Los Angeles, CA has 235 licensed in-home care agencies listed on ElderCareCosts. The median estimated cost is $7,525/mo. That's roughly in line with the California state median.
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Starting tier, Los Angeles
$3,420/mo
About 20 hours a week: a common starting point for a new home-care client
Full-time care (44 hrs/week, survey standard)
$7,525/mo
● Los Angeles $7,525 at 44 hrs/wk ○ National median $6,769 at 44 hrs/wk
2025 figures
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Home care in Los Angeles runs about $39 an hour. Here is what common schedules cost a month:
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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. Families usually combine private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, or a Medicaid waiver where they qualify. See paying for care and the state Medicaid guides.
Nearby cities: Culver City · Beverly Hills · Santa Monica · West Hollywood · Inglewood
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Here is what different monthly budgets cover in Los Angeles.
In-home care comes to the home, so agencies based one town over often serve Los Angeles; 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-Los Angeles count above. Always confirm they cover your address.
Ordered by distance from Los Angeles, never by who pays. Office location is shown on every card.
In the last 365 days: 3,691 newly licensed · 109 closed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.
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Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County, has about 3,857,263 residents. About 549,590 of them (14%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $81,939.
Source: US Census BureauLos Angeles County health, human, and social services information & referral (including older-adult supports).
Official CDA county directory for AAA and related local aging services (Los Angeles County code la).
California SHIP. Statewide number routes to the HICAP serving the caller’s area.
City multipurpose senior centers, nutrition, caregiver, and fraud/abuse resources. Non-emergency city services: 3-1-1.
County AAA / older-adult services hub. Also reachable via 211 per county older-adult resources page.
24/7 CRISISline for residents of long-term care facilities.
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
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Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies.
3 VA Community Living Centers or State Veterans Homes nearby.
Los Angeles CA CLC · Sepulveda CA CLC · Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles
VA Aid & Attendance overview →National helplines, including the Eldercare Locator and 211, are listed on paying for care.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. How Aid & Attendance works →
Based on the modeled median, in-home care in Los Angeles runs about $39 an hour. A 20-hour week runs about $3,420/month.
Los Angeles's median in home care cost is about 1% lower than the California state median.
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