Senior Care Placement
Elder Answers offers free senior care placement in San Diego, helping families find trusted board and care homes, assisted living and memory care. Every home is personally vetted by a local advisor.
Elder Answers offers free elder care placement guidance to help your family find the right senior care home in San Diego County, based on care needs, budget and location. We pre-screen every board and care home in San Diego and every assisted living community we recommend. We join you on tours with licensed administrators and stay with you through move-in day.
Finding senior care can feel overwhelming. Here is a quick guide to the senior living and elder care homes our San Diego senior care placement advisors help families compare. We also help with skilled nursing, hospice and in-home care.
Board and care homes in San Diego, also called residential care homes or RCFEs, care for about six seniors in a home setting. They hold the same state license as assisted living, with more one-on-one care.
Assisted living communities in San Diego help with daily care, meals, activities and transportation in a larger social setting. Care is non-medical, though many assisted living communities have nurses on staff.
Memory care, also called dementia or Alzheimer’s care, gives seniors with cognitive loss secure surroundings and trained staff, both in larger communities and in small dementia care homes across San Diego.
Independent living in San Diego offers private apartments with meals, activities and transportation for active seniors who don’t need daily care but want community, convenience and real peace of mind.
Our senior care placement advisors set us apart with their local expertise and passion, going above and beyond for every family they speak with.
Each Elder Answers advisor has more than a decade in elder care placement. Our advisors personally tour board and care homes in San Diego and assisted living communities across the county, from La Jolla and Rancho Bernardo to El Cajon and Chula Vista. Those relationships mean we only recommend homes that meet high standards of care. In your one-on-one evaluation, your advisor shares what each home is really like, from staffing and care levels to how to check its California licensing record.
Elder Answers is your trusted elder care placement partner in San Diego, with expert guidance, local insight and thoroughly vetted options for your loved one.
From your first call to move-in day, our senior care placement team guides your family through every step in San Diego, at no cost to you.
Choose from vetted board and care homes in San Diego, plus assisted living and memory care, matched to your loved one’s needs and budget.
We schedule and join your tours of care homes and communities, so you can compare your options side by side with an expert next to you.
We help gather the documents a California care home needs before admission and coordinate each step of the placement with the home.
We help coordinate move-in day so the transition into your loved one’s new home is as smooth and stress-free as possible for your whole family.
You have to trust the people caring for your loved one. San Diego County has hundreds of licensed board and care homes and assisted living communities, and the right fit depends on care needs, budget, location and personality. That is where a local elder care placement agency helps.
We visit and evaluate assisted living communities, memory care and board and care homes in San Diego County, from Carlsbad, Oceanside and Escondido in North County to La Mesa, El Cajon and Santee in East County and Chula Vista in the South Bay. Because we know these homes firsthand, our senior care placement advisors can quickly narrow the list to the few that truly fit, including when you need a placement after a hospital stay.
Every family’s situation is different. The assisted living community or board and care home that’s right for one family may not be right for yours. That’s why every recommendation starts with a conversation about your loved one.
We look forward to helping you. Learn more about senior care options in San Diego.
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Yes. Families never pay Elder Answers. Like most senior care placement agencies in San Diego, we are paid a referral fee by the care home after a resident moves in. That lets us give every family the same free elder care placement guidance, whether you need a board and care home, assisted living or memory care, and whether you move in next week or next year.
A board and care home is a licensed residential care home, usually caring for six seniors in a regular house in a residential neighborhood. In California, board and care homes and large assisted living communities hold the same license, a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE). The difference is the setting. Board and care homes in San Diego offer a smaller, quieter home with more caregiver time per resident. Larger assisted living communities offer more amenities and activities. Many families find board and care a better fit for a parent who needs hands-on help or has dementia.
In 2026, most board and care homes in San Diego County cost about $5,500 to $9,500 a month, depending on care needs and whether the room is private or shared. Assisted living communities typically run $5,500 to $12,500 a month, and memory care $7,500 to $14,000. Board and care rates usually include care, meals and laundry in one price. Larger communities often add care-level fees on top of rent. Your advisor will share real prices for the homes that fit your budget.
Elder Answers is a local San Diego elder care placement agency, not a national call center. Our advisors personally tour the board and care homes and assisted living communities we recommend, and many have worked with these homes for years. Your information goes only to the homes you choose to visit, and the same advisor stays with you from the first call through tours, paperwork and move-in day.
Many families call us when a hospital or rehab discharge is days away. Our senior care placement team works alongside discharge planners and social workers at San Diego hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. Because we already know which homes have openings and which can meet specific care needs, we can often share vetted options within a day or two. When there is more time, we help you plan ahead and tour without pressure.
We provide senior care placement throughout San Diego County. In North County, that includes Carlsbad, Oceanside, Encinitas, Vista, San Marcos and Escondido. In East County, it includes La Mesa, El Cajon, Santee and Lakeside, and in the South Bay, Chula Vista, National City and Imperial Beach. We also cover San Diego neighborhoods such as La Jolla, Clairemont, Point Loma and Rancho Bernardo, and nearby Poway. Many families also come to us from out of state to move a parent closer to them in San Diego. See all service areas.