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In-Home Care in San Diego County, CA

Licensed in-home care providers across San Diego County, the cities they are in, and where to get free local help.

Licensed in-home care providers: 266

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Cities in San Diego County

Local housing costs

HUD’s fair market rent for San Diego County sets what a housing voucher covers here. It is a useful floor for what local housing costs, not a price for care.

One-bedroom fair market rent (FY2026)
$2,459per month
Two-bedroom fair market rent (FY2026)
$3,001per month
Income limit, one person (FY2026)
$61,250per year
Income limit, four people (FY2026)
$87,450per year

The income limits are HUD’s very low income threshold, about 50 percent of area median income. They are the line most Section 8 and income-restricted senior housing programs use. HUD publishes a one-person and a four-person figure, so households of two or three fall between the two numbers above.

Source: HUD Fair Market Rents (opens in a new tab), updated FY2026Source: HUD Income Limits (opens in a new tab), updated FY2026

Local aging & Medicaid contacts

Long-term care ombudsman

Free help with complaints about care and residents' rights in nursing homes and assisted living.

Area 23- Aging & Independence Services County of San Diego LTC Ombudsman Program · 1-800-231-4024

State office: Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman · 1-800-231-4024

Official ombudsman website

Source: State LTC Ombudsman

Area Agency on Aging

Aging & Independence Services · (858) 495-5885

Official AAA website

Source: State aging agency

Aging & Disability Resource Center

California Aging & Disability Resource Connection · 1-800-510-2020

Official ADRC page

Source: Aging & disability resource center

Medicare counseling (SHIP)

Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) · 1-800-434-0222

Official SHIP website

Source: Medicare counseling (SHIP)

California Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

State-level Medicaid waiver contacts (not invented county Medicaid offices). Official agency pages only.

  • In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS). California's flagship in-home Medicaid (Medi-Cal) program: helps eligible low-income aged, blind, and disabled Californians pay for in-home personal care (bathing, meals, housekeeping) so they can stay in their own home instead of a facility. County-administered -- apply through your county IHSS office; no single statewide IHSS phone line is published on the official page. Confirmed on the CDSS IHSS page (2026-07-26).
  • Medi-Cal long-term services and supports (LTSS). State Medicaid / LTSS entry point (DHCS Medi-Cal). Use for HCBS pathway discovery alongside named waivers.
Source: State Medicaid program

Questions families ask

Which cities in San Diego County have in-home care listings?

San Diego County has in-home care agencies in 15 cities, each listed on this page with its own provider list.

Who is the Area Agency on Aging for San Diego County?

Aging & Independence Services is the Area Agency on Aging covering San Diego County. Contact details on this page come from official aging-network sources.

How do families in San Diego County learn about Medicaid long-term care options?

California runs named Medicaid programs that pay for care at home and in assisted living. This page links to the official state pages for each.

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