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Assisted living, memory care and board-and-care homes in Riverside County, California

Jagua is a free senior care placement service. We help families in Riverside County find assisted living, memory care and board-and-care homes. Jagua is building its network of homes in Riverside County. We can talk through your options by phone, and we can help you plan questions to ask on a tour. Free for families. Jagua does not charge families. Call (424) 273-7996.

How Jagua can help in Riverside County today

Jagua is building its network of homes in Riverside County. We can talk through your options by phone, and we can help you plan questions to ask on a tour.

If you'd like, a Jagua advisor can talk through your options with you.

Free for families. Jagua does not charge families.

Care types we help with: assisted living, memory care and board-and-care homes. Jagua does not currently refer families to skilled nursing or intermediate care facilities. For those care types, we can share general, publicly available information only.

Homes in Riverside County: state data

Cities with the most RCFEs: Riverside (87), Murrieta (54), Corona (49), Moreno Valley (35), Hemet (34)

State dataCount
Licensed residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs)530
Licensed beds10,669
Homes with 6 beds or fewer (often called board-and-care homes)439

Retrieved Oct 25, 2026 from the CDSS Community Care Licensing open data on the California Health and Human Services Open Data Portal, https://data.chhs.ca.gov/dataset/ccl-facilities (resource: Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly, file date May 25, 2025). The newest file published there is dated May 25, 2025, so counts may have changed. Counted: facilities with status LICENSED in Riverside County. Listing a home is not a recommendation.

Regional 2024 survey average: the average monthly rate for a one-bedroom unit in an assisted living facility in the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA region was $7,548.59 in 2024. Source: Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program, 2024 Cost of Care Survey (data by illumifin), https://cdn.ltcfeds.gov/planning-tools/downloads/Cost-of-Care-Survey.pdf, opened Oct 25, 2026. This is a regional average from a survey; actual prices vary by home and level of care, and small board-and-care homes may price differently. Ask Jagua for current prices from specific homes.

Local resources (public information)

Area Agency on Aging (free information and assistance).

Riverside County Office on Aging: https://rcaging.org, 877-932-4100

Phone numbers from California Department of Aging, Find Services in My County, https://aging.ca.gov/Find_Services_in_My_County/ (opened Oct 25, 2026). Statewide line: 800-510-2020.

Hospitals with case management / discharge planning. If your family member is in the hospital, ask the hospital's case manager or discharge planner about next steps. Major hospitals in Riverside County include:

Riverside University Health System (Moreno Valley) (https://www.ruhealth.org)

Riverside Community Hospital (Riverside) (https://www.riversidecommunityhospital.com)

Desert Regional Medical Center (Palm Springs) (https://www.desertcarenetwork.com)

(Public facts; names and links opened Oct 25, 2026 on each hospital's own site. Jagua has no affiliation with these hospitals.)

How to check a home's inspection record

Step 1: Open the CDSS Community Care Licensing facility search: https://www.ccld.dss.ca.gov/carefacilitysearch/

Step 2: Search by the home's name, license number or ZIP code.

Step 3: Check that the license status is "Licensed" and the capacity fits.

Step 4: Open the inspection and complaint reports and read any citations.

Before you choose any home, check its license and inspection record yourself at the state site.

Paying for care

  • Ways to pay for senior care
  • Medi-Cal. Ask each home whether it accepts Medi-Cal.
  • VA Aid and Attendance
  • Long-term care insurance
  • Private pay
  • Cost calculator

Questions families ask

Talk to us

Free for families. Call (424) 273-7996.