Assisted Living in Palmdale, CA
Palmdale has 43 state-licensed assisted living communities: 1 larger community and 42 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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Palm Vista Senior Living
Palmdale · 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 Palmdale
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” (43).
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.
“I'm satisfied here and not looking to move. The dining is almost perfect, with a good variety of choices on the menu. I enjoy the activities I take part in, and I like having the choice. Housekeeping is very…”
All 43 licensed assisted living communities in Palmdale
Every assisted living community California licenses in Palmdale, 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.
43 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Palm Vista Senior Living20+ verified testimonials3850 W Rancho Vista BLVD | Large115 residents | from $3,795/mo |
| 1st Caring Traditions3234 Tournament DR | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| 1st Golden Senior Care Home1117 Erwin DR | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| 4 Aces Elderly Care3920 Cobble CT | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Aaa's Elderly Care3960 Woburn CT | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Affordable Boarding Care733 Celtic DR | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| All Star Care36240 52 St East | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Americana RCFE40558 16th St W | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Anaverdes Villa37335 Paintbrush DR | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Antelope Valley Assisted Living40238 Peonza LN | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Ark Care Home37616 Ribbon Ln | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Best Elder Care37620 Simi Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Best Elder Care III38648 Cortina WAY | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Caring Hands RCFE5542 Las Brisas TER | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Claire's Villa39430 11th ST W | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Club Rancho Manor3618 Club Rancho DR | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Club Vista Care Home4212 Club Vista DR | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Elwood Home Care4099 Elwood Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Excellent Home Care II37208 27th Street East | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Fairway Vista3508 Tournament DR | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Humble Haven RCFE II37801 Rudall AVE | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Humble Haven RCFE IV4036 Tournament DR | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Instacare, A Place Called Home344 E Lago Lindo RD | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Ivan Banner Boarding Care39409 Daylily PL | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Lake View RCFE35940 Tierra Subida AVE | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Mondell Pine Manor I39046 Mondell Pine AVE | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Mondell Pine Manor II39040 Mondell Pine AVE | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Palmdale Paradise Board & Care40117 25th ST W | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Palmdale Senior Villa38719 37th St E | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Pink Coral Residence II40343 15th St W | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Premier Elderly Assistance in Residential Living744 Vandal WAY | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Sam's Prestige Care38433 Anset DR | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| The Providence Manor3434 Tamarisk Dr | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Tranquility at Tiger RCFE40467 Tiger Way | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| With Love and Care Residential3954 Woburn CT | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Annabelle's Cottage3732 Vitrina LN | Small home5 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Guinto Home Care38645 Easton Street | Small home5 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Jw Care Home37944 Moondance Drive | Small home5 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Loving Las Brisas5512 Las Brisas TER | Small home5 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| 1st Companion Residence40341 15th ST W | Small home4 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Durando Home II38757 37th Street East | Small home4 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Durando Home III36235 43rd Street East | Small home4 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Independent Enterprise Health Care36722 Rose St | Small home4 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Palmdale?
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 Palmdale 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 Palmdale 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.
Palmdale assisted living questions
California licenses 43 assisted living communities in Palmdale as of November 2026: 1 larger communities and 42 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 355 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.
Palm Vista Senior Living. Their testimonials come from recorded phone interviews with residents and family members, verified by Senior Living Alliance.