SeniorHomeReview Cost Index

The median nursing home in California billed $514 per day — about $15,630 per month — in its most recent federal cost report, 35% above the national median. Half of California facilities billed between $412 and $630 per day; the median facility collected $441/day across all payers, with Medicaid covering 60% of resident days.

Computed from 1,027 California facilities' own audited CMS cost reports (FY2023) — not a survey. Billed charges are the closest public proxy for private-pay prices; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates. Methodology & all states.