Assisted Living in San Dimas, CA
San Dimas has 17 state-licensed assisted living communities: 4 larger communities and 13 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 San Dimas
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” (16), “Rcfe-Continuing Care Retirement Community” (1).
All 17 licensed assisted living communities in San Dimas
Every assisted living community California licenses in San Dimas, 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.
17 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| San Dimas Retirement Center834 West Arrow Highway | Large343 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| West Park Senior Living801 Cypress Way | Large200 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Bayshire San Dimas1740 S San Dimas | Large119 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| The Terraces at Via Verde-a Memory Care Community1155 Via Verde | Large60 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Bentits Retirement Villa1301 N Birchnell Ave | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Bradford Residence1238 W. Cienega Ave | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Chloie's Cottage747 N. Belleview Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Chloie's Cottage II305 E. Baseline Road | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Elite Manor1318 Paseo Valle Vista | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Family Home1629 Calle Ciervo | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Goldrush Residence1452 Goldrush Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Inspired Elderly Care Living II627 N. Jansen Ave | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| San Dimas Adventist Home Care1136 N. San Dimas Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| St Jude's Elder Care103 Ben Avon Court | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| St. Anthony & Judes Homes for the Elderly1240 Kirkwall | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| St. Jude's Elder Care II502 South Darwood Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| St. Jude's Elder Care III146 Shire Court | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in San Dimas?
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 San Dimas 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 San Dimas 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.
San Dimas assisted living questions
California licenses 17 assisted living communities in San Dimas as of November 2026: 4 larger communities and 13 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 800 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.