Assisted Living in Palm Desert, CA
Palm Desert has 32 state-licensed assisted living communities: 5 larger communities and 27 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 Palm Desert
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” (30), “Rcfe-Continuing Care Retirement Community” (2).
All 32 licensed assisted living communities in Palm Desert
Every assisted living community California licenses in Palm Desert, 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.
32 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Atria Hacienda44600 Monterey Ave | Large266 residents | from $2,995/mo |
| The Carlotta41-505 Carlotta Drive | Large250 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Segovia of Palm Desert39905 Via Scena | Large182 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Bella Villaggio40235 Portola Ave | Large170 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Atria Palm Desert44300 San Pascual Ave | Large154 residents | from $2,995/mo |
| Trinity Gardens on Portola44-277 Portola Avenue | Small home15 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Avatar Retirement Home44645 San Onofre Avenue | Small home10 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| A Jem Home72690 Ambrosia St | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Addison at Palm Desert 244556 San Pascual Ave | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Amber Street72870 Amber St | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Amber Street II72875 Amber Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Angelicum RCFE112 Romanza Ln | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Astoria Care Home74101 Portola Pointe Ln | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Astoria Care Homes73765 Monet Dr. | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Bella Casa 277-632 Barons Cir | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Bella Casa 377583 Carinda Court | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Britannia Lodge73433 Juniper Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Caring Hearts for Elderly73560 Woodward Dr | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Casa de Harkness74050 Scholar Lane West | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Comforts of Home Residential Care74-092 Jeri Lane | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| De Anza RCFE73748 de Anza Way | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Desert Rose Assisted Living74132 Windflower Ct | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Emerald Rose Garden74560 Coral Bells Cir | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Emerald Rose Garden 274501 Columbine Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Hovley Care40827 Hovley Court | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Kelly's Place119 Azzuro Dr | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Kelly's Place #2117 Azzuro Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Mercedes Residential Care74115 Portola Pointe Lane | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Petunia Royale Assisted Living74127 E. Petunia Place | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| St. Mary's Love and Care Home74039 Kokopelli Circle | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Sun City Villa78950 Mimosa Dr | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Victoria Falls Home Care78554 Pleasant Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
Independent living in Palm Desert
Also in Palm Desert: 6 independent living, life plan and 55+ communities in Palm Desert. 1 of them come from public records; independent living is usually not licensed by the state.
How much does assisted living cost in Palm Desert?
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. 2 Palm Desert communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $2,995 to $2,995 a month. 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 Palm Desert 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 Palm Desert 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.
Palm Desert assisted living questions
California licenses 32 assisted living communities in Palm Desert as of November 2026: 5 larger communities and 27 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 1,197 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.