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Santa Maria&rsquo;s average monthly cost of assisted living is among California&rsquo;s highest, along with San&nbsp;Jose ($5,500) and San Francisco ($5,500), according to <a href="https://www.genworth.com/aging-and-you/finances/cost-of-care.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Genworth&rsquo;s 2018 Cost of Care Study</a>. Assisted living costs in this city are&nbsp;considerably&nbsp;higher than the state ($4,500) and national&nbsp;($4,000) averages. The same care type&nbsp;is much&nbsp;less expensive in smaller cities, such as&nbsp;Bakersfield ($3,150) and Riverside ($3,500),&nbsp;throughout the state.

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In Santa Maria&nbsp;and other California&nbsp;communities, the average monthly costs for long-term care vary&nbsp;substantially depending on&nbsp;what type of care is required. Compared to assisted living costs,&nbsp;Nursing home care ($10,646) is more than twice as costly, while home care is&nbsp;$600 more expensive. Those who wish to remain&nbsp;at home&nbsp;must also consider additional costs,&nbsp;such as rent, groceries&nbsp;and home maintenance, which&nbsp;are typically included in residential care fees.&nbsp;

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Financial Assistance for Assisted Living in Santa Maria

State Supplemental Payment 
 
Santa Maria seniors&nbsp;who receive federal Supplemental Security Income&nbsp;may be eligible for additional&nbsp;financial support through the California<a href="https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11125.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;State Supplemental Payment</a>&nbsp;program.&nbsp;It provides additional support to seniors with limited income in long-term care communities who&nbsp;can&rsquo;t afford their room-and-board costs. The amount of the&nbsp;benefit is based on the applicant&rsquo;s income and tops off at&nbsp;$423.37 monthly. Those who wish to&nbsp;apply may visit&nbsp;their local Social Security office or call (800) 772-1213 for more information. 
 
Long-Term Care Insurance 
 
<a href="http://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/105-type/7-ltc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Long-term care insurance</a>&nbsp;is&nbsp;often bought by older adults preparing for their senior years. The policies cover seniors&rsquo;&nbsp;assisted living costs after a required deductible, usually paid once a year. The exact terms vary&nbsp;among insurance providers but&nbsp;typically cover the cost of care in approved assisted living facilities. Deductibles, rates and eligibility&nbsp;depend on the provider,&nbsp;plan chosen and the health and age of the policyholder.&nbsp;For more information, contact the&nbsp;Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program at (800) 434-0222. 
 
Elderlife&nbsp;Bridge Loan 
 
<a href="https://elderlifefinancial.com/loc/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elderlife&nbsp;Financial Services</a>&nbsp;and other companies offer bridge loans to help eligible seniors and their families&nbsp;pay for long-term care in assisted living communities.&nbsp;Seniors repay the low-interest loan in monthly installments. These loans are a temporary solution and are meant to bridge the gap until other funding sources can be secured, such as the sale of a home or veteran benefits. 
 
Up to six family members can&nbsp;cosign&nbsp;a loan&nbsp;if seniors are unable to qualify on their own. This&nbsp;increases the likelihood of approval and reduces monthly&nbsp;payments for each cosigner. For more information, contact Elderlife at&nbsp;(888) 228-4500.

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The average cost of assisted living in the city is $4,825 a month. This guide is a starting point covering the cost of assisted living care in the city, as well as financing options to pay for it. You’ll find in-depth information on 7 Assisted Living Communities in Santa Maria and several in surrounding areas. The Cost of Senior Care in Santa Maria, CA<ul><li>Assisted Living: $4,825</li><li>Nursing Home Care: $10,646</li><li>In-home Care: $5,434</li><li>Adult Day Health Services: $2,058</li></ul>

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California&rsquo;s state Medicaid program, referred to as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/Pages/default.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Medi-Cal,</a>&nbsp;provides&nbsp;financial support and access to free or low-cost health care&nbsp;for low-income residents, including seniors and those with disabilities. Medi-Cal offers a wide array of <a href="https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/Documents/Benefits_Chart.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">medical privileges</a>, including inpatient and outpatient hospital services, prescriptions medications, various therapies and long-term services and supports.&nbsp; 
 
To receive financial support and&nbsp;additional services, seniors&nbsp;living in assisted living facilities&nbsp;can apply for the Assisted Living waiver program or the Multipurpose Senior Services Program listed below.&nbsp;Medi-Cal programs are co-funded by the state and federal governments. 
 
Eligibility for these&nbsp;waivers state that seniors must require a nursing home level of care, and applicants are subject to income and asset limitations. <a href="https://www.medicaidplanningassistance.org/medicaid-eligibility-california" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Financially</a>, individual seniors cannot have income&nbsp;exceeding $1,242 per month or assets&nbsp;over $2,000; couples combined monthly income must be below $1,682 with assets valued at less than&nbsp;$3,000. In most cases, the family home (for seniors living at home), one vehicle and personal belongings are exempt. 
 
Assisted Living Waiver 
 
<a href="https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/ltc/pages/assistedlivingwaiver.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Assisted Living waiver</a>&nbsp;provides seniors residing in assisted living facilities&nbsp;with financial&nbsp;aid and services. Covered services include nurse visits, physical therapy, dental and medical care and&nbsp;transportation. The waiver doesn&rsquo;t cover room-and-board fees. Currently, Santa Barbara County seniors, including those in Santa Maria, are not eligible for this waiver&nbsp;unless they choose a facility in an ALW-eligible county (listed in the Assisted Living waiver link).&nbsp;To apply for this waiver, seniors can contact a<a href="https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/ltc/Documents/Care-Coordination-Agencies-2018.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;care coordination agency</a>&nbsp;in person&nbsp;or call&nbsp;(800) 991-6147. 
 
Multipurpose Senior Services Program 
 
The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/Pages/MSSPMedi-CalWaiver.aspx#services" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Multipurpose Senior Services program</a>&nbsp;(MSSP) is another waiver program available through&nbsp;Medi-Cal. The waiver was meant to help reduce the number of seniors in nursing homes in the state of California. The MSSP&nbsp;provides support to seniors&nbsp;living in assisted living facilities or at home. The program covers numerous services, including&nbsp;daily nurse visits, respite care and&nbsp;nonmedical transportation. With a cap of 12,000 participants, this program often has a waiting list. To apply to this program,&nbsp; seniors&nbsp;should contact the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Pages/contact_us.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">California Department of Health Care Services</a>&nbsp;at (916) 440-7548.&nbsp;

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The Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens-Area Agency on Aging (AAA) is a Santa Maria nonprofit organization&nbsp;that provides nutrition, supportive programs and health services to older adults in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.

Santa Maria Office of the Aging

The City of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department&nbsp;has a variety of fitness classes to keep adults 62 and over in shape. Santa Maria seniors&nbsp;also receive program discounts.

Active Senior Programs

Senior centers provide a range of&nbsp;services and events for Santa Maria residents&nbsp;over the age of 55, including communal meals, day trips, fitness classes and social activities.

Senior Community Centers

The City of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department&nbsp;has a variety of fitness classes to keep adults 62 and over in shape. Santa Maria seniors&nbsp;also receive program discounts.

Eligible veterans can seek&nbsp;financial assistance and medical care&nbsp;through&nbsp;<a href="https://www.va.gov/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Veterans Affairs</a>.&nbsp;There&rsquo;s also a local VA clinic for eligible Santa Maria vets.

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Santa Maria Terrace is centrally located in the charming City of Santa Maria, California. The Santa Maria Valley is nestled in the foothills of Santa Barbara County wine country. Located in the heart of California&#39;s Central Coast, here you will discover beautiful scenery, championship golf courses, national theater, bird watching, pristine beaches, performing arts, world famous barbecue, succulent strawberries, nearby missions, hiking, festivals, family events, and award winning wineries located along the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail.

<h2>Featured Amenities</h2>

At Santa Maria Terrace, we want each and every one of our residents to feel at home, which is why we offer private, cozy apartments in studio and one-bedroom floor plans. Each unit is furnished with an emergency call system and individually controlled heating and air conditioning. We also welcome residents to bring along their small pets as companions.

Residents dine on freshly-prepared, home-style meals served table side by professional wait staff. Taste and meal quality is never a concern, as our chefs are specially trained to cater to a variety of dietary needs. Family and other guests are always welcome to join us for meals and our private parlor is available for special events and private parties.

<h2>Available Services</h2>

The health and happiness of our residents is our top priority, which is why staff members are on site 24 hours a day. Our assisted living residents can choose from a wide range of personalized care services and assistance with activities of daily living such as ambulation, dressing, personal grooming and medication management.

Our central location in beautiful Santa Maria offers seniors easy access to diverse shopping and dining, peaceful parks and the lush beaches of Southern California. To make sure our residents reach their destination safely and conveniently, we offer our own private transportation service to and from medical appointments and shopping centers.

Santa Maria Terrace is a special place for seniors, offering some of the best independent and assisted living accommodations and services in Southern California.

Santa Maria Terrace

In Nipomo, California, The Oaks at Nipomo is a one-of-a-kind independent and assisted living retirement living community designed with your individuality in mind.
Independent Living is ideal for residents who enjoy a more active life, but who appreciate all the little things we can handle for them. In your private apartment, housekeeping and laundry are available and, you can enjoy dining in one of our dining venues or cook for yourself in your own kitchen whenever you please..

Assisted Living at The Oaks at Nipomo provides additional personalized services and care. It's the comforts of your own private apartment, with the peace of mind of extra help with medication management, bathing, dressing and more..

Westmont's experienced and caring staff works closely with residents and their families to achieve the highest level of health and independence..

Memory Care at Westmont The Oaks at Nipomo is an individualized program, catering to each residents specific needs and focusing on their unique skills and abilities to promote and maintain a richer, more fulfilling life.
The environment is friendly and comfortably secure, with 24-hour staffing and a dedicated Memory Care Program Director. Services include assistance with activities of daily living, routine wellness assessments, comprehensive activities and life enrichment programs, as well as, programs for family support. To learn more about this providers license and review other available state reports, please visit: <a href="https://www.ccld.dss.ca.gov/carefacilitysearch/">California Department of Social Services Licensed Facility Search</a>

The Oaks at Nipomo

Perched on a hilltop overlooking the lights of San Luis Obispo, from our dining room you&#39;ll enjoy stunning views of the Irish Hills and Madonna Mountain. Though residents feel far away from it all, we&#39;re just minutes away from quaint downtown shopping, medical centers and dining. You&#39;ll want to explore destinations like the Mission de Tolosa, the Hearst Castle and all the natural splendor of the California coastline. Our caring and professional live-in managers want to make your time with us truly rewarding, and you&#39;ll wish you&#39;d found us sooner.

Las Brisas is proud to be a Holiday Retirement community. Since 1971, Holiday Retirement has been creating superb residential communities where seniors feel a sense of home and belonging. This is what we like to call “The Holiday Touch.”

<h2>Featured Amenities</h2>

Residents enjoy their choice of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments that come in a selection of floor plans to suit any taste. All units come with private bathrooms, patios or balconies, in-suite climate controls and handy kitchenettes. Pets are also welcome to join their owners at Las Brisas.

Meals are served three times daily by professional wait staff in our formal dining room. Dishes are prepared from fresh ingredients by our trained chefs and can be made to accommodate the dietary needs of our residents.

<h2>Available Services</h2>

While staying at our community, each resident has the opportunity to participate in our exclusive travel program. Through this program, seniors can visit nearly any of our over 300 retirement communities for up to seven nights at no additional charge. During the visit, residents will enjoy all the same service and amenities they enjoy at home while having the chance to meet new friends and experience new places.

As part of our all-inclusive lifestyle, our staff take care of the housekeeping and linen changing. We even offer complimentary shuttle service to help residents get where they need to go safely and conveniently.

At Las Brisas, we strive to make our residents feel right at home.

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