Assisted Living in Redwood City, CA
Redwood City has 28 state-licensed assisted living communities: 8 larger communities and 20 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 Redwood City
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” (28).
All 28 licensed assisted living communities in Redwood City
Every assisted living community California licenses in Redwood City, 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.
28 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Marbella Redwood City485 Woodside Rd | Large130 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Oakmont of Redwood City1 East Selby Lane | Large127 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Hopkins Manor1235 Hopkins Ave | Large88 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Gordon Manor1616 Gordon Street | Large82 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Kensington Place Redwood City2800 El Camino Real | Large67 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Palm Villas1931 Woodside Road | Mid-size49 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Abigail Complete Care1230 Hopkins Avenue | Mid-size24 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Redwood Care Home188 Duane Street | Mid-size18 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Advent Residential Home617 Fifth Ave | Small home15 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| East West Care Redwood City II1018 Clinton Street | Small home8 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Britannia House1608 Alameda de Las Pulgas | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Britannia Place1515 Maddux Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Canyon Place817 Canyon Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Diaz Residential Care Home438 Cedar Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Dolphin Park Rest Home #3380 Gunter Lane | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Emerald Hills Care Home1871 Cordilleras Road | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Encina Care Home354 Encina Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Farm Hill Rest Home3646 Farm Hill Blvd. | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Five Star Care Home416 Lanyard Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Friendly Acres Elderly Home3526 Page Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Horsley Haven Home2158 Mcgarvey Ave. | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Maria's Senior Care Home419 Topaz Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Mariner's Green Residential Care380 Ensign Lane | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Mission Woodside2028 Maryland Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Petes' Place1122 Valota Road | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Redwood Acres Residential Home1728 Redwood Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Sequoia Home445 Sequoia Ave | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| The Ark1320 Valota Road | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Redwood City?
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 Redwood City 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 Redwood City 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.
Redwood City assisted living questions
California licenses 28 assisted living communities in Redwood City as of November 2026: 8 larger communities and 20 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 716 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.