Assisted Living in Santee, CA
Santee has 11 state-licensed assisted living communities: 1 larger community and 10 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.
Verified by residents nearby
Summerfield of Encinitas
Encinitas · Senior Living Alliance member
20+ verified testimonials
See the community →
Free guide · 14 pages
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 Santee
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” (11).
All 11 licensed assisted living communities in Santee
Every assisted living community California licenses in Santee, 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.
11 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Lantern Crest800 Lantern Crest Way | Large180 residents | from $5,475/mo |
| Angel's Guest Home #19208 Bellagio Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Julie's Elderly Care9041 Inverness Road | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Lake Canyon Home9440 Lake Canyon Road | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Lilac Chateau 19718 Eucalyptus Court | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Mom's House8596 Atlas View Drive | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| NJ Facilites9756 Domer Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Santee Elderly Care9069 Inverness Rd | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Silver Heart Chateau9724 Eucalyptus Ct | Small home6 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Sima Court RCFE10726 Sima Court | Small home4 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
| Schard's House8701 Mesa Road 70 | Small home3 residents | $4,800 to $7,750/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Santee?
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 Santee 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 Santee 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.
Santee assisted living questions
California licenses 11 assisted living communities in Santee as of November 2026: 1 larger communities and 10 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 235 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.