Assisted living in Cathedral City: common questions

How much does assisted living cost in Cathedral City?

Among the 24 Cathedral City communities on Senior Places with a starting price on file, the median starting price is $4,420 a month. The middle half of those communities start between $4,115 and $4,653, and the full range is $2,500 to $6,000 a month. A starting price is the lowest monthly rate on a community's listing, usually a shared or studio room at the lightest level of care; some listings carry a market estimate instead of a quoted rate. Care fees, level-of-care charges and a second-person fee are added on top, so ask every community for an all-in monthly quote for the care your person needs.

How many assisted living communities are in Cathedral City, California?

Senior Places lists 26 senior living communities in Cathedral City, California: 25 offer assisted living, 2 offer memory care, and 1 offer independent living (many offer more than one). Of these, 21 are small residential care homes licensed for six residents or fewer, and 5 are larger communities. 25 of them carry a California Department of Social Services license number on their profile; in California, assisted living and memory care are licensed as Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE).

Which Cathedral City communities accept Medi-Cal (the Assisted Living Waiver)?

In Cathedral City, 1 community is on the state's Assisted Living Waiver (ALW) participating-facility list or reports accepting it. The ALW lets eligible Medi-Cal members pay for assisted living or memory care through Medi-Cal instead of private funds, but only communities enrolled in the program can accept it. Use the ALW filter on this page to see just those communities, and confirm current enrollment and any waitlist directly with the community.

See Cathedral City communities that accept the ALW

Can I see state inspection records for Cathedral City communities?

Yes. 23 of the 26 Cathedral City communities on Senior Places show their California Department of Social Services inspection history on the profile: inspection visits, complaints, and Type A and Type B citations. None has had a Type A citation, the state's most serious kind, in the past three years. The records come from the state's public facility search and are refreshed regularly, so a citation on a profile is one to ask the community about on a tour, not a reason to rule it out on its own.

How does Senior Places match me with a community in Cathedral City?

Take the free quiz and every Cathedral City community is scored on care needs, lifestyle preferences, and budget against your own answers. Each match comes with an AI-written Match Report that explains where the community fits and where it falls short, and the Senior Places team offers optional, free help from your first look through move-in. Communities cannot pay for a better ranking or placement.

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