The 10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Corona, CA for 2023

Corona, CA, is a medium-sized inland city situated roughly halfway between Anaheim and Riverside, and it's home to 167,000 people, almost 10 percent of whom are seniors. California has at least 650,000 aging citizens who've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and some of them live in Corona.

Along with seniors who have dementia, Huntington's disease and advanced forms of Parkinson's disease, these seniors often live in memory care facilities located on or close to the grounds of associated assisted living communities.  Corona has 43 memory care facilities, where seniors live in safe, supervised environments. The California Department of Health and Human Services regulates these facilities, which it refers to as residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) in its literature.

• Corona's climate runs from very mild winters to hot and dry summers, which can be an issue for heat-sensitive seniors. Summer highs average 93 degrees Fahrenheit, while winter lows average 42 degrees at their lowest. The climate here is semi-arid, and Corona only gets around 12 inches of rain a year.
• The cost of living in Corona can be high, especially compared with the generally lower costs outside of California. Prices in general in this community are 34 percent higher than national averages, while health care is 9 percent more expensive than the national average.
• Corona is a very safe place, especially for seniors who live in memory care. Violent crime rates here are less than a quarter the average in California. Property crime rates, meanwhile, are still 10 percent lower than the state mean. While the average Californian runs a one in 225 risk of being the victim of a violent crime, the risk in Corona is just one in 897. For supervised memory care patients, the rates are even lower.
• The Corona area is home to world-class medical facilities, including those specializing in brain health and dementia care such as Corona Regional Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, in the event of medical emergencies or illness.

Financial Assistance for Memory Care in Corona

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.

Corona 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 Corona, please visit our Memory Care in California page.

Corona-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.