In-Home Care in La Selva Beach, California
We're still building out our in-home care directory for La Selva Beach, CA. The median estimated cost is $7,660/mo. That's roughly in line with the California state median. Browse nearby cities or the California page while we finish adding local providers.
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Starting tier, La Selva Beach
$3,482/mo
About 20 hours a week: a common starting point for a new home-care client
Full-time care (44 hrs/week, survey standard)
$7,660/mo
● La Selva Beach $7,660 at 44 hrs/wk ○ National median $6,848 at 44 hrs/wk
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Three steps
1. Call the county aging agency
Free: (831) 688-0400 (Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties)
2. Shortlist 3 options
3. Prepare for the assessment
What senior care costs in La Selva Beach
La Selva Beach figures as of 2024. Method and sources below.
Modeled median costs for in-home care in La Selva Beach versus California and a multi-state national aggregate. Figures are estimates, not quotes.
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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.
What home care really costs by the hour
The $7,660 monthly figure assumes 44 hours of care a week. The survey standard. At La Selva Beach's implied rate of about $40 an hour:
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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.
Nearby: Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley $7,660 · Freedom $7,660 · Rio del Mar $7,660 · Watsonville $7,525 · Amesti $7,660
What can you afford?
Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in La Selva Beach, grounded in local medians on this page.
Part-time home care or entry assisted living
Assisted living with room to spare
Nursing care or heavy home-care schedules
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Every licensed in-home care provider
A note on counting: we show 0 licensed in-home care providers listed for La Selva Beach proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
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Providers appear with their government data: CMS star ratings where they exist, license status, capacity, and inspection history. You can sort them yourself. Nobody pays to appear, and nobody pays to move up. If a listing says "Sponsored," a provider paid for that placement and the label says so.
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We don't have licensed in-home care providers listed for La Selva Beach, CA yet.
We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.
Also serving La Selva Beach
In-home care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve La Selva Beach; 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-La Selva Beach count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
HHDL of Santa Cruz, INC. DBA Innovative Care
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Own this agency? Claim this profileNightingales Home Care LLC
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Own this agency? Claim this profilePacific Angels Home Care, INC.
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Own this agency? Claim this profileRight at Home - Monterey Bay Area
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Own this agency? Claim this profileTouched by Angels Caregiving INC
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Own this agency? Claim this profileCapitola Home Care LLC
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Own this agency? Claim this profileCare From the Heart in Home Services, INC.
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Own this agency? Claim this profileSafe at Home Senior Care, INC.
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Own this agency? Claim this profileLifespan, INC.
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Own this agency? Claim this profileRedwood Caregiving Alliance INC
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Own this agency? Claim this profileLife Springs in Home Care
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Own this agency? Claim this profileVisiting Angels, Living Assistance Services
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Own this agency? Claim this profileOrdered by distance from La Selva Beach, never by who pays. Office location is shown on every card. How we make money →
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In the last 365 days: 2 newly licensed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.
Free local help worth saving
La Selva Beach has an estimated population of 2,302. About 663 residents (29%) are age 65 or older. La Selva Beach is located in Santa Cruz County, California. The median household income is $160,833. Estimated median cost in La Selva Beach is $7,660 per month, compared with $7,627 per month statewide in California.
Source: US Census Bureau (ACS) · Updated Jul 2026.GOVThese services are public and free. We list them before anything we could earn from.
- Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties(831) 688-0400seniorscouncil.org
Area Agency on Aging serving this city.
State aging agency - Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman1-800-231-4024aging.ca.gov
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
State LTC Ombudsman - Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP)1-800-434-0222aging.ca.gov
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Medicare counseling (SHIP) - California Aging & Disability Resource Connection1-800-510-2020aging.ca.gov
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
State aging agency - LTC Ombudsman Program of Santa Cruz & San Benito Counties1-800-231-4024aging.ca.gov
San Benito, Santa Cruz
State LTC Ombudsman - Palo Alto VA Medical Centerva.gov
VA Medical Center in Palo Alto.
VA open data - In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)Official program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies. Rules change. Confirm on the official page.
State Medicaid program
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.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. Official info only. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
What does in-home care cost per hour in La Selva Beach?
Based on the modeled median, in-home care in La Selva Beach runs about $40 an hour. A 20-hour week runs about $3,482/month.
Is in-home care in La Selva Beach more expensive than the rest of California?
La Selva Beach's median in-home care cost is about 0% higher than the California state median.
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Trust & methodology
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, in-home care in La Selva Beach, CA costs $7,660/month (median), at the 44-hour-a-week survey standard.