Many people don’t know about small assisted living homes, also called board and care homes or residential care homes. One of the reasons is these are homes tucked into neighborhoods. We see large assisted living communities on our streets and in advertisements, so we’re familiar with these. Larger assisted living communities are fine. We refer families to them regularly. And...

There are hundreds of licensed senior care homes in San Diego County. These homes are also referred to as board and care homes, or residential care homes. In some cases, senior care homes are an affordable and practical alternative to an assisted living community or a skilled nursing facility. San Diego board and care homes vary dramatically from one to...

Every day in San Diego County, adult children are faced with the question of how to find assisted living for an elderly loved one, usually a parent.  The "silver tsunami" is coming, and this scenario will occur more and more often as the years pass. The majority of seniors prefer to stay in their own homes as they age. We...