South San Francisco, CA has 2 licensed home health care agencies listed on ElderCareCosts. The median estimated cost is $7,882/mo. That's above the California state median by about 3%. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.
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Starting tier, South San Francisco
$3,583/mo
About 20 hours a week: a common starting point for a new home-care client
Full-time care (44 hrs/week, survey standard)
$7,882/mo
● South San Francisco $7,882 at 44 hrs/wk ○ National median $6,769 at 44 hrs/wk
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South San Francisco figures as of 2025. Method and sources below.
Median costs for home health care in South San Francisco 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. Home health is priced here at the survey's merged rate for non-medical home caregivers, because the survey no longer prices skilled nursing or therapy visits separately. Skilled visits are usually billed per visit.
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A dash means the underlying source can't support that figure for this area. We leave the cell empty rather than estimate around it.
The $7,882 monthly figure assumes 44 hours of care a week. The survey standard. At South San Francisco's implied rate of about $41 an hour:
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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.
Nearby: Brisbane $7,882 · San Bruno $7,882 · Millbrae $7,882 · Colma $7,882 · Burlingame $7,882
Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in South San Francisco, grounded in local medians on this page.
A note on counting: we show 2 licensed home health care agencies listed for South San Francisco proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
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Most listings publish no price. The South San Francisco home health care median is $7,882/mo, an estimate; ask each agency for its own number in writing.
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Home health care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve South San Francisco; their licensed office is simply in a different city. These 12 are based nearby, listed by office location, nearest first. They are separate from the licensed-in-South San Francisco count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
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In the last 365 days: 54 newly licensed · 3 closed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.
South San Francisco has an estimated population of 64,305. About 12,320 residents (19%) are age 65 or older. South San Francisco is located in San Mateo County, California. The median household income is $136,578. Our directory currently lists 2 licensed home health care agencies in South San Francisco. Estimated median cost in South San Francisco is $7,882 per month, compared with $7,627 per month statewide in California.
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We currently list 2 licensed home health care agencies in South San Francisco, CA.
Based on the modeled median, home health care in South San Francisco runs about $41 an hour. A 20-hour week runs about $3,583/month.
South San Francisco's median home health care cost is about 3% higher than the California state median.
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Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, home health care in South San Francisco, CA costs $7,882/month (median), at the 44-hour-a-week survey standard.
APA: ElderCareCosts Research. (2026). Home Health Care in South San Francisco, CA. ElderCareCosts. Retrieved September 19, 2026, from https://www.eldercarecosts.com/home-health-care/california/south-san-francisco/
Chicago: ElderCareCosts Research. "Home Health Care in South San Francisco, CA." ElderCareCosts. Last modified August 10, 2026. Accessed September 19, 2026. https://www.eldercarecosts.com/home-health-care/california/south-san-francisco/.
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