Assisted Living in Santa Ana, CA
Santa Ana has 37 state-licensed assisted living communities: 6 larger communities and 31 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 Santa Ana
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), “Rcfe-Continuing Care Retirement Community” (1).
All 37 licensed assisted living communities in Santa Ana
Every assisted living community California licenses in Santa Ana, 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.
37 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Town & Country (Independent Living and Assisted Living and Continuing Care)555 E. Memory Lane | Large328 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Willow View Gardens Memory Care & Assisted Living2025 N. Bush Street | Large130 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Clearwater at North Tustin11901 & 11905 Newport Avenue | Large124 residents | from $7,220/mo |
| St. Francis Home1718 West Sixth Street | Large74 residents | from $2,000/mo |
| Ivy Terrace at South Coast3730 S. Greenville Street | Large72 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Ivy Park at Tustin12291 S Newport Ave | Large70 residents | $4,350 to $7,000/moLilisity estimate |
| Absolute Elderly Care13432 Winthrope Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Agape Senior Homes11442 Newport Ave | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Avocado Ranch Senior Living13602 Prospect Ave | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Bubbe & Zayde's Place II1533 E. 20th St. | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Bubbe & Zayde's Place III1530 E. 21st Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Bubbe & Zayde's Place IV1529 E. 20th Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Bubbe & Zayde's Place V1534 21st Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Bubbe & Zayde's Place VII1542 E. 21st Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Bubbe and Zayde's Place1541 East 20th Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Casa Palma13382 Kootenay Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Crossroads Elderly Care12091 Arroyo Ave. | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Devoted Family Care Home12902 Wheeler Place | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Flowers Family Care1009 W 20th St. | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Forever Young Memory Care12792 Dean Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Garden of Joy Guest Home2716 N Laird St | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Garden of Sage Guest Home1013 Corrigan Ave | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Golden Senior Assisted Living I2032 Cypress Ave | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Golden Tiara Guest Home2014 W Saint Anne Place | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Grace's Home #212501 Browning Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Guardian Angels Homes I18021 E. Santa Clara Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Guardian Angels Homes II18232 E. Santa Clara Ave. | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Guardian Angels Homes III18351 E. Santa Clara Ave. | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Guardian Angels Homes IV13541 Tea House Street | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Hill Manor Elderly Care13021 Hewes Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Nothing Hills Guest Home13901 Hewes Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Rose Garden Villa2210 W Avalon Ave | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Sunshine Days for the Elderly13322 Prospect Avenue | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| The Century Guest Home14332 Holt Ave | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| The Hills of Highland11541 Highland Lane | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Vass Senior Care10402 Ladera Senda | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Violet Residential Care 22015 West Saint Anne Place | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Santa Ana?
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. 2 Santa Ana communities publish a starting price on Lilisity, from $2,000 to $7,220 a month. 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 Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana 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.
Santa Ana assisted living questions
California licenses 37 assisted living communities in Santa Ana as of November 2026: 6 larger communities and 31 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 984 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.