Located in California’s Central Valley, Modesto is the largest city in Stanislaus County, where seniors represent an estimated 14.3% of the city’s 218,464 total residents. In addition to having mild winters, Modesto experiences more sunny days and fewer rainy ones than most of the country. For emergency medical care, the city’s seniors have several options, including Memorial Medical Center and Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, which both have high ratings in several adult procedures.
Seniors who don’t require hospitalization but still need 24-hour medical supervision make up a large number of residents in nursing homes, where assistance with daily living activities, multiple types of therapy, injections and medication management are commonly provided. If around-the-clock access to physicians and licensed nurses is unnecessary, home care or assisted living may be a better fit. Considering that Modesto’s $10,783 median cost of nursing home care is above both the state and national figures, seniors have a financial incentive to research alternatives.
This guide compares the cost of senior care in Modesto and lists resources that may help seniors choose a nursing home or delay nursing home care with in-home support. Resources that can help seniors pay for care are also included.
Directory of Nursing Homes in Modesto, CA
1611 SCENIC DRIVE, Modesto, CA, 95355
Finding this place was a blessing after trying Encompass and Hylond. Acacia has professional and friendly staff, an amazing Admissions Director who took the time to listen and go the extra mile to he
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Finding this place was a blessing after trying Encompass and Hylond. Acacia has professional and friendly staff, an amazing Admissions Director who took the time to listen and go the extra mile to help. My fathers’ care has been compassionate, wholistic in all aspects a human being can have. I highly recommend this place and wished there were more places like this in the San Joaquin Valley. For sure, their model of care and system is the best I have seen since Stanford Hospital.
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Finding this place was a blessing after trying Encompass and Hylond. Acacia has professional and friendly staff, an amazing Admissions Director who took the time to listen and go the extra mile to he
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Finding this place was a blessing after trying Encompass and Hylond. Acacia has professional and friendly staff, an amazing Admissions Director who took the time to listen and go the extra mile to help. My fathers’ care has been compassionate, wholistic in all aspects a human being can have. I highly recommend this place and wished there were more places like this in the San Joaquin Valley. For sure, their model of care and system is the best I have seen since Stanford Hospital.
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2633 WEST RUMBLE RD, Modesto, CA, 95350
My husband was a resident of English Oaks Convalescent & Rehabilitation Hospital. I thought that the physical therapy was excellent, and the occupational therapy was very good. What we didn’t like
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My husband was a resident of English Oaks Convalescent & Rehabilitation Hospital. I thought that the physical therapy was excellent, and the occupational therapy was very good. What we didn’t like was the food wasn’t that great. Also, you had to wait a long time for someone to come in and help you if you needed help to go into the bathroom. I realize that it’s not their fault because they have so many people to take care of, but it was kind of hard, especially for my husband. He couldn’t get up out of bed, and when he forced himself to do it, he took a chance walking in there on the walker, and he did fall one time. He didn’t hurt himself, except he scraped his knee in the bathroom. My opinion is, that they should give them fewer people to take care of.
Everybody was very nice. Some days the foods were good, and other days, it was terrible. I guess you cannot please everybody, although we’re not hard to please. We don’t need a lot of Mexican food, so we don’t particularly like that kind of food either. But I can’t always blame them either, because sometimes when I was there, they called me and asked me what I want. My husband doesn’t talk on the phone, he’s really hard of hearing. So, I don’t think anybody ever asked him. I did the advocating for him. I told the dietician things that he did like and things he didn’t, and they sort of changed his menu a little bit, which helped.
I thought it was very clean. I think they were very professional, and they made you wear a robe and a mask when you went in there. They were very careful. The food was warm. I think it was just kind of the variety of it. They give you a lot of food. It’s just that some of the stuff just isn’t very good. The insurance took care of everything, I have no idea what we paid. They had a patio, which was kind of nice. A couple of times we took him out on the patio so our two children could come and visit us because they had not had their shots. So, we were outside, and we were in masks, but they were able to visit, so I did appreciate that. He had his own TV, which I appreciated.
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My husband was a resident of English Oaks Convalescent & Rehabilitation Hospital. I thought that the physical therapy was excellent, and the occupational therapy was very good. What we didn’t like
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My husband was a resident of English Oaks Convalescent & Rehabilitation Hospital. I thought that the physical therapy was excellent, and the occupational therapy was very good. What we didn’t like was the food wasn’t that great. Also, you had to wait a long time for someone to come in and help you if you needed help to go into the bathroom. I realize that it’s not their fault because they have so many people to take care of, but it was kind of hard, especially for my husband. He couldn’t get up out of bed, and when he forced himself to do it, he took a chance walking in there on the walker, and he did fall one time. He didn’t hurt himself, except he scraped his knee in the bathroom. My opinion is, that they should give them fewer people to take care of.
Everybody was very nice. Some days the foods were good, and other days, it was terrible. I guess you cannot please everybody, although we’re not hard to please. We don’t need a lot of Mexican food, so we don’t particularly like that kind of food either. But I can’t always blame them either, because sometimes when I was there, they called me and asked me what I want. My husband doesn’t talk on the phone, he’s really hard of hearing. So, I don’t think anybody ever asked him. I did the advocating for him. I told the dietician things that he did like and things he didn’t, and they sort of changed his menu a little bit, which helped.
I thought it was very clean. I think they were very professional, and they made you wear a robe and a mask when you went in there. They were very careful. The food was warm. I think it was just kind of the variety of it. They give you a lot of food. It’s just that some of the stuff just isn’t very good. The insurance took care of everything, I have no idea what we paid. They had a patio, which was kind of nice. A couple of times we took him out on the patio so our two children could come and visit us because they had not had their shots. So, we were outside, and we were in masks, but they were able to visit, so I did appreciate that. He had his own TV, which I appreciated.
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1900 Coffee Road, Modesto, CA, 95355
This place is horrible. My dad is currently there and we are trying to get him moved. His nurse gave him the wrong medication, his nurse lied and said he ate today but my dad said he hadn’t eaten an
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This place is horrible. My dad is currently there and we are trying to get him moved. His nurse gave him the wrong medication, his nurse lied and said he ate today but my dad said he hadn’t eaten anything all day. He only drink water but he never has any in his cup when we visit. The nurses rarely check on him. His call button is on the floor each time he gets a visit. ( He is paralyzed on one side and not able move on his own). He’s only gotten his physical therapy a few times. My dad was in tears today over how badly he is being treated. This place is just horrible and when we brought questions up to the nurse she just lied and we were told to leave because visiting hours were over, but they weren’t. Please do not send your loved ones here!
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This place is horrible. My dad is currently there and we are trying to get him moved. His nurse gave him the wrong medication, his nurse lied and said he ate today but my dad said he hadn’t eaten an
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This place is horrible. My dad is currently there and we are trying to get him moved. His nurse gave him the wrong medication, his nurse lied and said he ate today but my dad said he hadn’t eaten anything all day. He only drink water but he never has any in his cup when we visit. The nurses rarely check on him. His call button is on the floor each time he gets a visit. ( He is paralyzed on one side and not able move on his own). He’s only gotten his physical therapy a few times. My dad was in tears today over how badly he is being treated. This place is just horrible and when we brought questions up to the nurse she just lied and we were told to leave because visiting hours were over, but they weren’t. Please do not send your loved ones here!
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1310 W Granger Ave, Modesto, CA, 95350
My husband was a resident of Garden City Healthcare Center. I didn’t like any experience with it to tell you the truth. I had to make an appointment to see him, even though I had my shots. I had to ma
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My husband was a resident of Garden City Healthcare Center. I didn’t like any experience with it to tell you the truth. I had to make an appointment to see him, even though I had my shots. I had to make an appointment and they take you to a big room where there are tables that are scattered, and they let you visit for no more than a half-hour. I didn’t like the idea that I just couldn’t go in and visit him as I did in another facility; that’s number one. Number two, the staff was not very well-educated on their jobs, that’s for sure. I had to ask a lot of questions. He wasn’t happy at all. Where he fell, one place on his arm had opened up, and when I took him to the ER, they had cleaned it out and bandaged it. He had that same bandage on when we went to pick him up, 10 or 15 days later. So, I called the nurse out to the car, and I said, "Is this bandage never been changed? How could they give him a shower and all that, and they haven’t changed that bandage?" So, she changed it for me. It isn’t infected, thank goodness, but she said, "Keep an eye on it." That irritated me. They had never changed that bandage. I didn’t think he had gotten care there at all that he should have.
The office that I went into was kind of chaotic. I couldn’t go into the building except for that one room they had. I had to go all the way around the building to get into this one room to go see him. So, I can’t tell you what the rest of the facility looks like. I went to that big room. They had tables in it, and that seemed to be okay. It was like a big recreation room, and they had tables about 10 feet apart so people could go in there and visit their loved ones. That’s the only room I was in, and it looked okay, but I never did see the rest of the facility.
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My husband was a resident of Garden City Healthcare Center. I didn’t like any experience with it to tell you the truth. I had to make an appointment to see him, even though I had my shots. I had to ma
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My husband was a resident of Garden City Healthcare Center. I didn’t like any experience with it to tell you the truth. I had to make an appointment to see him, even though I had my shots. I had to make an appointment and they take you to a big room where there are tables that are scattered, and they let you visit for no more than a half-hour. I didn’t like the idea that I just couldn’t go in and visit him as I did in another facility; that’s number one. Number two, the staff was not very well-educated on their jobs, that’s for sure. I had to ask a lot of questions. He wasn’t happy at all. Where he fell, one place on his arm had opened up, and when I took him to the ER, they had cleaned it out and bandaged it. He had that same bandage on when we went to pick him up, 10 or 15 days later. So, I called the nurse out to the car, and I said, "Is this bandage never been changed? How could they give him a shower and all that, and they haven’t changed that bandage?" So, she changed it for me. It isn’t infected, thank goodness, but she said, "Keep an eye on it." That irritated me. They had never changed that bandage. I didn’t think he had gotten care there at all that he should have.
The office that I went into was kind of chaotic. I couldn’t go into the building except for that one room they had. I had to go all the way around the building to get into this one room to go see him. So, I can’t tell you what the rest of the facility looks like. I went to that big room. They had tables in it, and that seemed to be okay. It was like a big recreation room, and they had tables about 10 feet apart so people could go in there and visit their loved ones. That’s the only room I was in, and it looked okay, but I never did see the rest of the facility.
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730 17TH STREET, Modesto, CA, 95354
Kindred Hospital was an old hospital, and they turned it into a facilities-type place. Their physical therapy was not as good; I will still have to ask them if my mom is going to get physical therapy
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Kindred Hospital was an old hospital, and they turned it into a facilities-type place. Their physical therapy was not as good; I will still have to ask them if my mom is going to get physical therapy that day. The good thing about this place is that they did dialysis in her room.
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Kindred Hospital was an old hospital, and they turned it into a facilities-type place. Their physical therapy was not as good; I will still have to ask them if my mom is going to get physical therapy
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Kindred Hospital was an old hospital, and they turned it into a facilities-type place. Their physical therapy was not as good; I will still have to ask them if my mom is going to get physical therapy that day. The good thing about this place is that they did dialysis in her room.
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3620 B Dale Rd., Modesto, CA, 95356
The communication in this facility is terrible. If you need to speak with a certain person you will be put on hold for half an hour. It takes forever after you push the call button to get anybody’s
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The communication in this facility is terrible. If you need to speak with a certain person you will be put on hold for half an hour. It takes forever after you push the call button to get anybody’s attention to get to the bathroom. You go in for rehab and you get the Corona virus. The sanitation is very bad .
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The communication in this facility is terrible. If you need to speak with a certain person you will be put on hold for half an hour. It takes forever after you push the call button to get anybody’s
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The communication in this facility is terrible. If you need to speak with a certain person you will be put on hold for half an hour. It takes forever after you push the call button to get anybody’s attention to get to the bathroom. You go in for rehab and you get the Corona virus. The sanitation is very bad .
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2030 Evergreen Ave, Modesto, CA, 95350
This place is horrible!Home Medication left in the room for over a week. Patient not getting their pain Medication. No weight for over a month when the Patient has obviously lost weight.Bedsores witho
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This place is horrible!Home Medication left in the room for over a week. Patient not getting their pain Medication. No weight for over a month when the Patient has obviously lost weight.Bedsores without treatment. Cold food and no assistance with food or encourage the patient to eat. Frequent falls and nothing to prevent falls. Not answering the phone or contacting the patient family member with medical decisions.Not giving immunizations even after several calls asking about the immunizations.Not sending the patient to the hospital for a fall and altered mental status that was knew.My father called this place hell.
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This place is horrible!Home Medication left in the room for over a week. Patient not getting their pain Medication. No weight for over a month when the Patient has obviously lost weight.Bedsores witho
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This place is horrible!Home Medication left in the room for over a week. Patient not getting their pain Medication. No weight for over a month when the Patient has obviously lost weight.Bedsores without treatment. Cold food and no assistance with food or encourage the patient to eat. Frequent falls and nothing to prevent falls. Not answering the phone or contacting the patient family member with medical decisions.Not giving immunizations even after several calls asking about the immunizations.Not sending the patient to the hospital for a fall and altered mental status that was knew.My father called this place hell.
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1400 CELESTE DR., Modesto, CA, 95355
HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE! My sister was placed there after "acting goofy in public" in Marin, WHERE WE LIVE, about 3 hours away by car! She was involuntarily kept there, as if being punished with a jail s
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HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE! My sister was placed there after "acting goofy in public" in Marin, WHERE WE LIVE, about 3 hours away by car! She was involuntarily kept there, as if being punished with a jail sentence – eventhough obviously doing very well and very coherent. She was allowed passes to go to church but only 3 days a week. We expected her back, waiting patiently. It was difficult to contact her by phone, usually staff refused to conect, and she was not allowed to call us, because "it’s long distance." Then one day 12/4/12 we get a call saying she died, after being hospitalized in a nearby hospital since 11/15/12! When asked WHY they didn’t tell us she was hospitalized, they said "WE DIDN’T KNOW ANYBODY CARED(!)(?) We are ENRAGED AND TOTALLY DISGUSTED!
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HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE! My sister was placed there after "acting goofy in public" in Marin, WHERE WE LIVE, about 3 hours away by car! She was involuntarily kept there, as if being punished with a jail s
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HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE! My sister was placed there after "acting goofy in public" in Marin, WHERE WE LIVE, about 3 hours away by car! She was involuntarily kept there, as if being punished with a jail sentence – eventhough obviously doing very well and very coherent. She was allowed passes to go to church but only 3 days a week. We expected her back, waiting patiently. It was difficult to contact her by phone, usually staff refused to conect, and she was not allowed to call us, because "it’s long distance." Then one day 12/4/12 we get a call saying she died, after being hospitalized in a nearby hospital since 11/15/12! When asked WHY they didn’t tell us she was hospitalized, they said "WE DIDN’T KNOW ANYBODY CARED(!)(?) We are ENRAGED AND TOTALLY DISGUSTED!
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515 EAST ORANGEBURG AVENUE, Modesto, CA, 95350
159 E. ORANGEBURG AVENUE, Modesto, CA, 95350
2649 West Topeka Avenue, Riverbank, CA, 95367
The facility smelled clean, but appeared understaffed. Some elderly were unassisted as they roamed the halls, apparently unaware of their surroundings. My grandma’s roommate, in her state of dimentia,
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The facility smelled clean, but appeared understaffed. Some elderly were unassisted as they roamed the halls, apparently unaware of their surroundings. My grandma’s roommate, in her state of dimentia, would intrude on our conversations as often as she felt pleased to from behind her curtain. The nurses were fairly nice while I visited, but I didn’t feel that they were as attentive to the patients as they could have been. I also felt that some of their kindness was afforded on account of our visit. My grandma felt very lonely and often complained about it. On the other hand my grandma said the food was very good and I think because she herself used to be a certified nursing assistant she probably keeps a very favorable rapport in the first place. Overall the facility could use brighter lights in the halls, and the warmth of the staff could use some added assurance for some of the elderly that have been placed there.
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The facility smelled clean, but appeared understaffed. Some elderly were unassisted as they roamed the halls, apparently unaware of their surroundings. My grandma’s roommate, in her state of dimentia,
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The facility smelled clean, but appeared understaffed. Some elderly were unassisted as they roamed the halls, apparently unaware of their surroundings. My grandma’s roommate, in her state of dimentia, would intrude on our conversations as often as she felt pleased to from behind her curtain. The nurses were fairly nice while I visited, but I didn’t feel that they were as attentive to the patients as they could have been. I also felt that some of their kindness was afforded on account of our visit. My grandma felt very lonely and often complained about it. On the other hand my grandma said the food was very good and I think because she herself used to be a certified nursing assistant she probably keeps a very favorable rapport in the first place. Overall the facility could use brighter lights in the halls, and the warmth of the staff could use some added assurance for some of the elderly that have been placed there.
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1711 Richland Ave., Ceres, CA, 95307
Nursing Home Costs in Modesto, CA
The median monthly cost for a semiprivate room in a Modesto nursing home is $10,783. Private rooms average $11,787 per month.
The Cost of Nursing Home Care in Nearby Cities
Every month, Modesto’s seniors spend more on nursing home care than most seniors across the state and country, but compared to some of the nearby areas, it’s considered quite affordable. In San Francisco, seniors spend an average of $1,688 more on nursing home care, while in San Jose, the average cost of care is $1,764 higher than in Modesto. The average cost of nursing home care in Stockton is $2,160 less than in Modesto, making it the most affordable nearby city, followed by Merced where seniors pay $1,384 less than Modesto’s median.
The Cost of Other Types of Senior Care
Nursing home care is the most expensive type of senior care in Modesto, with the option of a private room fetching $104 more per month than semiprivate accommodations. For home care and home health care, seniors spend an average of $5,148 per month, and for assisted living, the median cost is $4,000 a month. Although cost data for adult day health care wasn’t available, at the state and national level, it’s the cheapest type of care by a wide margin which suggests it would also be Modesto’s most affordable care type.
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Financial Assistance for Nursing Home Care in Modesto, CA
Many seniors and their families use some form of financial assistance to help them pay for nursing care. The main options available are Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans benefits. These programs can be complicated, especially when it comes to benefit terms. Below, we give a brief overview of how these programs may be used towards paying for skilled nursing care.
- Medicare: Medicare will typically cover all skilled nursing costs for the first 20 days of one’s stay in a nursing home and a portion of the costs until day 100. After 100 days in a skilled nursing facility, Medicare will not cover any part of the cost of the stay. While this is adequate when short-term care is needed, those in need of long-term care will need to either pay out-of-pocket or use another source of financial assistance.
- Medicaid: Medicaid covers most of the costs of living in a skilled nursing facility for those who qualify. Care, room, and board are covered with no time limit, but residents may be charged for extras like specially prepared food or cosmetic services. Medicaid eligibility standards are strict and complex, so not all seniors are eligible for Medicaid benefits.
- Veterans Benefits: Veterans receiving a VA pension may also be eligible for the Aid and Attendance benefit administered by the VA. Aid and Attendance is a monthly allowance that beneficiaries may use to pay for their long-term care, including skilled nursing care.
If these options aren’t available to you, check if your loved one has long-term care insurance or contact your Area Agency on Aging to ask about any local financial assistance programs for seniors.
Free Resources for Seniors in Modesto, CA
The list below contains resources that may help seniors choose a nursing facility and pay for their care. We’ve also included programs that provide in-home support, which could help seniors delay moving into a nursing home.
The Stanislaus County Community Services Agency is where Modesto's seniors can apply for MediCal, the state's Medicaid program, which may cover the cost of nursing home care for qualifying seniors. Food and cash assistance as well as adult protective services are also available through the agency.
Volunteers with HICAP work with seniors one-on-one to help answer their questions about the coverages and eligibility criteria of Medicare's different plans. HICAP's volunteers are knowledgeable about how Medicare works with Medi-Cal and veterans' benefits, and they can also help seniors file appeals for denied claims.
The Long-Term Care Ombudsman ensures seniors in nursing homes and other long term care facilities receive a quality of care consistent with the standards set by the state's licensing authorities. If seniors or their families have a complaint, the ombudsman provides free conflict resolution. Helping seniors learn about specific nursing facilities and advising on options to finance care are some of the ombudsman's additional responsibilities.
As the designated Area Agency on Aging, the Stanislaus County Department of Aging & Veterans Services helps seniors access programs that may help them continue to live at home independently. Transportation, legal assistance, health insurance counseling and homemaker programs are just a few of the services the agency manages.
While working with various providers, the Area Agency on Aging helps seniors receive in-home services that may help them delay transitioning to a nursing facility. In addition to In-home Supportive Services provided through Medi-Cal, seniors may be able to receive respite care through the Family Caregiver Support Program or homemaker services through the Catholic Charities organization. Depending on the program in which they're enrolled, seniors may receive assistance with personal care, housekeeping, meal preparation and laundry among other services.
