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
● 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.
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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
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.GOVMedicaid 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.
- Medi-Cal long-term services and supports (LTSS). State Medicaid / LTSS entry point (DHCS Medi-Cal). Use for HCBS pathway discovery alongside named waivers.
Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
- Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
- 211
Local health and human services referrals.
- NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
- DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
- VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.
Cities in California
Showing the 500 largest of 1,618 tracked cities.
- Los Angeles
- San Diego
- San Jose
- San Francisco
- Fresno
- Sacramento
- Long Beach
- Oakland
- Bakersfield
- Anaheim
- Stockton
- Riverside
- Santa Ana
- Irvine
- Chula Vista
- Santa Clarita
- Fremont
- San Bernardino
- Modesto
- Fontana
- Moreno Valley
- Oxnard
- Huntington Beach
- Glendale
- Ontario
- Elk Grove
- Santa Rosa
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Oceanside
- Garden Grove
Show the other 470 cities in California
- Lancaster
- Palmdale
- Salinas
- Corona
- Hayward
- Roseville
- Sunnyvale
- Escondido
- Pomona
- Visalia
- Torrance
- Fullerton
- Orange
- Victorville
- Pasadena
- Santa Clara
- Simi Valley
- Thousand Oaks
- Clovis
- Vallejo
- Concord
- Fairfield
- Berkeley
- Antioch
- Richmond
- Carlsbad
- Murrieta
- East Los Angeles
- Temecula
- Downey
- Santa Maria
- Costa Mesa
- Menifee
- San Buenaventura (Ventura)
- West Covina
- Jurupa Valley
- El Monte
- Inglewood
- Burbank
- El Cajon
- Rialto
- San Mateo
- Vacaville
- Chico
- Daly City
- Hesperia
- Norwalk
- Vista
- Tracy
- Arden-Arcade
- San Marcos
- Redding
- Carson
- Compton
- Chino
- Mission Viejo
- Merced
- Indio
- South Gate
- Hemet
- Santa Monica
- Westminster
- Manteca
- San Leandro
- Santa Barbara
- Citrus Heights
- Lake Forest
- Whittier
- San Ramon
- Livermore
- Hawthorne
- Folsom
- Newport Beach
- Mountain View
- Buena Park
- Redwood City
- Rancho Cordova
- Alhambra
- Perris
- Lakewood
- Upland
- Tustin
- Milpitas
- Napa
- Chino Hills
- Alameda
- Pleasanton
- Carmichael
- Bellflower
- Pittsburg
- Apple Valley
- Redlands
- Rocklin
- Turlock
- Lake Elsinore
- Tulare
- Dublin
- Eastvale
- Camarillo
- Baldwin Park
- Walnut Creek
- Yuba City
- Redondo Beach
- Madera
- Lodi
- Union City
- Palo Alto
- Yorba Linda
- Davis
- Brentwood
- Castro Valley
- Lynwood
- South San Francisco
- Laguna Niguel
- San Clemente
- Porterville
- La Habra
- Woodland
- Santa Cruz
- Encinitas
- Montebello
- La Mesa
- Florence-Graham
- San Rafael
- Pico Rivera
- Hanford
- Gardena
- Santee
- Petaluma
- Monterey Park
- Gilroy
- National City
- Cupertino
- Highland
- Beaumont
- Fountain Valley
- South Whittier
- San Jacinto
- Arcadia
- West Sacramento
- Yucaipa
- Hacienda Heights
- Colton
- Diamond Bar
- Huntington Park
- Lincoln
- Placentia
- Novato
- Cathedral City
- Paramount
- Palm Desert
- Watsonville
- Delano
- Aliso Viejo
- El Dorado Hills
- Glendora
- Florin
- Rosemead
- Covina
- Cypress
- Ceres
- Azusa
- Poway
- San Luis Obispo
- Antelope
- North Highlands
- Cerritos
- Los Banos
- Brea
- La Mirada
- Rancho Santa Margarita
- Newark
- Rowland Heights
- Morgan Hill
- French Valley
- Oakley
- Palm Springs
- Rohnert Park
- El Centro
- Hollister
- Vineyard
- Lompoc
- Danville
- Coachella
- Campbell
- San Bruno
- Altadena
- Rancho Palos Verdes
- Culver City
- Stanton
- La Quinta
- Calexico
- San Gabriel
- Bell Gardens
- Adelanto
- Montclair
- Monrovia
- Wildomar
- Pacifica
- La Puente
- Martinez
- Claremont
- Foothill Farms
- Orangevale
- Moorpark
- Temple City
- San Juan Capistrano
- Lathrop
- La Presa
- West Hollywood
- Oildale
- Pleasant Hill
- Manhattan Beach
- Westmont
- San Dimas
- Desert Hot Springs
- Fair Oaks
- Foster City
- Dana Point
- Los Gatos
- Menlo Park
- Goleta
- Bell
- Atwater
- Fallbrook
- Spring Valley
- Seaside
- San Pablo
- Beverly Hills
- Orcutt
- El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)
- Santa Paula
- Banning
- Lawndale
- Laguna Hills
- Los Altos
- La Verne
- Burlingame
- Saratoga
- Temescal Valley
- Atascadero
- San Carlos
- Monterey
- Suisun City
- San Lorenzo
- East Palo Alto
- East Niles
- Eastern Goleta Valley
- Ridgecrest
- Lemon Grove
- Walnut
- Twentynine Palms
- Belmont
- Brawley
- Lemoore
- Benicia
- Sanger
- Wasco
- Soledad
- Hercules
- Windsor
- South Pasadena
- Eureka
- El Cerrito
- Galt
- North Tustin
- Imperial Beach
- Bloomington
- West Whittier-Los Nietos
- Reedley
- Mountain House
- Dinuba
- Lafayette
- Riverbank
- Loma Linda
- Barstow
- Norco
- Seal Beach
- Patterson
- Selma
- Maywood
- Bay Point
- Linda
- Ladera Ranch
- Rosemont
- San Fernando
- East San Gabriel
- West Rancho Dominguez
- Oakdale
- Laguna Beach
- Millbrae
- Calabasas
- Ramona
- Marina
- West Puente Valley
- Corcoran
- Lakeside
- Ashland
- Duarte
- West Carson
- Winter Gardens
- Cudahy
- Yucca Valley
- American Canyon
- Willowbrook
- Granite Bay
- Port Hueneme
- Rosamond
- Imperial
- Rancho San Diego
- South Lake Tahoe
- Shafter
- Stevenson Ranch
- Valinda
- East Hemet
- Greenfield
- Lomita
- La Cañada Flintridge
- Casa de Oro-Mount Helix
- Oroville
- Prunedale
- Agoura Hills
- Dixon
- La Crescenta-Montrose
- Arvin
- Orinda
- Lennox
- Albany
- South El Monte
- Mead Valley
- Hermosa Beach
- Chowchilla
- Coronado
- Rosedale
- Santa Fe Springs
- Pinole
- Stanford
- Arcata
- Valle Vista
- Phelan
- Olivehurst
- Arroyo Grande
- Cameron Park
- Castaic
- Rancho Mirage
- Nipomo
- Blythe
- Woodcrest
- Laguna Woods
- Coalinga
- McKinleyville
- Truckee
- Live Oak
- South San Jose Hills
- Fillmore
- Kerman
- Moraga
- El Segundo
- Bostonia
- Clearlake
- Rio Linda
- Ukiah
- El Sobrante
- Ripon
- Artesia
- Camp Pendleton South
- Parkway
- Vincent
- Lemon Hill
- La Palma
- Coto de Caza
- Alpine
- Walnut Park
- Pacific Grove
- Discovery Bay
- Livingston
- East Rancho Dominguez
- Red Bluff
- Parlier
- Alamo
- California City
- McFarland
- Susanville
- Los Osos
- Cherryland
- Grass Valley
- Mill Valley
- Isla Vista
- Salida
- Auburn
- Oak Park
- Hawaiian Gardens
- Avenal
- King City
- North Auburn
- Lamont
- El Sobrante
- North Fair Oaks
- Emeryville
- Grand Terrace
- Lake Los Angeles
- Carpinteria
- Palos Verdes Estates
- Larkspur
- Solana Beach
- Kingsburg
- Marysville
- San Anselmo
- Bonita
- Lindsay
- Grover Beach
- Avocado Heights
- Mendota
- Fortuna
- Newman
- Lakeland Village
- San Marino
- University of California-Santa Barbara
- Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
- Scotts Valley
- Muscoy
- Commerce
- Rancho Mission Viejo
- Tehachapi
- Winton
- Los Alamitos
- Rossmoor
- Quartz Hill
- La Riviera
- Signal Hill
- Big Bear City
- Half Moon Bay
- Anderson
- Healdsburg
- View Park-Windsor Hills
- Valley Center
- Canyon Lake
- Del Aire
- Hillsborough
- East Bakersfield
- Sun Village
- Delhi
- Piedmont
- Sierra Madre
- Clayton
- Diamond Springs
- Citrus
- Calimesa
- Placerville
- Fairview
- Morro Bay
- Soquel
- Sonoma
- Garden Acres
- Lake Arrowhead
- Hillcrest
- Home Gardens
- Alum Rock
- Malibu
- Farmersville
- Shasta Lake
- Exeter
- San Diego Country Estates
- Country Club
- Potomac Park
- Blackhawk
- Rio Vista
- Corte Madera
- East Whittier
- Golden Hills
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.
- Los Angeles County527
- San Diego County103
- Orange County87
- San Bernardino County61
- Sacramento County60
- Santa Clara County56
- Riverside County45
- Contra Costa County43
- Alameda County42
- Fresno County42
- Kern County36
- Ventura County34
- San Francisco County31
- San Joaquin County29
- San Mateo County28
- Solano County27
- Sonoma County24
- Tulare County22
- Santa Barbara County20
- Butte County19
- Shasta County19
- San Luis Obispo County15
- Stanislaus County15
- Placer County13
- Imperial County12
- Yolo County11
- Humboldt County10
- Merced County10
- Santa Cruz County10
- Marin County9
- Monterey County9
- El Dorado County7
- Napa County6
- Madera County5
- Mendocino County5
- Nevada County5
- Sutter County5
- Yuba County5
- Amador County4
- Kings County4
Adult Day Care providers in California
Sample of licensed adult day care centers listed for California. City pages show fuller local inventories.
Porterville Adult Day Health Care Center
New Age Adult Day Health Care Center
Paraiso Adult Day Health Care Center
Social Club 900 Adhc
Vanowen Adhc
Shining Star Adhc INC
Health and Wellness Center
Premier Adult Day Health Care Center
Better Days Adult Day Health Care Center
All Nations Corona Adhc
Torrance Cbas
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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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