California Aging Statistics & Resource Guide
The California Aging Statistics & Resource Guide contains key information, links and statistics for senior citizens in California. With an aging population and the average cost of care averaging between $28.00 an hour for home care to $10,646 a month for skilled nursing care, California is typically more expensive than the national average. This guide also contains helpful contact information for county offices, Alzheimer’s Disease organisations and government agencies that offer assistance to caregivers and senior citizens.
California Key Statistics
- 20.1% of the California population is aged 60 or over with 9.6% of seniors aged 65+ living alone.
- With no state or inheritance tax, California is regarded as tax-friendly for seniors, although the highest income tax is set at 13.3%. California has an average property tax set at $841 per $100,000 in home value.
- 55.8% of certified nursing home beds were rated four or five-stars over a three-month period compared to a US national average of 47.3%.
- The median household income for a California senior (65+) is $51,730.
- 690,000 people aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in California.
Choosing Long Term Care in California
- California Home Care Agencies Directory: The average hourly home care rate in California is $28.00, making California more expensive than the national average ($22.50) for home care.
- California Adult Day Care Directory: The average cost of adult day care in California is $1,668 per month making California more expensive than the national average ($1,625) for adult day care.
- California Assisted Living Directory: The average cost of assisted living in California is $4,500 per month making California more expensive than the national average ($4,051) for assisted living.
- California Skilled Nursing Directory: The average cost of skilled nursing in California is $10,646 per month making California more expensive than the national average ($8,517) for skilled nursing.
California Senior Services
State of California Department of Aging
Address: 1300 National Drive, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95834-1992
Phone: (916) 419-7500
Fax: (916) 928-2267
California Aging & Adult Info Line: 1 (800) 500-2020
California State Plan on Aging
California Elder Justice and Advocacy
To report abuse:
- Adult Protective Services: 1-833-401-0832
- California Department of Social Services: 1-844-538-8766.
California Support for Caregivers
California’s Caregiver Resource Centers (CRC):
Family Caregiver Alliance / Bay Area Caregiver Resource Center
(Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties)
Address: 101 Montgomery Street, Suite 2150, San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 434-3388
Toll Free: (800) 445-8106
Caregiver Resource Center of Orange County
Address: 130 W. Bastanchury Road, Fullerton, CA 92835
Phone: (714) 446-5030,
Toll Free: (800) 543-8312
Coast Caregiver Resource Center
(San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties)
Address: 2415 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Phone: (805) 569-8950
Del Mar Caregiver Resource Center
(Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties)
Address: 1537 Pacific Avenue, Suite 300, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: (831) 459-6639
Toll Free: (800) 624-8304
Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center
(Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties)
Address: 8421 Auburn Boulevard, Suite 265, Citrus Heights, CA 95610
Phone: (916) 728-9333
Toll Free: (800) 635-0220
Inland Caregiver Resource Center
(Inyo, Mono, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties)
Address: 1430 East Cooley Drive, Suite 124, Colton, CA 92324
Phone: (909) 514-1404
Toll Free: (800) 675-6694
Passages Caregiver Resource Center
(Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties)
Address: 25 Main Street, Suite 202, Chico, CA 95929
Phone: (530) 898-5925
Toll Free: (800) 822-0109
Redwood Caregiver Resource Center
(Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma Counties)
Address: 1140 Sonoma Avenue, Suite 1B, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Phone: (707) 542-0282
Toll Free: (800) 834-1636
Southern Caregiver Resource Center
(San Diego and Imperial Counties)
Address: 3675 Ruffin Road, Suite 230, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone: (858) 268-4432
Toll Free: (800) 827-1008
USC Family Caregiver Support Center
(Los Angeles County)
Address: USC School of Gerontology, 3715 McClintock Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Phone: (855) 872-6060
Valley Caregiver Resource Center
(Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne Counties)
Address: 3845 North Clark Street, Suite 201, Fresno, California 93726
Phone: (559) 224-9154
Toll Free: (800) 541-8614
California Health Care Fraud
- California Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)
- Senior Medicare Patrol Flyer
- State of California Department of Aging – Medicare Counseling (HICAP)
- HICAP (the Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program)
Senior Medicare Patrol Project
Address: 2 Executive Circle, Suite 175, Irvine, CA 92614
Phone: (714) 550-7008
Fax: (714) 560-0319
California Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Statewide CRISISline number: 1-800-231-4024
California Medicaid Elderly & Disabled Waiver Programme
- California Department of Health Care Services – Medi-Cal
- California Department of Health Care Services – Medi-Cal Waivers
- California Department of Health Care Services – Community-Based Adult Services (CBAS)
California Medicare and Insurance Counseling
California Elderly Nutrition & Wellness
- State of California Department of Aging – Food & Nutrition
- State of California Department of Aging – Health Promotion
- State of California Department of Aging – Nutrition & Exercise (CalFresh Healthy Living)
- State of California Department of Aging – Dignity At Home Fall Prevention Program
- California Healthier Living Coalition
California Senior and Healthcare Transportation
- AC Transit
- Albany Paratransit
- Alhambra Senior Ride Transportation
- Amador Transit
- Antelope Valley Transit Authority
- ARC Imperial Valley
- Area 1 Agency on Aging
- Around The Clock
- Arvin Transit
- B-Line (Butte Regional Transit)
- Berkeley Rides for Seniors & the Disabled (BRSD)
- Beverly Hills Dial-a-Ride
- Blue Lake Rancheria Transit System (BLRTS)
- BurbankBus Senior and Disabled (BBS&D) Transit
- Carson Dial-a-Ride
- Cerritos Dial-A-Ride
- City of Bell Dial-a-Ride
- City of Bell Gardens Dial-A-Ride
- City of Covina’s Dial-A-Ride Program
- City of Fremont Paratransit Program
- City of Gardena GTrans
- City of Lomita Dial-A-Ride
- City of Paramount Transportation Opportunities
- City of San Gabriel Transportation
- City of Santa Clarita Transportation
- City of Sierra Madre
- City of Temple City
- City of West Hollywood
- Chowchilla Area Transit (CATX)
- Clovis Transit
- Colusa County Transit Agency (CCTA)
- Comfort Keepers
- Comfort Med Trans
- Delano Area Dial-A-Ride
- East Bay Paratransit
- Eastern Madera County Medical Escort Van
- Eastern Sierra Transit
- Easy Ride Paratransit Service
- Emeryville Senior Center
- Fresno County Rural Transit Agency (FCRTA)
- GET-A-Lift
- Glendale Dial-a-Ride
- Glenn Ride Public Transit & Transportation
- Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
- Hayward Operated Paratransit (The HOP)
- Huntington Park Local Transit Bus
- Home Instead
- Homecare California
- Inglewood Taxi Coupon Vouchers
- Interim HealthCare
- Jewish Family Service LA
- La Mirada Transit Service
- La Puente Senior Center
- Lake Transit
- Lakewood DASH
- Lamorinda Spirit Van
- Lassen Transit
- Life ElderCare
- Madera Dial-A-Ride (DAR)
- Madera County Senior Bus
- Manhattan Beach
- Maywood Dial-A-Ride
- Mobility Matters
- Monrovia Transit
- Montebello Transit Department
- Monterey Park Transportation
- Norwalk Transit
- Oakland Paratransit Services
- ONEgeneration
- Orinda Seniors Around Town
- Pasadena Transport
- Pleasant Hill Senior Van Service
- Pleasanton Paratransit Services
- R-Transit
- Redwood Coast Transit
- Rosemead Transportation
- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)
- San Pablo Senior and Disabled Transportation
- Senior Pro Services
- Signal Hill Community Transport
- Shafter Dial-a-Ride SilverRide
- St Barnabus Senior Centre
- Torrance Community Transit Program
- Tri-Valley Wheels
- Union City Transit
- Union City Paratransit
- VA Oakhurst Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Rural Patient Transportation
- WestCAT
- WISE & Healthy Aging
- WorldTrans
California County Offices for Aging
Area 1 Agency on Aging (Del Norte, Humboldt)
Address: 434 7th St A, Eureka, CA 95501
Phone: (707) 442-3763
Planning and Service Area II (Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity)
Address: 208 West Center Street, Yreka, CA 96097
Phone: (530) 842-1687
Fax: (530) 842-4804
Passages, Area 3 Agency on Aging (Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Tehama)
Address: 25 Main Street, Suite 202, Chico, CA 95929
Tel: 800-822-0109
Tel: 530-898-5923
Fax: 530-898-4870
Area 4 Agency on Aging (Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba)
Address: 1401 El Camino Avenue, 4th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: 1.916.486.1876
Marin County Aging and Adult Services (Marin)
Address: 10 North San Pedro Rd., San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: 415-457-4636
San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services
Address: 1650 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA
Phone: (415) 355-3555
Contra Costa County Area Agency on Aging
Address: 400 Ellinwood Way, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Phone: (925) 602-4175
Fax: (925) 602-4178
San Mateo County Area Agency on Aging
Address: 225 West 37th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: 1-800-675-8437
Phone: 1-650-573-3900
Alameda County Area Agency on Aging
Address: 6955 Foothill Blvd, Suite 300, Oakland CA 94605
Phone: 510-577-1900
Fax: 510-577-1965
Sourcewise (Santa Clara County)
Address: 3100 De La Cruz Blvd, Suite 310, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone: (408) 350-3200
San Joaquin County Aging and Community Services
Address: P.O. Box 201056, 333 E. Washington Street, Stockton, CA 95202
Phone: (209) 468-1000
Area 12 Agency on Aging (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Tuolomne)
Address: 19074 Standard Rd., Ste. A, Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: (209) 532-6272
Phone: (800) 510-2020
Seniors Council of Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties
234 Santa Cruz Avenue, Aptos, CA 95003
Phone: (831) 688-0400
Fresno Madera Area Agency on Aging
Address: 2520 West Shaw Lane, Suite 101A, Fresno, CA 93711
Phone: 559-214-0299
Toll Free: 800-510-2020
Fax: 559-243-5651
Kings-Tulare Area Agency on Aging
Address: 3500 W. Mineral King Ave. Suite A, Visalia, CA 93291
Phone: (800) 510-2020
Inyo County Area Agency on Aging
Address: 920 N. Main St., Bishop, CA93514
Phone: (760) 872-1394
Fax: (760) 872-4950
Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens (Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo)
Address: 528 S Broadway, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Phone: (805) 925-9554
Ventura County Area Agency on Aging
Address: 646 County Square Drive, Suite 100, Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: (805) 447-7300
Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging
Address: 3175 West 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Phone: 213-738-2600
County of San Bernardino Area Agency on Aging
Address: 784 E. Hospitality Lane, San Bernardino, CA 92415
Phone: 909-891-3900
Riverside County Office on Aging
Address: 3610 Central Avenue, 5th Floor, Riverside, California 92506
Phone: (951) 867-3800
Orange County Area Agency on Aging
Address: 1300 South Grand Ave. Building B, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: (714) 480-6450
Department of the Area Agency on Aging County of San Diego
Address: 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (858) 694-3900
Imperial County Area Agency on Aging
Address: 778 W. State St. – El Centro, CA 92243
Phone: (442) 265-7000
City of Los Angeles Department of Aging
Address: 221 N. Figueroa St., Ste. 500, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 213-482-7252
Area Agency on Aging of Lake and Mendocino Counties
14092 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake, CA 95422
(707) 995-3744
County of Sonoma Area Agency on Aging
Address: 3725 Westwind Boulevard, First Floor, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone: (707) 565-5950
Napa/Solano Area Agency on Aging
Address: 275 Beck Ave., Fairfield, CA 94533
Phone: (707) 784-8960
El Dorado County Area Agency on Aging
Address: 937 Spring Street, Placerville, CA 95667
Phone: (530) 621-6150
Stanislaus County Department of Aging and Veterans Services
Address: 3500 Coffee Rd. Suite 19, Modesto, CA 95354
Phone: (209) 558-8698
Merced County Area Agency on Aging
Address: 2222 M Street, Merced, CA 95340
Phone: 209-385-7434
Monterey Area Agency on Aging Division
Address: 1000 S Main St # 211, Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-755-4466
Kern County Office on Aging
Address: 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Fifth Floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: (661) 868-3140
American Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations
Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians
Address: 49260 Chapel Hill Drive, Oakhurst, CA 93644
Phone: (559) 412-5590
Bishop Indian Tribal Council- Bishop Paiute Tribe
Address: 50 Tu Su Lane, Bishop, CA 93514
Phone: (760) 873-3584
Hoopa Valley Tribe
Address: 11860 State Hwy 96, PO Box 1348, Hoopa, CA 95546
Phone: 530-625-4211
Indian Senior Center, Inc.
Address: 425 North State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482
Phone: (707) 462-5595
Pala Band of Mission Indians
Address: 12196 Pala Mission Road, Pala, CA 92059
Phone: (760) 891-3500
California Rural Indian Health Board
Address: 1020 Sundown Way, Roseville, CA 95661
Phone: 916-929-9761
Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health-for Morongo/ Pechanga
Address: 11980 Mt Vernon Ave, Grand Terrace, CA 92313
Phone: (909) 864-1097
Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians, Tribal Health Clinic
Address: 90 Via Juana Lane, Santa Ynez, CA 93460
Phone: (805) 688-7070
Karuk Tribe of California
PO Box 1016 – Happy Camp, CA 96039
Phone: (530) 493-1600
Blue Lake Rancheria
428 Chartin Road, Blue Lake, CA 95525
Phone: (707) 668-5101
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
Address: 500 Merriman Avenue, Needles, CA 92363
Phone: (760) 629-4591
Redding Rancheria Indian Health Services
Address: 2000 Redding Rancheria Road, Redding, CA 96001
Phone: 530-225-8979
California Indian Manpower Consortium, Inc.
Address: 738 North Market Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834
Phone: (800) 640-2462
Bear River Band Rohnerville Rancheria Tishna Community Center
Address: 266 Keisner Road, Loleta, CA 95551
Phone: (707) 733-1900
Round Valley Indian Tribes
Address: 77826 Covelo Road, Covelo, CA 95428
Phone: 707-983-6126
Southern Indian Health Council-Area I & II
Address: 4058 Willows Road, Alpine, CA 91901
Phone: (619) 445-1188
Toiyabe Indian Health Project
Address: 250 N. See Vee Lane, Bishop CA 93514
Phone: (760) 873-8464
Tule River Indian Health Center
Address: 380 N Reservation Rd, Porterville, CA 93257
Phone: (559) 784-2316
Resources
National Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare
- Administration for Community Living
- National Council for Aging Care
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
- Pioneer Network: Culture Change in Long-Term Care
- The Center for Social Gerontology
California Healthcare, Caregiving & Senior Living Resources
- State of California Department of Aging
- State of California Department of Aging – Multipurpose Senior Services Program
- State of California Department of Aging – Aging & Disability Resource Connection
- Meals on Wheels San Diego County
- California Association for Adult Day Services
- Leading Age California
- California Assisted Living
- Elder Help of San Diego
- The Council on Aging – Southern California
- California Department of Justice
- National Resource Center on LGBT Aging – California
- Los Angeles LGBT Center
- Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly San Francisco Chapter
Alzheimer’s Organizations & Resources
- Alzheimers Foundation of America
- Alzheimers Association
- Alzheimers Resource Centre
- Alzheimers Association – California
- UC Davis Health – Alzheimer’s Disease Center
- Alzheimer’s Orange County
- Alzheimer’s Los Angeles
- California Governor’s Task Force on Alzheimer’s (Disease) Prevention and Preparedness
- UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program
- Stanford/VA Alzheimer’s Research Centre
California Senior Health Studies
Thank you for this comprehensive list of resources– Your work in accumulating the data is much appreciated and I know will be saved by many!