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10 Best Nursing Homes in San Onofre, CA

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a San Onofre 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 Onofre, 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 Onofre or another care type is right for you. Browse 12 senior living options near you to see the variety available, or contact us to learn more about elderly homes in San Onofre.

We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Balboa Island and Balboa.
You may also consider nearby communities such as Lakeland Village, De Luz and Fallbrook.

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Nursing Homes Facilities near San Onofre, CA

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Photo of Atria San Juan
1212 Photos available
1111 Floor plans available
9.9
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106 reviews
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She is happy the staff are very attentive to residents and guests. I visit a few times during the year and am made to feel quite welcome.
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.
Overlooking the San Juan Hills Golf Course, convenient to shopping, banks and excellent medical centers, Atria San Juan offers one of the most respected senior living communities in San Juan Capistrano. Whether dining alfresco on our patio, staying active in our customized fitness center, or...
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1515 Photos available
1212 Floor plans available
9.2
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Capistrano Senior Living is a first rate assisted living facility. The accommodations, activities and dining options are tailored to the general groups needs as well as each individual's interests. The staff...
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.
Do more of what you love every day.Our community in San Juan Capistrano, California, is a continuing care retirement community or CCRC, which means you’ll have the lifestyle you want, plus care if you need it with assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing all on one campus.Along with our...
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A place for mom helped me find San Clemente Villas and it has been everything I hoped for! My mom is so happy and the staff are caring and helpful! If it weren’t for the referral, I don’t know if I would...
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.
A warm, safe, new retirement community built with you in mind. Conveniently located in the beach town of San Clemente, enjoy the sunsets, Beach and Harbor. Giving you peace of mind, and laughter in your heart. Within walking distance to a public golf course, 2 major grocery stores, movie theatre...
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55 Floor plans available
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I was the family that dropped off my uncle and just from the brief time I was there I felt that it was very pretty and welcoming upon arrival. The staff were very kind and the location was perfect for his...
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.
Del Obispo Terrace is a hidden gem in the heart of San Juan Capistrano known for its family-like and rural atmosphere. Because we are a relatively small community, we get to know our residents well, and they become part of our family. We take pride in the care and services we provide to our...
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I am happy with all the people here and the help they are to me I AM HAPPY WITH THE FOOD AND THE STAFF THAT HELPS ME AND I LIKE THE FACILITY AND ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT I PARTICIPATE IN i WOULS BE HAPPY...
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.
Located in Orange County, just minutes from the Pacific Ocean, The Fountains at Sea Bluffs offers extraordinary retirement living in a spectacular setting.  Nearby Dana Point Harbor offers an exciting variety of possibilities - from whale watching to fishing in the harbor to catching a...
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i am not just saying this for no reason: my godmother was dreading going to any care facility october 2013, the only person more fearful than my godmother going to a care facility: was myself! needless to...
Provides: Nursing Homes
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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, 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.
Step into a flower-filled painting by Monet and you've arrived at Aegis of Dana Point. Our serene assisted living community is close to spectacular ocean bluffs and near picturesque Dana Point Harbor, San Juan Capistrano and the pier at San Clemente. Shopping and medical care are close at hand...
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.
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Cost of nursing homes in San Onofre, CA

The average cost of senior living in San Onofre is $6,060 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Murrieta, CA with an average of $4,110 per month.

Nursing homes costs in San Onofre, CA, vs. nearby cities

San Onofre, CA
$6,060/mo

Nursing homes costs in San Onofre, CA, vs. state and national averages

San Onofre, CA
$6,060/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Nursing homes costs in San Onofre, CA, vs. other senior living options

$6,067/mo
Nursing Homes
$6,060/mo

Nursing homes costs in San Onofre, CA, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$4,274/mo
Studio
$5,314/mo
1 Bedroom
$6,579/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,719/mo
Detached Cottage/Bungalow
$5,295/mo

Senior living costs in San Onofre vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: San Onofre, CA
Column state: California
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSan Onofre, CACaliforniaU.S.
Nursing Homes$6,060/mo$5,269/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$4,317/mo$4,369/mo$4,558/mo
Memory Care$6,067/mo$5,269/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$5,094/mo$4,504/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
San Onofre, CA:$6,060/mo
California:$5,269/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
San Onofre, CA:$4,317/mo
California:$4,369/mo
U.S.:$4,558/mo
Memory Care
San Onofre, CA:$6,067/mo
California:$5,269/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
San Onofre, CA:$5,094/mo
California:$4,504/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in San Onofre, CA, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in San Onofre and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

San Onofre, CACA stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in San Onofre, CA

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in San Onofre have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
San Onofre, CA$5,803/mo$5,362/mo+8.2%
California$5,872/mo$5,569/mo+5.5%
National$5,616/mo$5,314/mo+5.7%
San Onofre, CA
2024 average cost:$5,803/mo
2023 average cost:$5,362/mo
Percent change:+8.2%
California
2024 average cost:$5,872/mo
2023 average cost:$5,569/mo
Percent change:+5.5%
National
2024 average cost:$5,616/mo
2023 average cost:$5,314/mo
Percent change:+5.7%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in San Onofre

Recent reviews for nursing homes in San Onofre

Bayshire Carlsbad

5.0
they are very interactive with the residence, responsive, and also very friendly and kind The rooms sizes feel a little small, My dad is happy with the food and it looks good. I would recommend this facility to others.

Santianna in Carlsbad, CA

4.4
Overall, my parents are loving living in Santianna. The staff is fantastic. Everyone in the community appears to be friendly and nice. The food has been an ongoing issue. While everything else about living at Santianna has been positive, the meals have been an ongoing negative. While there ...
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Marama in Vista, CA

4.8
Took extremely good care of my mom there. Very kind and loving and caring lots of communication with us in our family and it was unbelievably clean. Wonderful food was served and snacks .if you're looking for a safe place for your family member highly suggest this home. It was a blessing for ...
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San Onofre nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in San Onofre nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in San Onofre, 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 Onofre 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 Onofre that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
San Onofre, CANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
75%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
37.5%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
87.5%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
87.5%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
62.5%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
25%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
87.5%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
62.5%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
87.5%
19.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in San Onofre 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 Onofre Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
San Onofre, CANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
62.5%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
37.5%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
62.5%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
25%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in San Onofre 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 Onofre partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
San Onofre, CANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
25%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
50%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
50%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
75%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
25%
0.1%
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%

Availability of select dining options in San Onofre 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 Onofre communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
San Onofre, CANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
50%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
50%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
50%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
12.5%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in San Onofre 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 Onofre offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
San Onofre, CANational
Activity director
Activity director
62.5%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
37.5%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
25%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
62.5%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
50%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
62.5%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
50%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
37.5%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
37.5%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
50%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
50%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
37.5%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
37.5%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
50%
0.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Atria San Juan, Capistrano Senior Living and San Clemente Villas By the Sea are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near San Onofre, California. See full list of communities.
There are 12 nursing homes facilities near San Onofre, California. See the full list.
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