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Senior Living in San Jose, CA: Every Licensed Community & 2026 Costs

Data updated September 2026·State licensing records andRatings from CMS Care Compare

Senior living in San Jose, California spans 262 state-licensed assisted living, memory care, and independent living communities and 51 Medicare-certified nursing homes across Santa Clara and San Benito counties in California. 17 area nursing homes hold a 5-star CMS rating. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for any community that has not earned an award; the licensing and CMS data below are public records.

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All senior living in San Jose: 262 licensed communities by county

Every assisted living, memory care, and independent living community licensed by the state in Santa Clara and San Benito counties in California, from state licensing records. Listing here is not a rating: Lilisity publishes no score for any community that has not earned an award. Communities marked verified reviews have phone-verified resident and family interviews on file.

Santa Clara County, CA 259 communities

San Benito County, CA 3 communities

How much does senior living cost in San Jose?

Assisted living in the San Jose area typically runs $4,500–$6,500 per month, with memory care $1,000–$1,500 above that and independent living below it; skilled nursing is billed through Medicare, Medicaid, or private pay rather than monthly rent. Rates vary widely by apartment size and care level, so ask for the community’s current rate sheet.

Care typeTypical San Jose rangeWhat it covers
Independent living$3,000 – $4,500Private apartment or cottage, meals and services optional
Assisted living$4,500 – $6,500Daily personal care, meals, medication management
Memory care$5,500 – $8,000Secured neighborhood, dementia-trained staff
Skilled nursingPayer-based24/7 medical care; Medicare/Medicaid/private pay

Ranges reflect operator-published market rates for the region, September 2026. California’s Medicaid waiver programs and VA Aid & Attendance can offset costs — see the FAQ below.

What are the highest-rated nursing homes in San Jose?

17 of the 51 Medicare-certified nursing homes in the San Jose metro hold the highest possible 5-star overall rating from CMS — including Idylwood Care Center in Sunnyvale. Every facility below links to its full inspection history, staffing hours, and deficiency record.

Facility ↕Location ↕CMS rating ↕Beds ↕Operator ↕
Idylwood Care CenterSunnyvale, CA★★★★★ 5/5185Independent
Webster HousePalo Alto, CA★★★★★ 5/5145Front Porch
Mission Skilled Nursing & Subacute CenterSanta Clara, CA★★★★★ 5/5133Covenant Care
Pacific Hills Post AcuteMorgan Hill, CA★★★★★ 5/599Covenant Care
Vista Manor Nursing CenterSan Jose, CA★★★★★ 5/599Generations Healthcare
Saratoga Retirement Community Health CenterSaratoga, CA★★★★★ 5/594Pacific Retirement Services
Plum Tree Care CenterSan Jose, CA★★★★★ 5/576Generations Healthcare
Stonebrook Health And RehabilitationLos Gatos, CA★★★★★ 5/573Aspen Skilled Healthcare
Woodlands Healthcare CenterLos Gatos, CA★★★★★ 5/565Aspen Skilled Healthcare
Lincoln Glen Skilled NursingSan Jose, CA★★★★★ 5/559Independent
The Terraces Of Los GatosLos Gatos, CA★★★★★ 5/559Humangood
Health Care Ctr At The Forum At Rancho San AntonioCupertino, CA★★★★★ 5/548Independent
Sunny View ManorCupertino, CA★★★★★ 5/548Front Porch
Vi At Palo AltoPalo Alto, CA★★★★★ 5/544Vi Living
Childrens Hc Org No Ca Saratoga Pediatric SubacuteSaratoga, CA★★★★★ 5/537Independent

Source: CMS Care Compare, federal five-star quality rating system, retrieved September 2026. Lilisity republishes this government data unmodified; no facility can pay to change its rating.

Which San Jose areas have senior living?

Senior living in the San Jose metro is spread across Santa Clara and San Benito counties in California. The cities with the most licensed communities and nursing homes are listed below; most sit within a short drive of the region’s hospital systems, which matters for families coordinating specialist care or hospital discharge.

California

  • San Jose (164)
  • Sunnyvale (30)
  • Santa Clara (19)
  • Campbell (17)
  • Morgan Hill (12)
  • Los Gatos (11)
  • Palo Alto (10)
  • Mountain View (9)
  • Saratoga (8)

How these reviews were collected — and how we’re paid

  1. We interview residents and family members by phone, voice to voice — never web forms, never scraped from other sites.
  2. Every review is named and dated, and verified against the community’s current resident or family list before publishing.
  3. Reviews are published as given — including critical ones. The only scores or rankings we publish are the Top Communities list and the Excellence Awards.

How Lilisity makes money: some communities pay us a referral fee when a family we’ve helped moves in. That fee never changes a review, a rating, or who appears on this page — CMS ratings come from the federal government, and reviews come from residents. Read the full methodology → · How we are paid →

Assisted living and memory care by city

Assisted Living in San Jose 145Assisted Living in Sunnyvale 26Assisted Living in Santa Clara 17Assisted Living in Campbell 14Assisted Living in Morgan Hill 10

San Jose senior living questions, answered

Most states, including California, offer a Medicaid waiver that covers care costs (not room and board) at participating assisted living communities for people who qualify financially and medically. Not every community accepts the waiver, so ask early. Veterans and surviving spouses may also qualify for VA Aid & Attendance, worth up to roughly $2,300 per month toward care.

Assisted living provides housing, meals, and help with daily tasks like bathing and medications in an apartment setting, state-licensed and mostly private pay. Nursing homes (skilled nursing) provide 24/7 medical care, are federally certified and CMS-rated, and are typically paid through Medicare, Medicaid, or long-term-care insurance.

Every facility in the table above links to its full record — CMS star ratings, health-inspection findings, staffing hours per resident, and any fines or penalties, sourced from Medicare's Care Compare data. 17 San Jose-area facilities currently hold a 5-star overall rating.

Assisted living moves can happen in days when a community has availability — after a nurse assessment and paperwork. Memory care placements after a crisis often complete within one to two weeks. Calling an advisor who knows current availability is the fastest path: (833) 612-4732.

Lilisity publishes scores and rankings only for the Top Communities list and the Excellence Awards, both built from phone-verified interviews. The 262 communities listed by county come from state licensing records; CMS ratings apply only to Medicare-certified nursing homes.

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