Berkshire Elder Care - Assisted Living
1844 Berkshire Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91362
Beautiful Thousand Oaks, CA, is where seniors have access to numerous outdoor activities in and near the city, from playing golf to going on hikes. A sizable 19.6% of the 125,754 residents are 65 and older.
Some of these 24,648 seniors who aren’t already residing in an assisted living facility in Thousand Oaks may start to consider moving into one if they’re finding it challenging to live independently in their own homes. Designed to make life easier for seniors, assisted living facilities offer help with a range of tasks — including laundry, cooking and grooming — that seniors would otherwise be fully handling on their own. Seniors should plan on paying approximately $5,750 every month for Thousand Oaks assisted living.
This guide helps seniors start formulating a strategy for how to pay for assisted living, including comparing prices to other cities. Additional information involves details about Thousand Oaks and beneficial resources.
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Assisted living costs about $5,750 per month in Thousand Oaks, $500 more than the average California cost.Â
The approximate cost of assisted living in Thousand Oaks is $5,750 per month, exactly $2,000 more per month than Bakersfield at $3,750 and $1,250 more than the national median of $4,500 per month. Three cities — Sacramento ($5,225), San Diego ($5,475) and Santa Cruz ($5,550) — have medians close to that of Thousand Oaks but are still less. San Jose at $6,000, Napa at $6,300 and San Francisco at $6,319 per month are all more than the median of Thousand Oaks and the only three on the list in the $6,000 and up range.Â
Thousand Oaks
$5,750
California
$5,250
United States
$4,500
Bakersfield
$3,750
Sacramento
$5,225
San Diego
$5,475
Santa Cruz
$5,550
San Jose
$6,000
Napa
$6,300
San Francisco
$6,319
At $5,750 per month, assisted living in Thousand Oaks is, on average, less than the other types of senior care in the city. It’s $65 less per month than in-home care at $5,815 per month and $304 less than home health care’s $6,054 costs. A striking $5,504 monthly difference separates the assisted living care median from the cost of a semiprivate room at a nursing home facility at $11,254 per month.Â
In-Home Care
$5,815
Home Health Care
$6,054
Assisted Living Facility
$5,750
Nursing Home Facility (semiprivate room)
$11,254
Note: Data for Thousand Oaks was unavailable, so data for the nearest city, Oxnard, was used instead.
Eligible seniors may receive help paying for assisted living through California’s Assisted Living Waiver Program. Financial aid is also available to those with Supplemental Security Income (SSI) through California’s Optional State Supplement (OSS) program.Â
Learn more about these programs, plus who’s eligible, on our Assisted Living in California page.
While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for assisted living, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance assisted living costs include:
For more information about different ways to finance assisted living, visit our Assisted Living in California page.
Seniors in Thousand Oaks can help keep their costs low by searching out the free and low-cost resources available to them. The four below are good starters for finding helpful, budget-friendly services.
Resource | Contact | Service |
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Grant R. Brimhall Library | (805) 449-2660 | The Grant R. Brimhall Library on East Janss Road is open seven days a week, with late nights going until 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Events like an ESL conversation group and Thousand Oaks Library Open Mic Poetry fill the library calendar. |
County of Ventura Veteran Services | (805) 477-5155 | The County of Ventura Veteran Services assists veterans and their families in Thousand Oaks and several other cities. Useful forms and documents are available, as are a range of services, such as help with the California Tuition Fee Waiver Program and medical referrals. |
Goebel Adult Community Center | (805) 381-2744 | The 21,000-square-foot Goebel Adult Community Center in Thousand Oaks is open Monday through Saturday. Services include but aren’t limited to a full kitchen for group activities, trips, classes, parties and horseshoe pits. |
California Lutheran University Fifty and Better | (805) 493-3290 | California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks has a Fifty and Better program for adults 50 and older who need extra socialization. The sessions last several weeks and involve no homework or tests. |
Thousand Oaks Assisted Living Communities must adhere to the comprehensive set of state laws and regulations that all Assisted Living Facilities in California are required to follow. Visit our Assisted Living in California page for more information about these laws.
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