3 Memory Care Facilities in Cloverdale, CA

Cloverdale is a small town of nearly 9,000 people in the northern reaches of California's Wine Country. Roughly 18 percent of the town's residents are seniors age 65 and over, many of them living with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease or another form of dementia. To serve local seniors whose condition requires full-time care and assistance with activities of daily living, the Cloverdale area has three memory care facilities in and around the city limits.

Residential long-term care facilities, a category that includes assisted living and skilled nursing, along with memory care, are all licensed by the California Department of Social Services Adult Care Licensing Program. The department inspects facilities around the state and takes comments and complaints from seniors' loved ones and members of the public regarding quality of care.

• Cloverdale's climate is warm to hot in summer, followed by winters that can get quite cold. Summer highs in Cloverdale average 92 degrees, and winter lows average 39, which may be problematic for seniors who are especially sensitive to temperature swings. This part of California's Coastal Range gets around 43 inches of rain a year.
  
• Cloverdale's cost of living is 66 percent higher, on average, than the typical cost of living nationwide. California's cost of living is 69 percent higher than the national average, which puts Cloverdale close to the state standard. Healthcare is less expensive in Cloverdale than it is nationwide by about 8 percent.
  
• Crime rates are generally low in Cloverdale. Across all categories combined, Cloverdale has roughly half the common level of reported offenses. Violent crime is less common still, with very few crimes against people and other categories of serious offense.
  
• The Cloverdale area has few facilities from which to choose in the event of a medical emergency or illness, with the nearest major hospital specializing in brain health and dementia care located in Healdsburg.

Financial Assistance for Memory Care in Cloverdale

Learn more about these programs, plus who’s eligible, on our Memory Care in California page.

More Ways to Pay for Memory Care

While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for memory care, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance memory care costs include:

• Veterans Benefits
• Life Insurance Policy
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Reverse Mortgage

For more information about different ways to finance memory care, visit our Memory Care in California page.

Cloverdale and the surrounding area are home to numerous government agencies and non-profit organizations offering help for seniors searching for or currently residing in a memory care community. These organizations can also provide assistance in a number of other eldercare services such as geriatric care management, elder law advice, estate planning, finding home care and health and wellness programs.

To see a list of free memory care resources in Cloverdale, please visit our Memory Care in California page.

Directory of Winners in the Cloverdale Area

Cloverdale-area memory care communities must adhere to the comprehensive set of state laws and regulations that all memory care communities in California are required to follow. Visit our Memory Care in California page for more information about these laws.