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10 Best Nursing Homes in San Carlos, CA
If you’re considering moving your loved one into a San Carlos nursing home, our senior living advisors can help. The term “nursing home” is often used interchangeably with assisted living or other senior housing options; but a nursing home is a skilled nursing facility for individuals with serious, debilitating short- or long-term health issues. So even the best nursing homes in San Carlos, CA may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.
We can help you determine if a skilled nursing facility in San Carlos or another care type is right for you. Browse 55 senior living options near you to see the variety available, or contact us to learn more about elderly homes in San Carlos.
We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Sequoyah Heights, Ridgemont and Grass Valley.
You may also consider nearby communities such as La Honda, Dearborn Park and West Oakland.
Nursing Homes Facilities near San Carlos, CA
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Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Bonnie Brae Terrace focuses on affordable living for seniors and is nestled on a quiet street in Belmont, CA surrounded by beautiful views. Our complex offers studio apartments as well as a limited number of studio alcove and one bedroom apartments. Sixteen apartments are available for people...
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Starting at $X,XXX+ monthly
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Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
San Mateo Convalescent is a small family owned and operated skilled nursing facility that has provided the community with excellent care for over four decades. We have long or short-term care available, as well as Respite Retreats and Rehabilitation stays. We also offer Assisted Care Rates for a...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley California, Vi at Palo Alto is a Life Plan community, also known as a continuing care retirement community (CCRC), situated on 23 lush acres of Stanford Property. Our assisted and independent living community offers a wide array of amenities and benefits to...
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Starting at $X,XXX+ monthly
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Provides: Assisted Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
In a beautiful downtown Palo Alto neighborhood, there’s a not-for-profit retirement community filled with independent thinkers leading amazing lives. They’re learning and growing. Going and doing. Exploring the new and savoring the familiar. Lifting their voices and taking action to make the...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Burlingame Hacienda The Burlingame Hacienda Retirement Community is an assisted living that can be found in the Burlingame, California, where they will be surrounded by a tranquil, serene environment. It is located near San Francisco and will be within walking distance to the beach. Your loved...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Cost of nursing homes in San Carlos, CA
The average cost of senior living in San Carlos is $6,210 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Brisbane, CA with an average of $5,934 per month.
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What families are saying about nursing homes in San Carlos
Recent reviews for nursing homes in San Carlos
Golden Heritage Living in San Jose, CA
5.0
This place is an excellent facility that specializes in the care of Chinese speaking people. It is well maintained and the staff is always ready to help. My mom lived there until she passed .
Ivy Park at Palo Alto
5.0
From the looks of our visits, my mom is experiencing a good, new lifestyle. She has made the transition just fine. We are getting the doctor set up and I am familiar with the staff. They are great workers and I think the facility is great too. The manager, staff, nurses, are all very nice, all ...
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Rosemont Gardens in San Leandro, CA
5.0
Excellent caring staff. Clean place. My Auntie [name removed] is here. I visited from Anaheim California. My auntie Husband just passed away. My auntie looked beautiful and happy. I talked with staff and they were very professional
San Carlos nursing homes services and amenities
These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in San Carlos nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in San Carlos, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.
Availability of select care services in San Carlos nursing homes
Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in San Carlos that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
San Carlos, CANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
48.8%
2.7%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
22%
10%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
85.4%
26.9%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
90.2%
27.6%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
53.7%
10.4%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
24.4%
0.9%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
90.2%
23.5%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
58.5%
7.3%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
65.9%
18.6%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist
Availability of select dementia care services in San Carlos nursing homes
Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of San Carlos Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
San Carlos, CANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
56.1%
4.1%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
29.3%
0.2%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
51.2%
5.9%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
34.1%
1.3%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in San Carlos nursing homes
Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of San Carlos partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
San Carlos, CANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
22%
0.6%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
43.9%
1.5%
No sugar
No sugar
41.5%
1.5%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
48.8%
3.7%
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Availability of select dining options in San Carlos nursing homes
Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of San Carlos communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
San Carlos, CANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
34.1%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
39%
0.4%
Room service
Room service
31.7%
0.4%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
22%
0.7%
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Availability of select programs and activities in San Carlos nursing homes
Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in San Carlos offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
San Carlos, CANational
Activity director
Activity director
43.9%
0.4%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
36.6%
0.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
22%
0.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
46.3%
6.8%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
46.3%
0.4%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
46.3%
6.9%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
39%
0.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
34.1%
0.2%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
39%
0.3%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
46.3%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
46.3%
0.4%
Dances
Dances
26.8%
0.2%
Fitness center
Fitness center
17.1%
0.2%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
46.3%
0.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Brookdale North Fremont, Sunrise of San Mateo and Cogir of Fremont Senior Living are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near San Carlos, California. See full list of communities.
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