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48 Assisted Living Communities in Butte County, California

The average cost of assisted living in the county is $4,000 per month. This guide is a starting point covering the cost of assisted living care in the county, as well as financing options to pay for it. You’ll find in-depth information on 48 Assisted Living Communities in Butte County and several in surrounding areas. The Cost of Senior Care in Butte County, CA

  • Assisted Living: $4,000
  • Nursing Home Care: $8,456
  • In-home Care: $4,433
  • Adult Day Health Services: $2,134

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Reviews of Assisted Living Facilities in Butte County

Kathy

5

June 11, 2020

I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

The Terraces of Chico is most definitely an amazing place for seniors to live. They have very caring and compassionate employees as well, and they have a beautiful system there where they go down and check on the senior if they don't go down for their meal. They don't do anything medical, but they look after their welfare in other ways. They actually even sent me flowers after my brother passed away. He was in the Lodge. They had a lot of activities, but they were limited by COVID. He got to socialize a little bit while he was there.

Kathy

5

June 11, 2020

I visited this facility

Sycamore Glen - Active Senior Community was a very beautiful facility. I went into the lobby around Christmas time; it was absolutely beautiful, and the people were very nice as well. The main area where the residents would sit and hang out, as well as the dining area were both very beautiful, and the place was spotless. The staff was very pleasant, they had really nice grounds all the way around, they had a courtyard in the center that was beautiful, and they had nice seating arrangements.

Kathy

4

June 11, 2020

I visited this facility

The Oakmont was very nicely set up, the dining room was nicely set up, and of course it was spread apart so the seniors could still congregate in the dining room, but well away from each other. I thought it was a beautiful place as well. The carpets were clean, the stairwells were nice, and they had a beautiful, working elevator. The staff member was very nice, very helpful, and they knew I was coming, so they had all the pamphlets ready for me and even greeted me at the door. The outside of the building wasn't kept up very well. It was pretty filthy. It didn't look like it had been cleaned in a while, and there was a lot of bird defecation. They were very limited on their outside seating arrangements. There was only spot and there was a walking path around the back of the building. Most of their ambiance was inside.

Reviewer#JE05252019

4

June 15, 2019

I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

We're very happy with Pacifica Senior Living Country Crest so far. My father-in-law has been living there for a week and a half now. The staff was really helpful. My father-in-law has an apartment, but they have a variety of rooms. They have poker games and bingo.

Reviewer052219

5

June 6, 2019

I visited this facility

I liked Prestige Assisted Living at Oroville. I saw places for playing cards. The rooms were adequate. The staff was really nice. They had laundry facilities, a dining area, an outdoor area, and a private room with jetted bathtub.

Linda

4

June 6, 2019

I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

My mother has moved into The Oakmont. I'm very happy. We have had no problems with them. The apartment is absolutely fine. My mother is pretty much chairbound so she doesn't really participate in many of the activities, but they have a number of activities. The food is good, too. The staff members are very friendly. There is no problem there whatsoever. They have good common areas, like a video room, a library and a workout room.

GH

4

March 13, 2019

I visited this facility

The Oakmont was nicer, newer, and seemed to have a lot of nice activities. The people seemed nice, but the price was higher. The place was well-kept, and the rooms were average. Everybody had their own alcove to live in and they seemed to be happy there. The dining area was very nicely set up with individual tables. They had a theater and some of the residents were doing arts and crafts.

Deanna

3

January 31, 2019

I visited this facility

The Terraces of Chico was really pretty and in a nice area. They had a pond on the property. The girl we talked to was really busy and kept getting interrupted, so we didn't get a great tour there. They also didn't act like they knew we were coming, and after we left, they called us and said we missed the appointment, which was kind of odd. I didn't like that because we did have an appointment.

CA

4

January 19, 2019

I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident

The Oakmont is considered independent living, but most people there have private care coming in from various agencies, and it's probably bordering close to assisted living for most of the people living there. It's not like a senior apartment situation. It's about as close to independent living you can get without being assisted living, which is good, because a lot of people can't afford assisted living; it's like the gap in between. They were really accommodating to my mother's demands in there, like bringing her meals up to her or this and that. They have a dozen openings and those were all taken in a day. It's a little threadbare, but it is what it is. It's one of those fancy, high-end places. The room had been vacuumed and the bathroom had been cleaned and everything, but you can see the evidence in the furniture, the impressions on the rug, the carpet hadn't been cleaned per se, and it hadn’t been painted or anything like that. Everything you need is there, and from that standpoint it's a very adequate option in Chico. They had some really nice musical groups when I was there. They brought in miniature farm animals for people, and a volunteer guy comes over and does that bean bag game every week with a group. They have a regular routine of appropriate entertainment going on over there. We ended up with a 1-bedroom which was way more than what my mother needed, but I would have to say that it's a little bit on the high side for how well-kept the place was (especially since it's an older community).

Map of Butte County, California

Assisted Living Costs in Butte County

At an average monthly price of $4,000, the cost of assisted living in Butte County matches the national average and is $500 below the state average. Prices are slightly lower in nearby cities, such as Redding ($3,900) and Yuba City ($3,679), while prices are significantly higher in areas along the Pacific coast, including Santa Rosa ($5,500) and Napa ($5,425). 

Note: Senior care cost data wasn’t available for Butte County, so data for Chico, a city located in Butte County, was used. 

Butte County/Chico Area

$4,000

National Average

$4,000

State Average

$4,500

Redding

$3,900

Yuba City

$3,679

Santa Maria

$4,825

Napa

$5,425

Vallejo

$4,350

Santa Cruz

$5,595

Care Cost Comparison

Nursing facility care is usually the most expensive senior care option, and that’s especially true in Butte County where semiprivate nursing home care costs more than double what assisted living does. Both of these services include room and board, however, nursing homes also provide around-the-clock skilled nursing care for medically fragile seniors.  A homemaker service or home health aide costs $4,433 per month, while adult day health services cost $2,134. When weighing the various senior care options, it’s important to recognize that seniors who choose to remain in their own homes must pay for their care in addition to their regular day-to-day expenses. 

Senior Care Cost Comparison Chart

Assisted Living

$4,000

Homemaker Services

$4,433

Home Health Aide

$4,433

Adult Day Health Services

$2,134

Nursing Home Care

$8,456

Financial Assistance for Assisted Living in Butte County

Medicaid in California

Medicaid is a national health plan for low-income individuals who have minimal assets. It’s jointly funded by federal and state governments and includes the following mandatory benefits

  • Inpatient and outpatient hospital services
  • Nursing facility services
  • Primary physician care
  • X-rays and basic lab tests
  • Transportation to Medicaid-funded appointments and services


Medicaid plans are administered at the state level, and each state has the option to provide additional benefits through waivers and special programs that may cover: 

  • Eyeglasses and dentures
  • Prescription medications
  • Case management 
  • Speech therapy
  • Private duty nursing 
  • Hospice care
  • Assistance with activities of daily living
  • Respiratory therapy
  • Additional disease prevention, screening and diagnostic services


California’s Medicaid program is called Medi-Cal. Seniors aged 65 and older who require long-term Medi-Cal coverage must meet income and asset limits as follows:

  • $1,242 in monthly income for an individual, or
  • $1,682 in monthly income for a couple applying together, and
  • A maximum of $2,000 worth of countable assets per person, or 
  • A maximum of $3,000 worth of countable assets per couple applying together


Unlike all other states, California excludes an owner-occupied home from Medi-Cal asset calculations, regardless of the assessed value of the home. Also excluded is one vehicle, a prepaid burial contract and most life insurance policies worth $1,500 or less. 

Community Spouse Income and Asset Allowances

When only one spouse (called the institutional spouse) in a married couple requires long-term Medi-Cal services, the income and some assets of the non-applicant, called the community spouse, are protected. The community spouse isn’t expected to contribute money towards their spouse’s care costs. 

The minimum monthly needs allowance rule allows the institutional spouse to transfer their income to their spouse and deduct the transferred amount from their income for Medi-Cal eligibility. If the income of the community spouse is below $3,161 per month (the MMMNA limit), the institutional spouse can transfer income to their spouse to raise it to the MMMNA limit. 

The community spouse resource allowance entitles the spouse to 50% of the couple’s joint assets, excluding Medi-Cal exempt assets, worth up to $126,420. 

Assisted Living Waiver

The Assisted Living Waiver is a home and community-based services waiver that provides seniors with long-term care help in an assisted living setting. It’s designed to prevent institutionalization among Medi-Cal participants who would otherwise be placed in a nursing home. 

Enrollment is statewide, however, there are currently no ALW providers in Butte County, so seniors must be willing to relocate to another county to participate in this waiver. 

ALW provides a variety of services and supports that let fragile seniors remain in an assisted living setting, such as housekeeping, personal care, skilled nursing and day programming. Seniors who currently reside in a nursing facility also qualify for transition care. 

Note: The ALW doesn’t cover the cost of room and board. 

For more information on the ALW and Medi-Cal, contact Passages, the Area Agency on Aging, at (800) 822-0109. 

Other Financial Assistance Programs for Assisted Living

Optional State Supplementation

The Optional State Supplementation program tops up Supplemental Security Income benefits to help eligible seniors aged 65 and older pay for their assisted living room-and-board costs. Individuals may receive up to $1,194.37 per month in combined SSI/OSS benefits, and couples may receive up to $2,388.74. 

To learn more about the OSS, contact the Social Security Administration at (800) 772-1213. 

VA Aid and Attendance and Housebound

The VA Aid and Attendance Benefits and Housebound Allowance are two VA benefits that provide an increased pension payment for veterans and survivors who have a permanent disability or chronic illness that doesn’t need to be linked to military service.

To qualify for either one of these programs, applicants must be eligible for the basic VA pension. Veterans who receive VA disability benefits are excluded, and successful applicants can collect either Aid and Attendance or Housebound benefits. 

For the Aid and Attendance benefit at least one of the following conditions must be met: 

  • Have eyesight of 5/200 or worse in both eyes when wearing prescription lenses, or
  • Live in a nursing home to receive ongoing care due to physical and/or cognitive incapacity, or
  • Have a visual field of 5 degrees or less, or
  • Need help from a caregiver daily to perform one or more tasks of daily living
  • Be restricted to bed due to a disability except to participate in medically necessary treatments


Housebound allowance applicants must either have a permanent disability or combination of disabilities that limit them to leaving their home, one disability rated at 100% and at least one additional disability rated at 60% disabling or greater.

For more information contact the Butte County Veterans Services Office at (530) 552-6608. 

Veterans Services

Veterans and survivors can contact the Butte County Veterans Service Office for help with federal, state and local benefits and to obtain a Butte County Veteran ID card.  

Information on federal and state benefits, including VA health care, is also available at the Veterans Resource Station located at the Chico Branch Library. 

The Chico VA Clinic provides primary care, lab and pharmacy services and women’s health services.

Butte County Veterans Service Office
2445 Carmichael Dr., Chico, CA 95928
(530) 891-2759

Veterans Resource Station, Chico Branch Library
1108 Sherman Ave., Chico, CA 95926
(530) 891-2726

Chico VA Clinic
1601 Concord Ave., Chico, CA 95928-9486
(530) 879-5000

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