17 Memory Care Facilities near Daly City, CA

Daly City is a safe community, part of the greater San Francisco Bay area, located on California's Pacific coast. This is a state where over 650,000 residents have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease or another memory impairment. Daly City's population of 106,000 includes 17,000 seniors aged 65 and older, an age group particularly vulnerable to dementia. To care for those with the condition, Daly City has sixteen memory care facilities and there are dozens more in the greater San Francisco area. 

The California Department of Social Services regulates and licenses memory care facilities, both those exclusively dedicated to dementia treatment and those that are a separate part of a larger assisted living community. 

• Residents of Daly City enjoy moderate temperatures year-round, with breezes from the nearby Pacific Ocean to help regulate temperatures and decrease the dryness in the air, even in the summer. Winters are cool with no snow and January temperatures in the mid-40s. Seniors in memory care with health conditions aggravated by extreme weather may be more comfortable here. 
  
• The San Francisco metro area, including Daly City, has very poor air quality according to the American Lung Association. Those in memory care with chronic respiratory conditions should take this into account. 
  
• Housing costs in Daly City, at more than 5 times the U.S. average, account for the high cost of living in the suburb. The overall cost of living is nearly 2.5 times the national average. This may make memory care facilities have higher operating requiring a higher monthly fee. This is something families budgeting for memory care may want to take into account. Healthcare, most important for seniors, is around the national average. 
• The San Francisco area, including Daly City, is home to world-class medical facilities, including those specializing in brain health and dementia care such as the San Francisco Brain Health Center - California Pacific Medical Center and the University of California - San Francisco Medical Center, in the event of medical emergencies or illness.

Financial Assistance for Memory Care in Daly City

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.

Daly City 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 Daly City, please visit our Memory Care in California page.

Directory of Winners in the Daly City Area

Daly City-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.