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Memory care in Pala offers 24-hour care and supervision, trained staff, and specialized activities to accommodate the needs of seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia. These communities typically offer advanced security features and engaging activities to help ensure residents’ well-being. The cost of memory care in Pala is about $5,866 per month. To find the best memory care options for your needs and budget, browse the 14 communities, read 565 reviews of families’ experiences, and learn about available services and amenities. 

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i visited Silvergate in Fallbrook a few times before i made the reccomendation to my mother . The facility , grounds , food , and mostly notably the caring staff is absolutely impressive. The staff...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
For more than 20 years, Silvergate Retirement Residence has been providing premier independent, assisted living, and Alzheimer's and Dementia accommodations and services to North San Diego County. Located in the quaint village of Fallbrook, our community is conveniently close to shopping and...
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66 Floor plans available
9.9
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I'm happy with them. It works for me. I am only disappointed in that if I need memory care, I will have to move. They offer it, but not here. I forgot to look for it when I was looking in Escondido for a...
Provides: Assisted Living, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Cypress Court embraces the wonderful climate North County San Diego has to offer. Nestled in Escondido, California, we are centrally located near shopping, entertainment, theaters, and all the conveniences of a thriving town. As you walk through our doors, you will feel an immediate sense of...
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55 Floor plans available
9.6
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63 reviews
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I love this place and the staff that work here. It’s second to being my home. Try it and you’ll love it. They have a wonderful cooks and servers. And the food is amazing. They have a menu for each meal but...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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The staff at Atria Park are, without exception, superb. The facility is very attractive giving off "high end" vibes. Food could be improved. (I personally had more indigestion problems there than...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Overlooking the lush Temecula Valley wine country of Southern California, Atria Park of Vintage Hills provides amenity-rich, resort-style living for older adults. Located near the Old Town district, with easy access to shopping, dining, medical centers and places of worship, Atria offers a full...
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66 Floor plans available
9.1
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81 reviews
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The constant change of administrative staff is kind of annoying. I wish they would put an importance of keeping the staff. Very high turnover rate for what they are charging. The food could always be...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Welcome to Rancho Vista Senior Living, located in Vista, California, offering multilevel retirement that provides independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer's and dementia care, and health and rehabilitation all on one convenient campus.Rancho Vista Senior Living is a multilevel retirement...
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I am very happy that I had made the decision of placing my mom at Regency Fallbrook in assisted living. The food is great, the rooms are perfectly sized and comfortable and cozy. The grounds are beautiful...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Regency Fallbrook's assisted living options offer personalized assistance, supportive services and compassionate care in a professionally managed, carefully designed, retirement community setting. It's the perfect alternative for seniors who can no longer live on their own at home, yet don't need...
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Always very clean. Staff has been great and very friendly. The care services are a 5 so far. We just recently had Pacifica take over meds Admin staff are nice. Took a while to get the accounting straight. I...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Welcome to Oceanside, a full service senior living community half an hour north of San Diego, close to the historic Oceanside Pier. Our seaside luxury senior living retirement community in the midst of an unparalleled climate & rich in comfort, convenience, services and amenities allowing...
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From the beginning of my tour with Bernadette until now I have no complaints. My Grandpa has been here for a few months now and He is happy and content. I have no issues when trying to communicate anything...
Provides: Memory Care
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Temecula Memory Care is a 64-bed memory care facility serving patients suffering from Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and other diagnoses of mental health. As part of the 80,000 sq. ft. Temecula Healthcare Center campus, we have access to all of the services of a skilled nursing facility, giving...
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Villa Monticello Assisted Living is great. I really was very satisfied with the services they provided. The staff there are very caring. The facility is really clean. It was just an all around good...
Provides: Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
About Villa MonticelloVilla Monticello Assisted Living is a 29-bed Escondido Assisted Living facility. We provide care for ambulatory or non-ambulatory residents who have mild to moderate dementia and frail elderly who may have physical and/or medical challenges that require full care and...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
ItÆs hard, after a lifetime of helping others and achieving the goals weÆve set, to admit that we need assistance in order to maintain an independent lifestyle. Country Gardens is there for that time when a senior and their family have to recognize that they need a hand in order to give a family...
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
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Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Family owned and operated lovely 16 bed residential care facility for the elderly, situated in a quiet residential neighborhood in beautiful Escondido.  The property is secured and is licensed for up to 16 non ambulatory residents.  The beautifully landscaped property offers park...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
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Cost of memory care in Pala, CA

The average cost of senior living in Pala is $5,866 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Lake Riverside, CA with an average of $3,969 per month.

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Pala, CA vs. nearby cities

Pala, CA
$5,866/mo
$4,662/mo

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Pala, CA vs. the state and national average

Pala, CA
$5,866/mo
U.S. national average
$4,915/mo

Average monthly cost of Memory Care in Pala vs. other types of senior living

Memory Care
$5,866/mo

Median monthly costs of Memory Care in Pala, CA by room type

Semi-Private
$4,740/mo
Studio
$4,737/mo
1 Bedroom
$4,937/mo
2 Bedroom
$6,564/mo

Average cost of Memory Care in Pala over time

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What families are saying about memory care in Pala

Recent reviews for memory care in Pala

Santianna in Carlsbad, CA

4.8
They did not do a good job onboarding but the staff is new and friendly and our loved one has settled in. It's rather expensive [fee removed] a month but it is brand new and very nice. Out of the other communities we toured Santianna is by far the nicest facility, and so far the care has been ...
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Renaissance Village Murrieta

4.3
It was a good community while I was there. The room size was fair. the food was excellent and they had a variety. The staff was very friendly and efficient and communicated well. They were quick to respond if there were any issues I would recommend the community.

Everest at Oceanside

5.0
We would have to give Everest at Oceanside a 5 for all so far. They have great communication with me for all needs and care and I would recommend this community to other families who may need a place for their loved ones.

Pala review score based on 79 family reviews

9.3
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This proprietary review score is based on 79 reviews of 13 Pala memory care communities. All reviews were submitted in the past two years by verified community residents and family members.
The Pala review score informs your search by letting you see at a glance how memory care residents and family members rate memory care in your area. Compare review scores in multiple locations to understand how overall satisfaction rates differ from city to city. Based on recent reviews, the maximum possible score is 10.Methodology: How we calculate our city review scores

Pala review score compared against nearby cities

9.3
Pala, CA13 facilities
8.8
Temecula, CA12 facilities
8.8

Review subcategories for Pala memory care

When memory care residents and family members submit a review on our site, they rate each community on categories such as cleanliness, activities, meals, and more. The chart below is based on 79 reviews of 13 Pala memory care communities. This chart helps you compare Pala resident and family memory care satisfaction rates against national averages. Use it to assess your needs and develop criteria for your own search. If you know that one of these categories is important to you or your loved one, our senior living advisors can help you find communities to match your needs.
Pala, CA averageNational average
Cleanliness
4.8
4.4
Friendliness
4.8
4.5
Care services
4.3
4.2
Staff
4.6
4.4
Meals & dining
4.2
4.1
Activities
4.3
4.0
Value for cost*
4.2
4.0
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Pala memory care services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in Pala memory care communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in Pala, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in Pala memory care

Memory care communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of memory care partners in Pala that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
Pala, CANational
Full medication management
Full medication management
61.5%
66.1%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
30.8%
48.7%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
92.3%
82.4%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
100%
98.9%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
69.2%
72.4%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
46.2%
29%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
92.3%
89.7%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
61.5%
61.8%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
61.5%
72.5%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in Pala memory care

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of Pala Memory Care partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
Pala, CANational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
69.2%
74.8%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
53.8%
46.9%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
69.2%
70.8%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
46.2%
26.8%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in Pala memory care

Memory care communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of Pala partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
Pala, CANational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
38.5%
28.4%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
61.5%
45.5%
No sugar
No sugar
61.5%
42.4%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
53.8%
51.2%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
23.1%
20.4%
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Availability of select dining options in Pala memory care

Our memory care communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of Pala communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
Pala, CANational
Professional chef
Professional chef
53.8%
32.6%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
61.5%
40.8%
Room service
Room service
61.5%
38%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
53.8%
23.5%
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Availability of select programs and activities in Pala memory care

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered memory care communities in Pala offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
Pala, CANational
Activity director
Activity director
61.5%
46.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
38.5%
34.2%
Community service programs
Community service programs
38.5%
29.3%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
61.5%
54.9%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
61.5%
52.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
53.8%
61.6%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
53.8%
40.4%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
53.8%
36.1%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
53.8%
37.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
61.5%
48.2%
Live performances
Live performances
61.5%
48.5%
Dances
Dances
61.5%
32.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
38.5%
22.6%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
61.5%
47.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions

There are 14 memory care facilities near Pala, California. See the full list.

The best memory care facilities near you in Pala, California are Silvergate Rancho Bernardo, Silvergate Retirement Residence - Fallbrook and Sunny Rose Senior Living. These memory care communities received the highest rankings based on verified family reviews.

The 14 memory care facilities near you in Pala, California typically provide housing, therapies, and care tailored to those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. To find memory care in Pala, California, browse our detailed listings showing photos, floor plans, amenities, activities, and reviews from real families.

Browse A Place for Mom’s listings for memory care in Pala, California, to take a virtual tour. Our local senior living experts can arrange for a live tour of these communities as well.

The cost of memory care facilities in Pala, California ranges from $2252 to $30000. The average Memory Care cost in Pala, California is $5,866. Prices often vary based on care provided, amenities, unit size, and more. 

The cost of memory care in Pala, California typically starts at $2252. A Place for Mom’s local, expert senior living advisors can help you find affordable memory care facilities near you and offer advice on how to lower costs and pay for care with VA benefits or public payment options.

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