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Assisted living in San Marcos, CA

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San Marcos, California has 21 licensed residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs, California's term for assisted living), according to California CDSS facility data updated October 20, 2026. CareScout's 2025 median cost of assisted living in California is $7,000 a month. Medicare doesn't pay for assisted living.

Sources: California CDSS Community Care Licensing facility layer (CDSS ArcGIS feature service CDSS_CCL_Facilities), residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFE) with licensed status (data date ) · CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 · Page updated

Assisted living runs about $7,000 a month in California (CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 median; more costs)

How this list is ordered: alphabetically by name. We have no quality score for these providers, so we don't rank them. The order of our lists can't be bought. Every provider in a list is placed by the same rule, and paying never adds anyone to a list, moves anyone up or down, or removes anyone. License details are shown exactly as California CDSS publishes them. Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, facility data from the CDSS ArcGIS feature service (CDSS_CCL_Facilities); city names and first-license dates from the CDSS RCFE file on the CalHHS Open Data Portal (data.chhs.ca.gov); data date shown above. Modified by HomeCareFinder (filtered to licensed facilities and reformatted); this is not official government data. Neither this page nor HomeCareFinder is endorsed by the State of California or any state agency. Methodology · How we make money

Licensed providers, A–Z

California licenses assisted living as residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs), from six-bed homes to large communities. Listed: facilities CDSS shows as licensed in its facility data updated October 20, 2026. Check inspection reports and citations on CDSS Care Facility Search.

Find by ZIP code (2 ZIPs)

Links go to the first provider with that office ZIP. Lists are A–Z by name.

  1. Alma's Joyful Living Home Care

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    802 Orla Street, San Marcos, CA 92069(760) 591-9294

    3 licensed beds · Licensed since 2023 · CDSS facility no. 371881385 · Verify on CDSS

  2. Blue Skies of San Marcos

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1119 Via Vera Cruz, San Marcos, CA 92078(760) 736-4099

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2020 · CDSS facility no. 374604305 · Verify on CDSS

  3. Chateau Lake San Marcos Community Care

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1560 Circa del Lago, San Marcos, CA 92078(760) 471-0083

    15 licensed beds · Licensed since 1989 · CDSS facility no. 372004591 · Verify on CDSS

  4. Country Rose Estate Memory Care

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1255 Adventure Ln, San Marcos, CA 92069(760) 738-9391

    15 licensed beds · Licensed since 2019 · CDSS facility no. 374604115 · Verify on CDSS

  5. Love & Care Residential Facility II

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    603 Maybritt Cir, San Marcos, CA 92069(760) 519-1449

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2005 · CDSS facility no. 374602258 · Verify on CDSS

  6. Majella Assisted Living of San Marcos

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    558 Smilax Rd., San Marcos, CA 92078(760) 734-5786

    11 licensed beds · Licensed since 2021 · CDSS facility no. 374604385 · Verify on CDSS

  7. Marbella San Marcos

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1590 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, CA 92078(760) 471-9904

    245 licensed beds · CDSS facility no. 371881740 · Verify on CDSS

  8. Mercy Villa

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    651 Alder Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069(619) 817-6568

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2023 · CDSS facility no. 371881474 · Verify on CDSS

  9. Meridian at Lake San Marcos the

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1177 San Marino Dr Bldg 1 &, San Marcos, CA 92078(760) 510-7500

    170 licensed beds · Licensed since 2014 · CDSS facility no. 374603339 · Verify on CDSS

  10. San Marcos Cottage

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1326 Granite Road, San Marcos, CA 92069(760) 891-0328

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2004 · CDSS facility no. 374601655 · Verify on CDSS

  11. San Marcos Villa

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    3728 Linda Vista Drive, San Marcos, CA 92078(760) 305-7669

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2009 · CDSS facility no. 374602870 · Verify on CDSS

  12. Sapphire Chardonnay

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    484 Chardonnay Court, San Marcos, CA 92069(760) 539-7791

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2015 · CDSS facility no. 374603688 · Verify on CDSS

  13. Sapphire Lake San Marcos

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    839 la Tierra Drive, San Marcos, CA 92078(760) 471-1157

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2015 · CDSS facility no. 374603699 · Verify on CDSS

  14. Silvergate San Marcos Retirement Reside

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1550/1560 Security Place, San Marcos, CA 92078(760) 744-4484

    160 licensed beds · Licensed since 1994 · CDSS facility no. 374600026 · Verify on CDSS

  15. Twin Oaks Garden

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1965 Edwin Lane, San Marcos, CA 92069(760) 471-8704

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 1998 · CDSS facility no. 374600589 · Verify on CDSS

  16. Twin Oaks Garden II

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1961 Edwin Lane, San Marcos, CA 92069(760) 471-8704

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2002 · CDSS facility no. 374601155 · Verify on CDSS

  17. Twin Oaks Garden III

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1950 Edwin Lane, San Marcos, CA 92069(760) 803-7218

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2016 · CDSS facility no. 374603887 · Verify on CDSS

  18. Twin Oaks Manor

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1719 Medinah, San Marcos, CA 92069(760) 798-1588

    5 licensed beds · Licensed since 2005 · CDSS facility no. 374602155 · Verify on CDSS

  19. Villa Ambrosia

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    1537 Brighton Glen Road, San Marcos, CA 92078(714) 322-1910

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2019 · CDSS facility no. 374604169 · Verify on CDSS

  20. Weaver's Twin Oaks Villa

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    2115 Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos, CA 92069(660) 202-7741

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2020 · CDSS facility no. 374604260 · Verify on CDSS

  21. Woodland Borden Care

    Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)
    819 Wulff St, San Marcos, CA 92069(760) 744-4829

    6 licensed beds · Licensed since 2024 · CDSS facility no. 371881534 · Verify on CDSS

Common questions

How many licensed assisted living facilities are in San Marcos, California?

21 residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) with a licensed status and an address in San Marcos appear in California CDSS data dated October 20, 2026.

How much does assisted living cost in California?

CareScout's 2025 median for assisted living in California is $7,000 a month (private one-bedroom), versus $6,200 nationally.

Does Medicare pay for assisted living?

No. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term care in assisted living. In California, Medi-Cal's Assisted Living Waiver can pay for services in some RCFEs for people who qualify.

Can providers pay to change this list?

No. Every licensed provider is listed free, in alphabetical order. The order of our lists can't be bought. Every provider in a list is placed by the same rule, and paying never adds anyone to a list, moves anyone up or down, or removes anyone.

Related

Quick facts: 21 licensed assisted living facilities in San Marcos, CA (California CDSS data dated October 20, 2026); listed A–Z, never ranked for money; California assisted living median $7,000/month (CareScout 2025).