Los Angeles, CA has 137 licensed nursing homes listed on ElderCareCosts. The median estimated cost is $12,004/mo. That's roughly in line with the California state median. Compare providers below, or request a personalized shortlist to start your search.
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Median monthly price, Los Angeles
$12,004/mo
● Los Angeles $12,004 ○ National median $10,205
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Los Angeles figures as of 2025. Method and sources below.
Median costs for nursing homes in Los Angeles 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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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 $7,525 monthly figure assumes 44 hours of care a week. The survey standard. At Los Angeles's implied rate of about $39 an hour:
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Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. State-specific Medicaid waiver guides are coming soon.
Nearby: Culver City $12,004 · Ladera Heights $12,004 · Marina del Rey $12,004 · View Park-Windsor Hills $12,004 · Beverly Hills $12,004
Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in Los Angeles, grounded in local medians on this page.
A note on counting: we show 137 licensed nursing homes listed for Los Angeles proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
Providers appear with their government data: license status, capacity, inspection history, and a CMS star rating where the service has one. The order is the date we last verified each record, newest first. 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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Most listings publish no price. The Los Angeles nursing homes median is $12,004/mo, an estimate; ask each facility for its own number in writing.
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In the last 365 days: 3,634 newly licensed · 92 closed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.
Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3,857,263. About 549,590 residents (14%) are age 65 or older. Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles County, California. The median household income is $81,939. Our directory currently lists 137 licensed nursing homes in Los Angeles. Estimated median cost in Los Angeles is $12,004 per month, compared with $12,167 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.
Los 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.
Aging & Disability Resource Center hub for this state.
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3 licensed VA Community Living Centers / State Veterans Homes, sourced from VA Access to Care.
Los Angeles CA CLC · Sepulveda CA CLC · Veterans Home of California - West Los Angeles
VA Aid & Attendance overview →Free national starting points. Official sites only; we do not scrape these directories.
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
Local health and human services referrals.
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
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 →
We currently list 137 licensed nursing homes in Los Angeles, CA.
Los Angeles's median nursing home cost is about 1% lower than the California state median.
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Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, nursing homes in Los Angeles, CA cost $12,004/month (median).
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