Assisted Living in Poway, CA
Poway has 34 state-licensed assisted living communities: 4 larger communities and 30 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 Poway
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” (34).
All 34 licensed assisted living communities in Poway
Every assisted living community California licenses in Poway, 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.
34 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Gateway Park Senior Living12750 Gateway Park Road | Large72 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Poway Gardens Senior Living - Mountain Vistas12695 Monte Vista Rd | Mid-size32 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Poway Gardens Senior Living - the Palms12708 Monte Vista Rd | Mid-size24 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Huntington Manor14755 Budwin Ln | Mid-size21 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Ridgeview Gardens13612 Aubrey St | Small home15 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Skyview Gardens14215 Midland Road | Small home15 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Sunview Gardens 213608 Aubrey Street | Small home15 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Amaikah Home Care15158 Jenell Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Anabella Homecare14249 High Valley | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Casa Mahal12631 Casa Avenida | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Gate Manor13110 Gate Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Gate Manor II13106 Gate Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Gate Manor III13114 Gate Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Huntington Chateau14934 Huntington Gate Dr | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Huntington House14805 Budwin Lane | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Imperial Living I12848 Neddick Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Melrose 2814528 Garden Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Melrose 3014530 Garden Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Melrose 3414534 Garden Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Melrose 3614536 Garden Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Melrose 4814548 Garden Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| New World Villa North15042 Amso St | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| New World Villa South14125 Tarzana Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| North County Homecare4you12212 Old Stone Road | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Parkview Gardens14203 Midland Road | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Poway Elder Care14846 Espola Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Poway Gardens Senior Living - Magnolias12735 Monte Vista Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Poway Gardens Senior Living - Oaks12742 Monte Vista RD | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Poway Gardens Senior Living - Sycamores12738 Monte Vista RD | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Poway Gardens Senior Living - the Maples12725 Monte Vista RD | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Poway Gardens Senior Living - the Pines12750 Monte Vista Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| St Andrews Suites17023 St Andrews Dr | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Sunview Gardens14227 Midland Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Victoria Estates Suites14550 Victoria Estates Lane | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Poway?
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 Poway 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 Poway 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.
Poway assisted living questions
California licenses 34 assisted living communities in Poway as of November 2026: 4 larger communities and 30 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 356 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.