Nursing Home in Sand City, California
We're still building out our nursing homes directory for Sand City, CA. The median estimated cost is $10,912/mo. That's below the California state median by about 10%. Browse nearby cities or the California page while we finish adding local providers.
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Median monthly price, Sand City
$10,912/mo
● Sand City $10,912 ○ National median $11,029
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Three steps
1. Call the county aging agency
Free: (831) 755-4466 (AAA Division Department of Social Services County of Monterey)
2. Shortlist 3 options
3. Tour with the checklist
What senior care costs in Sand City
Sand City figures as of 2024. Method and sources below.
Modeled median costs for nursing homes in Sand City 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 Sand City'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: Seaside $12,004 · Monterey $12,004 · Del Rey Oaks $10,912 · Pacific Grove $10,912 · Marina $12,004
What can you afford?
Every family starts with a number. Here's what different monthly budgets realistically cover in Sand City, 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 nursing homes provider
A note on counting: we show 0 licensed nursing homes providers listed for Sand City proper. Other sites show bigger numbers when they count a wide radius. Nearby options are linked below, labeled by city.
How we rank these: we don't. Sort them yourself.
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 nursing homes providers listed for Sand City, CA yet.
We're adding providers on a rolling basis from CMS and state licensing data. Check back soon, or browse nearby cities below.
In the last 365 days: 1 newly licensed. Counts come from our ingestion diffs, not a complete state registry dump.
Free local help worth saving
Sand City has an estimated population of 404. About 47 residents (12%) are age 65 or older. Sand City is located in Monterey County, California. The median household income is $77,917. Estimated median cost in Sand City is $10,912 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.
- AAA Division Department of Social Services County of Monterey(831) 755-4466countyofmonterey.gov
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 - Area 32 Alliance on Aging Ombudsman for LTC1-800-231-4024aging.ca.gov
Monterey
State LTC Ombudsman - Capitola VA Clinicva.gov
Primary Care Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Capitola.
VA open data - Medi-Cal long-term services and supports (LTSS)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
Is nursing homes in Sand City more expensive than the rest of California?
Sand City's median nursing homes cost is about 10% lower than the California state median.
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Trust & methodology
Cite this: According to ElderCareCosts' 2026 index, nursing homes in Sand City, CA costs $10,912/month (median).