Assisted Living Communities in Fresno, CA

Using MIT’s Living Wage Calculator, you’ll find that the average person who wants to live in Fresno needs an annual income of at least $24,804 to meet their basic needs. This is a relatively low cost of living, especially when compared to larger cities and coastal regions in California. For example, in the state capital of Sacramento, the annual salary needed to satisfy the basic cost of living needs is $25,741. In more expensive coastal cities like San Francisco, the minimum necessary income could be as high as nearly $39,000.

In Fresno, assisted living costs an average of $3,861 each month, according to Genworth Financial’s Cost of Long Term Care tool. The average in California is $4,500, so Fresno’s cost falls 16.5% lower than is the average for the state. The cost of assisted living in Fresno is also 4.9% lower than the national average of $4,050.

As of 2018 estimates from the US Census, the population of Fresno is 530,093. The population is estimated to have grown 6.6% since 2010, a rate comparable to both the state and nation. Nearly half- 49.1%- of Fresno’s population identifies as at least partially Hispanic, an unusually high percentage compared to other areas of the nation. The median annual household income in Fresno is $44,853.

California law requires that those admitted to an assisted living facility be healthy enough that they are reasonably mobile and able to look after at least some of their own daily needs. Assisted living facilities cannot accept those who are bedridden, who have a contagious disease or serious infection, or otherwise have severe medical or mental needs that need 24-hour medical care or supervision.

In Fresno, assisted living facilities offer single and double occupant rooms as well as some full apartments that have private bathrooms and kitchens. Life in an assisted living facility includes planned social times and assistance with a wide variety of tasks. Exactly what you can get assistance with depends largely on what kind of care the facility decides to offer. Medical needs can’t be met at these facilities except in some cases where the resident hires their own nurse.