

Cost of adult day care in California

Median monthly price, California

$2,037/mo

Modeled range $1,945 – $2,214 how this range is derived

California $2,037 National median $2,058

Median costs for adult day care versus California and the middle state nationally. The 25th and 75th percentile rows are the modeled range explained on the methodology page; in the national column they are percentiles across state medians. Figures are estimates, not quotes.

Adult Day Care cost comparison (2025)
Adult Day CareCaliforniaNational
25th percentile$1,945/mo$1,798/mo
Median$2,037/mo$2,058/mo
75th percentile$2,214/mo$3,033/mo

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Why is this number different on other websites? Many directories quote a community's "starting at" rent, before care fees. This figure is the state survey median. It is an estimate to plan against, not a quote; ask each provider for its own number in writing. Our methodology →

Ways families typically pay

  • Private pay (savings, income, home equity)
  • Long-term care insurance
  • VA Aid & Attendance for eligible veterans and surviving spouses
  • Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) waivers, where eligible. Rules vary by state

Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.

California licensing & regulation

State-by-state licensing agency details and how to check a facility's complaint history for California are coming soon.

Medicaid & local resources in California

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in California resolve concerns about care and rights. Call 1-800-231-4024.

Official Ombudsman locator / program page

Source: State LTC Ombudsman.GOV

Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

Named programs below are from official state Medicaid agency pages. We list eligibility dollar amounts and wait lists only when a primary source is cited.

Source: State Medicaid program.GOV

Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.

Cities in California

Showing the 500 largest of 1,618 tracked cities.

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Counties in California

County pages carry the local Area Agency on Aging, the state Medicaid waiver contacts and, for nursing homes, what federal inspectors recorded. Ordered by how many adult day care providers each county holds.

All 41 California counties

Adult Day Care providers in California

Sample of licensed adult day care centers listed for California. City pages show fuller local inventories.

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Frequently asked questions

How many adult day care centers are listed in California?

We currently list 1535 licensed adult day care centers across California.

Which cities in California have adult day care listings?

We track 1618 California cities for adult day care. See the city list on this page for options near you.

Past 60 days in California: 1,573 added · 401 updated · 38 delisted. Most recent change Sep 2. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not confirmed licensing actions.

How to cite this page

Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, adult day care in California costs $2,037/month (median).

APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Adult Day Care in California. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 18, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/adult-day-care/california/

Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Adult Day Care in California." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed September 18, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/adult-day-care/california/.

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