Memory Care Communities in Davis, California

In Davis, memory care residents pay a monthly median rate of $6,188 for memory care. This rate surpasses the national norm by $563, but it offers savings compared to California’s median of $6,563. Similarly, monthly fees compare favorably with care costs in Sacramento and Napa, where respective rates come in at $6,531 and $7,875. For more economically priced care, seniors may consider memory support in Yuba City, where residents pay $5,823 for services.

Note: Residential memory care is usually offered in assisted living facilities, and in general, memory care rates tend to be 20-30% higher than assisted living rates. No national database currently tracks memory care costs in the United States, so we've estimated the monthly memory care costs listed below by adding 25% to the rates listed in Genworth's 2021 Cost of Care Survey.

Memory care communities in Davis charge a midrange monthly rate of $6,188 for residential services.

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.

Davis seniors pay $6,188 for memory care, which runs higher than what older adults pay for most other senior care solutions in the city. For example, seniors who obtain non medical in-home care services, such as medication reminders and light housekeeping, and skilled home health services, such as disease monitoring, pay about $230 less for services. Assisted living facilities, which provide housing and personal care without memory support, charge even lower monthly rates of $4,950. Only nursing home residents pay higher rates, with the median monthly rate coming in at $10,463 for 24-hour medical care and supervision.

California’s Community Care Licensing Program, which the Department of Social Services houses, licenses all memory care communities in Davis and the rest of the state. This program oversees operations by maintaining regular communication with facility administrators, and it promotes a high standard of care for residents through annual licensing requirements and regular inspections.

• Sutter Davis Hospital, a 94,000-square-foot acute care hospital, sits in Davis proper and provides inpatient, outpatient and outreach services for seniors and families in the city. It houses the Sutter Neuroscience Institute, which has specialists who diagnose and treat memory disorders, such as Alzheimer’s, and it provides video visits to reduce disruptions to patients’ daily routines.
• Yolo County, where Davis sits, ranks in the top percentile compared to the rest of the state for health outcomes and ranks 11th out of California’s 58 ranked counties for general health. The average life expectancy in this community comes in at 81.4 years, about 3 years past the national norm, and its rate of preventable hospital stays comes in at 1,895 incidents per 100,000 Medicare patients versus 2,809 nationally. This indicates access to high-quality outpatient care and may benefit seniors with health conditions such as dementia.
• California’s income tax rate runs high compared to the nation as a whole, maxing out at 13.3% for top earners. Fortunately, those aged 65 and over qualify for the senior income tax exemption, reducing what they owe for pension income and withdrawals from retirement accounts, and the state doesn’t tax Social Security benefits, helping seniors afford local memory care expenses.   
• Davis’ cost of living exceeds the national norm by 17.4%, primarily due to high housing and utility costs. While there are no programs that cover residential memory care services in this region, many facilities have all-inclusive rates, helping seniors and families plan for care costs.
• On a total crime index, Davis scores 4 out of 100 points, indicating that its crime rate exceeds rates in 96% of U.S. communities. However, many memory care communities have alarm systems and security gates to prevent unsafe wandering and monitor on-site activity.