Assisted Living in Encinitas, CA
Encinitas has 8 state-licensed assisted living communities: 5 larger communities and 3 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in California is $7,000 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally. 1 has phone-verified resident and family testimonials on Lilisity.
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Summerfield of Encinitas
Encinitas · Senior Living Alliance member
20+ verified testimonials
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Encinitas
Both are licensed by California as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. California words these licenses as “Residential Care Elderly” (8).
What residents and families say
From recorded phone interviews Senior Living Alliance conducts with residents and families. Nothing is scraped or anonymous. How testimonials are verified.
“Management has always been helpful. The food has always been nice for my husband, and he eats everything. He's always been pretty active in the activities and happy, and they keep me up to date on the schedule.…”
All 8 licensed assisted living communities in Encinitas
Every assisted living community California licenses in Encinitas, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
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| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Summerfield of Encinitas20+ verified testimonials1350 S El Camino Real | Large56 residents | from $6,500/mo |
| Silverado Senior Living-Encinitas335 Saxony Road | Large122 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Westmont of Encinitas1920 South El Camino Real | Large101 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Leichtag Family Assisted Living Residence211 Saxony Road | Large77 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Ranchview Senior Assisted Living350 Cole Ranch Road | Mid-size42 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Compassionate Elder Care803 Hollyridge Dr | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Senior Comfort Care196 Pacific View Lane | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| South Pacific Villa543 Guidero Way | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Encinitas?
The median cost of assisted living in California is $7,000 a month ($84,000 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in California, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Encinitas tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Encinitas community’s license
California publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: ccld.dss.ca.gov. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Encinitas assisted living questions
California licenses 8 assisted living communities in Encinitas as of November 2026: 5 larger communities and 3 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 416 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in California is $7,000 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. California's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
California publishes its licensing records at ccld.dss.ca.gov. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.
Summerfield of Encinitas. Their testimonials come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.