Assisted Living in Merced, CA
Merced has 13 state-licensed assisted living communities: 2 larger communities and 11 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.
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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 Merced
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” (13).
All 13 licensed assisted living communities in Merced
Every assisted living community California licenses in Merced, 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.
13 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Park Merced3050 M Street | Large125 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Merced Senior Living3420 R St | Large93 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| At Haven Home II3763 N Lake Road | Small home13 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| A Golden Care892 Valparaiso Court | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| At Haven Home644 Dartmouth Court | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Helping Hands Care Home658 Lim Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Integrated Health Care1503 Esplanade Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Kazlin Infinite Care3554 El Redondo Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Luares Home Care3554 El Redondo DR | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Merced Senior Care672 Kingfisher Ct | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Retirement Homes I693 Northwood Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Rovelo Senior Home658 Lim Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| St. Anthony's Senior Care1437 San Simeon Court | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Merced?
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 Merced 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 Merced 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.
Merced assisted living questions
California licenses 13 assisted living communities in Merced as of November 2026: 2 larger communities and 11 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 291 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.