Assisted Living in Placentia, CA
Placentia has 36 state-licensed assisted living communities: 2 larger communities and 34 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 Placentia
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” (36).
All 36 licensed assisted living communities in Placentia
Every assisted living community California licenses in Placentia, 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.
36 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Crescendo Senior Living351 East Palm Drive | Large210 residents | from $3,075/mo |
| Ivy Park at Bradford1180 N Bradford Ave | Large136 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| A Huggins Place923 Huggins Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| A Mother Theresa Care16192 Cairo Circle | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Above All Care 21255 Bering Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Above All Care 31022 Oxford Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Adams Family Homes, Diamond Road922 Diamond Road | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Adams Family Homes, Shoshoni Ave418 Shoshoni Ave | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Adeline's Guest Home2108 Carleton Circle | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Agape Luxury Home1963 Mccormack Ln | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Aina's Guest Homes16211 Tunisia Circle | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Annissa Gem Care825 Lilac Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Arcene Guest Home #1400 Eve Circle | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Arcene Guest Home II508 Michel Place | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Belford Living2255 Belford Ave | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Brooklyn Home Care902 Brooklyn Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Care Celine 2606 Alcott Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Carver Senior Homes 116202 Cairo Circle | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Congregate Care Touch238 San Carlos Way | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| In R Great Hands - Montevideo1261 Montevideo Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Jewel Homecare 15111 Hamer Ln | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Madison Guest Home219 E. Madison Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Maryknoll Senior Care531 Whitten Way | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| New Horizon Board and Care IV207 Islandia Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| New Horizon Board and Care VII1397 Arrowhead Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Nora's Residence of Placentia1217 Warren Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Polly's Place420 Montessori Ave | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Rae's Cottage at Placentia1265 Salvador Dr. E | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Rose Senior Home1301 Rosario St | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Roselle Care226 Hannah Way | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Saint Agnes Care4931 Carthage Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Saint Matthew Care16171 Cairo Circle Unit A | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| The Hills of Rockaway919 E Rockaway Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| The Hills of Valencia1359 Valencia Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| The Pageantry Cottage125 Pageantry Dr | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Versa-Care Home I1576 Spruce Unit A | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Placentia?
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 Placentia 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 Placentia 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.
Placentia assisted living questions
California licenses 36 assisted living communities in Placentia as of November 2026: 2 larger communities and 34 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 550 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.